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VOLUME CXXI
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1991
NUMBER 1
Three students lose
lives during summer
Two Orient editors met with Paul Tsongas, Democratic candidate for president
during a campaign march in Milford, New Hampshire on Labor Day. The
interview and a summary of Tsongas' platform can be found on pages 8 and 9.
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
The beginning of the academic
year marks a time of mourning and
a sense of great loss among the
Bowdoin community as it struggles
with the devastating loss of three
students, one junior and two-
incoming first-years killed in
isolated incidents over the summer.
"We're all deeply saddened by
the loss of members of the Bowdoin
community . All three individuals
possessed unusual degrees of
academic and personal potential and
the community mourns their loss"
explained Dean of Students Kenneth
Lewellan.
The tragic summer follows a ten
year tenure marked by very few
deaths among students. "I've been
here for seven summers," stated
Lewellan "and have never had rr.^re
than one individual die. There is
absolutely no way to explain it."
William F. Springer '93, President
of the Bowdoin College Cla ss of 1 993
and a member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity died on June 1 1 of injuries
sustained in an automobile accident .
Springer was a resident of
Barrington Hills, Illinois and a
member of Bowdoin's State
Champion Rugby Team and the
Alpine Ski team. The William F.
Springer Memorial Fund is being
established at the College. Friends
of Bill will hold a memorial service
on Sunday, September 8, at 1:00
p.m.intheBowdoinCollegeChapel
In addition, there will be a reception
at Alpha Kappa Sigma fraternity
on the corner of College and
Harpswell Streets. Both the service
and the reception are open to
members of the Bowdoin College
community.
Abel Marquez, from Lynn,
Massachusetts, died in an
automobile accident near his
hometown on August 4. Abel would
have been a first -year student this
fall. A strong scholar-athlete,
Marquez was planning on playing
on the Bowdoin football team
"What set him apart from the rest
was that he was so dedicated to
community. He was always
working in his community,"
explained Bowdoin Head Football
Coach Howard Vandersea, who
attended the wake for Marquez.
"And he loved Bowdoin. He was a
great scholar-athlete who was
admired by many. Over a thousand
people came out for the wake."
Troy Howard, of Belfast, Maine,
died in a drowning accident. A
graduate from Belfast Area High
School last Spring where he
participated in Boys State and was
the school newspaper editor. A
prolific writer, Howard had
attended both the Haystack Writer's
Conference and Bread Loaf Writers'
Conference.
Turn the Page
New Area Coordinators . . . Page 2
Livingston Taylor . . . Page 5
Tsongas Interview . . . Pages 8 & 9
Editorials . . . Page 10
Recent personnel changes in Bowdoin College administration summarized
By Andrew Wheeler
ORIENT STAFF WRITER
There have been a number of
significant changes in the
administration of Bowdoin College
over the past few months. The list
that follows offers information
about some of these changes.
Vice President of Development
Richard Seaman resigned as the
vice president of development last
May and assumed a similar position
at a college in northern Maryland.
William Torrey is now acting vice
president of development until the
end of this year. President Robert
Edwards will conduct a national
search for this position in the fall,
and Torrey wants to be considered
a candidate. This office oversees
alumni relations and is responsible
for the college fundraising.Theoffice
brought in $19 million last year.
Dean of Admissions
Richard Steele, the former dean of
admissions at Duke University,
replaced William R. Mason HI over
the summer. Mason resigned last
January and assumed the Director
of Admissions post at Holy Cross.
Steele, who increased Duke's
applicant pool by more than 50
percent during his seven-year
tenure, worked with Edwards at
Carleton for ten years.
Dean of Faculty Affairs
Dean Charles Beitz replaced
Alfred Fuchs over the summer.
Fuchs, who held the position for 16
years, is returning to the classroom
in January. Beitz, who did his
graduate work at Princeton in
political science, will have more
power than his precedecessor; while
Fuchs primarily overlooked faculty
matters, Beitz will manage the
faculty and have a voice in shaping
the curriculum.
Vice President of Finance and
Aministration and Treasurer
Kent John Chabotar began this
his job on Wednesday. He will
oversee the College's finances and
is a lecturer in the government
department. He arrived from
Harvard where he taught in the
education department and then in
the John F. Kennedy Graduate
School of Government. Bowdoin's
former treasurer, Dudley Woodal,
left the College in December 1989.
And for the following 18 months,
both Fuchs and Dean of Planning
Thomas Hochstettler shared the
treasurer's res ponsiblities. There is
no doubt that Chabotar has his work
cut out for him as the College tries to
control costs, limit tuition increases
and and balance its budget.
Director of Budgets
Gerald Boothby, the former
assistant to the director of financial
systems development at Cornell
University, started his work here on
Tuesday. Boothby will be
responsible in preparing the annual
operating and capital budgets.
Boothby and Chabotar will work on
balancing the budget by the 1993-94
fiscal year. Boothby replaced Fred
Quivey, who is now the treasurer at
Lafayette College. *■
Area Coordinators
Doug Ebeling and Joan Fortin are
sharing the job of organizing and
planning the residential life at the
College. Ebeling, whose of fical title
is Area Coordinator/ Advisor to
the Coeducational Fraternities,
works with ten of the proctors and
counsels first-year students. A
graduate of Miami, Ohio '86,
Ebeling also works with the
members of the Inter Fraternity
Council. Fortin, Colby '88, handles
18 proctors and organizes the
residential life program. Her official
title is Area Coordinator/
Residential Life Program Advisor.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Embeling, Fortip bring new life' to community
College affirms commitment to Residential life with appointment of new Area Coordinators
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By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
The Bowdoin College administration
affirmed its promised dedication 'to
Residential Life with theappointmentofDoug^
Embeling and Joan Fortin to the positions of
Area Coordinators. With new faces abound
on the campus to start the academic year, the
Area Coordinators will play perhaps the most
significant administrative role in the lives of
the more than 1000 students living on campus
this year.
The creation of the positions followed an
extensive review by the Dean's office in order
to foster a greater sense of community and
allow for a more permanent, after hours
position for students to utilize. "One thing we
found when looking at the office was to
improve residential life." explained Associate
Dean of Students Ana M. Brown.
The responsibilities constituted in the Area
Coordianter positions cover the entire
spectrum of student life and have been divided
accordingly between Embeling and Fortin.
This plethora of functions includes
supervising the Proctors, developing
.Residence' Hall programs, resolving
roommate disputes, addressing personal
misconduct, and academic problems.
Fortin, who comes to the College from the
University of Maine-Orono where she was a
graduate student and a Resident Assistant,
will handle the crux of the Residential Life
Joan Fortin
concerns and issues. Her job entails extensive
educational, cultural, and social programming
in the Residence Halls. Both Fortin and
Embeling were responsible for the intense
Proctor and Resident Assistant training before
the first-year students arrived.
Embeling will address Residential
Doug Embeling
Concerns, but is also handling the plight of
the recognized co-educational fraternities.
Embeling has tried throughout the summer
months to aquaint himself with the campus
and fraternity life. 'This system is so different
than anywhere else. I'm just coming into it
and trying to get as much information.
Nobody else has a system like Bowdoin's."
Embeling hopes to serve as a friend to
fraternities and mitigate much of the "us and
them" attitude prevalent in virtually all
fraternity-college relations in the national
scope. "I think there's a lot of good things
going on out there. Theanti-fraternity attitude
really bugs me. Thereare a lot of voices against *
them, if there was someone for them I think it
would be great/'When asked if he was that
person, Embeling stated "Yes. Fraternity
officers come and go. I'm the only one who's
continuous."
While both Fortin and Embeling recognize
the strengths of the Bowdoin community,
they both stress the needs for improvement in
the arena of Residential Life.
As Fortin explained "There is room for
improvement. I have worked in institutions
where student development occurs over all
four years. Our goal is to introduce new ideas
and make a difference with programming."
The two Coordinators have affirmed their
wishes to become an effective presence on
campus by setting up two offices in the
Moulton Union and the Hawthorne-
Longfellow building and by actually living
on campus.
With an extensive and well-prepared
Student Residential Staff Training Week
behind them, Fortin and Embeling plan to
continue the hard work and planning that has
made their transitionto the College easy for
Bowdoin's Academic and Residential life.
College purchases family* house
By Andrew Wheeler
orientstaff
The College paid $359,000 to
purchase the Parker Cleaveland
House, located at 75 Federal St.,
s from ProiessoTEmerirusand Mrs.
William Shipman late last month.
The house will serve as the
president>ofikiaIresidence / and
the property Will provide facilities
for entertaining in the house and
in its large garden.
The president and his family
will move into the house next
sum me*, after repairs a hd
renoviations are complete.
Monies from th« Burton W, and
Claire M . Taylor Fund and the
Ralph W. Buoknam Fund paid
for the house. According to John
Magee, chair of the Board of
Trustees, who negotiated the
deal, no monies from the
operatmgbudgetwiKpary forthe
purchase or the repairs.
"When Professor and Mrs.
Shipman expressed i teres t their
intention to sj^t the property, I
felt we had to act now or lose our
chance, possibly forever* Although
fully aware of the College's present
budgetary concerns, I saw this as a
long-term investment of historical
importance to the College and
obtained the support and authority
of the Executive Committee of the
Governing Boards to negotiate the
acquisition/' said Magee. "We got a
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The purchasing of
this heme in no way
represents an attempt
on the part of the
President to "feather
his own nest/
very good deal on the house."
Edwards looks forward to hosting
receptions and inviting alumni and
guests to the house. *l envision
having a reception for the parents of
each graduating class,' 1 ' said.
Ed wards. 'The house wUl also raise
money for the College*
Asked if purchasing a residence
for Edwards was a clause when
he signed his contract in the spring
of 1990, Magee said no. Edwards
also said. The purchasing of the
house in no way represents an
attempt on the part of the president
to feather his own nest I was on
the periphery of the discussions
between Magee and Shipman."
The College has not had an
official presidential residence
since 1982, when 85 Federal Street
was converted to offices for the
development staff. Former
President Leroy Greason decided
to live in his own house until 1988
when he and his wife moved into
the Boody-John son House on
Maine Street, which had served as
the residence of the dean of the
College for 30 years. Asked if
why he did not consider li v ing in
thishouse, Edwards replied, *Tt is
not a good family house."
In mid-July, Edwards and his
wife bought their own summer
house, 25 miles north in between
Wiscasset and Damcriscotta.
Bowdoin Security struggles
with significant cutbacks
Agenda For Paradise Getaway at Bowdoin Sept. 7
11:30-1:15 pm: Fraternity
Sponsored Brunch. Quad
1:00-3:00 pm:Bowdoin
Olympics start On the Quad.
3:00-4:00pm: Continuation
of Bowdoin Olympics. On the
Quad.
5:00-7:00pm: Island
^ Getaway Dinner at
Wentworth Hall.
8:30-9:30pm- Comedians
in the Pub.
8:30- 10:00- Refreshments,
i.e. Cotton Candy, punch, com
of pop.
9:30-10:15 pm- Sky
Nephilum in M.U. Dining
Room.
10:15-10:45 pm- Ben &
Jerry in the house!! M.U.
10:45-11:15- Rap band
Military order to perform in
M.U.
11: 15-1 :00am- Paradise
Disco-Live in the Pub
HAVE FUN!!!!
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By Chandler Klose
. " orientstaff
Bowdoin Safety and Security,
reduced in strength by 3.8 positions
since last year, is striving to maintain
its coherence as an effective crime-
prevention and student-assistance
force. 1.4 positions were removed
from Coles Tower, which no longer
has its own night watchman. Two
other patrolmen and a half-time
position were removed elsewhere,
leaving eleven full-time security
officers and two half-time positions.
The force was reduced by
approximately twenty percent, but
members of security feel certain of
their ability to continue the high
level of service rendered in the past.
Patrolman Arthur Donnelly cites the
support of proctors and resident
advisors as an essential factor to
good security. "The students are
looking out for each other and that
helps a lot," he said.
Director Pander said that the
patrolmen on duty drive by the
tower more often than in the past.
There were very few incidents at
the to wer before and there have been
none this year — the gamble seems
to have paid off.
Pander claims that the only real
drawback resulting from the
decrease in patrolmen will be a
slower response to non-emergency
calls, but in emergency situations
they'll still be "Johnny on the spot".
Safety and Security's duties have
always been diverse. Pander
unofficially rates the importance of
their tasks from "non-essential" to
emergency. He gave as examples of
a "non-essential" task, "a student
locked out of their room", or
"wanting a ride to Beta at three in
the morning". He described
"emergencies" as a broken leg, or "a
suspicious-looking person hanging
around a student residence".
Staffing at special events such as
hockey games or alumni gatherings
has not been changed, and Safety
and Security will still operate
around the clock. Pander said that
the members of the force are all
"taking on more work. They feel
like they can't give as much as they
used to because they're working
harder," but as far as response to
serious problems is concerned, they
will be just as ready as before. "The
security supervisors have done a
very good job and everyone has
been good about taking on extra
shifts", he said.
Security coordinator Lorraine
Atwood, who answers phone calls
and directs communications, said
of the budget cut that "it aggravates
me.Whenstudentscallupandwani
to get into their dorms, I have to tell
them to wait." This type of problem
never arose with two officers on
duty, but now there is often only
one, the students have to wait longer
for services that were taken for
granted before.
"It's too bad they need to cut
security," regretted Patrolman Chris
Munn, "Who knows when it's going
to get better." Munn's
disappointment was reflected by all
members of the staff. Patrolman
Donnelly said that the cuts have
affected the morale of the entire
force, but that "the students are the
biggest losers." The security force is
making sacrifices of time and effort,
but the students will lose some ol
the services they had come to rely
upon.
Pander, whose nineteen years at
Bowdoin leave him optimistic in
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 6, 1991 3
Dudley Coe Health Center cancels 24-hour service
Changes in health center hours force students to look outside of college for medical assistance
By John Valentine
orient focus editor
Among the many new budget-inspired reforms, perhaps
the most radical is the transformation and streamlining of the
health service available to students. This year the Dudley Coe
Health Center will have hours from 8 am to 8 pm Monday
through Friday, and 1 pm to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays,
roughly half the time it was open previously.
According to Jane Jervis, Dean of Students,
the changes were made for two reasons. The
first is financial. Like many colleges and
universities, Bowdoin's financial situation
reflects the national emergency in keeping the
cost of health care "under control," said Jervis.
The University of Southern Maine and the
University of Maine at Orono are both now
strictly day-care, and Colby is reportedly
considering the elimination of night-time care.
By studying patterns of usage, the
administration discovered that the Health
Center was unoccupied two-thirds of the nights
it was open. "We were paying someone to sit in
an empty building two-thirds of the time," said
Jervis.
According to Robin Beltramini, R.N.C. and
co^director of the Health Center, most of the
problems students had when they came in at
night were either minor illnesses or major
emergencies.
With minor illnesses, students could just as well have
waited until morning, and with major emergencies, they were
usually sent to the hospital anyway. Beltramini believes that
the new system will encourage students to take a more
responsible role in their health care.
By cutting the hours the Health Center is staffed, it is
estimated that the college will save $100,000 annually.
The administration was also concerned that the care
previously provided was inadequate in cases where students
were kept at the Health Center when they would have been
safer under the more comprehensive care of a hospital.
"Concern about students with alcohol poisoning was
something we weren't doing well," said Jervis, who feels that
hospitals are much better equipped to deal with alcohol
poisoning. Jervis also stated that taking a student to the
Health Center rather than a hospital could be dangerous in
severe situations where a 15 minute delay in reaching a
hospital could be the difference between life and death..
The staff of the Health Center is optimistic about the changes.
"We do everything we d id before, only the hours are different,"
said Beltramini, noting that they are more fully staffed than
ever before during office hours. Two new physicians have
been hired. Dr. Timothy Howe, an internal medicine specialist,
and Dr. Andrea Phipps Tracy, a pediatrician specializing in
adolescent medicine and a Bowdoin graduate, share hours
fivedays a week and are availableby beeper and telephone for
emergencies. Kathy Gillian R.N., believes that students must
"make the most of what we [the Health Center] do have."
With no medical staff on campus at night, some are
concerned about student safety. "We're concerned that some
people might fall through the cracks," said Beltramini. She
thinks that students must be that much more aware about
getting help for themselves or their friends when the center is
closed.
In meeting with this year's proctors, Gillian found that
"their biggest concerns were what would happen to kids with
alcohol problems." Many feel students would be more hesitant
to bring friends to the hospital instead of the Health Center.
Jason House '93 believes that "maybe they should have
somebody on staff all night just during the
weekends" for students with alcohol-related
problems.
Jervis recommends that students in doubt
about what to do with a friend in an alcohol-
related situation should immediately call
security. "Security can take people to the
hospital" if necessary, and "unless you're a
minor (under the age of 1 8) the hospital will not
call your parents unless you're in danger of
dying," said Jervis.
Jervis believes the system will remain effective
on the weekends. "We had a good trial run last
weekend," said Jervis, noting that a student
who needed attention was taken to the hospital .
"I wouldn't have gone through with a change if
I thought it would endanger people's lives,"
asserted Jervis.
Some students, however, are uncomfortable
with the changes. "I just don't feel as secure
knowing that if I'm sick at night I have to go to
the hospital rather than somewhere close on campus," said
Katy Edmonson '94. In contrast, one exchange student
compared Bowdoin's health care favorably with Smith
College's. "It's more accessible and the hours are longer than
they are at Smith," said Sussanah Kitchens '93.
According to Jervis and Gillian, the changes in the health
system are not necessarily permanent. "These hours are not
carved in stone," said Gillian. Jervis encourages students to
express their opinions on the reforms. "We want feedback,"
said Jervis, "Is it meeting people'sneed's?"
Spindel Lecture to address
effects of war on children
The effects of war on children
will be the topic when Roberta J.
Apfel, M.D. and Bennett Simon,
M.D. deliver the Harry Spindel
Memorial Lecture at Bowdoin
College on September 15, at 8:00
p.m., in Daggett Lounge,
Went worth Hall.
The lecture, which will include
a slide and video presentation, is
titled Gas Chambers to Gas Masks:
Trauma and Resiliency in Children of
War. It is open to the public free of
charge. -
Apfel and Simon, both
psychiatrists, served as co-
directors of the conference
ChMren-in- War, held in Jerusalem
in June 1990.
They will treat the formation of
national identity, the uses and
abuses of ethnic groupings, and
the possibilities for interaction and
friendship between people with
such completely different
conceptions and pre-conceptions.
Apfel is a graduate of Brandeis
University who earned her
medical degree at the Boston
University School of Medicine and
her M JMi at the Harvard School
of Public Health. She is also a
graduate of the Boston Psychiatric
Institute. She has held
numerousacademic appointments
at such institutions as the Harvard
School of Public Health, the
Harvard Medical School, Beth
Israel Hospital in Boston, and the
BowmanGray School of Medicine
in Winston-Salem, N.C From
1989-1990, she served as visiting
research fellow in psychiatry at
Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
She is currenflyia member of the
faculty at the Boston
Psychoanalytic Institute, a member
of the psychiatric staff at Newton-
WeUesley Hospital in Newton,
Mass., and supervisor in the
department of psychiatry at
Harvard Medical School's
Cambridge Hospital. Apfel is the
co-author of To Do No Harm: DES
and the Dilemmas of Modern Medicine
and Madness and the Loss of
Motherhood: A Clinician's Guide to
Sex and Reproduction in the Care of
Patients with Long-term Mental
Illness.
Simon is a graduate of Harvard
College. He earned his M.D. at
Columbia University's College of
Physicians and Surgeons and since
1976 has been clinical associate
professor of psychiatry at the
Harvard Medical School. He is
also currently on the faculty at the
Boston Psychoanalytic Society and
Institute and a member of the
psychiatric staff at Boston's Beth
Israel Hospital. He is the author of
numerous publications, including
Madness in Ancient Greece: The
Classical Roots of Modem Psychiatry
and Tragic Drama and the Family:
Psychoanalytic Studies from
Aeschylus to Beckett.
The Harry Spindel Memorial
Lectureship was established in
1977,bythegiftofRosalyneSpindel
Bernstein and Sumner Thurman
Bernstein in memory of her father,
Harry Spindel, as "a lasting
testimony to his lifelong devotion
to Jewish learning."
Stakeman named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Randolph Stakeman, director of
the Afro- American Stud ies Program
and associate professor of history at
Bowdoin College, will assume
additional duties as the College's
associate dean for academic affairs
beginning August 15. The
announcement was made today by
Dean for Academic Affairs Charles
RBeitz.
"Randy has served the faculty and
the College in several key roles and
earned the respect and confidence
of his colleagues," said Beitz. "We'll
all profit from the good judgment
and good humor that he'll bring to
the dean's office. I'm enormously
pleased that he's agreed to take on
this important new responsibility."
During the first year of his three-
year term, Stakeman will work half-
time as associate dean while
retaining his position as director of
Bowdoin's Afro-American Studies
Program. During the balance of his
term, he will serve full-time in the
dean's office.
Stakeman joined the Bowdoin
faculty in 1978 as an instructor in
history. He was promoted to
assistant professor in 1982 and to
associate professor in 1988. He has
served as director of the Afro-
American Studies Program since
1989, having served as acting
director during the spring semester
in 1983. In 1984-85, Stakeman served
as acting dean of students. A
member of several faculty
Randolph Stakeman
committees, Stakeman was
appointed in 1990 to the College's
Strategic Planning Task Force by
President Robert H. Edwards.
Stakeman earned his bachelor's
degree at Wesleyan University and
his master's degree and his doctorate
at Stanford University.
In 1976, he was awarded a
National Fellowships Fund Middle
East and Africa Research Fellowship
for Black Americans, and from 1973-
Photo by Amy Capen
75, he received National Defense
Foreign Language Grants for the
study of Yoruba and Kpelle
(Liberia). His publications include
The Black Population of Maine (New
England Journal of Black Studies,
1989); Slavery in Colonial Maine
(Maine Historical Society
Quarterly); and The Cultural Politics
of Religious Change: The Kpelle of
Liberia (The Edwin Mellen Press,
1987).
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SEPTEMBER 6. 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Security
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the face of adversity. "We' ve ridden
out economic highs and lows
before""/ he said. He added that
Bowdoin is not the only college to
have taken security cuts and that
Bowdoin has a unique relationship
with the Brunswick police. Bowdoin
security is in constant contact with
the Brunswick Police Department.
Many colleges have little or no
connection with their local law
enforcement agencies, such as Bates
and the Lewiston police. Patrolman
Donnelly remarked that "a lot of
' colleges would like to have what we
have" as far as contact with local
police.
Officers Donnelly, Munn and
Pander all agreed on the importance
of the Bowdoin student population
in maintaining school security
despite cutbacks.
He said that he has urged students
more than ever to lock their doors
behind them.
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ARTS & LEISURE
Livingston Taylor brings his folk style and talent to Bowdoin
*.
Entertainer well-known on college
circuit will jam on the quad
Singer-songwriter Livingston
Taylor, longtime star of the "folk
circuit," will bring his legendary
talents to Bowdoin on Friday night
for a special performance.
Taylor visited campus two years
ago, and played to rave reviews. A
resident of New England, Taylor
tours frequently through the area.
Despite frequent comparisons to
his brother James, Livingston Taylor
offers a style that is all his own.
In an interview for Frets magazine,
Taylor spoke about how he crafts
his music. "There are three
important elements to the 'great'
song — the melody, the chords, and
the lyric. Each part is like a leg on a
stool. Any weakness will surely
result in a fall. You need to be able to
recite the lyrics of a song and have
them stand proudly on their own.
And then the melody has to go with
the lyric, and the chords have to
make sense with the melody.'" An
artist who takes his music seriously,
Taylor plays guitar, banjo and piano.
In the interview with Frets Taylor
said,'" I love taking a lot of time with
my songs. I never try to force my
writing. I prefer to wait on it and
} perfect it. There is an illusion going
around that if you buy the latest
piece of hot equipment, then you
can improve the music. But all it
does is disguise bad songs."'
He is known not only as a
musician but as an entertainer
having a great rapport with his
audiences. Taylor has done six
albums, the most recent being Life is
Good (Critique).
The free concert is Friday, Sept. 6
at8:15onthequad(Kresgeifitrains).
Livingston Taylor. Courtesy of Bowdoin Events Office.
FJiscou's book takes a look at the Bowdoin of the South
By Rich Littlehale
orient editor-in-chief
Lisa Pliscou has written a novel
no Bowdoin student should miss;
after all, it casts aspersions on
Harvard University. (You know -
bastion of academic excellence,
gathering-place of the learned elite
and their eager disciples, aged
patriarch of the Ivy League, etc.)
In Higher Education, Lisa Pliscou
sets out to bring three hundred and
some odd years crashing down
around the reddened ears of
Harvard's present students by
exposing to the light of day the
previously somewhat enigmatic
Harvard social scence. In fact, she
worksthe Harvard social sceneover
so thoroughly that anyone who
posses the slightest ill will towards
Harvard should read the book for
that reason alone. Seen through the
eyes of Miranda Walker, Pliscou's
sarcastic, arch protagonist, our
august neighbor to the south
appears not as much impressive or
untouchable as it d oes i nbred, petty,
and absorbed in a quiet and
pervasive identity crisis.
Schadenfreude is not the only
pleasure readers may take in Higher
Education, however. Pliscou's
dialogue, which makes up the bulk
of the novel, is eerily perfect. She
seems to have the things uniquely
odd and endearing about college
student - their carefully
orchestrated combinations of
intelligence and ignorance,
jadedness and naivete, passion and
indifference - wholly within her
understanding. It makes her writing
seem less like a book and more like
a story told among friends about a
shared experience.
Higher Education is basically a
week in the life of Miranda Walker,
a remarkable Harvard senior who
is herself a study in contradiction.
She is a middle-class Californian
awash in a sea of East Coast children
of privilege. She claims to pride
herself on academic obliviousness -
"The trick, Tve found, is to breeze
into exams, serenely whip your way
through a bluebook or two, and
leave forty-five minutes early; to
ostentatiously skip language lab yet
be able to recite your French verbs
perfectly the next day," - and yet
admits to spending hours studying
(she claims to have spent the time
playing video games if questioned
by her peers).
Miranda has constructed so many
walls around herself by the time the
reader meets her, in fact, that the
book seems to be about two people.
One is the"" facade that the other
students see - someone whose every
trait keeps people at a distance. Tall,
blonde, beautiful, and wielder of an
infallible wit, Miranda Walker is
impressed by nothing and no one.
The other is the real Miranda, who
is all those things and a good person
besides. Her problem is that the
defenses are starting to take over
her real self - she's been daunting so
long, she's starting to believe she's
invulnerable.
And now, during the week the
book covers, everything is
conspiring to prove her wrong. She's
afraid she's pregnant, her parents
(who are predictably but believably
annoying) bother her constantly
about her future, and her social life
amounts to spending time with
people who she can't stand to avoid
spending time with people who she
likes even less. She is even puzzled
by a sudden lack of places to turn;
she must come to terms with the
fact that if you lash out at people
every time they're around you,
sooner or later tha/re going to stop
coming around.
Then there are the few people
who touch Miranda despite her best
efforts to keep them away; Mike, a
casual cynic who affects a southern
d ra wl and is perhaps Miranda's only
real friend. Dean, a sometime lover
who is as clever and attractive and
untouchable, but perhaps a little less
human, as Miranda herself. Her
roommate Jessica, who appears to
be helpless and petty until you find
out that she is heading off to Yale
Law School the following year. Tim,
the underclassman who is
obsessively pur suing her a fter a one-
night stand. And Richard, the rock
singer who Miranda probably loves,
who is headed for New York to sign
a recording contract a week before
he graduates, and who she will
never see again.
In the end, the reader finds
Miranda emerging from what has
proved to be a determinative week
pretty much untouched. That is part
of Pliscou's insight - people don't
usually change in great leaps and
bounds, they change a little bit at a
time, asbest they can, and only when
they have no choice.
Miranda leaves us jogging,
moving off into her future a little
better, a little more honest and
happy with herself, than when we
found her a week before. She is
growing up, growing into herself,
taking things, as the last line says,
"One step at a time."
Pliscou is herself hard to
categorize. She was born and raised
in Southern California. She is
described on the jacket as having
worked primarily in publishing,
with a "brief stint in investment
banking," after graduating from
Harvard. This is her first novel, and
yet she writes with polish
remarkable in a debut work; she is
clearly as at ease with the English
language as her wonderful creation,
Miranda. It is hard, knowing all of
this, to read Higher Education
without wondering how much of
herself the author has bound up in
this novel, how many unresolved
feelings she still has about Harvard .
Perhaps Higher Education, while
likely far from autobiographical, is
in some personal sense important
for Pliscou. Certainly it is important
for us, the generation that, even at
Bowdoin, often seems to have
"learned how to pose rather than
how to live."
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6
SEPTEMBER 6. 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
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Friday, September 6
8:15 p.m. Concert. Livingston Taylor, folk rock. Quad.
Sponsor: Student Union Committee.
Saturday, September 7
ISLAND PARADISE GETAWAY
8:30 p.m. Comedians. Jonathan Groff and Rich Gustus.
Lancaster Lounge M.U.
9:30 p.m. Concert, student rock and roll band, Sky
Nephilum. M.U. dining room.
10:45 p.m. Performance. Student rap group and dancers,
Military Order. M.U. dining room.
11:15 p.m. Paradise Disco. Pub.
Sunday, September 8
3:00 p.m. Gallery talk. "Trees in Art" by David P. Becker
70, guest curator. Presented in conjunction with the
exhibition Trees.
Thursday, September 12
7:30 p.m. Slide Lecture. "Longfellow and Kensett:
Convergences of Poetry and Painting," by Edward J.
Geary. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Professor of
Romance Languages Emeritus.
7:30 p.m. Student-directed One-act Plays. The Bald
Soprano by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Thomas Spande
and The Indian Wants the Bronx by Israel Horowitz
directed by Carolyn Nastrow. Pickard Theater.
Friday, September 13 and Saturday, September 14
7:30 p.m. Student-directed One-act Plays. The Bald
Soprano by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Thomas Spande
and The Indian Wants the Bronx by Israel Horowitz
directed by Carolyn Nastrow. Pickard Theater. J
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Crafts shown at Chocolate Church
The gallery at the Center for the
Arts at the Chocolate Church, 804
Washington Street, Bath, will
feature an invitational Maine Crafts
exhibit during the month of
September. The works of twelve
craftspeople will provide viewers a
glimpse into the diverse and
expanding world of crafts within
our state.
Today's crafts range from the
traditional simplicity of Barbette
and Richard Behm's lightship
baskets to the art/craft fibre
creations of Ava Tews. Other
participants will include among
others, ceramist Squidge Davis,
Jackman stained glass studio,
Georgeann Kuhl papermaker, doll
maker Colleen Moser, fabric artist
Audrey Nichols and jeweler Lauren
Pollaro. Come experience what can
only be called a sampling of Maine's
vast craft territory. The show opens
with a reception for the artists on
Friday, September 6 from 5-7pm.
The show continues through
September 28. Gallery hours are
1 0am-4pm Tuesday through Friday
ind Saturday nodfc-4pm. For more
information call the CACC office at
2-8455.
Longfellow's work w be subject
of Professor Geary's slide lecture
Edward J. Geary, Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow Professor
of Romance Languages Emeritus,
will present a slide lecture on
Thursday, September 12 at 7:30pm
in the Beam Classroom of the Visual
Arts Center entitled "Longfellow
and KensettGonvergencesof Poetry
and Painting."
Professor Geary began
researching Longfellow's works and
their relationship to nineteenth-
century art upon his retirement from
Bowdoin College in 1984. His lecture
will portray Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, Bowdoin class of 1825,
as a poet of nature, both in such
well-known works as Evangeline
and in minor poems, especially his
sonnets.
In addition, Professor Geary will
discuss how Longfellow's works
resemble and help the reader to
interpret many paintings by John
Fredrick Kensett whose Hudson
River and luminist landscapes serve
in tum to illustrate the poems of his
contemporary.
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Trees. On exhibit through October 6, 1991. Twentieth Century Gallery. The exhibition
features prints , drawings, and photographs which date fromthe nineteenth century to the
present and together explore the rich symbolic imagery of the tree. David P. Becker 70,
independent graphic arts curator, selected works by artists including Jean-Eugene-Auguste
Atget, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Camille Pissarro, and Eliot Porter.
The View Camera. On exhibit through September 29, 1991. John A. and Helen P.
Becker Gallery. Photographs ranging from historical nineteenth-century French
images to contemporary color photographs are included in the exhibition. Selected
from the Museum's permanent collection . the show surveys photographs taken with
a large view camera, as opposed to the small, hand-held camera which is favored by
other artists. This exhibition was organized by John McKee, associate professor of art,
in conjunction with Art 280: Photography II.
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Kramer's play presented to
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The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer
will open at the Theatre Project on
Thursday, September 12, for eight
performances. Additional
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Saturday and Sunday, September
13,14 and 15, as well as the next
weekend September 19-22.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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The Normal Heart is an
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friends, the government and
medical community during this
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with passion, love and anger.
Audiencesin New York, London,
Los Angeles and throughout the
world have been touched deeply
by this play. Originally produced
in 1986 at Joseph Papp's Public
Theatre, The Normal Heart has one
many awards and continues to draw
controversy whenever it is
performed.
The production being presented
is at The Theatre Project by Brian P.
Allen. Proceeds from the
performance will be donated to the
Merrymeeting AIDS Support
Services, Brunswick and the AIDS
Project, Portland. Both of these non-
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educational services to the general
population on AIDS and AIDS
prevention as well as support
services to people with AIDS and
their family and friends. Ticket prices
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ARTS & LEISURE =
8 SEPTEMBER 6. 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Tsongas on the
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
It all started with a phone call. Senator Paul
Tsongas, the self-proclaimed "economic
Patriot" and the only declared Presidential
candidate at press time would like to give an
interview to the Orient. After little
deliberation and no twist to our arms, Mike
Golden, the Orient Copy Editor and I decided
that in order to look as little like the college
editors that we are, we should learn
everything about the man whose intentions
are to confront not only President Bush and
his wave of popularity, but the polarization
of the Democratic Party.
It was a scorcher in Milford, New
Hampshire, where Tsongas (and Virginia
Governor Douglas Wilder) surprisingly had
spent his Labor Day Weekend and was
gearing up for the largest parade in Milford
.history. We arrived around one o'clock, and
drrjle through thecrowded town looking for
the Tsongas signs. The entire police, fire and
emergency departments accompanied the
numerous floats for the parade. We finally
paper and who I was. We did not see him
again for about 30 minutes, at which time
he came back and would remain with us
for the next three hours. We talked for
thirty minutes about his Dartmouth days.
He told us how many good friends he
had that went to Bowdoin and that his
daughter was looking very seriously at
the College.
Tsongas had retired from the Senate
in 1 984 because he was terminally-ill with
cancer, a topic that he tackled right out of
the gates. I had asked him what sports he
enjoyed playing and he explained how
he has been swimming competitively in
national competitions and hoped that
this activity would quell all doubts and
concerns about his health.
The parade began to motor and we
offered to carry signs and march with
him in the procession. He embraced the
offer and we began the three mile hike
across the town. The Senator ran from
side to side shaking hands, introducing
himself to the crowd, occasionally
cracking a joke to us. The crowd was
surprisingly supportive, for a strong
Despite the tremendous popular support that Tsongas
enjoyed, many Bush-Quayle supporters exercized their
First Amendment Rights directly at Tsongas. One man,
a friend ofBudweiser, enemy of Nautilus, who sat in his
lawnchair and screamed T 11 vote for you for Santa
Claus. How about that?" One woman screamed "This
is a working mans parade, nota politician's."
found the Tsongas delegation and his New
Hampshire Campaign Chairwoman. She
greeted us and explained the events that
would follow throughout the day.
The Senator stood about five feet away
from us and was being interviewed by a
reporter from the United Press International,
when suddenly a man dressed as George
Washington approached us and introduced
himself as a Press Agent for Tsongas. He was
to stand on the float and assured us that he
was dressed for the occasion, not for a Monday
stroll.
The entire Tsongas entourage was
incredibly receptive and treated us as if we
held Maine's four electoral votes inour hands.
As we were talking, Tsongas turned to us,
stuck out his hand, smiled and said "Paul
Tsongas."
After this terse introduction, he turned to
George Washington and said, "Let's go shake
some hands." With that he dissapeared into
the crowd followed by four young boys
carrying large white signs with "Another
Economic Patriot for Paul Tsongas" on them
in green. The UPI reporter approached me,
sized me up and said "Hi. Joe Shmo (for lack
of real name) UPI." I tried my hardest not to
look impressed and said 'Tom Davidson.
Bowdoin Orient." Like he should know the
Republican district. Tsongas told us that
he had some reservations about the
parade's size, and we got the idea that he
had not expected the large turnout. In
lieu of the support, many Bush-Quayle
supporters exercized their First
Amendment Rights directly at Tsongas.
One man, a friend of Budweiser, enemy
of Nautilus, who sat in his lawnchair and
screamed "I'll vote for you for Santa
Claus. How about that?" One woman
screamed "This is a working man's
parade, not a politician's."
Candidate Tsongas' plans to spend
the crux of his time in New Hampshire,
as his political future hinges directly on
his success there. With Tom Harkins D-
IA, possibly entering the race, he has
little choice but to stay out of Iowa.
He was an impressive man, reserved,
quiet, but with ideas that spoke for him.
He sees himself as a personal metaphor
for the American people. He was down
and out, yet lashed out against a deadly
disease, much like Americans must do
with the current plight of the economy.
We may not vote for Paul Tsongas in
1992, but his ideas have given us a
foundation for critical thinking about
the state of our nation.
TSONGAS, PAUL EFTHEMIOS, a
Representative and a Senator from
Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Massachusetts., February 14, 1941;
attended the public schools of Lowell; graduated
from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1962,
and from Yale University School of Law, 1967;
attended the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University 1973-1974;
lawyer; admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in
1968, deputy assistant attorney general of
Massachusetts 1969-1971; served as Lowell dty
councillor 1969-1972; Middlesex County (Mass.)
commissioner 1973-1974; elected as a
Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress,
November 4, 1974; reelected to the Ninety -
fifth Congress (January 3, 1975-January 3,
1979); was not a candidate for reelection to
the House of Representatives but was elected
in 1978 to the United States Senate; served
from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1985; did
not seek reelection; is a resident of Lowell,
Massachusetts.
Biographical information ob tained from the
Biographical Directory of the United States
Congress, 1774- 1989.
Orient Exclusive: Intervi<
— By Tom Davidso*
Orient: You are the first
and only Democratic
candidate for the
Presidency, do you think
that reflects a certain
polarization of the
Democratic Party?
Tsongas: You know, I've
really taken advantage of
these last six months to get
where I would have been if
I had n't left the Senate. The
Democratic Party needs
other Presidential
candidates out there, we
look ridiculous. We
suggest to the American
people that we have no
confidence. You cannot
debate yourself. You need
ideas to clash against each
other. People who are
waiting until 1996 for
Quayle will be surprised,
because he won't be there.
Orient: Do you believe
that the reluctance of
Democrats to run suggests
an air of invincibility
surrounding President
Bush?
Tsongas: There is
conflicting polling data. In
some polls the President is
very popular, however, in
two recent polls 60% and
67% of Americans believe
that the country is headed
in the wrong direction. He
is the President, he is
responsible for the state of
the cities and education,
and our job in the campaign
is to connect Bush to these
problems.
Orient: In your position
paper, "A Call to Economic
Arms", you state "Our leaders, both public and
private, must, above all, commit to
strengthening our national culture..." Do you
mean to imply that you favor a multi-cultural
society as opposed to a multi-racial society?
Tsongas: This is how our society will survive.
We need a common culture, we are not all Irish,
German, or Black. We nee a culture that includes
all of us. The President has to get that message
across. What we need is an American culture.
Orient: Do you believe American colleges
and higher education are easily accessible only
to the privileged and wealthy of our society?
Tsongas: Until recently I served as a trustee at
Yale and I have watched carefully what has
happened there. The United States is presumed
to be a meritocracy. Education must rely on what
is in your head and not in your bank account.
With the policies of the Reagan-Bush years we
don't end up with the best and the brightest at
the top. Our best people become disenchanted
because it is not the system they wasn't.
Economics equals education.
Orient: What are your thoughts of the
"politically correct* or PC phenomenon
storming American campuses today?
Tsongas: It limits freedom of speech. Is there
really any politically correct way of thinking?
Orient News Editor Tom Davidson (left) and Copy Editor Michael Golden flan
The purpose of college and a liberal arts
education is to be exposed to the views of
other people. Freedom of speech means
something, if you are careful not to take it
to extremes. The politically correct
movement will come and go like the spring
snow. Once people examine it they are not
going to like what they see.
Orient: The Class of 1991 faired
miserably in the job market. You state in
you position paper," A society which pays
its 29 year-old science researcher $25,000
a year and its 29 year -old lawyers $100,000
a year and its 29 year-old investment
bankers $200,000 a year .-is sending all
the wrong messages.'' Why Senator,
should any graduate bypass a lucrative
law career or an opportunity to trade on
Wall Street for a low-paying, yet
important research and development
position?
Tsongas: It's funny, I just finished
reading "Barbarians at the Gate" about the
RJR Nabisco-KKR deal. If you get to Wall
Street and law school you will earn money.
Society is sending you a message but
government and society must say what is
important. Science and education must be
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SEPTEMBER 6. 1991 9
Campaign Trail
^w with Senator Paul Tsongas
n and Michael Golden
k Presidential hopeful Sen. Paul Tsongas during a Labor Day interview.
Democratic platform?
Tsongas: Every time the
United States tries to dictate
foreign policy it ends up for
the worse. That is a position
I don't agree with . I've spent
time there and to think that
we can dictate a solution is
foolish and promotes
animosities.
Orient: You saw the
nation's reaction to
President Bush's thyroid
problem and the
emergence of the Quayle
factor. The health of the
President will be key factor
in the 1992 election. You
dropped out of the Senate
in 1984 after being
diagnosed with terminal
cancer. How do you plan
assure the American
people that you are
healthy?
Tsongas: I actually see
this as a metaphor to the
economic state of the
country. I'm back to
swimming competitively
and will be swimming
competitively throughout
the campaign. I swam in a
national competition last
spring. They might not like
the way I look in a Speedo,
but I think it should answer
the health question.
Orient: You stated that
the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait "had to be
addressed." Can you
specifically state what
course of action you would
have taken if still in the
Senate?
Tsongas: I would have
voted for sanctions.
improved to compete with the likes of the
Japanese. We have to elevate science and
engineering to a social value. It's very Darwinian,
it's survival of the fittest.
Orient: What do you think of the situation in
the Soviet Union?
Tsongas: I'd like to defer comment on that.
I'm releasing a statement on the Soviet crisis this
Wednesday that I'll be sure you get a copy of it.
What I will say is that aid follows reform.
Orient: Do you recognize the Soviet republics
as independent states?
Tsongas: Yes, absolutely.
Orient: You are a Creek, a Democrat, and
from Massachusetts. Do you fear being
compared or associated with for am Govemer
Dukakis?
Tsongas: That's inevitable. It was one of my
great hesitancies in deciding to run, but things
like this have a half-life. After 6 months it begins
to fade.
Orient: The 1988 National Democratic
Convention in Atlanta was marred by a fierce
floor fight between Democrats wishing to
recognize an independent Palestinian state,
and those favooring a more traditional pro-
Israel stance. Would you favor expressing
support for a Palestinian state in the 1992
Orient: What are your feelings about the nomination
of Judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court?
Tsongas: I would not have appointed him because
I'm pro-choice. I'm very impressed with him but I'm
strongly pro-choice.
Orient: Do you favor continuing affirmative action
policies?
Tsongas: I'm for it. It works.
Orient: Well, doesn't Affirmative Action promote
those people not necessarily most qualified for the
job, therefore clashing with your earlier statement
that our country needs its best and brightest at the
top?
Tsongas: No. because you're assuming that
Affirmative Action is hf Iping people held back by their
circumastances. We have people who are not at the top
because of their circumstances. I've seen it work at Yale
and the University of Lowell, but you have to be careful
not to throw all rtandards out.
Orient: Do you have any message to the Bowdoin
College community?
Tsongas: I think it's critical at a place like Bowdoin
that its students realize that those fortunate enough to
be there have a responsibility to get involved. 1 am a
firm believer in the idea that to whom much is given,
much is expected in retrrn.
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By Michael Golden
orient copy editor
Quotes from "A Call To
Economic Arms: Forging A New
American Mandate" by Paul E.
Tsongas
The 1992 campaign: "One thing
is clear. Democrats must avoid, at
all costs, emulating the "Pledge of
Allegiance/Willie Horton/Read
My Lips" campaign of George
Bush. That campaign wasdesigned
to win in November, not govern in
January. There was no attempt to
seek a mandate except, of course,
the one on taxes which everyone
knew was a cynical ruse. The rest
was all hot button politics. It was
philosophy by polling data."
Education: "President Bush,
during the campaign said that he
wanted to be known as the
education President. No one would
call him that two years later. Money
for the Persian Gulf and Star Wars
and the Stealth bomber? Sure.
Money for serious funding of
schools? Gee, that's really a local
and state issue.
"But improvements in education
to many Democrats only means a
lot more money. It does not mean
serious structural reform. Cutting
edge issues like merit pay and
teacher competence standards are
offensive to some teacher unions
and as a result some Democrats
oppose them.
"Making public education a top
priority means openness to new —
even radical — notions of
educational innovation. Let's
criticize bold ideas after they have
been found to be flawed, not before
they are tested.
"Merit pay and standards of
teacher competence. School based
management. Uniform testing
standards for graduating seniors.
Parental involvement in choosing
teachers. Longer school days. The
powers that be in the teacher unions
must be the leader in bri ng in g about
these necessary changes."
The environment: "The issues
here are obvious. Global warming
and the depletion of the ozone layer
are the most noted but are merely
the tip of the melting iceberg.
These two issues deserve the
highest level of attention and
concern rather than the jittery
avoidance that has characterized
the Reagan-Bush years. I chaired
the first hearings on global
warm i ng a s a Congressman in June,
1977. The White House needs to
establish a national dialogue on
the scientific data."
RfCycftwy "The age of the
disposable society must give way
to the age of recycling. It means
introducing a virgin materials fee.
This would give recycled
commodities only a slight economic
competitive advantage over virgin
products, but it would set a tone as
to the need for manufacturers to
rethink procurement practices.
There are going to have to be
serious discussions about how to
save tropical rain forests which are
so vital to any effort to lessen the
buildup of carbon dioxide. Telling
countries not to demolish their
forests is as effective as their telling
us to reduce our energy
consumption. These countries will
not adopt policies which benefit
mankind but go against their
national economic self interests.
"Nothing would serve theca use
of environmental equilibrium as
much as population control. The
earth is simply not capable of
accommodating endless human
expansion. We are increasing at
rate of 93 million people a year.
No one doubts the inevitable
consequences of unlimited
population expansion. So why
don't we take it seriously?
"The reason, very simply, is
domestic politics. The Reagan-
Bush years have been marked by
open hostility to family planning
worldwide."
Energy : "There are two basic
realities about energy facing
Americans. First, we have no
national energy policy (presuming
that importing oil does not qualify
as a policy). Sadly, it took the war
in the Persian Gulf to again make
this obvious. Second, our energy
use is based almost exclusively
upon the consumption of finite
energy resources (particularly oil)
and that is, by definition,
unsustainableover the long term."
End, of the Qq\o- mr; "IWe
must hammerj out a Marshall Plan
II. This will be a Marshall Plan not
to contain communism but to keep
it in its grave. Instead of arraying
our forces of war against the East,
let us demonstrate the genius of
democracy by unleashing the true
generosity inherent in free nations.
This generosity will involve the
usual forms of assistance but it
must include as well the transfer
of knowledge.
"I would opt to reduceour troop
commitments overseas and retain
the research and development
capabilities. There is no
sustainable military might when
the national economy is in decline.
Multilingualism: "An America
with scores of different languages
is truly rich in its texture. However
. . . English is, and must, remain,
the core language of America. This
is not to argue the superiority of
English but for the reality of it. A
nation based on more than one
language will always be inherently
in tension."
The economy: "America's
manufacturing base is under
attack and Washington treats it as
just another issue. It is the issue
We need a national economic
policy.
What we have today is a naive
faith that our companies can
compete without any public sector
help as they struggle against
foreign companies linked to
governments with resolute
industrial policies. "To effectively
deal with the problems of
homelessness, of AIDS, of
affordable housing and of college
scholarships . . . there must be
revenue flow from which to secure
the necessary funds. You cannot
NEWS
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EDITORIALS
Put up or Shut up.
We stand on the threshold of
a new year here at Bowdoin,
a year as full of possibility
and promise as any. If we
students, administrators,
and faculty members are not careful,
however, we may end up living it in the
shadow of the events of last year.
Those of you in the Bowdoin community
who were here last year know that it was a
rather chaotic one. If you were not here, take
our word for it. A college generally regarded
as easy-going, Bowdoin was in a constant
state of internecine strife.
Last year shook up the College in many
ways. First and foremost, the College
received a new President — Robert Hazard
Edwards. President Edwards arrived to find
a campus fractured iif many pieces as
problems long brewing finally came to a
head. Members of the Coalition for
Concerned Students blockaded the
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library and
administration building, frustrated by an
apparent lack of administrative interest in
faculty and student diversity. The political
correctness movement finally reached
Bowdoin in full measure, driving a deep
wedge between liberal groups who called
for everything to change at once and the
members of the unconcerned majority who,
suddenly feeling threatened, often assumed
hard-line positions they might have
otherwise avoided. The College's financial
woes finally began to hit home as
departmental budgets were slashed and the
need-blind admissions policy given up.
Everyone knew that money was in short
supply, but no one wanted it to be their
budget that was cut.
In the end, the only real progress that was
made last year was that which the College,
under President Edwards, made towards
putting Bowdoin back on track financially.
Certainly some College services have been
rearranged, and others eliminated, but all in
all the cut-back went as smoothly as can be
expected. All the rest of the excitement served
primarily to shake things up, giving Bowdoin
as a whole a thorough stirring. The question
before us at present is, what do we do now?
While the various upheavals, taken
individually, were often more divisive and
self-indulgent than productive (the PC craze
and the blockade spring to mind), the end
result is arguably a positive one. Issues that
might otherwise have gone unexamined were
brought to light, and many people who were
oblivious to the Bowdoin community's
collective ills were forced to look at life here a
little differently.
Whether or not you agree that any of it was
positive, however, is really beside the point. It
happened, like it or not, and it is up to us as a
community to make the best of the chance we
have been given to change Bowdoin for the
better. Otherwise, we may just slip back into
the grooves we vacated only a short while ago,
and all that anger, frustration and hope will
have come to naught.
The year before us can be a tremendously
exciting, productive one, if we use the
opportunity afforded by last year's fracas.
Everyone went in their own direction last
year, polarizing the campus and creating
tension where none existed before. Everyone
came up with their own agenda, and was
uninterested in what most other people have
to say. If everyone knows now what they want
to change about Bowdoin, thafs certainly more
than we had before last year, but you can only
preach to the choir for so long. To make any
real progress, we have to abandon our
comfortable revetments of rhetoric and anger
and reach out to one another in the interest of
a greater good. Or, at least, in the interest of
getting anything useful done at all.
The time has come for us to put up or shut
up, Bowdoin. Do we really want to make our
college a better place to learn, live, and grow,
or do we just like to hear ourselves speak?
In Memoriam
It is difficult to speak about the three tragedies
that occured this summer without repeating
much of what has been said, and much of
what has been felt. Tragedies, in most cases,
speak for themselves, and those who must
deal with them are left trying to express the
way they, as individuals, are affected by them.
Everyone feels just plain helpless. We wonder
at the greater scheme of things and are forced
to question the purpose of anything now that
things that seemed stable and good have been
needlessly upset. We can try to comfort each
other, but the bottom line is that everything
connected to a tragedy is difficult. It's difficult
to talk about, it's difficult to think about, it's
difficult to feel about...it's difficult to write
editorials about, and we all wish we didn't
have to deal with it. Therefore, the members of
the editorial board at The Orient offer no advice,
no appropriate quotations, no trite message of
"life goes on." To do so is to presume we are
detached enough from the emotion created by
the tragedies to analyze with a dear head
someting that makes no sense. We can only
express our own regret that we will never get
to know Abel Marquez, or Troy Howard; that
we must finish our college careers without Bill
Springer. Everyone must deal with these losses
in their own way. Above all, The Orient hopes
that it never has to write another editorial like
this again, but of course, the frequency of^
tragedy predicts that we will.
OPINION
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 6. 1991
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OPINION
Background: It may well have been the hottest issue on campus last year. Emphatic chants of "Put diversity in the university" haven't been heard since the Coalition of Concerned Students blocked the library
and Admimistration Building to protest Bowdoin's lack of diversity, but sources say the fight for a more diverse faculty and student body is far from over.
And as the battle rages on, so will the opposition.
The coalition won't settle for indifference or empty administrative promises, but the conservatives won't put up with the radically liberal demands.
Some say last year's library blockade was an effective tool for prodding the administration, while others viewed it as an extreme leftist disruption. -
What does the administration think?
According to Dean of Students Kenneth Lewdlan, "The issue of diversity has raised our consciousness of strengthening our committment to non-traditional elements of our community". But the Bowdoin
Patriot cited President Edwards as telling students on the day of their protest: "...I am deeply disappointed that you have decided to block the library," although he admitted sympathizing with their cause.
But what does all this really mean ? And what does the future hold in terms of the diversity issue? -
In an attempt to come up with an answer, we went straight to the future of the college - the first-year students. The following Questions were used as guidelines for exploring their opinions, interpretations,
and reactions to the issue: How would you define diversity, and what does it mean to you? On a scale of one to ten, how much does having a diverse student body and faculty matter to you? Does Bowdoin
seem more or less diverse than you originally expected? Is Bowdoin more or less diverse than you think a high-powered academic institution has a responsibility to be? How much say do you think students
should actually have in administrative decisions such as the one regarding diversity? Do you think it's possible that so many students with such strong voices and opinions could turn some otherwise neutral
or less opinionated people away from their cause?
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ELLEN BROWN
HOLTON, ME.
To me, having d i versity means having people from different
ethnic, social, economic and sexual backgrounds. On a scale
of one to ten, I'd give diversity an importance of nirie.
Bowdoin is a lot less diverse than I thought it would be, but 1
went to high school at Exeter, and they're really into diversity.
Even though people's economic backgrounds were pretty
much the same, upper class, there was a lot of ethnic diversity,
like my roommate was from China. Bowdoin's a lot less
diverse than it should be. As far as who should have a say in
administrative decisions, I think it should be about 60/40 ,
students/adminisrators. The students should call the last
shots, because they're the ones who are going to be living with
the new people who come to the school. I think that with a lot
of strong voices, it's very easy to offend people. More neutral
people might feel like they're being pressured to be radical.
But there are more effective ways of getting things done. At
Exeter, for instance, we had assemblies with speakers on
racial diversity and racial issues. People need to feel involved,
instead of harrassed by a bunch of radical people.
TIM HUGHES
HINGHAM, MA.
I think diversity is having a large group of students and
faculty from different backgrounds and with different ideas.
I'd give the importance of diversity an eight. Bo wdoin is more
diverse than I thought it would be. I've seen a lot of different
types of people around. I thought it would be much more
homogenous. Students should definitely have a big say in the
college's decisions, but before they protest, they should try
something else, like having an open discussion with
administrators, or a school- wide vote on what teachers should
be hired. As far as the protest, people who try to shove
something down my throat really turn me off.
NEW VOICES,
OLD CONTROVERSY:
First -Year Reactions to the Diversity Issue
BY ELISA BOXER, PHOTOS BY AMY CAPEN
BROCKTON, MA.
Diversity, to mo, is how people think.People always put the
emphasis on different ethnic backgrounds, but it is really
about different attitudes. I'd give it an eight on a scale of one
to ten - diversity is important because it helps people
understand each other. I knew there wasn't going to be much
diversity when I came here. I didn't expect to see a lot of
negroes and Asians, but I didn't expect to see so many people
with blond hair, either. It really should be more diverse, but
that's hard to do at such a small school. I think Bowdoin's
done a fairly good job. As far as decision making, I think the
administration should listen to the students and take them
very seriously. A lot of times, people have the feeling that if
they say something, they'll just be blown off. I haven't been
here long enough to see if that happens here, thotfgh. I think
that blocking the library was good - anything that attracts that
much attention is good. That way, neutral people will tend to
form an opinion, because they hear stuff from both sides.
But if someone's not open-minded, they could see something
like blocking the library as one more reason why diversity
would be a problem.
SAJJAD JAFFER
TANZANIA
I think diversity is an equal representation of sexes and
nationalities, but that doesn't mean that if 1 20 nationalities are
represented, then you have diversity. No. There needs to be
active participation. It's not only the role of the college to bring
in diversity, but it is also theroleof the diverse group of people
to activly participate in the college. This college has to take a
stand. Does it want to be an American liberal arts college,
which it is essentially, or an International University? When
I came here and saw only an American flag here, I knew
diversity was going to be a problem. I'd give the importance
of it a five. With diversity, you often have to sacrifice a lot of
things, and language is one of them. The goal of diversity is
often defeated because people can't communicate. I think
there should be a very large interaction between students and
the administration. It's one thing to talk to your economics
professor about a paper, but it's another thing to talk with an
administrator about decisions that are going to affect you for
your next four years. I would think the protest may have had
a negative effect on me, like if I had a paper due the next day.
Say I had to read a book on Russia, and I couldn't. That's
actually destroying diversity in a small way.
SEAN MARSH
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.
To me, diversity is not equal distribution of races and
religions, but an awareness and acceptance of the differences
between people. It's not the numbers at all. I'd give diversity
an importance rating of nine. You can't get a real liberal arts
education if everybody's white, or everybody's black, or
everybody's catholic. You can learn a lot of things, but you
won't learn about the world around you. I think students
having a say in whhat goes on is very important- without
students, there would be no college. The college stresses
community, but with that, you need public representation.
Without it, the dean could wake up one morning and say
thhat everyone who doesn't have straight A's would fail. I
think protests such as last year's would give anti-diversity
people more reason to be that way. It would push everything
and everyone farther and farther away from coming to any
conclusions. You have to be careful not to negatively affect
people who you hope to eventually sway to your side.
AKIBA SCROGGINS
WASHINGTON, DC.
Bowdoin is just about as diverse as I expected, although I
do think that more minorities ought to be here. One problem
is that a lot of minority students have never heard of Bowdoin.
I'd give diversity importance a rating of five. Bowdoin has
already done a lot of things to bring in diverse people, like not
basing their decisions on SAT scores. I think Bowdoin does try
to get the minorities, but it doesn't have a strong committment
to keeep them. The administration can't please everyone, but
students should have some say, because they are the ones who
are going to have to interact with whoever comes here. I don't
think the protest should have offended people. Sometimes,
you can't do things calmly - you need to create waves.
Editor's note:
The New Voices, Old Controversies
column will be a weekly feature in the
Orient
OPINION
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SEPTEMBER 6, 1991
OPINION
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
ECONOMICA POLITICA
by Khurram Dastgir-Khan
THE BREAD LINES REMAIN
Reams of print are being used to
analyze the failure of the Soviet
coup, with political pundits
expressing their surprise and
delight at this democratic coming
of the erstwhile Soviet Union.
After letting its satellite countries
in eastern Europe go, the USSR
has finally had its own "velvet
revolution." It appears that
western democratic values are
finally starting to take hold in the
Soviet Union, but it can be said
with some certainty that the
economic values of centrally-
planned socialist economy still
prevail.
Economics is inextricably
linked with politics, especially in
Soviet Union because Marxism,
fundamentally, is an economic
philosophy. The former Soviet
cabinet endorsed the putsch of
the Emergency Committee by
saying that the economic crisis
"threatens the security of the
state." But the coup, and its
subsequent failure, have not
affected the torture of daily
economic life in the Soviet union.
The flood of decrees emerging
from the presidential offices of the
urjjbn and the Russian Republic
contains not even a trickle of
economic reform. And it is the
decrepitude of the Soviet economy
that matters most to the Soviet
citizenry. In the Soviet Union, or
anywhere, political freedoms
mean little if one cannot acquire
even basic foodstuff, or what is
available is either too expensive
or too shoddy.
The West has historically
overestimated the strength of the
Soviet economy. The estimates
were based largely on the Red
military machine, which is
essentially out of the Soviet economy
and has never faced a shortage of
resources. Now that theGOSPLAN-
dictated system has failed, it has
been replaced by nothing. For its
enormous stockpiles of weapons of
mass destruction, all the Soviet
union possesses by way of an
economy is chaos. The prospects in
An ordinary Soviet
citizen draws much
solace from the fact that
his neighbor has no
access to bread either.
the near future are not promising. It
was recently reported that Soviet
GNP fell by affcestimated 6-7% in
the first half of the year, and is
expected to fall further by a
draconianl2-14%bytheendofl991.
The harvest is bad, and is expected
to be aggravated by withholding of
grain by the farmers.
The sorry state of the Soviet
economy is a manifestation of the
long-term downward trend in
Soviet economy and the half-hearted
efforts to prop it under perestroika
Gorbachev's real motivation
behind letting East Europe break
away from the empire was not a
newfound love for the right of self-
determination but the unpleasant
realization that the Soviet Union had
lost the economic muscle to support
the communists regimes and the
deployment of its troops abroad.
Notwithstanding the geo-political
realities, it is not too crude an
economically deterministic
argument that Soviet troops are in
Germany because German
government is paying for them. In
the same vein, a major reason that
Soviet troops are out of
Czechoslovakia and Poland because
the two former Soviet-bloc countries
refused to pay for their maintenance
and the Mother country was itself
unable to support its expensive
foreign ventures.
John Lloyd, of the London
Financial Times , recently wrote
"Chaos there will be: the question is
only the scale." Despite the wave of
independence declarations among
the Soviet republics, it is not
economic power will devolve. The
introduction of western-style
capitalism is the readily-apparent
solution. But it is easier said than
done. Seventy years of ostensible
equality for everyone (except the
high officials and the apparatchiks )
has deeply ingrained a sense of
destitute egalitarianism in the Soviet
psyche. An ordinary Soviet citizen
draws much solace from the fact
that his neighbor has no access to
bread either. Capitalism has been
portrayed as the culprit for so long
that a large majority of Soviets,
especially in the rural areas, still
regard it with extreme suspicion.
More dangerous for the future
prospects is the fact that
entrepreneurship- business for
personal profit- is still widely
frowned upon. The prosperity of
the tiny number of small businesses
that have started since the onset of
glasnost has stirred much
resentment .
Gorbachev's efforts to put
political reform before economic
reform have produced, as was
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Convocational Hypocrisy
Life: "The course of existence:
The sequence of physical and
mental experiences that makeup
the existence of an individual.
The totality of actions and
occurrences constituting an
individual experience."
Webster's Third New
International Dictionary
Almost 2.5 billion people
inhabit the earth. Two-hundred
and forty million live in the
United States. Brunswick's
population numbers 20,000. On
the Bowdoin campus, there are
1300 students, 140 faculty and
friends, all in hopes of jumping
one hurdle today, only to face
others tomorrow.
However you choose to make a
decision, remember that each of us
is the president of our lifes. Just as
the President of the United States
confers with his cabinet, advisor
and Congress before making a
decision, we too are our own
presidents. In effect, there are 250
million presidents living in the
United States.
By embracing an idealistic and
often naive approach on life, I am
not afraid to fail, to take risks, and
How I See Life
By Andrew Wheeler
600 staff workers. Everyone has a
perspective on life, its origins,
experiences and meanings.
There is much debate about the
genesis of life. Some hold Darwin's
theory on evolution, while others
believe that a supreme being
created life. I take the latter view,
that God created this earth and
life. In my view, life begins at
conception, and therefore I am
against terminating a pregancy —
it is murder.
Life presents an individual with
a series of challenges. As a child,
one learns from their parents,
adapting some of their values and
then faces the transition of
becoming an adult. As an adult,
there are more experiences, like
graduating from college, finding a
job and then possibly getting
married.
Faced with a challenge to
overcome or a decision to make,
everyone tackles both in different
ways. Some are passive, others are
aggressive in searching for
answers to solve a problem or
render a decision. I fit the latter
category. When presented with a
problem, I consult God, family and
to speak my mind. For I believe
that failure and rejection shapes
character, causing us to preservere
and overcome adversity. The Book
of Romans in the New Testament
says, "We rejoice in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering
produces perserverance;
perserverance, character; and
character, hope. And hope does
not disappoint us." (5:3-5)
In a word, I want to serve Others,
not to be served. I want to give,
not receive. To love, not hate. To
smile, not frown. This is how
Andrew Wheeler lives his life.This,
however, is just one perspective;
others view life in various ways
and react to challenges d ifferently .
For the next 12 weeks, this
column will present a plethora of
perspectives on life.To accomplish
this objective, I will interview a
variety of people — students,
professors, staff workers and
townspeople. I will push my
subjects to speak their minds, to
communicate their true
convictions, values and outlooks
on life. I feel that one ought to lay
their cards down on a table and
say confidently without any
regrets, "This is what I believe in."
It was sort of emotional I suppose.
The heavy velvet robed walkers,
the piano peeling over the high
space, stained glass giving casts of
spirituality. Surely I was being
inaugurated into a most special
place. The rumors of past legacies
and underpinnings of" tradition
forced attentiveness, respect.
President Edwards' speech was
followed by a speech by the much
acclaimed Dean Bietz. Dean Bietz
declared education a "liberation and
training of the mind" which
uncovers a student's "intellectual
and social prejudices". To this I felt
my excitement respond; I wanted
floods of knowledge. Certainly, 1
By Josh Bisset
felt promise as I watched my class
in various states of attentiveness.
The discovery of truth and the
honing of the intellect Dean Bietz
spoke of are reasons why I and
humans throughout the earth seek
learning.
Yet amid the good will and
impending discovery I felt
disturbance. This stemmed from
the stated purpose of Bowdoin, the
motives of students and teachers as
scholars.
The motive was first spoken by
the original president of Bowdoin
and was quoted by Edwards at
Convocation. He said, "...literary
institutions are founded and
endowed for the common good and
not for the private advantagc.it is
not that they[ students] should be
able to pass through life in an easy
and reputable manner..."
This sentiment, if once the honest
pursuit of incoming students, no
longer holds in the majority.
Recently, Barbara Kaster, film
instructor at Bowdoin, addressed
incoming students as to their
possible intellectual pathways. She
spoke of three presumably model
students who have achieved
desirous ends with their Bowdoin
education, these ends were not at
all in con junction with the supposed
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SEPTEMBER 6. 1991 13
SPORTS
Football looks to light up the scoreboard
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The 1991 Polar Bear football team
figures to be one of the most exciting
units in recent memory. Though the
season is still two full weeks away,
coach Howard Vandersea is
impressed by the squad's talent and
attitude, hoping to greatly improve
on last yearns 1-7 record.
Vandersea said, "The players
have been lifting weights and are in
great shape, and our early morning
practices have helped mould the
team together."
Captains Jim LeClair '92, Chris
Pyne '92, and Mike Webber '92 have
helped instill a winning attitude,
according to their coach.
The Polar Bears' biggest source of
preseason excitement comes from
an outstanding group of running
backs.
LeClair is the returning fullback.
A starter since his first year, the
senior has adapted to the fullback
position well, using his strength and
compact size to pick up the tough
yards. LeClair also has breakaway
speed. He is backed up ably by Bill
Dolley '94.
Bowdoin has two of the best
runners in the league in tailbacks
Eric LaPlaca '93 and Mike Kahler
'94. Both are fast in the open field,
and both have the ability to make
the quick cut, which makes them
effective both inside and outside.
The new face in the backfield is
quarterback Chris Good '93. Good
is more of a dropback passer than
his predecessor, Mike Kirch '91, but
Vandersea is confident in his ability
to throw on the run as well. The
coach remarked, "He has a very
accurate arm and a good zip on the
ball."
Seale '92 and Dave Kolojay '93 at
tackles. This is predominantly a
veteran group which will be called
on to open up holes for the backs in
addition to protecting Good.
Vandersea has shifted his focus
to the defense, with Tom McCabe
with three fumble recoveries last
season, while Tony Schena '93 led
the team in sacks with two. The line
hopes to improve their pass rush
this season.
The team's two leading tacklers
from last season, linebackers Steve
The 1991 Polar Bear football squad looks forward to an improved season. Photo courtesy of Bowdoin Public Relations.
Good has a number of fine
receivers to catch his passes. Jeff
Lewis '92 and last year's leading
receiver Tom Muldoon '93 return at
flanker, while sophomores Chris
Seeley and Pete Nye are battling for
the starting split end position.
The best of the receivers might be
tight end Mike Ricard '93. The 6' 6",
235 pound junior provides a big
target and soft hands, which makes
him a threat in all situations. The
offensive line returns Pyne at guard,
Joe Cusack '92 at center, and Dan
becoming offensive coordinator.
The coach is particularly excited
about his defensive line.
Andy Petitjean '92 is the most
experienced returnee. He will start
at one defensive tackle slot.
The other slot will be manned by
sophomores Jeff Walker and Ed
Richards. Vandersea cites the two
as, "improved in that they are more
experienced and have a better
knowledge of the game this year."
Two juniors return as defensive
ends. Pete Casey '93 led the team
Cootey '91 and Mark Katz '91, have
graduated.
In their places are Brian Berlandi
'93andBillOsburn'94. Both players
saw time at the position last year
and will gain more valuable
experience throughout the year.
The secondary is a veteran group.
Webber led the team with three
interceptions and was fourth in
tackles. He will start at free safety.
Chris Varcoe '92 starts at strong
safety. Scott Landau '92 and
Christian Sommer '93 return at
cornerback. Depth is not a problem
in the secondary.
The only major uncertainty on
the team is at punter, with
Vandersea trying as many as five
players there. He notes, however,
"Hopefully, our offense will be
strong enough that punting won't
be necessary."
The rest of the key special teamers
are set. Jim Carenzo '93 is back at
place kicker. His field goal in the
opener against Middlebury gave the
Bears their only win last season.
La Placa will be the main kick
returner. He led the conference in
kickoff returns last year.
Vandersea expects NESCAC to
be very competitive. He said, "There
is good parity in this league. The
games are always close, and we have
to play the full 60 minutes. Last
season proved that."
The coach notes that the Polar
Bears, along with Trinity and Colby,
have the most returning starters.
He also added, "I think you'll
find out how special these rivalries
are. We have played some of these
teams for 100 years or more. You
don't find many rivalries in college
football with the tradition of
NESCAC.'^
The season begins September 21
in Middlebury, Vermont^igainst the
Panthers. The game will be the first
in the new Middlebury football
stadium, bringing additional
excitement to what promises to be a
fun year.
Men's cross country guns for title
Team deptnremains strong with impressive jjrst-year students.
By Pete Adams
orient contributor
With the approach of fall, the
cross-country team becomes a
familiar sight on Brunswick's
roadways and paths as they log their
training miles.
Once again, the Bowdoin harriers
in the ECACs, and a fifth place out
of 25 teams in the New England
Division Ill's, the highest finish by a
Bowdoin team in the meet's history.
This year's squad certainly has
the potential to be a strong and deep
team. The returning lettermen
Saudi Arabia as a member of the
U.S. Gulf forces and now has
returned to bolster the Bowdoin
attack.
The class of 1995 brought in some
talented runners according to
Callahan, who remarked, "Last
i
Women's X-Country
looks encouraging
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By Rachael Cleaves
orient contributor
'92, Andrew Yim '93, Andrew
will be gunning for a NESCAC title Kinley '93 and Sam Sharkey '93,
as they prepare for league title
favorites Bates, Colby and Brandeis.
Coach Peter Slovenski, in his fifth
season, is cautiously optimistic
about the upcoming season for he
include team captain Bill Callahan ■' year's depth will remain potent as
who was a NESCAC All-Star last
year.
Callahan has been a key factor on
the team for three years, while the
other runners have also contributed
realizes graduation has claimed strongly to the team since their first
three of his top six runners from a year.
year ago, Lance Hickey '91, John These figure to be Bowdoin's
the strong first -year runners make
an impact."
These runners include Cam
Wobus '95, Ken Rapino '95, and
Andy Hartsig '95.
Callahan described this
enthusiastic group as, "guys who
like to have fun and work hard."
The first test for the cross-country
team and Slovenski will come
Dougherty '91 , and Rob McDowell frontrunners, but supporting roles against UNH and URI on September
will be played by Dave Wood '93, 20, but their first and only home
Colin Tory '93, and Dan Gallagher meet of the season is against the
'92. archrival Colby White Mules on
Gallagher spent last season in September 28.
'91.
The highlights of the 1990 team
included a win at the Codfish Bowl,
a third place out of twenty two teams
Sailing season casts off on Sunday
By Jeanna Burton
orient contributor
As the offshore winds pick up
and the ocean temperatures begin
to drop, the Bowdoin Varsity Sailing
team takes to the sea.
Although no regattas were won
last season, there was great
improvement over previous years
and hopefully, with approximately
fifteen returning sailors, this trend
Ross '92, and Heather Nelson '93,
the season kicks off on Sunday at
Tufts.
Other strong competition for the
Polar Bears will come from Brown,
MIT, Dartmouth, and Maine
Maritime Academy.
Bowdoin will also be hosting a
will greatly improve the team's regatta on September 14 in Cundy's
morale. Harbor, near Cook's Corner and
Led by coach Manny Sargent and Harpswell. All are welcome to
captains, Phil Gordon '92, Ethan attend.
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will continue.
The big excitement on the
waterfront was the arrival of six
new boats on Wednesday afternoon,
which were purchased last year by
two Bowdoin alumni.
The new boats will prove to be a
significant strategic advantage and
While some see the end of
August as the start of just another
school year, others see it as being
the start of an exciting season of
fall sports at Bowdoin. In
particular, this year's women's
cross country team should have
an exceptional season.
The 1991 team is led by tri-
captainsTriciaConnell '93, Eileen
Hunt '93, and Ashley Wernher
'93.
Connell was an All-ECAC
cross-country runner, and
Wernher was a member of the
All-New England team.
Hunt was an All-American
cross-country competitor as a
that are looking strong.
The opening race of the season
will be held at the University of
Maine-Presque Isle on September
14. Teams from UMaine-Orono
and the University of New
Brunswick will be competing. A
tough schedule has been lined up
for the rest of the season,
including the first home meet on
September 21 against Brown and
Boston University.
Although he has set high goals
for this year's team, Slovenski's
greatest concern is that they stay
healthy. If the team stays injury
free, his ambitions are to win the
Maine State Championship and
finish in the top three in New
England Division III.
The team could be hard-
pressed to surpass last year's
first-year student, and repeated
this achievement as a sophomore, impressive record, 21 wins and 5
"That gives us as good a top losses, including a second place
three as any other team in New finish in New England Division
England Division HI," coach Peter ID .
They have to contend with
Williams, who has been
undefeated for the past three years
in Division ID, and Brandeis, who
Slovenski commented on the
competitiveness of his lead
runners.
Four other women have been
showing great potential in the has a competitive team,
early season workouts. Angela However, with the strong
Merryman '94 and Anthea returning runners, and the talent
Schmid '94 are returning runners, of the first-year students, the
while Muffy Merrick '95 and Bowdoin women's cross-country
DarcieMcElwee '95 are new faces team could outrun them all.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Baseball 1991: l\irmoil in the Big Apple
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
Thisbaseball season has produced
compelling stories, tales of
unexpected success (Atlanta,
Minnesota, St. Louis) and
disappointment (Cincinnati,
Oakland, Chicago Cubs). Seven
clubs have changed managers, and,
even at this late date, there are no
odds-on favorites for either league's
major awards.
Who would have thought as
spring approached that the
Minnesota Twins, the only team not
expected to contend in the AL West,
would pull away from the rest of
thedivision after the All-Star Break?
Or that the Atlanta Braves would
become America's Team once again,
battling the seemingly unstoppable
Dodgers to the wire in the NL West?
Or that the defending NL East
champion Pirates, who broke camp
with less togetherness than the
current Soviet Union, would cruise
to the top and threaten to become
the first team since the 1977-78
Phillies to repeat in that division?
Or that the defending league
champions, the Reds and the
Athletics, would collapse under a
rash of injuriesand suspect pitching?
But when it comes to the spotlight,
the New York City teams always
seem to find something to bring the
cameras to the Bronx and Flushing
Meadow.
This season was no exception, but
who would have thought that fans
would flock to Yankee Stadium to
see the hottest group of youngsters
in the American League, the Mets,
in a year that was supposed to be
marked by improved team relations,
would sink rapidly to the second
division? Don't those stories seem
confused? The Yankees playing
homegrown talent?The Mets, minus
'The Straw," feuding over egos?
Amazing, but true. To me, the
most compelling story of the 1991
season was this tale of two boroughs,
of two franchises moving inopposite
directions.
All summer long, Yankee fans
were waiting for that trade to come.
You know, a promising youngster
for an over-the-hill pitcher with arm
problems or an aging slugger on his
last legs. Say, Bemie Williams or
Kevin Maas for Walt Terrell or Ron
Kittle.
But this wasn't George
Steinbrenner's team any more. The
Yanks introduced the baseball world
to Williams, Maas, Pat Kelly, Bam
Bam Meulens, Jeff Johnson, et al.
And more are on the way.
With Don Mattingly, Mel Hall,
and Matt Nokes all having
productive years at the plate and a
deep bullpen protecting the leads,
the Yankees made a move in July
before falling back.
Though their team is probably
destined to finish fourth or fifth in
the AL East, Yankee fans finally see
a light at the end of what has been a
long and very dark tunnel.
Across the river in Queens, things
are not so optimistic. The Mets, the
best team in baseball over the second
half of the 1980s, have collapsed
and face a major rebuilding job in
the coming offseason.
With Darryl Strawberry gone to
Los Angeles, the Mets expected to
have a quiet and productive year.
Guess again. For all of the
complaints about Straw's attitude,
he did one thing for this team that
was irreplaceable.
Strawberry willingly accepted the
jeers of the harsh New York media,
and in doing so, he deflected
attention away from the Hojos and
the McReynolds and the Goodens
and the Violas. With this element
subtracted, the Mets searched for a
leader.
But this team is a collection of
extremely selfish and extremely
selfless players, and manager Bud
Harrelson simply doesn't have what
it takes to motivate these players.
Though the Mets stayed in the
race into July, they floundered badly
in August, and the improved play
of the Cubs and Phillies left them in
danger of finishing fifth in an
improving division.
Unfortunately, neither of these
stories have happy endings.
The Yankees embarrassed
themselves greatly on August 15,
when team captain Don Mattingly
was benched for not cutting his hair,
the New York Post had a field day
with this episode (PLAY BALD,
YANKS KO MANE MAN, THE
YANKEE CLIPPER).
The fall guy in this case is going to
be manager Stump Merrill, for not
questioning GM Gene Michael's
ruling.
In doing so, he lost the respect of
his team and especially its captain.
For that day at least, it seemed like
Herr Steinbrenner was back in the
driver's seat.
The Mets will most likely fire
skipper Bud Harrelson, and they
will also restructure the team.
The danger here is that Gregg
Jefferies, the team crybaby and the
first player who should be traded,
will probably stay.
In any case, the Mets need to
improve their defense, and the team
must find a manager who will both
light fires under the team and handle
the media pressure.
If not, the New York Post and the
rest of the baseball media will be
right there to monitor their every
move.
After all, the more things change,
the more they stay the same.
Spring Ret op
Al Bugbee "91 led the Polar Bears in hitting with a .426 average. Photo courtesy of Bowdoin public relations.
Polar Bear baseball finishes strong
Bowdoin ranked first in NCAA with over 10 runs per game
Courtesy of Bowdoin
Public Relations
The Bowdoin Baseball team,
which finished the 1991 campaign
with a school record of 17 wins,
scored more runs per game than
any college in the country, the
NCAA announced this summer.
Bowdoin scored 255 runs in 25
games, for an average of 10.20 runs
per game, nosing out Hampden
Sydney College of Virginia, which
scored 10.13 runs per game, for the
NCAA Division III title.
The University of Southern Maine
was third in the rankings, with an
average of 1 0.05 runs per game. The
three schools were the only ones in
the country to average more than 10
runs per game. Bowdoin's average
was also better than that of the
Division II scoring leader (American
International College, 9.27 runs per
game) and that of the Division I
scoring leader (Clemson University,
9.97 runs per game), meaningCoach
Harvey Shapiro's charges scored
more runs per game than any other
institution in the nation.
A list of the team leaders also
shows that Bowdoin was 16th in the
country with a .341 team batting
average. The University of Southern
Maine led Division III with a .382
team batting average.
In the softball rankings, also
released this summer by the NCAA,
Bowdoin placed three individuals
among the nation's leaders. Top
batter Laura Martin '92 (Portland,
Maine) was 27th on the list of batting
leaders, with a .433 average. It
marked the second consecutive year
that Martin was among the top 50
hitters in the nation. She will be co-
captain of the 1992 softball team.
Bowdoin also placed two players
among the top 11 in stolen bases.
Angela Merryman '94 (Lynn,Mass.)
ranked eighth with an average of
0.88 stolen bases per game. Cathy
Hayes '92 (Old Orchard Beach,
Maine) was just a fraction behind,
placing 11th with an average of 0.85
steals per game.
Coach John Cullen's team won its
final eight fames of 1991 to finish
with a 10-10 record.
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Hunt honored by GTE
Courtesy of Bowdoin
Public Relations
Eileen Hunt '93 (Island Falls,
Maine) was named to the 1991
District I GTE Academic All-
America College At-Large Team, it
was announced this summer. Hunt
was named to the second team for
her efforts during the past year in
cross country and track, as well as
her achievements in the classroom.
Hunt recently competed in the
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track
and Field Champiomnships, where
she finished sixth in the 3,000-meter
run and earned All- American status.
She was the Maine and NESCAC
Champion in the event, and she
placed second in the ECAC open
Championships. Hunt was named
Ail-American in cross country in
1989, where she finished 12th in the
national meet.
A philosophy major with a Greek
minor, Hunt has maintained a
perfect grade-point-average at
Bowdoin. She has been a Dean's list
and High Honors student every
semester, and was named a James
Bowdoin Scholar (Bowdoin's top
award for academic excellence) in
1990. Hunt also won the 1991
Eileen Hunt '93. Photo by Jim Sabo
Hormell Cup, awarded to the
sophomore athelete who attains the
highest academic standing, and the
1990 Sewall Premium for the best
first-year student in English
composition.
Members of the District I At-Large
team are selected in a vote of the
district's sports information
directors. District I includes the six
New England states, New York and
the Canadian Provinces of Quebec,
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New
Brunswick and Prince Edward
Island.
Athletes on the At-Large team
were nominated for sports other
than basketball, baseball, football
and softball, each of which has its
own team.
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recently witnessed, a substantial
political change. Whether political
progress can precede economic
progress is a vexing open question.
History certainly points in the other
direction. From the rise of the West
inthelate-eighteenth and nineteenth
century to the rise of the Asian
dragons in the twentieth century,
economic progress has recurrently
preceded political progress.
Despite six years of glasnost ,
Soviet Union still maintains a
command economy, albeit one
wherecommands are being ignored .
Before the recent coup, Gorbachev's
half-hearted reform efforts,
designed to introduce a capitalistic
economy very gradually, had
already railed spectacularly. But if
the ongoing democratization,
coupled with the devolution of the
Soviet empire, does not produce
positive economic change in the life
of Soviet citizenry, then the leaders
at the top might be in a for a nasty
surprise some time in the near
future.
The leaders in the Soviet Union
are between the proverbial rock and
a hard place. The ravages of cold-
turkey capitalism, like massive
unemployment currently rampant
in Poland and East Germany, will
indeed be substantial. In a country
where capitalistic norms have yet to
take root, no-holds-barred
capitalism with its massive
inequalities can trigger mass revolt.
The shape of things to come is still
very murky since it is unclear who
will make the decisions. One thing,
however, is crystal clear . The leaders
of the Soviet Union should not waste
this unprecedented opportunity to
bury, once and for all, the carcass of
communist, centrally planned
economy in the Soviet Union.
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purpose of an education decreed by
President Edwards. Certainly, the
previous students-one of whom is
markedly high in banking and the
others in Fortune 500 companies-
did not use their education for
"private advantage", for a
"reputable manner". Fortune 500
enterprises generally do not
advance any good except that of the
elite.
Realize also that this was a
presentation of the ideal. This was
not trivia. You are a Bowdoin
student, and the effective use of your
r
education will make you rich. This
was the message; the flavors of
greed, given.
So, as the Convocation closed I
reflected on this and my rightful
response. Filing from theold church
I realized that in both messages there
is, necessarily, no right or wrong.
But their conflict does belie a level
of hypocrisy that we should not
simply defer to tradition. If need be
this institution should honestly
recognize again what its goals are
and drive forward to see their
manifestation.
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
NUMBER 3
Another outing by the Red Cross proved a success this past Wednesday.
Photo by Jim Sabo
Martin to address Bowdoin Scholars
Secretary General of Amnesty International to speak on Human Rights
Kuwait, Peru, the Phillipines, and
the Soviet Union.
Born in England, Martin earned
his undergraduate degree at
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
University, and did graduate work
at Harvard University, where was a
John F. Kennedy Scholar. Prior to
assuming his current position at
Amnesty International, Martin was
head of the Organization's Asia
Region Research Department.
Previously, he served as general
secretary of the Fabian Society, and
as General Secretary for the Joint
Council for the Welfare of
Immigrants, both in London. Martin
has also served with the Ford
Foundation in Bangladesh, India,
and Pakistan.
A member of Britain's Labour
Party since 1964, Martin held elected
office as a member of the Health
Authority (1977-83). Heistheauthor
of several articles on immigration
and racial equality and is a member
ofthe Royal Instituteof International
Affairs (Chatham House) in
(CONTINUED ON PACE 9)
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
Ian Martin, secretary general of
the International Secretariat
Amnesty International, will address
students, parents, faculty, staff, and
others during ceremonies marking
the50thannual James Bowdoin Day
at Bowdoin College, Friday,
September 27, at 3:15 p.m. in Morrell
Gymnasium.
Martin's address is titled Human
Rights in a Changed World.
During the ceremonies, the
College will also honor outstanding
academic achievement. Of these, 18
students will receive book awards
in recognition of having acheived
high honors in all their courses
during the past academic year. The
public is welcome.
Martin has been secretary general
of the London-based International
Secretariat of Amnesty International
since October 1, 1986. Founded in
1961, Amnesty International is a
worldwide voluntary movement
which works for the release of
prisoners of conscience, seeks fair
trials for political prisoners, and
opposes torture and the death
penalty in all circumstances.
Prisoners of conscience are persons
detained anywhere for their beliefs,
race, sex, nationalorigin, language
or religion, provided they have
neither used nor advocated violence.
Membership in Amnesty
International has nearly doubled in
the last five years, and today it has
over one-million members in more
than 150 countries in Africa, Asia,
the Americas, Europe and the
Middle East.
Martin is responsible for the day-
to-day conduct of the international
affairs of Amnesty International,
and is the chief spokesperson for
the organization before
governments, the United Nations
and the other intergovernmental
organizations, the media and the
public. In this capacity, Martin has
led major Amnesty International
nissions to 20 countries, including
Columbia, Cuba, Egypt, India,
Turn the Page,
New Executive Board Members...Page 2
President Bush declares National Black College Week...Page 3
New Guns N' Roses Album Review..Page 6
Students Speak on Infirmary Hours...Page 17
Men's Soccer and Sports...Page 21
Theta Delta Chi placed
under Social Probation
Lewallen and Fraternity combine disciplinary
sandtions regulating alcohol availability and
consumption
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
Theta Delta Chi became the
second fraternity house to be placed
on Social Probation effective
immediately. The d isci pli nary action
follows in the wake of an Aug. 31
incident involving the illegal
provision and serviryjof alcohol to a
first-year student. The student
eventually required emergency
treatment at Parkview Memorial
Hospital for excessive consumption
at the house.
Dean of Students Kenneth
Lewallen cited a violation of Maine
State Law an infraction of the
Bowdoin College Social Codes as
chief reasons for the disciplinary
action.
The sanctions, however severe,
did not follow the traditional
disciplinary route taken by the
Dean's office in response to alcohol-
related incidents. Lewallen
disciplinary history."
While Lewallen embraced TD's
willingness to cooperate and seize
what the Dean likes to call a
"teaching moment," he was quick
to point out his continued
disappointment that fraternities
cannot regulate their o wn service of
alcohol. Tm pleased that they took
action, but it's too late," Lewallen
explained, "all of the alcohol
consumed by the student was served
at TD. It was not a case in which the
student pre-loads in the room, which
is always the story the fraternities
try to give you."
The Social Probation will consist
of the following disciplinary
sanctions taken in their entirety from
Dean Lewallen's letter to James
Finnerty, President of Theta Delta
Chi;
1 ) Effective immediately, Theta
Delat Chi is placed on Social
Probation. The Dean of Students
will review the house's progress on
November 25, 1991. The house
The sanctions, however severe, did not
follow the traditional disciplinary route taken
by the Dean's office... Lewallen summonsed
the TD leadership and challenged the
fraternity to develop, as Lewallen labeled, a
supervised period of institutional growth and
development. '
summoned the TD leadership and
challenged the fraternity to develop,
as Lewallen labeled, "a supervised
period of institutional growth and
development."
Lewellan, considering TD's past
record, embraced the idea of letting
the house formulate its own
response to the incident in addition
to his own disciplinary action. As
Lewallen stated, "Some people will
obviously recognize that TD's
corrective education does not appear
as harsh or severe as that of Kappa
Delta Theta (formerly Delta Kappa
Epsilon). Consistency is certainly
important to me, however,
individuals should remember that
Theta had a lengthy record of college
infractions regarding the abuse of
alcohol at in-house functions. TD,
on the other hand, has no such
should select a probationary advisor
to help guide it during this period.
I recommend that you ask Douglas
Ebeling, Area Coordinator/
Advisor to Coeducational
Fraternities to serve this role.
2) Kegs and other bulk quantities
of alcohol are forbidden in private
rooms at the house and permited
only behind structured bars in the
basement or on the first floor. Kegs,
bulk, or other common sources of
alcohol are permissible at Theta
Delta Chi only when served by
professionally licensed bartenders
to "of age" individuals — even at
strictly house functions. The house
leadership shall consider the use of
College servers or College and area
catering services. Under these
circumstances, the event must be
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SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Silas Byrne
Jim Carenzo
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Shauna Eastman
Taran Grigsby
The 1991-92
Executive
Board
Photos by Erin Sullivan
Here are the newly elected members of the
Student Executive Board (minus Justin
Ziegler and Michael Sullivan). Getting to
know these people can make life a lot
easier as they will be making some of the
very important decisions involving student
life. Congratulations and Good Luck!
Kristen Deftos
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Neil Houghton
Daniel Sanborn
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Lauren Deneka
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Jonathan Winnick
Brian Zipp
Ameen Haddad
.NEWS
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
Edwards names nine-member
Financial Planning Committee
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
Susan E. Wegner, and a third to be modeling of trie College, and the
selected by the Strategic Planning institutional means for budgeting,
Task Force from its membership; controlling, and reporting
President Robert H. Edwards has
named a nine^member Budget and
Financial Priorities Committee to
advise him on the annual budget to
be presented to the Financial
Planning Committee of the
Governing Boards.
expenditures and revenues are all
being defined."
Edwards also noted that the
charge issued to the committee may
overlap but will remain distinct from
three senior administrators; Vice
President for Finance and
Administration and Treasurer Kent
Chabotar (Vice Chair), Dean for
Academic Affairs Charles Beitz, and
theDeanoftheCollegeJaneL.Jervis; that issued to the Strategic Planning
Suzanne K. Bergeron, assistant Task Force established last year.
director of operations at the 'Itmustberecognizedthatstudies
The committee, to be chaired by Bowdoin College Museum of Art, bearing on the long-term budget
Professor of Mathematics James E from the administrative staff; Joan trajectory, on such major issues as
^^ faculty
salaries
Ward, will examine —
priorities and
recommend a draft "Ms being the fir St year Of the Committee, the financial aid,'
mfteHa^and Boards, the campus, and the committee itself *£*££&
proved 1 t>y ' °Z wil1 need to understand that we are embarking £«* to w ;»
Treasurer's office, upon an experimental evolutionary process, prepared
The committee's ■* '-'*• * ~~..u u.
committee's
goal will be a since the necessary data base for financial
i9^M^ll Panning , capacities for financial modeling of
component drawn the College, and the institutional means for
endowment budgeting, controlling, and reporting
determined by the »• ,
Governing Boards, expenditures and revenues are all being
The College's fefinpA »
current 48 million "v" 0,
dollar
operating
budget, as approved last March,
includes a $1 million deficit.
"Like colleges and universities all
across the country, it's clear that we
at Bowdoin must work harder than
ever to live within our means-we
need to go on a fiscal diet," said
Ward. "With representation from
the faculty, staff, student body, this
committee is especially well-
constituted to help the College begin
simultaneously
in the coming
year under the
aegis of the
Strategic
Planning Task
Force .
Although
formal links
between the
task force and
the budget
Levesque, records clerk in the committee will be provided by the
Registrar's Office, from the support interlocking membership of some
staff; and one student and one of their members, the missions of
student alternate (who will be next the Strategic Planning Task Force-
year's member), both to be selected . long term conceptual design of the
Gerald L. Boothby, director of College-and the budget committee-
budgets, will serve as professional the preparation of the annual budget
staff for the committee. in a two or three year format-will
In a memorandum to committee remain distinct," said Edwards,
members, Edwards observed that The committee which will begin
"this being the first year of the its work this month, is expected to
this important process of voluntary committee, the Boards, the campus, work intensively during October
self-discipline."
The committee will consist of
three faculty members
recommended by the Faculty
Committee on Committees: Ward,
Associate Professor of Art History planning capacities for financial
and the committee itself will need and November in order for the
to understand that we are administration to present a 1992-93
embarking upon an experimental budget to the Financial Planning
evolutionary process, since the Committee of the Governing Boards
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Historically Black College Weeks
as to opportunity, our Nations's
historically Black colleges and
universities embody the kind of
proud, determined spririt that is
essential to achieving our National
Educational Coals. Recognizing
their potential for leadership as
we implement AMERICA 2000,
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Black Colleges and Universities to
play an integral part in assisting
this Administration in its
education efforts. I have also asked
the Secretary of Education to
continue to encourage and to assist
Historically Black colleges and
universities in their vital mission.
In recognition of their
exemplary goals and
achievements, the Congress, by
Senate Joint Resolution 40, has
designated the week beginning
September 8, 1991, and the week
beginning September 6, 1992, as
"National Historically Black
Colleges Week" and authorized
and requested the President to
issue a proclamation in observance
of these occasions.
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
GEORGE BUSH, President of the
United States of America, do
hereby proclaim the weeks
beginning September 8, 1991, and
September 6, 1992, as National
Historically Black College Week. I
invite all Americans to observe
those weeks with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and
activities, thereby demonstrating
our appreciation of and support
for these important educational
institutions.
Walker Bush
For more than 100 years, our
Nations's historically educational
colleges and unversities have
provided rewarding educational
opportunities for millions of Black
Americans-These institutions have
opened the door of achievement
to generations of students who
otherwise might not have been able
to enjoy the benefits of a higher
education. Our entire Nation is
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historically Black colleges and
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The U.S. Department of
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
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Beta faces a quiet new year
Fraternity addresses noise complaints with new party policies
By Josh Edelstein
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ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The Beta Sigma Fraternity will
try to be significantly quieter than it
has been in past years due to noise^
complaints by neighboring
residents according to Beta Sigma
President Chris Varco '92.
Beta will try to keep parties
qui&ter by keeping music volume
lower and turning music off earlier;
limiting the number of people
attending a party by curbing the
amount of alcohol at a party; and by
adding more sober party monitors
according to Varco.
Although the Bowdoin College
receiving complaints for years, but
last spring complaints came
simultaneously after specific events
from neighbors who usually don't
complain. In addition, Brunswick
police had visited the house several
times attempting to stop the noise.
Finally a lack of house leadership
prompted Lewallen to act. "There
was an apparent breakdown of the
leadership of the house. There was
no one in charge. It became clear to
me that the house needed more
direct supervision," stated Lewallen.
Subsequently Lewallen visited
with several members of the house
leadership last spring, both ingoing
and outgoing, and they agreed he
'Although the Bowdoin College
Administration has pressured Beta, the
restrictions are purely self-imposed, and not a
punishment. "We are voluntarily taking steps
to ensure that there will be no future complaints
and to avoid any possible future legal action,"
said Varco. '
Administration has pressured Beta,
the restrictions are purely self-
imposed, and not a punishment.
"We are voluntarily taking steps to
ensure that there will be no future
complaints and to avoid any
possible future legal action," said
Varco.
Varco dispelled many rumors
pending law suit, or community
committee out to get Beta, the house
simply wants to avoid future action
by angry neighbors.
Beta began an active program
to limit noise after the
Administration addressed the house
concerning the complaints last
spring. According to Dean of
Students Kenneth Lewallen there
were several reasons why he chose
to step in. The house had been
should meet with the house and
voice his concerns; get students
involved in self-governance; and
involve alumni in solving the
problem.
Lewallen believed that under
Varco and the current Beta
leadership all objectives have been
accomplished except the
year the problem has diminished.
"They have succeeded in reducing
neighborhood complaints. It shows
what a house can do when they are
committed," said Lewallen.
In previous years complaints
came in from residents and small
businesses surrounding Beta. Nancy
Tucker and her family live directly
across from the fraternity on McKeen
St. Last year Tucker kept a log of all
of her noise complaints. According
to Tucker, nights in which Beta had
parties, particularly the popular
Thursday night parties, were
marred with "a lot of loud talking,
yelling, and drunken behavior,"
which often woke her up and kept
her awake. She often called security,
and then Brunswick police if
security couldn't quiet the house
down. But even after she called it
would take two or three hours to
quiet down.
Tucker feels there shouldn't be
loud noise after ten or eleven on
school nights, and hopes the
weekend parties will be quieter with
quieter music without loud bass
which can be heard from long
distances. "1 don't care how many
people are over there, as long as I
don't hear them," said Tucker.
Beta house members appear to
be understanding.
"Their complaints are
understandable because of their
proximity to the house. I do not feel
that it's a bad thing for the members
of the house to use some constraint
and consideration when having
parties, but the neighbors shouldn't
expect us to be inactive," said Beta
Ebitari Isoun 94'.
'The house members have been
very understanding. It shows that
the organization is more important
than partying," stated Varco.
The noise problem was worse
in 1 985-86 according to Tucker who
has lived across from the fraternity
since the fall of '85. The problem
improved when Beta went under a
period of probation, but has gotten
worse since 1989.
Tucker cited a lack of leadershi p
President and came up with rules
which were never followed. There
was absolutely no leadership, no
one in charge," said Tucker.
Tucker is optimistic about this
year as she hasn't filed a single
complaint since classes started.
Beta is tentatively planning a
house party on Sat. 21 in which the
new noise policies will be tested.
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Four Students address
African-American Society
By Latroy L. Woodson
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The four students dressed in
light-colored robes who paraded
around the campus strewing cereal
caused quite a panic in the Bowdoin
Community last week. The scare
was, in part, due to these actions
being initially construed by many
as actions of the Ku Klux Klan.
The four students, Chand ler Klose
'94, Norman Lee '94, Putt Smith '94
and Chandra Sivakumaran '94, in
compliance with their punishment,
had to address and "create an
educational program for the
community." The four students,
therefore, decided to hold a meeting
with the African American Society.
Chandler Klose explained that the
African American Society was
chosen to facilitate the forum
because he and his friends wanted
to explain their actions to those
people more offended within the
Bowdoin community.
Kolu Stanley '93, President of the
African American Society, stated
that the general atmosphere of the
meeting was "calm and civilized."
When asked if she thought the Am
was an appropriate choice for the
four students Stanley responded,
"Yes and no. Many white students
were also upset and they need
apologizing to as well. I'm afraid for
those who thought it was initially a
racially-motivated incident. They're
choosing the Am validates the initial
belief that ittuos racially motivated."
Norman Lee, when questioned
about how this event would affect
nis relationship with other diverse
students, responded, "People
should have more tolerance of other
people. Race is an issue but don't
blow it out of proportion. They saw
us as racist and that's a very unusual
thing because I'm a minority too."
Although tensions initially ran
high, Renee Mitchell, a member of
the African American Society, stated
that she thought their act was "in
poor taste," but after hearing their
motives she was able to put the
event behind her.
Chandler Klose believed that he
and his friends were able to surpass
some of the tension which may have
been felt and learn from the
experience.
At the meeting, the significance
of the words "tolerance" and
"acceptance" was discussed, and
how these two words clash to create
two distinct perceptions for stud ents
of color on campus.
When asked what he had learned
from these two words Klose said,
'Tolerance is simply saying that
someone is black or white and
ignoring it, wheras acceptance is
understanding that they're black
and that they have a different
background from yours and
accepting it".
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
ARTS & LEISURE
11 Images of Paradise in Islamic Art" will be shown at Art Museum
The unique exhibit will open with a slide lecture* to be given by Haddad, an expert on Islam
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
The Islamic vision of paradise is
the focus of an upcoming exhibition
at the Bowdoin College Museum of
Art. The Here and Hereafter: Images of
Paradise in Islamic Art, t featuring
calligraphy, illuminated
manuscripts, prayer rugs, banners,
ceramics and silks, opens on
September 27 and will be on display
through December 15. The
exhibition was organized by the
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
College.
Yvonne Yazbaeck Haddad,
professor of Islamic history at the
University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, will deliver the opening
slide lecture, titled Islam: Religion for
the Here and Hereafter, on Thursday,
September 26, at 7:30 pm, in Kresge
Auditorium, Visual Arts Center.
Following the lecture, there will be
a reception in the Walker Art
Building for the public from 8pm to
10pm. Haddad's lecture is presented
with support from the Maine Arts
Commision, a state agency
supported in part by public tax
dollars.
Guest curator Walter Denny,
professor of Art History at the
University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, has selected more than 50
objects to study the Islamic concept
of the afterlife. Borrowed from
private and public collections,
including The Metropolitan
Museum of Art and the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, the exhibition will
be divided into four sections.
Paradise and the Work illustrates the
promise and pathway to Heaven as
revealed in the Koran and other
religious texts. Paradise Described
offers various depictions of the
Islamic concept of Paradise. Paradise
Symbolized features objects that
make metaphorical reference to the
heavenly world. Paradise Attained
reveals how the secular paradise
created in Islamic palaces parallels
the religious image of Heaven. A
fully illustrated catalogue
accompanies the exhibition.
The installation of the exhibition
itself reflects the concept of the
Paradise as one of a peaceful garden.
Created by architect Charles Moore,
the installation incorporates aspects
of Islamic architecture, including
kiosks, multiple archways and open
triangular prisms that recall the
ceiling of the Hall of the Two Sisters
at the Alhambra in Spain. Panels of
gold-leaf calligraphy by Mohamed
Zakariya will also be included.
After the opening at the Bowdoin
College Museum of Art, the
A tile panel in the exhibit. Photo courtesy of The Bowdoin College Museum of Art
exhibition will travel to two other
venues: the University Art Museum
in Berkley, Calif. (January 22-March
29, 1992); and the Museum of Fine
Arts in Springfield, Mass. (April 24-
June28,1992).
The exhibition has been funded
in part by grants from the National
Endowment for the Humanities and
the National Endowment for the
Arts, federal agencies, and a gift
from the Shell Oil Company
Foundation. Its presentation at the
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
has been made possible through a
grant from the MARPAT
Foundation and a general operating
support from the Institute of
Museum Services, a federal agency
that offers support to the nation's
museums. The Bowdoin College
Museum of Art is open Tuesday to
Saturday, 10am to 5pm; Sunday
2pm to 5pm.
Gulf of Maine is Brunswick's beatnik bookstore
By Paul Miller
orient contributor
It stands on Maine street,
just across the street from the
Salvation Army thrift store and
next to Pete's Barbershop. If
you were driving, you
probably wouldn't notice it.
However, the Gulf of Maine
bookstore would probably go
on without your notice. It's
been around since 1979, and is
owned by two original
beatniks, Gary Lawless,
resident poet, and Beth
Leonard, a photographer. Their
grizzled dog, Shasta, helps out
with public relations, greeting
customers at the door.
Gary Lawless and Beth
Leonard started their career in
books at Bookland in the Cook's
Corner Mall. The only concern
they had with working at the
Photo by Gretchen Carlson.
genres that are usually left out of
most major bookstores.
Books that are written by
environmentalists, men and women
of color, books of poetry, feminist
theory and writings by and on
Native Americans, are among the
selection found on the shelves of the
Gulf of Maine (the Anarchist
CookBook and and his selection of
place was exactly that: that they books by women of color are my
were working for someone else, favorite). But they don't stick only
and dealing with books they felt to this itinerary, alternative movies
and documentaries can be found at
Gulf of Maine as well. In addition,
the store stocks a core of hard to find
books; from books by Antonin
Artaud, poetry by Mayakovsky, and
owner Gary Lawless's words, many novels byjoyce, yet maintains
"people whose politics lean a a wide variety of mainstream
literature as well.
The owners' eclectic outlook on
life forms the basis of their
bookstore. Co-owner Lawless, a
had nothing to do with them. In
this day of chain bookstores and
impersonal lists of "bestsellers"
the Gulf of Maine Bookstore is
Brunswick's offering to, in co-
little to the wild side." The "wild
side" is an integral part of the
bookstore's background: its
selection of books focuses on
graduate of Colby in Asian
studies (he speaks Japanese),
got his formative ideas from
hanging out in the San
Francisco beat scene with
environmental writer Gary
Synder. Both he and co-owner
Leonard write poetry, but
Lawless has published several
of his own books of poetry, and
started his own press,
Blackberry Press, out of the back
of the bookstore. He has a wide
array of underground
magazines and comics that you
wouldn't be able to find in
mainstream bookstores as well .
With all these pluses in its
favor, you wonder why you
haven't heard of Gulf of Maine
before. The simplest answer to
that could be that it never
advertises. As Lawless puts it:
"All the money we have, we put
into getting more books, so we
never advertise."
Nevertheless, Gulf of Maine,
as a bookstore owned by a poet
and photographer whose wide-
ranging interests in literature are
reflected in their book stock, has
a reputation that acts as its own
advertisement.
The Gulf of Maine Bookstore
remains one of Brunswick's best
kept secrets for those who look
for literary entertainment beyond
the realm of the chain store.They
are located at 61 Maine Street.
The number to call is 729-5083.
It's no illusion- Guns and Roses
releases two big new albulms
By Jim Sabo
orient photo editor
"This album contains
language which some listeners
may find objectionable. They can
F?!* OFF and buy something
from the New Age section."
While I'm not recommending
that you go out and buy Use Your
Illusion l&ll strictly on the basis
of a rather amusing warning
sticker, I don't think that Guns n'
Roses fans will be disappointed.
Rather than simply release a
double album, the band put out
two single albums, thereby
marginally increasing their profit
margin. I say this because I doubt
that there are too many listeners
who would only want one of the
two discs. Each disc runs about
75 minutes, which means that
this release is a rather impressive
effort from a band that has only
released one full-length album
so far (Appetite For Destruction,
1987, ran only 53 minutes).
But what about the music? For
the most part, it's what you
would typically expect from
Guns n' Roses- loud, fast, and
full of energy. There are a few
more ballads than would have
hoped for, such as the current
single Don't Cry. There are a few
surprises as well. For example.
of all the songs out there to cover,
who would have ever expected
Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die
to appear on a Guns and Roses
album. Another surprise is My
World, the last track on Illusion II,
which seems to be some strange
combination of punk, metal, hip-
hop, dance, and a woman faking
an orgasm rather loudly. Suffice it
to say that I'm not quite sure what
they were trying to do here, but
it's an interesting song
nonetheless.
Despite the fact that these are
"new" albums, many of the songs
will already be familiar to
listeners. Besides Don't Cry and
Live and Let Die, which were both
released by one artist or another
before the album, we also have
Civil War, which was released last
summer, Knoddn' on Heaven's
Door, the cover of the Dylan
original which appeared in the
movie Days ofThu nder, and finally
You Could Be Mine, which
appeared in a small film released
this summer called Terminator II
starring some guy named Arnold.
AH told, this album should live
up to its expectations. Both discs
will probably go platinum, the
band's popularity will increase
even more, and, to be certain, a lot
of people will be able to find plenty
of things to object to. I believe that
the New Age section is at the back
of the store on the right.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
The Choice presumed entertaining
By Rich Littlehale
orient editor-in-chief
It has become an axiom of our
culture, living as we do in the wake
of the "Decade of Greed", that the
hope for honor and fairness among
the sharks of # the business world is
an empty one. It's the No-Nonsense
Nineties now. Shouldn't the pursuit
of a career that requires one to wear
a business suit be taken as a sign of
an individual's moral weakness?
Barry Reed would have us believe
that it should not.
This is not a new question for
Reed to confront. In 1980, his novel
The Verdict was' published. Later
made into a movie starring Paul
Newman, it concerned the
desperation and curious
redemption of a Boston attorney
named Frank Galvin. The story went
something like this: Galvin, upon
protesting the unethical actions of a
fellow lawyer, was railroaded out
of the blue-chip law firm where he
was a new partner. Reduced to
haunting funerals in hopes of
soliciting a wrongful death claim,
Galvin was nearing the end of his
rope when his old law partner Moe
Katz reminded him of a malpractice
case he had thrown his way some
months ago. Galvin's subsequent
ethical re-awakening and eloquent
crusade for justice in the face of
overwhelming institutional power
was uplifting to see. At the heart of
the story was the possibility that the
underdog may, once in a while, find
true justice, even in a system as jaded
and impersonal as ours. In fact,
Reed's book makes a fairly strong
argument in* support of the belief
that our system may not be so bad
after all.
The Verdict's search for justice in a
world of institutionalized moral
bankruptcy was perhaps a little
prophetic. The brilliance and slick
amorality of Ed Concannon, the
attorney who opppsed Galvin in
The Verdict, might be taken as a
blueprint for the uncontrolled
excesses that soon came to
characterize big business after the ,
first novel's publication.
In any case, Reed left off novel-
writing and returned to his real love,
the practice of law. No stranger to
the courtroom, Reed has since
become chairman of the
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers
Association. Fortunately for lovers
of fine courtroom drama, however,
he did not give up writing entirely.
After a ten-year break, he has again
turned his hand to novels and to
Frank Galvin. He has written a
sequel to The Verdict, called The
Choice.
The reader picks up with Frank
Galvin five years since his victory
over Concannon. His fortunes have
been much improved by his epic
malpractice win; he is now head of
litigation at yet another blue-chip
firm: Hovington, Sturdevant,
Holmes & Hall. The position which
earns him in the neighborhood of
$700,000 annually. Galvin is no
longer down-and-out. Indeed, he is
so comfortably up-and-in that the
reader is led to wonder if he hasn't
sold out to the very establishment
that he so refreshingly opposed in
the first novel. His actions
throughout thoearly part of the book
reinforce this idea; like any good
lawyer, Galvin gives his clients
everything he has. They're banks
and corporations now, instead ot
the poor and hopeless, but his
professional obligation is equally
strong. It's the personal side that
starts to eat at his convictions.
At the beginning of The Choice,
Galvin is embroiled in a number of
the massive, high-stakes suits that
make up his new life when a stranger
arrives at his office. She is Antonia
Alvarez, a public-interest lawyer
who has stumbled onto a massive
negligence suit and needs the help
of the redoubtable Frank Galvin to
make her case. It seems a major
.pharmaceutical manufacturer has
marketed a drug that may have
caused cripgtog birth defects
among the Portuguese immigrant
community in Massachusetts.
Galvin, reminded of the old days
when all his moral decisions were
simple and clear-cut, agrees to help
her. Soon after, however, he must
withdraw entirely: the
pharmaceutical company proves to
be a client of Hovington, Sturdevant,
Holmes & Hall.
Instead, Galvin refers Ms. Alvarez
to his old friend Moe Katz, who is
largely retired now but agrees to
take on the case that his friend
couldn't. Alvarez and Katz begin to
develop the impossible case, with
the formidable resources of
Hovington, Sturdevant, Holmes &
Hall arrayed against them. One of
those resources being Frank Galvin,
head of litigation.
It is here that Reed derives his
title. Galvin's "choice" is between
duty to his client and satisfying his
personal sense of honor.
It is, indeed, the awful decision
that lawyers must face throughout
their careers: if you are devoted
entirely to a system, and depend on
it for a moral foundation, what
happens when you are confronted
with the sometimes dreadful
consequences of the system's
imperfection?
Barry Reed explores this issue
with a sense of immediacy, a
humanity, and a sort of jaded
wonder at the law that make The
Choice a book you won't want to
miss.
Point Break is a disappointment
By Nick Taylor
orient staff
The movie Point Break, starring
PatrickSwayzeand Keanu Reeves
opens with two scenes. The first
depicts the intense data analyzing
world of the FBI and the second
shows a surfer riding the edge of
panic and fear. It is on this
premise, imprisonment within
the laws and bureaucracy of the
FBI versus the spiritual liberty
associated with surfing, that the
movie is based.
Johnny Utah (Reeves) entered
the Los Angeles Bank Robbery
division of the FBI having only
shot at paper targets and no field
experience. Unfortunately, he is
paired with one of the oldest
members of the force, Angelo
Pappas (Gary Busy), who has little
to no respect for young "hot
shots." Pappas is about ready to
abandon a famous group of L.A.
bank robbers The ex-
Presidents," when Utah's
youthful optimism persuades
Pappas to re-open the file.
The only lead Pappas has on
the ex-Presidents is that they are
surfers, so Utah onus: go
undercover as a surfer to find the
marauders. In the course of
Reeve's blundering, he is saved
by a slinky, angry surfer, Anne,
whom Utah eventually convinces
to teach him the art of surfing.
While Reeves is with Anne, he
learns that surfing carries a large
spiritual contingent, and surfing
will change his life. The spiritual
leader is Bodie (Swazye) aJc.a.
Bodie Zappa, the thrill seeker,
always looking for the ultimate
rush, chemical free of course. He
does everything with vigor, and
extreme, almost mechanical
enthusiasm.
The characters of Johnny Utah
and Bodie mix well and each
learns something from the other.
Utah is able to remove himself
from the bureaucratic hustle of
the FBI while Bodie finds that the
ride has to end sometime, and
that thrill seeking is sometimes
too selfish.
As interesting as the
juxtaposition of characters may
be, the movie never went
anywhere, and the themes were
never expanded, only extended.
The movie had the possibility of
at least two endings, maybe more.
Once the audience started feeling
relief, there was another seen?,
then more relief, and so on until
every loose end was tied. T\e
director obviously had no
intention of writing a sequel
because there is no room for one.
Despite the flaws, there were
some excellent underwater/
surface surfing shots as well as
two amazing sky diving scenes
which not only improve the ove-
r all quality of the movie, but will
also keep you in the theater.
If you likesurfing or skydiving,
or if you like to hang out at the
theater, Point Break is for you. But,
if your attention span falls short
then you will leave a bit
disgruntled.
Performance of Music from the
Middle Age starts concert series
Ensemble Project An Nova. Photo courtesy of Bowdoin College Relations.
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
Ensemble Project Ars Nova, a
quintet specializing in the
performance of music of the late
Middle Ages, will open the 1991-92
Concert Series at Bowdoin College
with a performance on Tuesday,
September 24, at 730p.m., in the
Bowdoin College Chapel. The
ensemble will present a program
titled "Mauchaut and Landini: The
14th Century Composer as Poet,"
I which will feature the poems and
music of Guillaume de Machau t(ca .
1300-1377) and Francesco
Undini(ca. 1325-1397).
The Ensemble Project Ars Nova,
which takes its name from the 1322
treatise on the "new art" (attributed
to Philippe de Vitry), was founded
in Basel in 1980 by Laurie Monahan,
Michael Collver and Crawford
Young. The trio was joined during
its 1984 American debut by Shira
Kammen and John Fleagle. The
Ensemble has since enjoyed success
in America at the Boston Early Music
Festival and similar festivals in New
York, San Francisco, Seattle and San
Diego. In addition, the group has
played at prestigious venues
throughout Europe. •
Co-director Laurie Monahan,
mezzo-soprano, has sung with the
Ensemble Tragicomedia in Europe
and has taken leading roles in the
operas and oratorios of Monteverd i,
Mozart, Handel and Bach. She
currently is on the faculty of the
Longy School in Boston. Co-director
Michael Collever, countertenor and
corno muto, has been a soloist with
the Los Angeles Philharmonic,
chamberorchestras in San Francisco,
Vancouver and Montreal. He also
teaches at the Longy School.
Crawford Young, medieval lute,
teaches medieval instrumental
performance and iconography at the
Schola Cantorum. John Fleagle,
tenor, harp and rebec, has
performed with several early music
ensembles, and has also performed
on medieval stringed instruments
that he made himself. He joined the
Ensemble full-time in 1987. Shira
Kammen, vielle and rebec, is a
graduate of the University of
California- Berkley and has been
heard in medieval ensembles
throughout the United States,
Canada and Europe.
Seating is limited and will be by
ticket only. Tickets are available in
advance at the Events Office,
Moult on Union. Ticket prices are
$10 for the general public and $8 for
seniors. The performance is free to
those with a Bowdoin ID. The
performance is funded by Jasper
Jacob Stahl Lectureship in the
Humanities.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
Happenings at Bowdoin
Friday, September 20
Campus Band. Bryn and Putt. 9:30pm. The Pub. -.
Dance. Funknite Midnight. The Pub.
Saturday, September 21
Band. Chuck Morris and the Sidewalk Blues Band. Co-sponsored by SUC and the
Senior class. 9:00pm. Daggett Lounge.
Movie. "Rocky Horror Picture Show." 1 1 :00pm. The Pub. ^
Monday, September 23
Movie. "Momma's Pushcart."3rd annual Women's Studies Film Festival. 7:00pm. Smith
Auditorium.
Thursday, September 26
Movie. "CEDDO." African Film Series. 7:00pm. Beam Classroom VAC.
Movie. "Berlin in the Twenties." Berlin Film Series. 7:30pm. Smith Auditorium, Sills
Hall.
Lecture. "Challenges Facing Students and Faculty in the 1990s: Celebrating Diversity
and Multiculturalism," Dennis Watson, executive director, National Black Youth
Leadership Council. 8:00pm. Daggett Lounge.
Thursday, September 26
Lecture. "Islam: Religion for the Here and the Hereafter," by Yvonne Yazbeck
Haddad. 7:30pm. Kresge Auditorium.
Bowdoin Outing Club helps
preserve environment
winter in Latin America, and they
are therefore highly vulnerable to
tropical habitat destruction. The
BOC has contributed to the Maine
Chapter's conservation initiative,
From Maine Forest to Rain Forest .
The project has a dual purpose, to
help the Maine forest birds and to
stop the depletion of the Rainforest.
Other points of the BOC's
conservationist policy, include the
maintenance of a 5 mile section of
the Appalachian Trail in Monson,
Maine a membership in the
Appalachian Mountain Gub. The
BOC also has a new program of
sponsoring trips to wildlife areas
that are in jeopardy of being clear-
cut, similar to the Druid trip to Big
Reed Pond that took place last year.
Theenthusiastic participation in the
fall schedule so far shows a
committed group of BOC members.
Schendler's goal for this year is to
channel this enthusiasm back, into
the environment in the form of
conservation activities such as work
and educational trips.
Art Club Meeting & Dinner
Monday, September 23, 1991
6:00 pm
Coles Tower South
By Matt Weiner
orient contributor
Under the enthusiastic leadership
of BOC President Auden Schendler
this year, the Outing Club has
adopted a policy of greater
environmental consciousness. On
September 3rd, at the fall meeting of
the BOC, a club vote determined to
put aside 10% of the collected dues
to buy rain forest land in Latin
America. Schendler states,"The
Outing Club, whose members are,
almost without exception, extremely
conservation minded, has not in the
past held conservation as a priority."
Headded/'Its Ed Abbey's argument
in reverse. You need to take a break
from and environmentalism and get
out and enjoy the wilderness. The
BOC should do more than go on
trips."
The BOC has invested in the rain
forest through the Maine Chapter of
the Nature Conservancy. According
to this organization's studies, more
than 60% of Maine's forest birds
Baroque dance comes to campus
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
The Ken Pierce Baroque Dance
Company will perform in the
Dance Studio, Sargent
Gymnasium, at Bowdoin College
on Tuesday, September 24, at 7:30
pm. The performance is free and
open to the public.
The company, which
performed at Bowdoin last fall,
returns to present an informal
program of reconstructions of
ballroom and theatrical dances of
the 17th and early 18th centuries —
the forerunner of contemporary
ballet. Minuets and chaconnes by
composers such as Lully are
accompanied by live music played
on instruments of the period —
guitar, theorbo and viola da
gamba.
The Ken Pierce Company has
performed extensively in New
England, including appearances
in the Cambridge River Festival
and the Boston Early Music
Festival. The group has also
performed at Lincoln Center (New
York) with the Ensemble for Ear ly
Music, and with the Boston
Shawm and Sackbut Ensemble
and Pomerium Musices.
The performance is sponsored
by the Division of Dance in the
Department of Theater Arts.
Admission is free, but seating is
limited to one-hundred.
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Beyond Bowdoin...
"An Evening in Southeast Asia." The conceit is the
start of the Portland Multicultural Festival at The
Portland Performing Arts Center at 25A Forest Ave. The
performance is at 8pm with food tasting beginning at
7pm, Friday Sept. 20. Tickets are $13. Call 774-0465.
i.
Accordions That Shook the World, II," with
accordionists from Columbia, Finland, Bulgaria, and
Maine. The second night of the Portland Multicultural
Festival at the Portland Performing Arts Center. The
show begins at 8pm and there is food tasting at 7pm.
Tickets are $13. Call 774-0465
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Downeast In-The- Water Boat Show. Spring Port
Marina, So. Portland. Sept. 19-22. Call 767-3254.
Common Ground Country Fair, Windsor. Sept 20-22.
Call 289-3221.
Cumberland Fair, Cumberland Fairgrounds. Sept. 22-
28. Call 289-3221.
Winchester Arms Collection Show, Portland Expo.
Sept. 27-29. Call 657-4706.
UMC Craft Show, Bangor Civic Center. Sept. 27-29.
Call 337-6803.
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Friday, September 20
7:30pm and 10:00pm. Kresge Auditorium.
"Some Like It Hot," USA, 1959, 121 min.
Marilyn Monroe is a ukuele-playing vocalist in an all-female band. Tony Curtis
and Jack Lemmon are two musicians on the run from the mob, who join the
travelling troupe as they whirl from Chicago to Miami Beach in the decadent year
of 1929.
Saturday, September 21
7:30pm and 10:00pm. Kresge Auditorium.
"The Seven Year Itch," USA, 1955, 104 min.
When a New York publisher (Tom Ewell) whose wide goes away for the long,
hot summer, he succumbs to forbidden liquor and cigarettes and dreams of giris-
especially the beautiful blonde (Marilyn Monroe) upstairs, who also promises but
never delivers.
Midnight. Kresge Auditorium.
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," USA, 1953, 91 min.
Two showgirls embark for France seeking rich husbands in thsi musical
featuring "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Their pursuit of millionaires and
jewels lands them in a French court, but Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel retain
their innocence.
Wednesday, September 25
4:00pm and 10:00pm. Kresge Auditorium.
"Mystery Train," USA, 1 989, 1 1 min.
This is Jim Jarmusch's most accessible film to date, as it confirms his position as
one of the funniest and most formally inventive contemporary filmmakers. His
subject is the mythic landscape of America, and the setting, appropriately, is
Memphis, a pop-culture Mecca wher all roads lead to Elvis. The film's ingenious,
game-like structure presents three interlocking short stories, each one set on the
same night, leading to the same fleabag hotel, centering on foreigners, and
invoking the presence of The King in some way. In Japanese with English
subtitles. 16mm film.
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properly registered with college
authorities.
3) Whenever hard alcohol is
served or consumed in private
rooms, residents must inform
house officers.
4) Bowdoin College Security
may enter the house at anytime to
insure compliance with all of the
above.
5)Theta Delta Chi must develop
a seminar in alcohol education for
the house. I suggest that you
consult with Douglas Ebeling for
guidance.
Ebeling, the newly appointed
Advisor to Fraternities, has ideas
of his own about the plight of
fraternity life at Bowdoin. His
reactions to the TD decision were
not far from Lewallen's. "I don't
think it was too stringent. I think it
was fair considering what happened.
However, I'd like to see if I could
work with them so that they could
serve alcohol themselves in a more
responsible way."
Ebeling has begun to tackle the
alcohol problem first hand. He has
developed a proposal that aims
directly at educating the fraternity
servers in the same manner that Bill
Fruth, Director of the Moulton Union
educates the bartenders that work in
the Bear Necessity Pub.
This program would entail that all
servers of alcohol at fraternities be
given the opportunity to attend a
seminar designed to educate the
servers. The program, titled "The
Maine Course", would be taught by
Susan R.B. Violetteof Southern Maine
Technical College. Ebeling stressed
the need for a mandated program to
Calvin and Hobbes
hopefully impart "practical
wisdom" on the servers. Ebeling
explained 'If people are afraid of
having required bartenders at all
parties, then I hope that they will
support what I'm proposing."
Regardless of whether Ebeling's
proposal passes through the
channels, the TD decision has once
again sparked the issue of the illegal
serving and consumption of alcohol
at fraternity houses.
With the mediated sanctions
taken by TD and Lewallen and the
proposal submitted by Ebeling, the
College is sending a strong message
to fraternities; that their goal is not
to discipline, but to educate students
to drink responsibly in a controlled
atmosphere and to curb incidents
similar to the one at TD from
occurring in the future.
by Bill Watterson
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HELLO, DAD ! IT IS NOW
THREE IN THE MORNING.
DO M<X)fc.NOt WHERE
I AM?
You Got the Right One Baby...? once again, the
College has changed it's choice of favorite soft drinks. We've
taken the taste test and it looks like it's Pepsi once again. Next
week, all of the Coca-Cola machines will be exchanged for Pepsi.
Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Martin to speak at
James Bowdoin Day
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
London.
The student address, Too Soon
to Tell, will be delivered by Susan
Gigante '94 of Wellesley, Mass. A
graduate of Wellesley High School,
she is dean's list student, has earned
high honors on her studies and is a
James Bowdoin Scholar.
Daniel C. Seale '92 of Worcester,
Mass., a senior with a double major
in Archeology/Classics and
Government, will serve as marshall
of the exercises. Recipient of the
Sewall Greek Prize during his
sophomore year, Seale has been
dean's list student and a James
Bowdoin Scholar. Heeamed a varsity
letter in football last season and has
also lettered in golf.
The Bowdoin Concert Band, under
the direction of John P. Morneau,
will perform Moorside March by
Gustav Hoist, and arranged by
Gordon Jacob, as the processional,
and Music for a Ceremony by John
Morrissey as the recessional. James
Bowdoin Scholars were first
recognized in 1941 for their excellence
in scholarship and to commemorate
the Honorable James Bowdoin III
(1752-1811), the first patron of the
College.
Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
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SEPTEMBER 20 , 1991
11
FOCUS
$$ Money at Bowdoin $$
Dollar Diversity Among Students
By John Valentine
orient focus editor
The struggle for fostering economic
diversity in the Bowdoin student
body is.a troubling issue, and one
that is still being addressed by the
Admissions Office and the Office of
Financial Aid.
To many, Bowdoin is a "rich kid"
school, a place where 60% of the
student body is able to pay annual
tuitions hovering around $23,000
and the expensive European import
is not a rare sight in student parking
lots.
To others, Bowdoin is an unusual
community dedicated to both higher
education and the experience that
only an economically,
geographically, and ethnically
diverse student body can give.
The question of whether Bowdoin
can truly be economically diverse
with limited funds for financial aid
is a tricky one for admissions and
financial aid.
The head of the Financial Aid
Department, Walter Moulton, gave
a brief outline of how financial aid
affects the composition of the
a brief outline of how financial aid
affects the composition of the
student body.
"We run a high-quality financial
aid program," said Moulton, "one
that is dedicated to meeting 100% of
the financial need of all entering
classes." Financial Aid has a $73
million annual grant budget which
it distributes among approximately
40% of the student body according
to need. There are typically 550 to
600 matriculating students requiring
financial aid at. a time and the
average grant is $12,375,
approximately 53% of the cost of
attending Bowdoin. The financial
aid department usually budgets
enough aid for about 150 to 175
entering first-year students. Last
spring, this resulted in 40 applicants
being wait-listed for financial
reasons when there was not enough
money in the financial aid budget to
meet their needs. "We have never
had a need-blind admissions
policy," said Moulton. However,
Moulton did acknowledge that it is
rare that the financial aid office had
been unable to meet the needs of all
applicants the admissions
committee wishes to accept.
Dean of Admissions Richard Steele
acknowledged the problem in
admissions offices nationwide in
balancing economic diversity and
the budget. "I think it is going to be
a constant worry for us, and not just
Bowdoin... Every college I know is
scrambling on this issue. Even
Harvard (with the nation's largest
endowment) is worried." Steele also
noted that Smith College and Brown
endowment) is worried." Steelealso
noted that Smith College and Brown
University recently stated that they
may not be able to continue need-
blind admissions policies in the
future.
The fact that an institution dedicated
to diversity like Bowdoin has a
disproportionately wealthy student
body, most of whose parents earn in
excess of $100,000 annually, leaves
some thinking that Bowdoin's
student body is economically 'top-
heavy.' John Simko '92, president of
Students for Class Consciousness,
believes this leaves many low-
income students feeling out of place.
"It wears on you over-all. You begin
to think 1 don't fit in because I don't
have as much as these other
people.'" While he feels many low-
income students, especially first-
year students, are disoriented by
the middle class values and lifestyle
thrust upon them at Bowdoin (for
example, the excellence of thedining
service and residence halls), Simko
is very satisfied with the efforts to
make financial aid available to
needy students at Bowdoin.
According to Moulton, "There is a
very strong and very positive
correlation between class rank,
standardized test scores, wealth of
parents and occupation of parents"
which weigh heavily in favor of
affluent students who have had the
opportunities to attend private or
excellent public schools and benefit
from other intellectual opportunities
their parents can afford to give them.
Steele agrees. "It's logical that kids
from poorer families don't have the
Steele agrees. "It's logical that kids
from poorer families don't have the
same academic resources" as
wealthier students.
Another problem in recruiting less
affluent students, said Steele, isthat
"the danger as costs rise is that many
students won't even apply" who
would otherwise do well
academically at Bowdoin. When
students who had asked for
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"There is a very strong and very positive correlation
between class rank, standardized test scores, wealth
of parents, and occupation of parents. "
— Walter Moulton, Directorof Financial Aid
admissions information but had not
applied were asked, "Was cost a
factor in your decision not to apply
to Bowdoin?" 26% replied that it
factor in your decision not to apply
to Bowdoin?" 26% replied that it
was. Of these, half felt that they
couldn't afford Bowdoin and of
these, one-quarter believed thatthey
would not receive sufficient financial
aid. '
To help offset this lack of faith in
Bowdoin's commitment to financial
aid, Steele plans to stress the aid
department's capabilities much
more thoroughly. "We are going to
make sure that in every presentation
wp make we talk about the financial
make sure that in every presentation
we make we talk about the financial
aid program."
Curiously, Steele found while head
of admissions at Duke University
that "the $40 to 60 thousand family
income bracket had gravitated to
public universities more" while the
lower and upper income groups'
Continued on page 14.
Departments Face 4% Budgetary Cut Across the Board
By Chandler Klose
orient staff
The academic departments of
Bowdoin College all undertook a
budgetary cut of four percent for
this year. Various positions in the
faculty were removed or are in
danger of removal. To study the
effects of this financial setback, as
many departments as possible were
contacted in order to discover the
overall effect of the Bowdoin deficit
on the high standards of education
this school claims to hold.
A barrage of secretarial efficiency
set up interviews with fifteen of the
approximately twenty-three heads
of department. Conversations
ranged from brief statistic-oriented
phone-calls to in depth discussions
of Bowdoin's economic, academic
and social situations.
Allen Tucker, Chair of the computet
science department, laid down the
basics of the financial cutbacks. In
addition to a four percent
departmental cut, all faculty salaries
were raised by only 4.5 percent,
dropping Bowdoin* salaries to
approximately twelfth place among
"peer group" colleges, such as
Williams, Amherst and Middlebury.
However, the Computer Science
department has felt no immediate
effect due to the cuts. The
department is not worried because,
according to Tucker, the President
has reaffirmed his intentions to
return the financial situation to
parity as soon as possible.
The math department, headed by R.
as xeroxes and other small
expenditures.
Several departments, such as
psychology, theater arts and
geology, voiced little or no concern
about budgetary matters.
The head of theater Arts, A.
Raymond Rutan, said that
theoretically the cuts make a
difference but in practice nothing
has changed. Because the Theater
"Two items desired by members of the [philosphy]
department cannot be purchased due to the cuts, a
podium costing eighty -five dollars, and a dictionary
stand costing over $200. Refreshments are no longer
served at meetings of the department faculty."
Wells Johnson, has its program still
completely in place, the only
noticeable change having been the
cut of a half-time secretary position.
The Romance languages
department's budget has
historically been minimal and there
have been no specific changes
according to professor John Turner.
However, he said that more care
must be taken with everything such
department is a producing agent
for the college, and has no fixed
program, there is no noticeable
difference in the capability of the
department to meet the needs of the
student body.
In the geology department
secretarial services have been cut
down from five to two hours per
morning, but according to
Chairperson Arthur Hussey,
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students can help out. Money for
field trips has not been diminished,
so at this point there is no problem.
But in other departments there is
the long term concern that budgets
will continue to be lowered, perhaps
significantly affecting academic
programs.
Robert Greenlee, the Chair of the
music department said that the most
serious cuts have not occurred yet.
However, Therese Smith, Professor
of ethnomusicology left after last
year and has not been replaced . "The
most difficult thing has been losing
a world music teacher [Ms. Smith]"
said Greenlee. Otherwise effects of
the cuts have been minimal, forcing
only a mild "retrenching" of the
purchase of musical scores and
instruments.
In the philosophy department, cuts
have not been "terribly drastic," said
Chairperson Denis Coorish. Student
assistance is down to three hours
per week from what was previously
unrestricted time allotment, usually
between five and seven hours. Two
items desired by members of the
department cannot be purchased
due to the cuts, a lectern, or podium
costing eighty-five dollars, and a
dictionary stand costing over $200.
Refreshments are no longer served
at meetings of the department
faculty. Neither the two purchases
nor the lack of refreshments would
have significant effect on the
philosophy student, but the
inconveniences are noticeable to tlje
professors.
The biology department is more
conscious of its financial
capabilities, according to
Chairperson Thomas Settlemire.
Support for lab projects is still
substantial but the department must
restrict its spending to its program.
"We have ttfbe more conservative
about trying new things," he said,
"but I don' t see it having more effect
if we do our planning correctly."
When asked about possible effects
on students he replied that the
department cannot keep its rooms
in Searles Hall open in the evening
and that tutoring is not as substantial
as it was but at this point there has
been no real impact on education.
The history department'sbudgetary
problem s began two years ago, said
Chairperson Paul Nyhus. At that
time, all money for speaker fees
(continued on page 14.)
12
SEPTEMBER 20. 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Dollars at
Bowdoin J
Making money the hard way, entrepreneurship at Bowdoin
By Richard Squire
orient contributor
First year dorm, Sunday night, 10
pm. Dr. Whoopee, black bag in
hand, lifts his fist to the door.
Knock-knock.
"Who's there?"
"Polar Bear Condoms!"
Silence, then some nervousgiggling.
The door swings ajar.
"Are you for real?"
Dr. Whoopie sticks his foot into the
opening and steps boldly into the
room. Three first years stare wide-
eyed.
"Can I interest you gentlemen in
some primo polar protection? Polar
Bear condoms, for the
discriminating bear, come in either
red or white, and include a
recyclable cover featuring our
motto, "For the Frigid and Rigid."
Great for personal use, or for that
special stocking stuffer. Get them
for your friends, your brothers, for
"Selling my Peace
shirts is definitely a
positive energy thing
the sake of love, but whatever you
do, get them while you're hot!"
The first-years look skeptical,
grinning as people do when
someone has told a joke slightly too
lurid to be appropriate. After an
anxious pause, one of them asks,
"How much?"
"A mere 75 cents!"
Now comes the moment of truth.
Any campus entrepreneur will tell
you that no matter how confident
you seem, how good your product
is, how engaging is you spiel, you
are always one second away from
that door-to-door salesman's worst
nightmare: total rejection. Dr.
Whoopee decides to raise the stakes.
"You, sir, you look like a man who
needs a polar bear condom. Or
maybe several. After all, you can
never be too optimistic. "
Suddenly the first-year realizes that
there is more going on here than
just a sale. Pride had arisen. Slowly
he begins nodding.
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Chi Psi "five dollar anchorman mug"
photo by Jim Sabo
"Yeah 1 do need some condoms. I
need three."
His roommate is now sold. "I need
five."
1 need a dozen!"
Success! Heaps of silver are traded
for fistfuls, no, make that bouquets,
of condoms. Dr. Whoopie rides
again.
For the cash-starved student with a
catchy idea and bulgesof gumption,
campus sales is the trick to instant
riches. Actually, don't even worry
about the product idea. Anything
with Bowdoin, Booze, and Bart is a
guaranteed winner. All you have to
do is get out there and sell it. After
all, the guy who created those "co-
ed naked lacrosse" T-shirts is now a
millionaire about to enter Harvard
Business. No kidding.
Julie, a member of the junior class, is
an example of a Bowdoin go-getter
who turned a solid idea into a
financial as well as spiritual profit.
Two summers ago on Martha's
Vineyard, out of work and out of
dough, she was inspired to put that
ubiquitous, flowery bumper-sticker
"PEACE" design across the breast
of a Hanes Beefy-T and peddle it to
the tourists, slowly but surely, like
an olive branch, her business came
to bear fruit. A Bowdoin enterprise
scon followed.
"Soiling my Peace shirts is definitely
a positive energy thing for me," the
successful businesswoman reflects.
"Some people ask what the money
is going for, but usually they just
understand the universal message
I'm expressing. It's not really like
I'm selling something, but rather
like I am including them in a kind of
cosmic oneness. Their payment is a
response to my own high energy."
She sighs, staring off into the
distance. A moment later she looks
askance at the interviewer.
"Then '.gain, sometimes it helps to
flirt."
Make no mistake, future Willie
Lomans. Campus sales are not for
everyone. The risk is high, the
rejections are tough, and some
people are downright surly. Sellers
with a cause, even if it's the Chi Psi
Anchorman Tournament, are
usually better greeted than those
who are merely pocketing. *A sob
story always helps.
For those students seeing nothing
by red, campus jobs are another
way to make money around this
place. They don't pay as well as the
quick sales buck, but then again,
sitting at the Tower desk on a
Saturday night is a great way to get
your face known, And for those
unwilling to utter such pitches as
Dr. Whoopie's famous "You can be
a polar bear, but never, ever, have a
bare pole," dining service's
advertisement "Need a job? Great
pay! Great Food! Meet important
people!" may be the come-one you
were listening for.
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Asian Studies hit hardest by budget cuts
By Christina Rodriguez
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The Asian Studies department is
on thevergeof dissolution as a major
and as an independent department.
Both Asian Studies majors and the
faculty of the department are deeply
concerned about the tenuous
situation of their program. Ed
Gilday's position, he is professor of
Japanese culture and religion, is
hanging on a thin thread as the
ad ministration debates the fund ing
of his position for next year. Asian
Studies students are searching
desperately for assistance against
what they perceive as the upcoming
mortal blow to their department.
Asian Studies majors and the Asian
Interest Group plan to put up fliers
within the next week, write letters
to the newspaper, and set up a booth
on Parent's weekend to increase
awareness about the issue.
Beth Lalumiere '92, Sean Bell '92
and Chandler Klose '94 spoke with
President Edwards this Wednesday.
"[the amnistration] doesn't]
realize that by terminating the
position for Japanese culture
and religion, the whole of
Japanese studies is affe cted. "
Lalumiere said that "the
administration does realize the
importance of maintaining the
program", however, "[theyl don't
realize that by terminating the
position for Japanese culture and
religion, the whole of Japanese
studies is affected."
This position is the basis for the
whole Japanese curriculum,
according to Lalumiere. If it is
discarded the Japanese language
program will have no cultural
backup in her view. Lalumiere
continued "this "is what the
administration doesn't see."
President Edwards told Lalumiere
that this year forty non-academic
positions were cut because of
insufficient financing, but this is an
academic position. She feels that the
administration has not been looking
hard enough for outside funding.
She said that there are many
Japanese companies and
organizations that could give
support to the study of Asia and
especially the study of Japan.
Lalumiere said that "the decision
seems to lie with President Edwards.
The administration tries to make
decisions when the students cannot
do anything about them. Decisions
are -set up to take place during
vacations for the most part."
The issue began last year when
the college made public that there
was not enough money to continue
all positions in the program. The
Asian Studies department has been
. funded through the Pew Memorial
Trust and the Mellon grants in
combination with college funding.
However, these are soon to expire.
The administration's continued
indecision regarding the position in
Japanese religion has raised much
controversy. Professor Kidder
Smith expressed his view: "if you
take one block out [of the
department] the Avhole
collapses."
The Asian Studies program has
grown immensely in the past years.
In comparison to similar colleges
Bowdoin has been slow to develop
an Asian Studies program, but now,
just as the program seemed to be
gaining adherents in the college
community, its financial
foundations are being shaken. This
year the program has managed to
pull through but nevertheless,
frustration is spreading as the
faculty feels its support slipping
away and its options vanishing.
The Asian Studies department
was reviewed by professor A.
Richard Turner from New York
University in June 1989. As an
outsider he regarded the program
as "a reason to go to Bowdoin, as
opposed to equally good sister
institutions." In fact some students
are attracted to the program before
they even apply to Bowdoin.
The influence of the Asian Studies
department extends beyond the
college campus. The department
stresses the opportunity to study
abroad for a semester or a year. The
varied foreign programs include the
Beijing Foreign Language Normal
College, the Intercollegiate Sri Lanka
Education program (ISLE), and the
South India Term Abroad (SIT A).
Students can also attend the Sophia
University in Tokyo, Kansas
Institute of Foreign Stud ies in Osaka,
or Nanzan University for Japanese
Studies in Nagoya. Additionally the
department in 1990-91 contributed
to the cultural enrichment of the
campus alumni by sponsoring or
co-sponsoring various Asia-
oriented events.
The future of the Asian Studies
Program is in the hands of the
administration alone, for the
concensus among the involved
students and faculty is that if
Professor Gilday's position is
removed, Asian Studies will
disappear.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 20 ,1991
13
Dollars at Bowdoin §
Chabotar speaks about college's deficit, financial plans
By Neil Houghton
orient contributor
Kent John Chabotar, both the Vice
President for Finance and
Administration and the Treasurer,
explained the goals, agenda and
procedures of the College for
balancing the budget.
Mr. Chabotar is new this year,
bringing to Bowdoin his expertise
in financial management and
strategic retrenchment in education.
Along with helping other
institutions recover from financial
difficulties, he was a lecturer in
finance at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education.
The college, as President Edwards
stated to the Board last year, has a
goal of a balanced budget for the
1993-1994 fiscal year. The current
budget has a defeat of "around one
.million dollars," according to
Chabotar. It is hoped that the budget
for next year (1992-1993) will begin
to balance. This new budget will be
presented to the Board for review
in January, 1992.
"The process that is being used
this year [to write the new budget)
is very different from the past." The
first step in balancing a budget,
according to Mr. Chabotar, is to
define the core functions of the
College. In a broad sense, this
definition of the College was
partially done last year by the
Strategic Planning Task Force, a
committee which includes two
students and is chaired by President
Edwards. This year it is expected
that the task force will define the
College in finer detail.
Working with the Task Force's
general charge, another new
committee, the Budget and Financial
Prioritees Committee, will annually
draft the budget. This is the first
year the Committee exists.
The Budget and Financial
Priorities Committee consists of
three administrators, three faculty
members, one member of the
support staff, one member of the
administrative staff, and one
Bowdoin Student's Wealth
not a factor in campus theft
By Chandler Klose
orient contributor
The 1991 Fall Semester has opened
with nine bicycle thefts, said
Director of Safety and Security Mike
Pander. Most thefts were of
unattended bikes although several
of the vehicles, protected by inferior
locks such as thin chain or cord
were also stolen.
Safety and Security is
investigating more disconcerting
cash thefts reported since.
Pander stressed the fact that
unlocked rooms get robbed, and
that the locking of both room and
residence doors is the most
important and potent preventive
measure. "Being sure to lock your
door is not paranoia, it's just being
careful," he said.
The carelessness of students at
Bowdoin maybe the result of a rural
location, Pander suggested. In an
urban setting, the fear of homicides
and muggings is enough to keep
everyone uptight and on the
'Students are victims everywhere,
Bowdoin is not unique. You don't have to
be rich to own the things that are stolen
from students...'
reports that one or more of the bikes
stolen were protected with high
quality metal horseshoe locks, such
as the Kryptonite lock. That would
imply a greater threat to the security
of bikes, because such locks are
extremely difficult to remove.
Pander said that even bikes
protected with quality locks are
vulnerable to theft if they are not
fixed to an immobile object.
According to Pander a rash of
bicycle thefts typically occurs at the
start of the fall semester and then
again on the return of students after
spring break.
Four thefts of cash have been
reported, two from unlocked
residence halls and one from an
unattended wallet. The ensuing
investigation by both Bowdoin
Security and the Brunswick Police
resulted in the apprehension of a
juvenile, and there have been no
lookout, but people here "tend to let
their guard down", he said. "A
certain amount of general care is
necessary even in Brunswick", he
continued.
When asked about the
susceptibility of Bowdoin students
due to their above average financial
resources, Pander stated that
"students are victims everywhere,
Bowdoin is not unique. You don't
have to be rich to own the things
that are stolen from students:
backpacks, bicycles, walkmen. The
same old stuff" is stolen from college
campuses across the country.
Most crimes on campuses are
"crimes of opportunity", Pander
remarked, in reference to the fact
that the majority of college thefts
occur when belongings are
unprotected or unattended. "If you
remove the opportunity," he said,
"you remove the crime."
student.
The budget^ created by the
Committee should, "1) show
progress towards a balanced budget,
2) respect the College's core
functions, and 3) get the job done in
an atmosphere of almost
unprecedented participation. It
could be done faster if the
Administration prepared the budget
alone, which in other places it has
been ... but here... it will really be
participatory. It [participatory
management) is a learning process
for everybody — it has never been
done here. And so ...(everyone) on
the committee needs patience [with
each other)."
The Committee met for the first
time this Thursday to determine its
schedule.
Attaining the goal of a balanced
budget will undoubtedly be difficult.
"When a school gets down to the
last million, half million...that's the
toughest," said Mr. Chabotar. 'To
expect revenue growth to get us out
of the defecit problem is too
optimistic." Thus, some cuts will
have to be made, although where
they will fall is uncertain due to the
fact that 70% of Bowdoin's
expenditures come from
"compensation" (salaries, benefits,
pension, etc.).
As Mr. Chabotar stated, "Clearly,
to balance the budget there will be
'some additional personnel cuts. To
date, the cuts have not been from
the academic side. The people or
positions that were terminated last
year, except for., [a few) support
positions in academic affairs,
everything came out of the
administration side. I don't think
that it will be much different this
year. It will be people, in part at
least. Where the personnel and other
reductions will come from this year
I don't know yet...there are no
proposals and the Budget
Committee is just starting its work.
In the meantime, several
adjustments must be made on the
current budget (1991-1992),
originally proposed last January.
"We also have to revise this year's
budget. One of the things that we're
doing for the first time is... having
formal revised estimates. And
actually, it makes sense...this year's
budget was approved last January,
that's nine months ago. A couple of
things have happened since last
January, including the fact that
we've got.. .16 more students than
we counted on..In general most of
(the revisions) will be enrollment
driven." The revisions shouldn't be
substantial; "16 students should not
put that much pressure" on the
College. "In most schools, when you
get more students, unless it's a whole
lot more students, small numbers
mean that the " revenue you add are
pretty much offset by additional
expenses. This is not General Motors
where if you sell more cars you
make more money"
Also important in the revisions is
the change in the Student Health
Center. All together, "There may
be some impact on the revenue side,
some impact on the expense side,
and I'm not sure where it will wash
out... My preliminary guess is that
this year's deficit will be no worse
than the original estimate, [of
around one million 1."
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Economic Diversity
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11)
representation seems to be holding
steadily. First-year student Chris
Chesley, finds this true at Bowdoin
also. "I come from a middle-income
family, and I'd be more likely to
bump into someone who is poorer
than me than someone in the same
income bracket."
With a student body different in so
many ways from the national
economic norms, it is interesting to
note what expectations of financial
reward Bowdoin students have
upon graduating.
Director of Career Services Lisa
Tessler believes that "liberal arts
graduates do not initially command
the same starting salaries as
graduates from more technically
oriented (for example business and
engineering) schools," but that with
time, these salary disparities even
out.
The mean salary of the class of 1990
was approximately $21,000. 16% of
the class immediately continued on
to graduate and professional
programs and 9% are anticipating
doing so within one year of
graduation. Tessler noted that upon
graduating from these programs,
students' earning power is greatly
increased.
Steele believes that Bowdoin
students aren't excessively
concerned about their post-Bo wdoin
careers. "Students up here are much
less up-tight about the next step into
careers... I saw many more students
Department Cuts
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11)
within the department was
eliminated. When students were
aainterested in bringing a speaker
the college they had to go
"shopping" for money from other
sources with which to cover travel
expenses and fees for a guest
lecturer. The lack of speaker funds
makes it difficult or impossible for
thedepartmenttobringevenalocal
expert to Bowdoin, Nyhus said . The
present cuts have only aggravated
older problems for the history
department. "We can't do what we
want to do with books," said Nyhus,
referring to the department's
attempts to acquire non-Eurocentric
books. The budget before was
designed only for the study of
European and American histories,
resulting in the accumulation of
books almost exclusively on those
subjects. Now, as interest in the
culture and history of other
continents and countries skyrockets,
the history department is struggling
to keep up.
Allen Springer, Chair of the
government department, has not
taken on a research assistant because
of the cuts. For that reason he feels
he must be more cautious in his
research, and cannot take on the
same projects he otherwise would.
The student assistance program has
suffered as well. When asked about
the effect of the cuts on the moraleof
the government department faculty,
Springer responded that all of the
government professors are on
contract or have tenure and that
therefore they have been able to
absorb the cuts without concern as
to their future. "Nobody's leaving
yet, but of course we're all a little
nervous about what is to come," he
said. "There has been no immediate
effect but we may see it later," he
continued. As far as future
administrative actions will be,
Springer said, "I feel strongly that
faculty salaries must be a factor in
the decision making process."
Mark Wethli, the Chair of the art
department, expressed only slight
concern over the present financial
situation. The art department has
lost some money for extracurricular
events such as guest artists, films,
speakers, lectures and concerts, but
not enough to seriously affect the
influx and exchange of ideas that
such extracurriculars provoke.
Wethli' s only worry is for the ability
of the department to grow under
financial constraints. He said that
most schools of similar size offer
sculpture or some three-
dimensional art, but Bowdoin's
program offers only two-
dimensional courses such as
drawing and painting. The budget
cuts make it impossible to add this
desired dimension to the art
department.
The chemistry department, headed
by David Page, has drawn more
students to its organic chemistry
program than ever before and faces
this situation with less money than
before. The cuts have not had an
immediate effect on the education
of these students, but "the faculty
seems to be worrying about salaries
a lot," said Page, "A well-paid
faculty is only one thing that defines
academic life, and by focusing on
salaries to the exclusion of other
things that make Bowdoin unique,
such as student assistance, you can
very easily turn Bowdoin into just
another college." Before the
interview Page had spent half an
hour with a first-year student
explaining a lab project. He
remarked that the human aspect of
teaching chemistry is the most
important part: "We've always had
good programs with crummy
facilities."
"There are many schools with far
greater problems than Bowdoin,"
he said, and then, posing his own
question, said, "I would like to know
where the money is going." He
stated that Bates and Colby both
have smaller budgets and yet have
nothing like the financial troubles
that cloud Bowdoin. He went on to
discuss the uniquely large size of
the Bowdoin administration and
said, "they [the administration] suck
up a lot of money but the benefits
around here improve."
SALARY DATA FOR EMPLOYED GRADUATES OF
j THE CLASS OF 1990 BY CAREER FIELD
(EXCLUDING THOSE WITH NO REPORTED SALARY)
Compiled by the Office of Career Services
Career Field
Visual/Performing Arts
Business Management
Banking
Consulting
Communications/Advertising
Education Administration
Environmental Consulting
& Research
Finance/Accounting
Government/Politics
Health Care
Human Services
Insurance
Other
Paralegal
Public Interest
Publishing/Journalism
Science/Research
Sales/Marketing
Teaching
Salary Range
10,400
12,000
24,000
28,000
15,000
14,000
20,000
19,000
18,000
15,000
7,000
25,000
15,000
19,500
6,000
13,440
8,000
16,000
6,864
f-
19,000
30,000
28,000
36,000
25,500
23,000
- 24,000
- 45,000
- 22,700
- 21,000
- 20,098
- 35,000
- 20,000
- 22,500
- 20,000
r 19,000
- 31,000
- 30,000
- 26,000
M ean
14,492
22,500
26,750
31,000
21,125
17,500
23,000
27,530
20,840
18,000
13,524
28,188
18,333
21,727
13,200
17,147
20,088
21,833
17,806
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SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
15
Island Paradise Revisited
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Highlighting events on the quad at the
Bowdoin: An Island Paradise held two weekends ago
were the fraternity-sponsored brunch and the
Bowdoin Olympics. The brunch featured the cuisine
of the various chefs of Bowdoin's fraternities,
allowing independents to get a taste of what's served
outside the walls of Wentworth and the M.U. Chi
Delt's cookies were featured items on the dessert
table. v
In athletic endeavours, Alpha Delta Phi left their
carrels long enough to be the surprise winners of the
Tug of War contest, although drug test results are still
pending. On the courts, Appleton managed to hold
off Chi Delt in order to win the $100 dollar prize in
the volleyball competition.
Story and photos by Jim Sabo, Orient Photo Editor
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EDITORIALS
Trouble on the Fraternity Horizon
The College's increasing
commitment to its policy of attrition
against the campus fraternities may
well have grave consequences for
members of the first-year class and,
indeed, for the community in general.
While the measures taken are on the surface
reasonable, and motivated by a desire to reduce
the frequency of
alcohol-related
accidents, they
may well end up
causing more
harm than good.
There has been
a substantial shift
in the campus
attitude towards
the fraternities
lately — people
are beginning to
fear that the end
is coming. Truth
be known, the
only material
changes are the
coeducation
deadlines and the
evolution of the
alcohol policy.
While significant,
these added
pressures probably are not enough to explain the
change in community perceptions, but they are
the only definite indicators. The rest is probably
a mixture of frustration and reminiscence that
compound the problem markedly. To the point:
there is a public perception that fraternities are
on their way out, and a somewhat pervasive
student desire to enjoy them while they last.
This apprehension has apparently reached the
first-years — they are beginning to appear at
private fraternity parties in greater and greater
numbers. In short, the unofficial "wet rush" of
which Dean Lewallen spoke last week grows
more and more pronounced as time passes. It
will not be long before something regrettable
happens. And what will the administration's
reaction be? Tighten the restrictions, increase the
pressure, maximize the desperation. It will
become a circle of steadily-increasing
irresponsibility, as fraternities that see their days as
numbered decide to enjoy themselves while they
can and first-years try to get in on the fun before
their chance evaporates.
Naturally, there are those who would argue that
fraternities have done nothing to warrant this sort
of treatment. Indeed, some deny that there is any
trouble at all,
despite the
wide variety of
accid ents,
disciplinary
actions, and
chapter splits.
In any case,
the point of
this editorial is
not to argue
for a change in
the College's
general
position with
regard to
fraternities.
Clearly, it is a
hostile one,
and it is not
likely to
change. For
their part, the
fraternities
have not done much of late to warrant
reconsideration of that opinion.
Rather, this editorial is meant to encourage the
administration to rethink the means by which it
enforces that position. Certainly, there have been
an inexcusable number of alcohol-related accidents
at Bowdoin, in and out of fraternities, in years past.
We don't mean to say that irresponsible drinking
ought to be encouraged. The current policy might
not help matters any, though, if drinking at
fraternities is forced underground and first-years
turn to private, unsupervised fraternity parties or
hard liquor in their rooms.
In other words, the administration ought to take
care that in trying to correct the wrongs it sees in the
fraternities, it does not send them out in a final
blaze of recklessness.
A Message To New Exec Board Members
Elected members of the Student Executive
Board, congratulations. You have been voted
intopositionsofgreatresponsibility.Donotspend
too much time testing the fit of your new
committee seats, however. You have a number of
important issues waiting in the wings and you
must avoid the perennial trap of each new board:
new members wasting the first few months of the
semester figuring out their jobs.
The first issue that you are going to be faced
with is the implementation of the new
Constitution of the Student Assembly. There are
a number of details that, upon dose examination,
are likely to cause problems. For instance, the
guidelines governing Funding Categories for
student organizations have changed so much
that major efforts are necessary simply to
recategorize all of the existing organizations.
Also, the business of electing first-year class
officers can never begin too early — with the
college's new commitment to campus life and
Cf— Ml
community, the first-years must be allowed to
choose their leadership early and meet the college
halfway.
Finally, perhaps the most important obligation
that you have is to make yourselves known to the
student body. How many of you were asked, as
you circulated your petitions, what the Exec Board
was? That ignorance cannot remain. Too many
issues remain unresolved in the community to
allow for delay in the communication of students'
considerations and grievances to theadministra tion.
That, after all, is perhaps your most important
function.
We do not mean to presume the worst, nor do we
presume to tell you how to do your jobs. Rather, we
hope to prevent the period of inactivity that
traditionally follows the election of a new board.
We wish you luck, and hope to see you distinguish
yourselves as a part of the leadership of a community
in the throes of a number of quiet crises.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 20,1991
17
OPINION
Student Speak
Sick Leave: Should Bowdoin Have Ciit Back On Infirmary Hours?
BY ELISA BOXER, PHOTOS feY AMY CAPEN
Background: Recent changes in the Dudley Coe Health Center's hours show that no aspect of student life is safe from the pressures of Bowdoin's teetering
financial situation.
Where students last year had the security of 24-hour, on-call medical service, this year the hours have been reduced by approximately fifty percent.
Students are covered from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on the weekends. During all other hours, medical assistance must
be obtained through area doctors or hospitals.
Dean of the College Jane Jervis told Orient Focus Editor John Valentine that the reduced hours weren't necessarily permanent, and that she wanted to
hear students expressing their opinions on the changes. "We want feedback," shVsaid.
So we decided to get just that. The following students were asked their opinions on the health care reforms, with the following questions used as
guidelines: Will your use of the infirmary be affected by the reduced hours? How? Do you agree with the administrative decision to cut back on hours?
What, if anything, either positive or negative, do you think it says about the college's priorities?
*-:
SASHA WHITE *95
Freemont, MI
I'm sick right now, and it kind of sucks , because they're not
open. They should definitely be open later than they are -
maybe not 24 hours, but they should at least have some
nighttime hours, especially on weekends. Right now, I feel
like I have to schedulea time when it's all right to be sick. It's
like they're saying "be here between these hours, or else
you'll have to suffer."
KRISTIN MCKINLEY '94
Oak Park, IL
I think it's an okay situation, as long as there's something
available to us. I've heard security will take people to the
hospital when the infirmary isn't open, so I guess that's all we
need . I'd rather have health care cut than something academic.
The change hasn't affected me yet. It's actually similar to the
real world, where you have to go to the hospital if you want
medical care.
KIRSTIN GRIFFITHS f 92
Carrboro, NC
I don't know what's going to happen with cases such as
alcohol poisoning, when people don't want to deal with
getting their fr.ends to the hospital. They also aren't going to
want to be implicated, like answering a lot of questions at the
hospital. I could really go off about college priorities and
finances. I haveto wonder sometimes if this college is becoming
a bank. They're more concerned with money going out and
coming in than with student well-being.
y
ANDY WELLS '93
Sebago Lake, ME
I know a lot of people who used to use the infirmary at
night. My use will definitely be affected - I'm diabetic, so
sometime I might have an insulin reaction in the middle of the
night and have to get to a health care facility really fast. Or if
I run out of needles and don't have any money, which has
happened before, I can"t go to the health center anymore,
unless it's during specific hours. I think the decision to cut the
hours in half says that students aren't the priority that we
should be.
SCOTT BISHOP '93
Warren NJ
A couple of years ago, I had to stay at the Infirmary
overnight because of severe intestinal pain. It wasn't severe
enough for me to have to go to the hospital, though. I have a
few words to say about the college's decision to cut the hours,
but they're not exactly printable. I think this is just one more
change they're making that will hurt students at the college,
but that won't be visible to visiting prospective students.
Putting health last is sure not saying much for priorities.
KYANNA SUTTON '94
Boston, MA
It's scary. If something happened to me at two in the
morning, I'd have to run around and wake people up to take
me to the hospital. I'd especially be scared if it was something
alcohol related, and would show up on the bill. If they're
cutting this many hours this year, maybe soon there won't
even be any health center, and we will be forced to go to the
hospital for everything. Instead of the infirmary's hours, I
think President Edwards' new house should have been the
thing to go. We should be able to go to his house if we're sick
during the night.
If you see the Student Speak team coming towards you, don't hide, vocalize!
Express your opinion and get your ugly mug in the paper.
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SEPTEMBER 20. 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
STUDENT OPINION
This Week
Use Your Illusion
When you hear the word divide
there isn't any little reason
whatsoever
you must never
try to hide from it....
Us arithmetic
and a problem
you can lick!
-Jiminy Cricket
"How to Divide"
" When he is united, divide him "
-Sun Tzu
'The Art of War"
Year 1991 of the petroleum
culture. Notes of a madman: ?/?/
? the day had no date. The grey
sky obscured the sun, and
everything seemd to be flattened
into a geometric ricididv. It was
windy and cold, and the date was
blown away.
A couple of students walked on
the quad wearing sime light hued
sheets (some white, some beige,
whatever), chanting songs in
praise of the god of Toastee Cs.
They tossed Toastee Cs around
as they walked, and played guitar
and mandolin as they marched. A
couple of people gathered around
and enjoyed the humorous
spectacle. Other people saw the
spectacle and ran forcover. Others
saw it and ran to confront what
they saw was a something.
They didn't know what to expect.
What really happened now one
really knows for sure, but what
can be inferred, is that the event
scared the living dayligts out of
some, and caused fury in others.
In yet still others it caused a
sardonic smile, and that's about it.
All of the re-actions center around
their perceptions of what the event
really was. What strikes me as
funny is that no one can let go of
their perceptions and move to the
core of the problem.
Everyone's reaction developed
along lines of their background.
Some ran in fear, others ran to the
event to confront it, and others
(who felt a lot more comfortable
about things in life) joined in with
laughter, and everything was cool.
What makes the former two more
relevant to the discussion is that
they were people of color. When
seen out of context the event looks
pretty silly, and so does everyone's
reaction.
People always seem to have
amnesia at convenient moments.
Things that disturb the common
conscience are shunted aside, and
those that are the new representatives
of theintellectual hiearchysay "move
on, next issue.. ..tolerance is needed."
My only question for those that say
this is think. I guess I'll have to take
you back, way back, back into time,
when people of color saw a white
robe and instantly associated it with
the barbaric splendor of white
supremacy and the callous murder of
people of color. The symbolism
spread a bit to include people of
Jewish descent, and both have ever
since associated the white robe with
murderous Dreiudice. So when the
reaction of people of color is put into
context, fear and fury are both
justifiable actions (not re-actions).
The only missing link is that the
people that were marching on the
quad were not motivated on the basis
of racial hatred. When this became
evident to me, all I could say was
" of course," and think in the back
of my mind "yeah, right." The point
of this whole discussion is to make
clear to us as people of color that
events like this will occur again and
again . What we need to do is focus on
the ones that are truly important.
Maybe they didn't know what the
reception of their parade would be,
maybe they did. All that one can say
in the aftermath is that, yeah life is
hard in the white ages, we have to
keep our agenda tight. Its so very
easy to be deflected from issues that
really affect our (I don't even
know what word to use) groove(?)
Look at it this way: we focus on this
event, and lo and behold, there are
very few teachers of color on campus.
Both are linked, and both need to be
acted on. Of course when events like
this occur we need to investigate them
when they happen. The students that
went out toinvestigate the incident
rather than running in fear had this in
mind. What we need to focus on is
the main issues that make up the
reality of our surroundings. Minor
events like this have too much
potentieal to deflect our agenda into
a scenario where everyone is saying
the right words, and absolutely
nothing is changing.
Views from the Couch
"OVERKILL"
Well, I apologize for this
upcoming section, but it just has to
be done. This subject has been
beaten, shot, pillaged, and killed.
Twice. This is serious overkill, but
let me inform you that only ninety
percent of last week's Orient was
about the Rosh Hashanah incident
on the quad, not all of it.
Now, some of these points may
seem repetitive, but what the hell.
I'm here to show another angle.
First, a little background on my
oh-sointeresting high school years.
I went to a preparatory boarding
school in Massachusetts for five
years along with a real putz named
Chris Seeley (He's in Hyde 24 and
isoneof my loving proctors). Don't
get me wrong, I loved the place,
but there was a problem:
everything any student did was
closely scrutinized, and people
went out of their way to find inner
and dark meanings to their actions.
Extreme point — a friend of mine
took a dump in a pail and carried
it over to a women's dormitory
kitchen. He then turned on the
stove and cooked a gourmet feast,
that was rather.. .smelly.
Now, I'm not saying this was an
awesome prank. It was tasteless,
but humorous. Serious
punishments were in order and
given. But the punishments were
carried to the extreme due to one
teacher's comments which many
members of the school were quick
to agree with. She claimed the, er,
excrement placed in a women's
dormitory was representative of
the males s — ting on the females
on campus. What?
It was a funny, albeit stupid,
gruesome prank. I know the kid
personally. He was playing a dumb
joke. He was suspended for a week,
placed on probation, and had to
write to every college he applied
to, explaining the incident. Many
thought that he should have been
expelled. If he had placed the pail
in a^male dorm, the campus wide
belief was that suspension would
have been only possible, and
expulsion would not have even
been an issue. But since it was
overanalyzed and thought of as a
sexist attack, the punishment was
increased. It wasn't a sexist gesture.
Lord, it was just a kid trying to be
funny. He tried, but in the wrong
way, and that should be that.
So, here's the point: don't
overanalyze everything people do.
The four guys involved in the
Rosh Hashanah incident were
trying to be funny and were
blowing off some steam. They
broke the norm, and thus their
actions were heavily studied. I've
talked to many people of differing
races and sexes, many of whom
saw the men, and none of them
expressed any horror or fear. I
realize that people should think
some things through to be aware
of the effects of their actions, but
this was a joke to rid some stress
and boredom. I know I'm not
speaking for everyone, I'm sure
some may have been worried, but
don't blow what happened out of
proportion. They were blowing
off steam. Maybe I'm wrong,
though. Maybe I should just go
throw out my white tennis outfit,
or just not playjennis at night.
Quit smoking.
On Life
==?
By Andrew Wheeler
"Our environment shapes the way we see life"
As we grow up in life, particular
events, places or people shapeour
values and convictions. Even
reading a book may reflect your
feelings or identity. For me, after
reading Don Quixote during the
spring of my freshman year, I
realized that I often hold an
idealistic vision of life. For Steve
Meardon, a junior from
Anchorage, Alaska, reading The
Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand in 1990 confirmed
his libertarian beliefs and
convictions.
Meardon's fascination with
libertarian ideals, however, began
much earlier in his life. During the
early 1980's, Meardon became
upset with Republican Party's
attempt to legislate morality.
Specifically, Meardon was against
the implementation of school
prayer, and he did not understand
why people blocked abortion
clinics. Meardon's .libertarian
philosophy — that everyone's life
is their own, including property,
wealth and labor — began to take
hold.
Despite some of his reservations
with the Republican Party,
Meardon worked for the George
Bush campaign in 1988. Abo
during his high school years,
Meardon took some economics
classes and learned the value and
importance of a free market
economy. Meardon believes that
the free market system is the most
efficient way to distribute goods.
And then there are Ayn Rand's
books. In her novels, Rand teaches
the morality of individual rights
and free markets. Meardon, who
joined the Libertarian Party in the
fall of 1 989, was taken by her words
and ideas.
"I was trying to find an
organization that encompassed my
values," said Meardon in his Coles
Tower room on Wednesday. Most
people who know Meardon would
probably characterize him as quiet
and reserved. He, however, spoke
with authority and conviction
when we talked about the tenets of
libertarian ism.
The state has no legitimate
function in most aspects of one's
life," said MeardorL "Government
force has no role because theeffects
of undermining liberty are more
serious than any apparent negative
consequences of people being left
to act on their free wills." He feels
that the government takes money
away from people in the form of
taxes and distributes the money to
policy areas which the person who
was taxed may disagree with. In
effect, the government steals
money from the taxpayer, and
taxation is an invasion of one's
liberty, says Meardon.
He cites Frederic Bastiat 's work
TheLaw inregardstothedefinition
oflegal plunder. Bastiat writes, "See
if the la w takes from some persons
what belongs to them and gives it
to other persons to whom it does
no; belong. See if the law benefits
onecitizen at the expense of another
by doing what the citizen himself
cannot do without committing a
crime." These comments sum up
Meardon's conviction that taxation
is wrong.
When the conversation turned
to how the Bowdoin administration
is dealing with fraternity life,
Meardon recognizes that the
administration can limit particular
options. 'They have the right to
deal with the fraternity situation
anyway they want to, although
their policies are not right in my
mind," said Meardon. Applying
his libertarian ideals, Meardon says
that he has a contract with Bowdoin
(that is when he signed the Honor
and Social Code statements). If
Meardon is unhappy with this
contract, he can chose not to renew
it and opt to go into the free market
in search of another college.
Meardon rejects both the
Democratic and Republican Parties.
On the Democratic Party, Meardon
says, "Every single platform of the
Democrats seems to involve a lack
of respect of the individual." He
laughs at the Republican Parry's
futile attempt to curb drug use. In a
word, he does not believe that the
state should legislate or enforce
morality on anyone. In fact,
Meardon, who worked at the
Anchorage Internationa] Airport
this past summer, screening
people's bags, said that if he had
seen marijuana in a piece of
luggage, he would haveoverlooked
it and allowed the person to board
the plane.
A couple of events, some
economics classes and two books
made Meardon examine his belief
system in discerning what he feels
is right Perhaps, we can learn
from this example: our surrounding
environment — its people, groups
and events — can and often do
influence and shape our values.
OPINION
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 20,1991
19
STUDENT OPINION
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE COLLEGE
By Khurram Dastgir-Khan
Part II "The Malaise"
. Apathy Reigns... (who cares?)
-a poster in Cleveland Hall
Perhaps nothing signifies a
college more than its catalogue, with
its promise of the wonders of
knowledge and ideas. The solemn-
looking,, grey Bowdoin College
Catalogue for 1991-1992 heralds, in
alphabetical order, everything from
African-American Studies to
Women's Studies. The new
catalogue brings forth, as it does
every year, visions of a haven of
learning, a hotbed of ideas, an
academic community with the
highest intellectual ambitions. The
unfortunate reality is that this
campus is suffering not so much
from apathy but from a malaise of
placid ness . Bowdoin College is an
intellectual desert.
How can a college, offering
courses from "Mannerism" to "Gas-
Phase Chemistry and Dynamics"
and "Spinoza's Ethics" be barren of
intellectual activity? All the
essentials for intellectual ferment
are in place: a beautiful campus,
outstanding academic resources, a
highly qualified faculty, and an
above-average student body. This
valid argument, nonetheless, misses
the point . As a perfect body without
a soul is dead, Bowdoin, an excellent
college without the spark of
energetic exchange of ideas, is
intellectually inert.
The malaise is the general
aversion among Bowdoin students
to take their education out of the
classroom and into their lives. One
consequence of this aversion to
living with the ideas is the steady
deterioration of the level of
d iscourse on campus . Extraord i na ry
amounts of energy and time are
spent discussing inconsequential
issues. Dinner and lunch
conversations among students
seldom reyolve around the social
and political issues of the day and
age, or of any age. Controversial
issues like race, religion and class
are strictly topics non grata,
studiously avoided to prevent
fraternities.Thediscussion normally
centers on the supposed war-of-
nerves between the fraternities and
the administration. It is rare to find
someone talking about the
educational role of fraternities in
the social life of an institution of
higher learning, beyond providing
a gathering/drinking place. Even
more rare to find is someone who
talks about the responsibilities of
the fraternities to govern
themselves. All one hears is trivial
The malaise is the general aversion
among Bowdoin students to take their
education out of the classroom and
into their lives
discomfiting anyone. Instead, the
students talk about other students,
the weather, sports, who-is-going-
out-with-whom, what's-on-TV-
tonight and so on. Even the Gulf
War, the first large-scale American
armed conflict for this generation,
failed to trigger a general debate on
the legality of the use of force, or its
subsequent halt. The Bowdoin
campus, at any given time, is not
rife with passionate debate on the
Big Questions of philosophy, polity,
or science.
The prime example of the shallow
discourse on this campus is the
predictable annual debate on
debate about fraternities, while they
continue to be hosts of drinking
accidents that happen on this
campus with depressing regularity.
Despite the familiar refrain
"nothing happens around here,"
student attendance at campus
lectures and readings can only
charitably be termed pathetic. The
students that one does find
attending a lecture are most often
already sympathetic to the
viewpoint of the speaker.
Consequently, ideas are not
disseminated . The one popular
student forum, the Orient , is
woefully underutilized . The rarity
of articles and editorials on domestic
and international politics is puzzling
on a campus where Government is
one of the most-subscribed majors.
The same can be said for Art, and
History, and Mathematics and
Physics. All the book reviews that
appeared in the Orient during 1990-
91 were written by one student. It is
hardly cred ible that only one student
read books outside his or her
syllabus last year, but only one had
anything to say about them.
The majority of the student body
appears blissfully unaware of and
unconcerned about the domestic
and . international scene. One
frequently encounters students who
glibly declare that they lost contact
with the world some whileago [ "Oh
my God! I haven't read a newspaper
in a week." ) One perturbed student,
writing in the Orient last year, so
despaired of the ignorance of world
affairs among his fellow scholars
that he proposed establishing a
course to fill the information gap
between the Bowdoin student body
and the rest of the world. It is
certainly not the responsibility of
the college to force-feed news to
students. The college's
responsibility is to make
information available to every
student, a job this institution does
very well. What use are a roomful of
newspapers and racks upon racks
of periodicals if students consult
them only when forced to write a
paper?
This is not to say that the place is
a morgue. Isolated examples shine.
Every year some courageous souls
undertake to write innovative
honors projects (Eric Rice's ['91 1
revival of The Masque of Queens,
performed last spring, comes to
mind) , bring out a publication, or
start a new organization. Also,
existing organizations are making
valuable contributions, each in its
unique way. To take just one
example, the action by the Coalition
of Concerned Students last
November, however misguided,
served the worthy purposeof jolting
the community out of the slumber
of everyday routine. The Coalition
believed strongly in its cause, and it
made people think. Power to all
future coalitions.
The soul that is lacking in
Bowdoin's body is the pervading
sense of challenge- challenging one's
own as well as others' views and
ideas. The most distressing aspect
of this glaring hole in the scholarly
gown is the rarity with which
professors are challenged in the
classroom. There are some people
in every course who, if they do not
challenge the professor, ask
searching questions. Most of the
class, however, is content to sit
serenely and take notes. By not
questioning the professor, the
students are wasting a most valuable
opportunity to engage in reasoned
discourse. Granted, it may be
difficult for a nineteen-year old to
challenge the figure of authority
(CONTINUEED ON PAGE 20)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PANDER CORRECTS ORIENT
ARTICLE ON SECURITY
To the Editor:
Thank you for publishing the article on Bowdoin's Safety
and Security Department in the Sept. 6 issue. The body of the
article accurately reflects the impact on the community of
recent budget limitations.
There were, however, several factual errors that I would
like to correct. We have no Officer Donnelly, indeed, we do
have an Officer Dunlop who has served Bowdoin well for the
past twenty-two years. Lorraine At wood is a Communications
Operator, not the Security Coordinator. The Security
Coordinator is Donna Loring who begins working at Bowdoin
on Monday, September 16. Security Officers do not merely
"drive by" Coles Tower more frequently now that there is no
night staff at the desk. Officers stop in and check the building.
Your article referred to "Patrolmen" several times. I would
suggestthat "Security Officer" would more accurately indicate
the gender diversity of our department.
Disturbing is theerroneous statement, mistakenly attributed
to me, that Bates College Security does not enjoy a positive
relationship with the Lewiston Police. The fact is that their
working relationship is quite good. Were it otherwise, it
would not be my place or inclination to comment.
Last, I have not (yet) been at Bowdoin for nineteen years,
though, if you could convince TIAA-CREF that I have, I
would be appreciative. I have been at Bowdoin for four years,
preceded by fifteen years in campus law enforcement which
was preceded by three years as a student employee of a
campus policedepartment. Yes, during those times economic
conditions have been good and not-so-good and folks in our
profession have done their best with what was made available.
Also, though not frequently during those times, I have taken
a few moments to correct misstatements in student publications
in the interest of having an accurately informed public.
Once again, we appreciate the Orient's continued
commitment to keeping the community informed on issues
related to safety.
Yours truly,
, Michael S. Pander -
Director of Safety and Security
with DKE, but to maintain and rebuild the Theta Chapter.
Deke is alive at Bowdoin.
Sincerely,
Steve Meardon '93
President, Theta of DKE
THETA CHAPTER OF DKE ALIVE AND
WELL AT BOWDOIN
BJO ANGERED AT LACK OF
SENSITIVITY TOWARD YOM KIPPUR
To the Editor:
Last week's article entitled "DKE becomes Kappa Delta
Theta" contains a few errors and inaccuracies:
1. The Bowdoin chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon did not
break from its international organization. Such a break, by the
definition of a chapter, is impossible. Rather, the Theta
Chapter House Association, and subsequently a majority of
active undergraduates, chose to sever their ties with Deke
International.
2. The decision of the House Association was not supported
by a majority of the undergraduate membership. In fact, the
House Association acted independently of an opinion of the
active members, because an overwhelming majority opinion
never existed; the membership did not- reach a consensus
regarding the issue. A majority of actives did, however,
choose to accept membership in the new local fraternity
formed" by the House Association rather than remain with
DKE.
3. As of September 1 7, the current number of brothers of the
surviving Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon is not three,
but six. Furthermore, we intend not only to remain affiliated
To the Editor:
This past week, all across the world, Jews gathered together
to celebrate Yom Kippur — the Day of Atonement. It is the
holiest of holy days, a time for every Jewish person to look
introspectively and to seek forgiveness for his/her
transgressions. Yom Kippur, as do all Jewish holidays, begin
and end at sundown.
Asjewishstudentsat Bowdoin College, we are disheartened
by the insensitivity of the Bowdoin College Community to
those members who were celebrating the holiday. Several
events were planned without considering that Jewish students,
faculty, and staff would not be able to participate. For example:
The Student Life Committee scheduled speeches for students
running in the Executive Board elections at the same time as
the Yom Kippur serviceon the evening of Tuesday, September
17. After speaking with a representative of the committee, a
crude last minute attempt was made by the committee to
allow for speeches to be read earlierin theevening. However,
publicity for this was non-existent. More importantly, before
the actual event was scheduled, a quick glance at the calender
would have shown the conflict with times and dates. Once
this discrepancy was brought to the attention of the Student
Life Committee the speeches should have been moved to an
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 20)
OPINION
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20
SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
BJO Letter cont'd
The Malaise cont'd
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19)
Life Committee the speeches should
have been moved to an entirely
different day. Two other significant
events were also planned for the
dayofYomKippur — the American
Red Cross Blood Drive and the
Senior Class trip to the Red Sox
game. Being that Yom Kippur is a
iay of fasting, giving blood or
munching on a ballpark frank is not
feasible. These events are not
isolated^ incidents. They follow in a
series of events that have occurred
over the past several years.
There is a level of sensitivity and
respect that one should be able to
expect in a community such as ours.
We are tired of having to say "we
understand" when an issue of this
importance is overlooked. We do
not understand. At a school where
education is so highly valued and
where we are supposedly taught to
become sensitive to the needs of
other peole, it would seem one
would take the time to care. J
, Yet, not only- have people not
cared about fellow community
members, but they have also
thoughtlessly excluded them.
Sincerely,
The Bowdoin
Jewish Organization
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who commands the class, but what
better place than college for a young
person to seize this opportunity?
IntellectuaK?) life at Bowdoin is
serenely free of interruption or
disturbance caused by rational
questioning of deeply-held
convictions. .
Most campus events, from
administrative decisions to student
actions, go unexamined. Even
worse, the events, like the recent
and particularly ill-timed purchase
of a house for the President, go
unnoticed by the student body.
Occasionally, actions or opinions of
individuals and organizations are
opposed at Bowdoin, but they are
seldom challenged on principles.
Letters to the Orient, expressing
outrage at one thing or another are
fine as far as First Amendment rights
are concerned, but unsupported
opinionizing neither forces the
opponent to see things differently
nor does it educate the community
at large. »
The comfortable family
backgrounds of the majority of
students is a common, valid
explanation for the apathy that
reigns on campus. The upper-
middle class majority at Bowdoin
has seldom ventured beyond its
comfortable womb-like existence,
and is unlikely to do so in college. In
the very general sense, financial
security weakens motivation. But
the often overlooked fact about
Bowdoin students is that most of
them are very bright individuals, or
else they would not be here. The
young men and women that come
to this campus are an above average
sample of the total college-going
population, and a good number of
them do study hard. Despite listing
to the contrary in The Preppy
Handbook, Bowdoin is not a party
school .
Why then, do a large number of
students, most of them very
intelligent, lose the will to participate
fully in the "marketplace of ideas"
that college is supposed to be? This
might be a trifle cynical, but most
Bowdoin students appear to be
suffering through four years of
education only for the degree, and
the jobs that its prestige will bring.
To this majority, college is just
another rung in the ladder in the
climb to lucrative careers. Among
the four aspects of learning: reading,
reflection, observation and
experience- Bowdoin students put
experience on hold until after
graduation, read only what is
required, and ignore reflection and
observation.
Students must carry a large share
of the blame for Bowdoin's inert
academic and extra-academic
atmosphere, but the responsibility
is not theirs alone. The faculty and
the administration, on their part,
are to blame for failing to create an
academic environment where every
student is not only encouraged to
examine and criticize what he or
she is learning, but to question its
validity. It is a subtle but important
distinction that professors, while
being very responsive to questions,
seldom foster an open and
inquisitive atmosphere in the
classroom.
It is possible that this critique will
be dismissed as too bitter an assault
on the college. There may be some
over-generalization, but the truth
in the criticism should not be
ignored. This writing is the result of
a "lover's quarrel" with Bowdoin,
and undertaken with a desire to
bring into relief the dearth of
intellectual activity on this campus.
If critics charge that this essay is too
high-brow for a community of
young people, who want to have
"fun," they would be grievously
missing the whole purpose of an
institution of higher learning. A
college community should involve
itself with the highest ideals of
rational inquiry, freedom of thought
and a concern for the human
condition. As one educator has
wri tten, noth ing should be too novel,
too esoteric, too abstruse to "excite
passionately the bright minds of
students and faculty."
One does not have to itemize the
list of economic, social, and political
problems that face this country and
the world as it hurtles towards the
twenty-first century. National and
international problems like
homelessness, poverty, hunger, and
the environment are far from being
even partially solved; and only
systematic and rational enquiry can
assist towards their solution.
Bowdoin students are part of the
educational elite of the country and,
to quote the Nobel laureate
economist Herbert Simon, it is their
". . . responsibility to have carefully
thought out views on such
[problems] and to contribute
towards their solution, even if that
contribution could only be an
epsilon- or perhaps just an
expression of good faith."
To paraphrase Simon, intelligence
can be, and should be, brought to
bear upon the problems of the world
in a manner to contribute towards
human progress. "Reason, applied
tenaciously, can makea difference."
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
21
SPORTS
Men's soccer opens with two shutouts
First-year goalie Trapnell holds UNE, Maine Maritime scoreless
By Tim Smith
orient staff
In the world of competitive sports,
it never hurts to catch a break every
so often. If their 1-0 victory over
UNE in the season opener is any
indication, the 1991 men's soccer
team may be blessed with a bit of
luck.
For most of the first half of last
Friday's contest, Bowdoin was
frustrated in its attempts to register
a score. The Bears squandered
numerous opportunities before a
fluke goal finally put them on the
board. "We actually scored on a
situation where they scored for us,"
explained Coach Tim Gilbride.
"They tried passing back and the
goal-keeper missed." This, the most
unlikely of goals, proved to be the
only goal of the game. Greg Lennox
'93, the closest Polar Bear to the
play, was credited with the goal.
Nevertheless, the Bears left UNE
knowing that they had hardly put
forth their best effort. Bowdoin's
offense, although it played well in
the first half, was virtually non-
existent in the second. The game
became a defensive struggle in
which neither team put together a
serious scoring threat.
, While Gilbride was pleased to
secure a victory in the season opener,
he expressed mixed feelings
concerning his squad's overall
performance. "I was happy with
the first half — the way we played,
the way we moved the ball, and the
opportunities we created — but I was
a little disappointed in the second
half." Defense, on the other hand,
was Bowdoin's strength. The Bears
never yielded to UNE's attack as
they made the slim one-goal lead
stand up throughout the second half.
Todd Trapnell, Bowdoin's first-year
goal-keeper, was virtually untested.
"What we learned from that [first]
game is that we have to come out
ready to play in the second half and
not just play for forty-five minutes,"
said Gilbride.
Cm Tuesday at Maine Maritime
Academy, the team translated that
knowledge into positive results. The
Bears used a balanced scoring attack
and a dominating defense to shut
out Maine Maritime, 5-0. Shot
opportunities were hard to come by
for the Academy.
"Again we played a very solid
defensive game and limited their
opportunities for shots at goal," said
Gilbride. Bowdoin's offense came
to life, exploding for three first-half
scores and another pair in the second
half. Graig Coe '91, Derek Spence
'92, Todd Rtzpatrick '92, Cory
Crocker '94, and Jeff Moore '93 all
recorded goals on this successful
afternoon.
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Todd Trapnell "95 handles a teammate's shot in recent practice. Trapnell has posted two shutouts. Photo by Jim Sabo
Unlike the win over UNE last
week, Tuesday's victory was an
inspired team effort from start to
finish. The Bears took nothing for
granted against a less talented
opponent, and there was no second-
half letdown as before.
While the season opener may
have headed Bowdoin in the right
direction, the victory over the
Academy served to boost team
confidence and morale. "We needed
a game where we scored goals
ourselves, and we got that,"
emphasized Gilbride. "Now we'll
be a little looser."
together offensively. Everyone's
playing pretty well."
The Bears' first major test is
Connecticut College. Undefeated
and unscored upon through two
games, Bowdoin will play before a
Moore, who contributed a goal on rowdy homecoming crowd in what
Tuesday, expressed similar will likely be an intense, exciting
sentiment. "We're playing well contest. Hopefully, their luck will
defensively and putting things follow them down the coast.
Women's cross-country
triumphs at Presque Isle
By Pete Adams
orient contributor
The women's cross-country
team cleared its first hurdle last
Saturday as it defeated five teams
on its way to winning the
University of Maine-Presque Isle
Cross-Country Invitiational.
The female harriers vanquished
a Division I foe, UMaine-Orono,
who finished in second place, as
well as the University of New
Brunswick (third), Unity College
(fourth), host UMaine-Presquelsle
(fifth), and Westbrook College.
The early pace was dictated by
an aggressive pack from Orono,
who at the mile mark held the first,
fourth, and fifth places, while
Bowdoin's Eileen Hunt '93 and
Ashley Wernher '93 were running
relaxed in second and third place.
At the two mile mark, however,
Hunt, Wernher and Muffy Merrick
'95 had captured the first three
positions and teammate Anthea
Schmid '94 was in fifth.
At the conclusion of the race,
these four runners had maintained
their positions, ensuring the Bears
of the win. The top five runners
were rounded out by Darcie
McElwee '95 as she ran to a 17th
place finish out of thirty-eight
competitors.Supporting roles were
played by Tricia Connell '93, Laura
Kunzelman '95 and Natalie Troya
'93, who finished 19th, 26th and
28th, respectively.
Hunt's victory did not evidence
any change in her All-American
form as she completed the 3.08
mile course in 18:36. Another star
of the day was Anthea Schmid,
according to cross-country coach/
guru Peter Slovenski, who stated
that "her strong race was a
reflection of her recent workouts."
The 5-0 Polar Bears, however,
will certainly be put to a test this
weekend as Brown University and
Boston University come to
Brunswick .
The BU team is a much more
formidable squad than the one
Bowdoin defeated last year owing
much to the addition of two
scholarship runners from
Germany. Their potent attack was
already demonstrated in their
victory over Dartmouth last week.
Brown will have a typically deep
Ivy League team to give the Polar
Bears plenty of competition. Coach
Slovenski commented that his
goals for this meet include "a one
minute five women gap as well as
scoring 55 points at the most."
This battle between some of the
top women's cross-country teams
in New England will begin at noon.
This will be the only home meet of
the season.
Women's tennis routs UMO
Young talent triggers optimism for Polar Bear squad
By Rashid Saber
orient contributor
As the leaves change color and
the New England autumn sneaks
upon us, the Bowdoin women's
tennis team is gearing up for yet
another exciting fall season.
This year's team will be anchored
by co-captains Sarah Miles '92 and
Alison Vargas '93. Both hope to lead
the youth-oriented team toward a
solid season.
Last year saw three of the team's
top players lost to graduation.
Perhaps the biggest loss was that of
Heidi Wallenfels, a four year starter,
at the number one position.
Nevertheless, Ros Kermode, the
team's coach, has great confidence
in the ability of returning and first-
year players to fill the gap left by
last year's graduates.
Replacing Wallenfels at number
one will be Alison Burke '94.
Kermode expressed confidence in
Burke's ability to handle the
pressures associated with playing
at the number one position. Says
Kermode, "Alison is just as good as
most other number ones in New
England."
Emily Lubin and Lori Towle are
two talented first-years on the team.
Luben will be playing at the number
two position, while Towle will be at
the number three position . Kermode
conveyed "great optimism" toward
the youthful qualities the first years
are bringing to the team.
As usual, the Polar Bears schedule
appears difficult. Stiff competition
from New England rivals
Middlebury, Colby, and Wheaton is
expected. Moreover, their schedule,
once ten games, has been reduced
to eight because of match
cancellations by MITand UNH. This
leaves little room for error in their
upcoming matches.
The team started strongly with a
9-0 shutout of UMaine-Orono. Last
week, though, the Polar Bears lost
8-1 to archrival Middlebury.
This weekend, Babson pays a visit
to Brunswick. This is followed by a
Parent's Day visit from Simmons
College.
Youth, optimism, and extreme
potential seem to be the defining
characteristics of this year's
women's tennis team. With the
team's high level of commitment
these characteristics should provide
the true recipe for a successful fall
season.
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Brown, BU @12:00 tomorrow
in the only home meet of the
year
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SEPTEMBER 20, 1991
THE BOWDOBt ORIENT
Field hockey edges UMF in thriller
Blickenstaff goal with one second left lifts Polar Bears to 1-0 win over Beavers
By Elizabeth Weinstein
orient contributor
Patience is a virtue. Anyone that
left the field hockey game before
the final seconds ticked off the clock
on Tuesday missed a dazzling
finish.
With only one second left in the
game, Leslie Blickenstaff '94
deposited theball in the lower right-
fiand corner of UMaine-
Farmington's goal. In that last
second, the only goal of the game
enabled Bowdolnto walkaway with
a 1-0 victory.
Both teams could have scored at
many different times throughout
the game. Bowdoin had two stroke
shots in the first half, but failed on
both occassions. "It was
frustrating," said team captain Sara
Beard '92, "Both of those shotscould
have been goals."
Early on in the first half, it looked
as though a shot from Rebel Smith
'94 was going in, but the ball veered
just wide of the goal. Indeed, it was
a game filled with those sort of
"could have beens." The pressure
on both teams' defenses was high.
"We were in there," said coach Sally
LaPointe, "but our positioning was
still just a little bit off."
The Polar Bears utilized two of
their three goalies in the game.
Megan Mullin '95 played the first
half with four saves to her credit.
Jennifer Baker '95 finished off the
game with another five saves for the
Bears.
As for star players in the game,
said Beard, 'The whole team stood
out; they all played strong. We kept
up the intensity level throughout
the whole game."
The team jelling was a switch from
Saturday's game against Trinity
which saw the Bears lose 4-1.
Despite the loss, many of the
players felt O.K. about the Trinity
game. "We weren't together as a
team," said Beard, "We weren't
talking. But there were some good
things going on. Trinity is a good
team. They prepared us for this
[Tuesday's] game."
"We were not aggressive and were
not together," said LaPointe of the
game against Trinity, "We were
playing as individuals, and
individuals will never win a team
sport."
With twenty-eight shots on
UMaine-Farmington's goal
Tuesday, it appears the women who
don the Polar Bear field hockey
uniforms have become a team.
First-year student Emily LeVan attacks the ball in Tuesday's game with UM-Farmington. The Polar Bears won the
game 1-0 on a goal with one second to go. Coach Sally LaPointa'i team has a record of 1-1. Photo by Ken Cornick.
Women's soccer struggles against tough opponents
Polar Bears fall to Trinity, battle powerhouse New Hampshire College to 0-0 overtime tie
Katie Gould "94 looks to be a dominant force on the soccer field this year. The
Polar Bears stand at 0-1-1 going into Saturday's action. Photo by Jim Sabo.
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The women's soccer team faced
two of their toughest opponents to
start the season, falling to Trinity 3-
on Saturday but coming back to
tie Division II powerhouse New
HampshireCollegeO-0 on Tuesday.
On Saturday, the Bantams scored
on their first three shots to effectively
put the Polar Bears out of the game
early. Trinity forward Sally Thayer
scored all three of the goals.
Ironically, it was Thayer who scored
the goal in the finals of the 1989
EC AC Tournament to beat the Polar
Bears.
Thayer's first goal came on a
penalty kick, her second was on a
direct kick from 35 yards out, and
her third came on the Bantam's first
scrimmage shot of the game. All
three goals came in the first 25
minutes of the game.
Coach John Cullen commented,
"When you're down by three goals
25 minutes in, things start to happen
mentally and it's tough to recover.
A 3-0 score in soccer is hard to
overcome. We didn't play that
badly, but we didn't show the
intensity that we needed to win the
game."
Caroline Blair-Smith '93 saved
five Trinity shots in the game, while
Bantam goalie Alison Bolk saved 10
Polar Bear shots.
Things figured to get tougher on
Tuesday with the fifth-ranked
Division II team coming to
Brunswick, but the Bears were up to
NHC's challenge, coming away
with a tie in the marathon game,
which featured 120 minutes of action
but no goals.
Both teams had some good
opportunities in the game.
Bowdoin's best chance came when
Didi Salmon '92 took a pass from
Katie Gould '94 and fired a shot that
NHC goalie Debbie Wisniowski
saved with a diving effort.
The Bears also had an indirect
kick from six yards out late in
regulation time, but were unable to
score a goal in the subsequent
scramble.
Blair-Smith made several big
saves early in the second half, when
the Lady Penmen made their best
runs. She made 18 saves in all. Cullen
noted, "New Hampshire College
hits the ball harder than we do, and
it enables them to take good shots
from 30 yards or more away. Those
are shots that Caroline has the
opportunity to make saves on. On
Tuesday, she made the saves."
Cullen was very satisfied with
the Bears' effort. "Our intensity level
was much higher than on Saturday,
and that was the biggest plus. The
veterans showed confidence, and
maybe even tried to do too much
early in the game," said the coach.
M The rookies gave us some good
minutes and held their own against
a good team. There were a lot of
tired bodies after the game," added
Cullen.
Indeed, several first-years
received significant playing time
and played very well, giving the
veterans the necessary rest.
The coach expressed optimism
about the rest of the season. "We
have a great nucleus of players and
solid reserves. Our defense played
very well on Tuesday. We need to
start scoring goals now," Cullen
said.
The Bears conclude a three game
homestand with games against
Babson on Saturday and Southern
Maine on Wednesday.
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By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
After three weeks of long
practices, the Bowdoin football team
finally opens the 1991 season
tomorrow with a game at
Middlebury. The Polar Bears are
anxious to start what promises to be
an exciting campaign.
Part of this excitement was
generated by a 28-26 loss in a
scrimmage to Williams. The Bears
stayed with the powerful Ephmen
the entire game, failing to score on a
late drive.
Eric LaPlaca '93 ran for two
touchdowns in the first half, one on
a 65 yard run triggered by a Dan
Seale '92 block.
Early in the third quarter, the first
teams left the field with the score
tied 14-14. The second string team
then rallied to take a 26-21 lead on
the strength of two touchdown
passes by Geoff Lynn '92. But
Williams scored with four minutes
left in the game to win.
Coach Howard Vandersea was
impressed with the performance of
both his offense and his defense.
"Williams had won their last 21
regular season games and taking
them to the wire was quite an
accomplishment," said Vandersea,
"We made big plays on both sides
of the ball and showed good
morale."
The Bears intercepted three
Chris Good ^3 calls the plays at a recent
Williams passes and recovered two
fumbles, showing the capability to
make the big takeaway. The 26
points scored by the offense was
more than the Bears scored in all but
one game last season.
As for Middlebury, the current
senior class of Polar Bears has never
lost to the Panthers, winning 16-14
in 1988 and 21-19 last year, while
tying the Panthers on the road, 12-
12, in 1989. Both of the Bears'
victories came on last-second field
goals.
team practice. Photo by Jim Sabo
Middlebury is a veteran team
which finished 4-4 last season, with
wins over Amherst, Bates,
Hamilton, and Norwich.
The Panthers return nine starters
on offense, including quarterback
Pat Dyson and fullbacks Hayden
Harman and Andy Hyland.
Vandersea cites these three as the
players Bowdoin must contain to
have a chance to win.
"Middlebury is a run-oriented
offense that uses the wishbone and
the wing-T setups," said the coach,
"On defense, they like to mix up
coverages to keep the opposing
offense off-balance."
Adding to the excitement of the
opening game, Middlebury will be
openinga new football stadium and
will be intent on christening it with
a victory.
Vandersea notes, "Our team spirit
is very high. We still have areas to
improve, but I'm very happy with
our talent and we're ready to go."
With the talent in place, the Bears
figure to get better with experience.
Golf and
volleyball
kick off
seasons
Courtesy of Bowdoin
Public Relations
The golf team hosted the
Bowdoin Invitational
Tournament at Brunswick
Country Club on Saturday and
finished a strong sixth in the
tournament with a score of 669.
Bowdoin was second among the
six Maine teams in the
tournament
Final standings: 1 . MIT 642, 2.
UM-Farmington 652, 3.
Merrimack 656, 4. Boston
University and St. Anselm 664, 6.
Bowdoin 669, 7. Brandeis 675, 8.
Colby 676, 9. Bates 698, 10. Husson
738, 11. Thomas 775.
The volleyball team finished 1-
2 in the Connecticut College
Invitational round robin at New
London, CT.
Behind the play of team
captains Lynn Keeley '92 and
Ingrid Gustavson '92, the team
defeated the host Camels, 15-10,
15-13, 17-15. The Polar Bears fell
to Wesleyan, 7-15, 4-15, 7-15, and
to Amherst in a tough match, 12-
15, 15-10, 9-15, 8-15.
Friday
Men's cross
country vs.
UNH, URI
UNH 4:00
Saturday
Football @
Middlebury
1:30
Men's soccer
% Conn.
College 2:30
Weekend Schedule (home games in bold)
Women's
soccer vs.
Babson 1:00
Women's
tennis vs.
Babson 1:00
Sailing-True Sunday
North @
UNH 9:30 Field hockey
@ Amherst
, 2:00
GO U BEARS !
Golf-Duke
Nelson
Invitational
Middlebury
Women's
cross-
country vs.
BU, Brown
12:00
Volleyball-
Bowdoin
Invitational
9:00
Golf-Duke
Nelson
Invitational
Stay tuned for a full
slate of home action
next Saturday for
Parent's Day.
Middlebury
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SEPTEBSBER 20, 1991
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
Sox fans take delight in own misery
Louder than Words
By Dave; Jackson
Here we are in September again.
Time to watch the leaves turn colors,
the weather turn colder, the days
turn shorter, and the Boston Red
Sox turn just a few more of the hairs
on our heads gray.
Yep, that's right. Pennant fever is
here again, and the Olde Towne
Team is still in the hunt. No city
seems to have more of a do-or-die
attitude toward its baseball team
than Boston, where if you listen
closely, the whoosh of the wind
seems to sound like the crowd at
Fenway Park cheering a Sox rally,
where the names of Bucky Dent and
Fenway is a true American treasure, but
if the park itself had the stability
exhibited by its fans, it would have
crumbled long ago, and the Sox would
probably be playing in the
Bakedbeandome or some other ghastly
structure.
Mookie Wilson remain taboo in the
local vocabulary.
As a loyal Sox fan, I wish it didn't
have to happen. If the Sox were still
1 1 games out like they were in July,
then 1 could have peace and quiet. I
wouldn't have to pick up The Boston
Globe and read something like "The
Red Sox were dealt an apocalyptic
blow to their pennant hopes when
they lost to the Baltimore Orioles
yesterday." Baseball may only be a
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Series futility is now in its 73rd year.
That's why I wish the Red Sox
were far behind the first place Blue
Jays. The thought of them coming
close and failing again will only fuel
the fire that burns in most fans'
hearts. Red Sox fans in general are
pessimists. The close calls of the
past have created a sinking feeling
that comes with every Sox loss in
the heat of the pennant chase.
I can't escape hearing about the
Red Sox at this time of year.
Magazine articles start popping up
about the latest Boston rally, filled
with melancholy images that bring
to mind past failures. Hardly a day
goes by without someone asking
me, "Do you think the Sox can do it?
Can they come back?" I try to give
some explanation why they will or
won't win the division, but I really
believe that only some higher
authority knows where their fate
rests. Obviously, the group of fans
that hired a third -generation Salem
witch to put a spell on Tom
Brunanskys bat before a crucial
game with Toronto last year
believed that that was the case.
Bruno hit three home runs in the
game, and the Sox won the division,
but lost to the Oakland Athletics in
four straight games in the
championship season.
On Wednesday night, I went to
Fenway Park to see the home team
in their latest attempt to overcome
The Curse of the Bambino. Why the
Red Sox always like to make these
September games so exciting, I'll
never know. But once again the Sox
took an early lead and let their
opponents back in the game with
some combination of mental and
physical errors.
The Red Sox led Baltimore 5-0
after three innings and a mammoth
Jack Clark home run made it a 6-2
game after five. But a home run by
Cal Ripken, an error and a wild
pitch gave the Orioles three runs
and made nearly every face in the
park turn white and every fan
squirm to the edge of their seat. Not
until Mike Devereaux's fly ball
landed safely in Phil Plantier's glove
in left field for the last out of the 7-
5 Red Sox win did the fans start to
breathe normally again. Luckily for
them, Thursday was an off day for
both the Red Sox and the Blue Jays
and, therefore, a brief chance to
concentrate on slightly less
important things, like sleep and their
jobs.
It's really a shame that such a
beautiful and intimate ballpark is
so often filled with a group of fans
bordering on insanity. Fenway is a
true American treasure, but if the
parkitself had the stability exhibited
by its fans, it would have crumbled
long ago, and the Sox would
probably be playing in the
Bakedbeandome or some other
ghastly structure.
In all honesty, the Red Sox don't
deserve to win the AL East this year.
(That statement will serve as sour
grapes in the event that they don't
win it.) The Blue Jays are the better
team, at least on paper. Of the Sox
pitchers, only Roger Clemens and
Jeff Reardon would probably make
the Blue Jay team. The big bucks
shelled out by the Sox for Matt
Young and Danny Darwin would
have been better spent on a couple
of used pitching rubbers. The lineup
that was called unstoppable in
spring training has been proven to
have many holes. No one on the
team has had what would be
deemed a career year.
But here we are again in
September and the Red Sox are near
the top. Time to lose sleep again.
Not even the enthralling play in the
Canada Cup over the past three
weeks or the start of what promises
to be an exciting NFL season has
been able to divert Red Sox fans
from another encounter with Dame
Fortune.
There appears to be only one
solution to the problem, Sox fans.
Next spring, pledge undying loyalty
to the Cleveland Indians. Then you
won't ha ve to sit on the edge of your
seat. You can just leave it empty.
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VOLUME CXXI
BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
NUMBER 4
Bowdoin maintains spot
as one of nation's finest
College nails down number four spot in U.S.
News' "America's Best Colleges"
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
Bowdoin College retained it's
position among the elite of national
liberal arts colleges, garnering the
number four spot for the second
consecutive year in the most recent
U.S. News and World Report poll, out
September 25. Bowdoin fell behind
only Williams College, Swarthmore
College, and Amherst College with
an overall rating of 98.5 out of a
possible 100.
After a mistake by U.S. News in
1989 (Bowdoin was listed at number
13), the College rebounded in the
1991 chart by moving up nine places
to number four. The criteria for
Mersereau explained, "On a
theoretical level, it's a matter of
principle. The reducing of an
institution to a numerical list is
offensive."
U.S. News devotes a page in the
magazine to explaining their
methodology, which combines the
institution's academic reputation
with accumulated data of its
students, faculty and finances. The
magazine distributed a total of 2,425
exclusive surveys to college
presidents, deans and admissions
directors.
The reputational tabulations were
combined with data provided by
the colleges on selectivity, financial
support for faculty, the school's
financial resources, and student
'On a practical level, for better or for worse,
parents, students and guidance counselors use
it as a thumbnail sketch. Like it or not, America
likes to reduce complex situations to shorthand.
We don't like it, but to the extent people use it,
we have to be serious about it. It's better to be
four than ten.'
rating the liberal arts institutions
was based on everything from
admissions selectivity and faculty
accessibility to financial resources
and student satisfaction.
Maine lost one of its prestigious
representatives in the magazine's
top 25 as Bates fell out of the poll,
leaving only Bowdoin and Colby,
which checked in at number 20.
U.S. News, in it's fifth year of
rating both private and public
institutions with the annual
"America's Best Colleges" edition,
has come under fire by
administration, faculty, and
students for their controversial
rating methodology. As Bowdoin's
Director of Public Relations Richard
satisfaction.
Despite scrutiny on the part of
U.S. News and the various
institutions that assist it's research,
the ratings have not pleased college
administrators, many of whom see
it as merely ploy to sell magazines.
Even colleges like Bowdoin who
achieve a spot in the upper echelon
of the ratings are quick to criticize
the summation of an institution with
so many components.
While colleges may deem the
ratings inaccurate, impractical and
warranting little attention,
"America's Best Colleges" has
portrayed itself as an invaluable
source, and remains unchallenged
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
1. Williams College
9. Middlehury College
2. Swarthmore College
10. Smith College
3. Amherst College
11. Bryn Mawr College
4. Bowdoin College
12. Car leton College
5. Pomona College
13. Vassar College
6. Wellesky College
14. Claremont McKenna
7. Wesleyan University
15. Oberlin College
8. Haverford College
16. Grinnell College
From left; Professor Franklin Burroughs, Dean Jane Jervis and Professor Randy Stakeman at a discussion last night.
Photo by Jim Sabo
Discussion focuses on bias incident
By Rashid L. Saber
ORIENT ASSISTANT NEWS
EDITOR
A round-table conference
involving Professors Randolph
Stakeman and Franklin
Burroughs was held in Dagget repercussions and misconceptions
Lounge Thursday evening. The concerning the incident
which occurred earlier this month.
Jane Jervis, Dean of the College,
opened the dialogue by giving a
brief synopsis of the happenings of
Monday, Sept 9. Following her
introduction, Professors Stakeman
and Burroughs offered their
contrasting views on the
meeting, held for the purpose of
initiating a structured student/
faculty discussion, addressed the
consequences of the bias incident
Professor Stakeman described the
incident as one of "negligence." He
agreed with Professor Burrough's
view that the event was
misconceived. However
Stakeman still held that the
incident was an "injustice," and
therefore, caused a sense of
hysteria among the Bowdoin
community. Furthermore, he
went on to say that the true effect
of this "negative" episode was
that it reminded the Bowdoin
community of its "lack of
knowledge of racism."
Another major topic of
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
Phi Beta Kappa announces nominees
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
The Bowdoin College chapter
of Phi Beta Kappa announced that
nine seniors will be honored at James
Bowdoin Day today for their recent
nomination to Phi Beta Kappa, the
national honor society that
recognizes superior academic
achievement.
"The selection is made by faculty
members who are members of Phi
Beta Kappa getting together as a
nominating committee," explained
Professor James Turner, associate
professor of physics and secretary-
treasurer of the Bowdoin Phi Beta
Kappa chapter. The seniors received
a letter explaining that they had
been nominated. Throughout the
year, more students will be selected,
after which all nominees will be
initiated together.
The newly nominated members
are:
Samuel D. Brody of Baltimore,
Md;, Maria P. Cindhart of Burke,
Va.; Brad Hall of Bow, N.H.; Duncan
Hollis of North Eason, Mass.; Dan
Hulme of Purdys, N.Y.; Anthony
Mistretta of Suffield, Ct.; Elysia
Moschos of Dallas, TX.; Susanna
Pederson of Amherst, N.H.; Adam
Samaha, Minnetonka, Minn.,
Many of the newly nominated
members seemed surprised by the
acheivement and credited hard work
and a dedication to Bowdoin aschief
reasons for the nomination. Susanna
Pederson, one of three women on
the list, explained "One of the nice
things about it was being able to call
my parents and tell them because
theyVe supported me so much
throughout school. It's definiately
the most prestigious honor that I've
received at Bowdoin. I even got a
congratulations postcard from my
cat."
Dan Hulme explained, "I was
pleasantly surprised. There was no
mention about the nomination
before. I know it was based on
grades and moral character. "
Some nominees put the honor
into the larger perspective by
declaring that the purpose of the
Bowdoin experience is the quality
of the education and not the
numerical grade point average
received. "I worked very hard over
the last four years," explained Sam
Brody, "and I feel like I've earned it.
But the honor is based primarily on
grades and Bowdoin deemphasizes
grades. I think that one should
concentrate on learning and not
grades."
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Bowdoin College Relations
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1991
Smith presses on with law suit against college
Bowdoin graduate continues lawsuit claiming discrimation for political views
By Michael Golden
orient copy editor
Late last spring Bowdoin student Robert
Smith '91 announced his intention to sue the
college for $500,000. Denied the opportunity
to student teach during the spring semester of
his senior year, Smith claimed to be the victim
of discrimination at the hands of the Education
Department and Professorof Education Penny
Martin.
Without student teaching, Smith was
ineligible to obtain his teaching certificate.
Maine law requires public and private school
teachers to be certified as educators by the
state. Smith remains ineligible to pursue his
desired career as a public high school social
studies teacher.
Having successfully completed Martin's
Education 301 'Teaching" course in the fall of
1990, Smith applied for admission to
Education 302, "Student Teaching."
Bowdoin's course catalogue lists several
prerequisites for the course: senior standing,
Education 301, volunteer experience in
schools, and consent of the instructor. Smith
clearly met the first three requirements, but
failed to obtain Martin's consent to take
"Student Teaching."
In an interview with the Orient earlier this
week, Smith said Professor Martin's actions,
"Sort of seemed to be an ego-trip,
unfortunately." Working sporadically as a
part-time high school athletic referee, Smith
is presently struggling to advance his costly
and "unfortunate" lawsuit.
Smith has retained Portland attorney Harry
Richardson, a former chairman of the
University of Maine Board of Trustees. Smith
plans to give a deposition next week and
expects that his lawyer will have to serve
College President Robert H. Edwards and
Professor Martin with subpoenas, forcing
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case. Smith characterizes the legal process as
"arduous and slow," and plans to formally
file suit when he raises more money for court
and attorney fees.
Jobless in his chosen field, Smith describes
himself as financially strained. "When you
have student loans to pay off and no income,
it's hard ." When asked why he has not applied
for jobs in a state with less stringent
certification requirements, Smith cited family
and financial reasons, "I ha ve an $8000 student
loan. If I teach in Maine, the state will pay it.
If you don't have a lot of money, that's a
consideration to stay in Maine. I have [just
over] two years to get certified, then three-
fourths of the loan is due. When you're poor,
thaf s a consideration." *
Smith remains committed to becoming a
public school teacher. "I intend to go on and
get a master's and teach. Ifs something I've
always wanted to do. It's a little frustrating.
I'm upset that I couldn't get a job because of
what Bowdoin'sdone. Unless you're certified
you can't get a job. You could be Albert
Einstein and couldn't get a job teaching high
convenient for them. [It was] a way to shut me
up," argues Smith. He cites the course
catalogue, which mentions nothing about
having to attain a certain grade to take
Education 302.
To further support his contentions, Smith
discussed a controversy that occurred in the
Economics Department a few years ago. The
department's faculty apparently decided that
Rob Smith *91, last year at a press conference explaining his lawsuit against Bowdoin. By Jim Sabo.
school physics."
Upon learning of Professor Martin's
decision to prevent him from taking Education
302, Smith asked for an explanation of the
refusal and appealed to Dean of Faculty Al
Fuchs. Martin refused to reverse her decision,
and Fuchs stated that students traditionally
must earn a grade of High Honors or Honors
in Education 301 to progress to 302. Smith,
who received a passing grade in 301, without
High Honors or Honors, vehemently disputes
this reasoning.
"This was not a policy until it was
any majors who received less than an Honors
grade in an Economics class could not count
that class toward their major.
In effect, the faculty had turned a Pass
grade into a Fail. Several students, according
to Smith, appealed to the school's
administration, who, "Decided this policy
was totally wrong."
Smith particularly objects to the fact that
the decision of one individual, Penny Martin,
prevented him from pursuing his career. He
attempted to convince Martin of his readiness
to student teach, and received over forty
positive recommendations, including one
from the Chairman of the Maine State Board
of Education. "Every high school within a
fifteen-mile radius wanted me as a student
teacher," claims Smith, "other students in
Education 301 were randomly assigned, not
requested." According to Smith, Professor
Martin believed, "Any outside input was
irrelevant, the only thing that counted was
what [she knew]."
Smith contends, "I might not have even
done anything [legally] if I was not told by
Penny Martin that I would damage Bowdoin's
reputation," as a student teacher. "I was
always trying to help Bowdoin," statesSmith,
"I encouraged students to apply to Bowdoin
while an interim teacher at Westbrook Junior
High School."
Smith plans to give a
deposition next week and
expects tHat his lawyer
will have to serve College
President Robert H.
Edwards and Professor
Martin with subpoenas,
forcing them to reveal
their knowledge about the
case.
Smith firmly believes that Penny Martin's
decision has little to do with his academics
and more to do with the fact that he is a well-
known conservative. He believes that Martin
politically objects to his involvement in the
Reserve Officer Training Corps of the U.S.
Army, the Republican Party, and his,
"Audacity to miss class for attending ROTC
and Maine State Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Council meetings."
As for the administration's response to the
threatened lawsuit, Dean of the College Jane
Jervis said, "I can only offer ignorance," about
the case. "I only know what I've read in the
papers, and I don't even remember all of
that."
Smith vows to press on with his lawsuit, "I
had enjoyed my time here. It's too bad to go
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College Relat ions
Approximately 900 parents ate
expected to arrive at the College
today and tomorrow to participate
in this year's Parents Weekend
program. They will have a wide
variety of events, exhibits,
programs, lectures, presentations,
and performances from which to
learn about life at Bo wdoin .
A major highlight of the
weekend for the entire campus
community is the James Bo wdoin
Day ceremony, featuring Ian
Martin, Secretary General of
Amnesty International. Martin's
address, "Human Rights in a
Changed World" willbeginat3:15
p.m. in Morrell Gymnasium.
Amnesty International is a
worldwide voluntary movement
that works for release of prisoners
of conscience, seeks fair trials for
political prisoners, and opposes
torture and the death penalty in
all circumstances.
Membership in Amnesty
International has nearly doubled
in the last five years; there are
currently over one million
members in more than 150
countries. As Secretary General,
Martin has led major Amnesty
International missions to aver 20
countries throughout the world.
Other special presentations will
include discussions with
President Edwards and Dean of
the College Jervis, Professor of
Psychology Barbara Held,
Professor of Mathematics William
Barker, Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs Randolph
Stakeman, and Chair of the
Committee for Off-Campus Stud y
John Turner.
Parents will also have the
opportunity to eat their meals in
Moulton Union and Wentworth
Hall and are welcome to sit in on
a variety of classes throughout
the day on Friday.
Entertainment options include
the opening of the Museum of
Art's Islamic exhibition The Here
andthe Hereafter: Images of Paradise
in Islamic Art, performances by
Vague, the Meddiebempsters, and
Miscellania, the Masque &
Gown's production of Tina
Howe's The Art of Dining, a
variety of athletic events, an
Outing Club trip to Popham
Beach, films, and even a night of
Discussion
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) upon the "reprehensible nature" of
discussion between Professors the Klan. Burroughs stated that it is
Stakeman and Burroughs was the episodes such as this that "give the
historical and regional significance Klan greater importance than it
of the Ku Klux Klan. Both agreed ought to have."
Bowdoin garners number four
(CONTIINUED FROM PAGE 1)
as a gauge to rate academic
institutions for parents and potential
applicants. "On a practical level, for
better or for worse, parents, students
and guidance counselors use it as a
thumbnail sketch. Like it or not,
America likes to reduce complex
situations to shorthand. We don't
like it, but to the extent people use it,
we have to be serious about it. It's
better to be four than ten," explained
Mersereau.
In a time of financial woes and a
drop in applicants, many colleges
showed the effects of the growing
challenges facing academia today,
challenge* that, as Merserau
pointed out, are not isolated in
Brunswick, Maine. "If there is a
useful side," explained Mersereau,
"it may be useful for people to see
the trends on our campus, also
happening in other schools."
Where the competition to attract
the best and the brightest of
applicants among American
colleges is battled out on the fields
of the U.S. News study, the need to
compete with their previous results
has many institutions improving in
the areas judged by the magazine.
Bowdoin's improvement in the
rankings has many students
wondering how much higher the
college will rise on the chart.
With the current financial
situation and the drop in student
selectivity with the class of 1995, the
possibility of an unprecedented leap
into the top three, dominated by
Amherst, Swarthmore, and
Williams for years, remains
ambiguous.
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Cursed Numbers!
The uniqueness of each individual's character
has of late been cast adrift in a sea of impersonal
data. We are no longer people, so much as we
are statistics, angular and towering
architectures of demographics, surveys, and
raw data. Humanity is sacrificed on the twin
altars of accurate projection and visual aids
display.
Or so, at least, you may come to believe when
you reach your senior year at Bowdoin. Become
a senior, and you will come to hate numbers.
They are the bane of the graduating class.
Suddenly, numbers are springing out of the
woodwork: LSAT scores, GRE scores, MCAT
scores, GPAs (which weren't supposed to
matter here). The grading system is different
now — we needed more letters, they tell us;
letters closer to numbers. And the job statistics
— God! — the job statistics! You must have so
much experience, this many hours, for us to
give you this job. You have a fifty-fifty chance
of getting a job with this employer. Average
starting salary, average class standing.
ENOUGH! Enough and too much! Now,
statistics, data, equations, demographics — all
of these are necessary, useful, even
praiseworthy. Without them, our civilization
would not be possible. Or at least not very well
organized.
But where does is stop?
With all due respect to the numerically inclined,
do we really need quite so many numbers?
Wouldn't it be a worthwhile endeavor to try to
get to know one another as people, rather than
accumulations of numbers?
Do you think grad schools will buy this?
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Feeling the Heat: Bowdoin as a Pressure Cooker
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By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
BACKGROUND: It's that time of year when the proverbial mercury begins to rise.
The novelty of new classes is lost in a cloud of academic intensity. Time becomes a precious commodity, giving rise to academic and social pressures.
An extreme view? Perhaps. But a seemingly common one nonetheless. While many students welcome James Bowdoin Day as well-deserved recognition of
their scholastic success, others view it as an unnecessary reminder of the rigorous academic demands to which they constantly feel themselves being subjected .
USA TODAY ran a story earlier this week about American high school students feeling social pressure from peers, and academic pressure from parents. Fear
and anxiety about getting into college ranked high on their list of tensions.
But now that we're in college, have the pressures lessened? Increased? How have they changed? How does Bowdoin compare to other high-powered
institutions in terms of stress? What kinds of academic and /or social pressure from peers does Bowdoin instill in people? We interviewed the following students,
using these questions as guidelines.
MATT ROBERTS f 93
Rock Island, IL
From talking to friends, it really does seem like Bowdoin
has a much more rigorous curriculum, even compared to
schools of the same caliber. I think it has to do with the
type of student who comes here - everyone's pretty
involved in a number of different non -academic activities,
and that leads me to believe they're pretty motivated. I
don't think there's much social pressure, like the way
people dress, and things like that, but there is a lot of
political pressure to conform to a politically correct school
of thought, in both speech and expression.
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CHRISTOPHER HEUER '94
Savannah, G A
1 think there's much more pressure here t han in high school,
because it's so much more competitive. The pressure is self-
inflicted, because you are responsible for yourself now. People
are much more carreer-oriented now. They realize that soon
they'll be completely on theirown and fending for themselves,
so if they're going to step on people, now is the time to do it.
Even though we're away from our parents, I think we still feel
pressure from them, because they're the ones who are sending
us here. We have to make sure their investment isn't wasted.
AMY COYLE 93
York Harbor, ME
The pressure has increased in a big way since the new
grading system happened. I don't feel like 1 learn more, I
just worry more. My first year here, 1 felt like I had to be
drunk every weekend to make friends, but 1 think peer
pressure lessens as academic pressure increases. I look
back on the things I worried about in high school and I
laugh, because now instead of worrying about SATs, I
worry about family options and picking a carreer for the
rest of my life:
JASON BROWN '91
Portland, ME
I think a lot of the pressure here comes from the school
being so expensive — maybe not so much for the rich kids,
because the cost isn't taxing to their families, but for
people who are taking out big loans to come here, we have
to wonder if it's really worth it. I'm sick of my parents
trying to run my life, and that's pressure right there,
because I'm dependent on them to pay my bills. There's
also a lot of pressure to be in shape. Every woman I've ever
dated here has been either bulimic or anorexic. Everyone's
so body-conscious.
RENETA MERINO 95
Needham, MA
I had a lot of academic pressure in high school, and I think
that prepared me well for Bowdoin — I don't feel so
overwhelmed. It doesn't seem like there's much social pressure
here. People are really accepting of everyone else. In high
school, people were a lot more immature. The only kind of
pressure I feel is the pressure to organize my time to fit
everything in. I've seen people panicking and stressing about
getting things done, but I think it seems equivalent, stress-
wise, to other colleges.
SHANNON McCAULEY *92
St. Paul, MN
I see a lot of competitive pressure here. It's not so much
like: "I want to succeed," but more like: "I have to do better
than this person." Seniors are always being asked when
they are going to get a job, or go to grad school, so there's
pressure that way. I don't know why people are in such a
hurry. I think there's a "norm" here. It's the profession-
oriented, upper-middle class white male. It's definitely a
male-dominated place. But there are a lot of people outside
that norm, so I don't think it puts a lot of pressure on
people ~ well, maybe freshmen and sophomores, but after
that, you pretty much do your own thing.
Stay Tuned For Another Exciting Episode of
Student Speak in next week's Orient
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1 99 1
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Through The
Looking Glass
By Paul Miller
This Week:
Willie Wonka's Music Factory
We are circus directors whistling
amid the winds of carnivals convents
bawdy houses theaters realities
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the Petroleum Culture. A wall of
sound strikes my ears, its
components fragmenting even as
ti^T impact. The shards fall back
into the ocean from which they
sprang only to be heated, and once
again rise into the air in the form of
an all-encompassing mist. The
phlogiston of culture: Music.
It seems like everything has
become a rhythm. Maybe that's the
way it always was, the only thing
that has changed is our perception.
In the mid-seventies, in theghettoes,
something that we now all take for
granted was happening: parties
were bein' thrown, and a good time
was to be had by all. The only thing
missing was a live band.
Circa 1991, same scenario,
different location: downtown
Manhattan (sans ghetto). Music
comes from all corners of the room,
the rhythm never misses a beat, and
one song blends smoothly into the
next as the DJ creates a finely woven
tapestry of song. The atmosphere is
hot and sweaty and people move
rhythmically, their motions jerky.
The beat commands their attention:
their body movements correspond
to its pulse. Like robots.
What is present is a harried-
looking person standing in a corner
behind three turntables, several
crates of records, a mixingboard,
and a couple of huge speakers. The
DJ flexes his wrist a little bit. A little
cut here, a little scratch there, and
the crowd, a diverse mix of
downtown scenesters, homeboys,
and all out normal people, goes
crazy. A person coming from any
period in history would stare in
amazement: what the hell is going
on here?
Back in the day, all that was
needed was the right gioove. A beat
that fit the mood of the party made
bodies move. The DJ spinning
records for the party throws out the
right beat and the groove goes on.
No song arrives in a vacuum, and
everything is mixed correctly. The
right song, and thecrowd goes crazy .
The wrong song, and the DJ gets
dissed. Economics, social style.
Take this same scenario, put it in
a larger context, add the mitigating
factors of record companies and
music culture clearinghouses
(distribution K-Mart style) like radio
and MTV, and you have the modem
musical context. Almost. What is
left out is the overall view that these
companies represent. In a sense they
are only the tip of the iceberg. In
marketing a product, i.e. music,
these companies aren't doing
anything that is even remotely risky.
They put music out that people will
buy. They create a structure that
serves to distribute the product, and
they wrap it in a nice cultural
metaphor (hopefully easily
digestible for the majority of the
country with weak palates) that
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is the fact that, loand behold another
surprise, it all seems to be a
derivative of past movements, and
in this way, it's also their product
(appropriate and masticate).
Yo! check it: the "underground"
in this sense doesn't exist anymore:
it's on a Pepsi commercial, or MTV.
Hip-hop, house music, and dance
hall reggae, three forms of music
that are extremely popular in the
African-American urban cultural
context (not to mention "world beat"
and Afro-pop on the continent, and
"urban contemporary" likeBBDand
Guy in the hood) are just the newest
forms of this cycle. Most in the ivory
tower tend to view these forms of
On the lower end of the audio
spectrum y the linking factor in the
modern commercial world (that's
right, commercial) becomes a
search for the right beat.
says, "Buy me, I'm very you." Of
course, we all know what happens
next: the product sells, and people
harass the DJ at the next party to
play the song. But this is the tip, and
the cycle goes on, underground
becomes pop, and pop goes
underground. On and on the circus
wheel goes, and ya don't stop.
Look a little further, on the lower
end of the audio spectrum, the
linking factor in the modern
commercial world (that's right,
commercial) becomes a search for
the right beat. Something to fill time.
It's a little like selling air on land, or
water in the ocean. Take the same
context, add a little twist, and clothes
appear on the skeleton (probably
high top sneakers too): identify,
certify, and pay up. The whole nine
yards of modern culture in a
nutshell: consume, consume,
consume. But I'm overstepping my
topic (the rest comes later.) What it
all boils down to (does it?) is
(drumroll please...) a question of
where is music going these days?
Live music is edited by computer
(digital that is), and non-live (?)
music sounds better than ever (but
is it memorex?). But the good news
for those at the tip of the iceberg is
that both are selling. The linking
factor in all of this commercial haze
music as "dull and repetitive" etc.
"words over music. ..it just doesn't
make sense" blah, blah, blah.
Look at it this way: television is
created from digitized images sent
to you from your local station; music
is no more than a couple of sonic
structures pasted over one another
to form a mesh that nothing can
break through, and computer
languages are a way of
communication that no one will ever
speak, yet form the core of our
modem existence. Does that make
sense? Total media. Total repetition.
From slave chants born of the pain
and resistance in the slave masters'
fields, to the blues, to jazz, to house,
reggae, and hip-hop, the essential
moment comes from the peak of the
song. The change in rhythm
contained in its subtle repetition
(and the beat goes on and on). In
hip-hop jargon, distilling the sense
of the word from its European
counterparts in classical music
(climax) and combining it with the
African-American experience, you
get the word the "break."
But what's happened in these
African and Latino (and let's not
forget their derivatives like rock,
dance pop, "techno" etc.) music
forms in the modern American
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As Americans, we often
take for granted our
country's vast
resources, our access to
material goods, and our high
standard of living. Many
foreigners are struck by how
modem and advanced our society
is compared to their native
countries. Born and raised in
Stuttgart, Germany, Gerlinde
Rickel, the academic department
coordinator of the philosophy
office, arrived in the United States
in 1960 as an exchange student at
Southern Methodist University in
Dallas. She was taken aback by our
Were doing the right thing over
there."
Gerlinde and Don moved to
Brunswick 12 days before her twin
daughters, Kim and Kirsti n, were
born in 1968. Three years later, a
third child, Heidi, was born.
Gerlinde said: "We raised them in
the Christian faith. We instilled all
the values we knew, many of them
from my German background."
Her children, however, would
question her German values and
say, "Oh mom, we don't do this in
America."
As a child, Gerlinde viewed life
as one unpredictable road. But
On Life
By Andrew Wheeler
"Home Is Home"
country's technology.
"I received a taste of American
life through the television, washing
machines, and big automobiles,"
recalls Gerlinde. "I loved the free
way of life in America. Suddenly
no one was watching over me. I
was as free bird." For Gerlinde,
who vividly remembers what life
was like in Germany following
World War II, life in America was
achange. Because Germany lacked
food during these years, the United
States shipped peanut butter, dried
potatoes and carrots for the
Germans. Gerlinde ate peanut
butter soup for lunch at her school
for three straight months at one
point. To this day, I don't eat
peanut butter," she said.
Her father was a minister and
then served in the military during
WWII. He was a prisoner of war
until 1934. "He never talked about
the war," said Gerlinde. "Growing
up in Germany was much different
than growing up in the United
States. There is a lot of
responsibility placed upon
children." Gerlinde, for example,
said that her parents did not have
baby-sitters to take care of her. "My
upbringing was quite strict, but
always loving."
Ironically, she was introduced
to her husband, Don, at a party by
her boyfriend at the time. The
boyfriend had invited many sailors
from the Navy's Moffet Field in
northern California. Don was one
of them, and after the boyfriend
left overseas for four months,
Gerlinde fell for Don. They married
in 1967. "Marriage means a life-
time commitment," said Gerlinde
She supported her husband's time
in Vietnam, saying, "I felt that they
now, she cites the three stages or
segments of life: childhood, family,
and the preparation for old-age and
eventually death. With one of her
daughters engaged, one living at
home and the other attending the
University of Maine at Orono,
Gerlinde says that she is nearing
the third stage. Gerlinde said: "I
could not have done many things
in life without a strong belief in
God. I could always call on
someone."
Although Gerlinde has been
assimilated into America, she holds
onto her German identity. Still a
German citizen, she attends the
weekly German table, and she
frequently visits family and friends
in Stuttgart. In fact, she wants to be
cremated and buried in Germany.
"Home is always home," said
Gerlinde
For the future, Gerlinde has a
vision, a life ambition to write a
book about other German women,
who married Americans and have
lived in the United States. She
wants to discover their life stories
and how they view the American
way of life.
Riding my chariot (that is my
bike with the yellow and red thing
in the rear) to Massachusetts Hall
this past Tuesday, a beautiful and
warm day, a five-year old boy on a
bike with training wheels gave me
a perplexed look. His facial
expression was saying, "What the
heck is that thing?" As soon as I
passed him, I smiled. And after
listening to Gerlinde Rickel's
feelings and views on life, I walked
away with a even bigger smile on
my face. Forgetting to know people
is joy for me, and I hope for all.
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Welcome Parents !
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
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Views From the Couch
"JUST THE FACTS"
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This had to happen eventually,
but I regret that it has to happen this
early in the year. I had to address
this issue at my old boarding school
halfway through the year, and I
knew at some point that up here in
Maine, there would be many a
Masshole flying around as well as
many diehard Boston sports fans in
this here fine New England
metropolis. This is my infamous
Boston sports speech. If any of you
readers wish to bail out right here,
here is the Giff Note version of this
column — Boston Sports Teams are
Losers, or, Boston Sports Suck.
Undoubtedly, I'll have much of the
school wishing to discuss this topic
with me, with their fists, and I say,
bring it on. If you wish to "talk"
with me about this, my real name is
Adam Shopis and I live in Hyde 32.
Brian Sung is just my pen name, so
don't bother looking for him.
Boston fans, too, live in a dream
world. They keep faithful to their
teams, call themselves the best fans
in the world, and proudly proclaim
how they follow Boston teams. I'll
start with some numbers, and we'll
play a little game. I'll write some
numbers and you try to guess what
they stand for. Can you do that?
Okay. Here we go:
73,21,5,0.
Now we' 11 try some dates as clues
to those numbers in case some of
you are still baffled. The clues
correspond to the numbers I just
wrote.
1918, 1970, 1986, 1985.
All right, if any of you are still
frustrated, here are the answers:
The last time the Sox won the
World Championship; the last time
the Bruins won the Stanley Cup; the
last time the Celtics won the world
championship, and the only year
the Pats went to the Super Bowl
along with the amount of victories
they've had there. Now, I know all
you losers out there are crying out
excuses and whatnot, but as Sargent
Friday would have said, "Just the
facts." And those facts are pretty
damn clear. In fact they could be
summed up in one word: pitiful.
Now, chill my oh-so wise
readership, and allow me to back
up this view and then make a few
predictions. Let me sidebar here —
this all may seem harsh, but it is just
the frustration of hearing the mental
retardation of a lot of fine students
who try to back up the belief that
every year is "the year" for some
Boston team. First, everyone should
know by now that the Sox aren't
going to win the Series, ever. God
doesn't want them to. Any
organization that has lost Mike
Boddicker, Bruce Hurst, Dennis
Eckersley, Babe Ruth and has treated
class acts like D wight Evans the way
the Sox have, doesn't deserve a
championship. They do play a great
tease act though, don't they?
Every year, the Bruins are
supposedly the favorites to win the
Cup. They've come close, but they
have just come up short. Man, that
triple overtime loss at home against
Edmonton kind of hurt, eh? They're
an aging team without enough talent
to win it. They have a fine bunch of
grinders, along with some classy
players, like Chris Nilan, but not
enough top of the line talent.
The Celtics are old.
The Pats suck.
Those two are kind of easy. Now
it's time for Good Old Uncle Brian (I
mean Adam) to make some
predictions:
1 . The Patriots will get better. In
fact, they will soon be contenders,
and when they are, you will hear
Boston fans loudly claiming
allegiance to t hem because they play
in Foxboro.
2. The Celtics will never win
another championship as long as
Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, and
Larry Bird remain on the team.
Loyalty is great, but they should be
playing in green pastures, not green
uniforms.
3. The Bruins will follow the Red
Sox fine tradition and tease Boston
fans for years to come.
4. The Red Sox will win the World
Championship the year in which
freak natural disasters destroy every
team charter plane, and all their
Triple A affiliates, with the players
in them, giving the Sox the Series by
default.
bo one last reminder. I really am
Adam Shopis, I live in Hyde, and
death threats can be delivered to
M.U. Box 666. See y'all next week,
when I'm sure to please a lot of folk
with my opinions on p.c.
Stc^ffSj^^cz/c
This Week: John Valentine
"APPRECIATE DIFFERENCES"
The saying "opposites attract"
may be true when dealing with
electric charges in the chemistry
lab, but remains sadly false when
applied to the Bowdoin student
body in general. When I look at the
people around me in the dining
halls, at fraternities, and (to a lesser
extent) in the residence halls, I see
people who dress alike, thinkalike,
and act alike consistently, and
often,
exclusively ^■■■^^■^^^
perspectives almost totally unlike
your own?
A large portion of Bowdoin
students can be classified on the
surface (I'm not saying everyone
is exactly the same. That obviously
is not the case) as a certain "type"
of person, and these "types" know
each other very well. They are
academics, athletes, preppies,
crunchies, burnouts, and those
who defy
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other
so what s way to make us
all get to know
choose to live
with
wrong
that?
On the
surface, each other.
nothing. It's
undeniably — ^ ^ mm mmm
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with
other,
with
other,
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party
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and
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from similar backgrounds with
similar beliefs are more
comfortable with each other. Who
can blame students for seeking
the most relaxing social
importantly,
m ^ talk with each
other.
I believe talking is the key here.
Thank God for the the
predominantly first-year student
residence halls, where the random
mixture of first-year students
atmosphere possible after dealing almost guarantees an uncommon
with the stress of a Bowdoin variety of perspectives and
education? After all, it is a struggle personalities that will grow to
to work through and appreciate
another's different beliefs rather
than rely on those like your own
for easy understanding and
sympathy.
When I say "appreciate
difference," I'm not talking about
the politically correct slogan or
the issue of mult i -cult ural ism and
ethnic diversity on the college
know one another because of their
sheer physical proximity.
Un fortunately, the d iverse friend s
students make in their first-year
halls are often the only ones they
make before taking refuge in the
familiar for the rest of their
Bowdoin careers.
There is no easy way to make us
all get to know each other. We are
campus. I'm asking how many of thrown together for months at a
you have good friends (friendly time on this tiny 110 acre campus,
acquaintances don't count) who and yet we are still afraid to take
have personalities and (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
s to the Edlto
HELLO McFLY!
This spot is usually reserved for letters, but due to the unusual apathy of the entire Bowdoin Community,
there are none this week! So all the poor parents visiting this week get to pick up an Orient and see that they
pay twenty thousand dollars for their child to be part of an apparently opinionless and disinterested
community. Dust off your opinion and start responding to things happening around you. This section is
meant to be a forum for students, administrators, faculty and really just about anyone to express what they
think of their College and the occurrences therein. Without your input, members of the community really
can't And out what each other think. Besides, what's a newspaper without reader response? The only
stipulation for letters is that they be turned in by 6 p.m. TYiesday for publication Friday. It's all in the Letter
Policy in the masthead on page 4. So write a letter, put "Orient" on the outside and drop it in campus mail.
It would be nice if this section had letters in it again and not stupid notices like this one.
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microwave is that the change, the peak of the song, its
"climax" (in both connotations... a play on words imagine
that! Like Dee-lite says, "The Groove is in the Heart"),
becomes the norm. The breaklbeat becomes the essential
core of the song in its entirety. This way no song appears
in a vacuum. Every song has a self-contained rhythm that
puts it in relation to its counterparts. The demand for
products of this sort might just be a reflection of how
powerful the rhythms are, and how well people identify
with the cultural package the product is wrapped in
(black leather jackets being worn by futupfftnd present
insurance company salesmen, high tops being sported by
nearly everyone...L.L. Cool Bean...whatever).Theproducts
(in a dilute commercial -commerce-ial way) sell. A look at
dance charts or commercial retail sales will show that this
"new form" of music has already taken its place in the hall
of musical history. It's all in the mix.
Enough, enough...this talk bores me. Time to move on.
The artist loses control of distribution, but gains control of
creation. As Chuck D said, 'There are people who do art
for artistic reasons. I do it for commercial reasons. There's
no such thing as art if you don't share it wit' anybody."
The underground is dead. Long live the underground! I
glanced at the hour glass. The last sands had fallen. The
third Millennium had begun.
Staffspeak corf'td
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7)
the risk of getting to know someone entirely different from
ourselves. This is not true of everybody at Bowdoin. I find
some people constantly defying the "type herds" despite
the easy magnetism they emanate, but they are too few.
There's little to be afraid of. By and large, Bowdoin
students are non-violent, so the physical danger is minimal.
To be honest, there aren't many people at Bowdoin I don't
like. We're a nice bunch. So take a chance. Start a
conversation with that interesting-looking person in your
basket weaving class. When you call a classmate for a
homework assignment, ask them how they're doing. Ask
your lab partner if he or she wants to go to the tractor-
trailer pull next weekend . There are fascinating people all
around you. Get to know them! Expand your own mind
by getting to know somebody else's.
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ARTS & LEISURE
Dance instructors
exhibit Local Color
By Sharon Price
orient arts editor
The dance program at Bowdoin,
although small in size compared to
other departments, presents a wide
array of performances and course
offerings for the school to enjoy and
benefit from.
This past week the dance
department sponsored an informal
public performance of the Ken Pierce
Baroque Dance company. It was
arranged in connection with the first
year seminar, the History of Ballet,
to show students the roots of
contemporary ballet.
June Vail, director of the Division
of Dance, along with visiting
instructors Gwyneth Jones, Daniel
McCusker and part time instructor
Paul Sarvis will be part of the
upcoming performance, Local Color.
The show is by Bowdoin dance
faculty and friends and will be
performed on October 4th at 8:00pm
in Pickard Theater. This is the first
show of its kind at Bowdoin where
the faculty will get to "strut their
stuff."
There will be five separate dances
with a variety of themes. The first is
a duet choreographed and
performed by McCusker and Jones
with music by Benjamin Britten. The
second is a solo entitled "na bella
figura" (a good impression) by Brian
Crabtree. Third, an excerpt from
the dance 'Piecework" called "The
Black Duet" will be performed by its
choreographers June Vail and
Martha Lask, a Bowdoin graduate.
The two last staged this piece nine
years ago together. A quartet from
the Ram Island Dance company in
Portland will perform no handle,
choreographed by Daniel McCusker
and performed by Emily Ojala, Mia
Kanazawa, Brian Crabtree, and
Sarvis, Berg, and Jones who will perform in Local Color. Photo by Matthem Jones.
McCusker. The dancers move
disjointedly to a string quartet by
Gavin Bryars. The final piece entitled
Twilight Songs is choreographed
and performed by Gretchen Berg,
Gwyneth Jones, and Paul Sarvis. It
is a collection of true stories about
their grandparents' lives.
"It is important to show people
what we do," said Vail. "When we
work with students, it is always
student [choreographed] work. This
is a lively program that should
appeal to the wide audience."
Other performances this semester
will be the Berkshire Ballet on
November 1, a part of the college's
performance series, and the Fall
semester showing of student
choreographed and performed
work on December 5.
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Tribe Called Quest delivers fresh,
lively sound on brand new release
Paul Miller
orient staff
You could find an abstract listen' n
to hip-hop
my pops used to say it
reminded him of he-hop
I said well daddy don't
you know that
things go in cycles
Tribe Called Quest
"Excursions"
I f s been three years since their
debut album, and it seems like
the time has seasoned them well.
Tribe Called Quest with their
second album The Low End
Theory real ly shows their musical
growth. I really got into them
my first year at Bowdoin, and
after listening to their music
several zillion times, it hasgro wn
on me. Nowadays it seems like
the only hip-hop that's being
played is thegangster-bad-Tll f— -
— you-u p type or the vapid hip-
pop thafs processed through
your local top-40 format radio
station. If you like hip-hop you
Just might be in a quandary.
Tribe offers a middle ground.
They come from New York City
and,asitseemswithmostgroups
from there, the city limits define
their market. DeLa Soul with the
Native Tongues crew (they're all
on Jive Records) was able to break
out of the New York area by a
subtie combination of New York
rhythm and volatile creativity
with samples that ranged from
Hall and Oates to The New Birth
(a mid- Seventies funk band). The
Native Tongues Posse, The Jungle
Brothers, Queen Latifah, De La
Soul, a nd the newest addition Black
Sheep, have all served to reinforce
each other, and this album is
definitely a reflection of these
influences. However, no group
rests in a vacuum. Tribe's distinct
sound comes from its eclectic blend
of hip-hop rhythms with jazz, r&b,
poetry, and basically anything that
has a good beat. Tribe's eclecticism
does not come only from its beats;
the lyrics and message are different
too. Quest creates its own space in
the hip-hop nation by tellin' its
message wi thou t losing the human
element . They are people, and we
are people; everyone has
something to say, and the beats are
still kickin'. Quest's attitude is
pretty easily described: positive
without being dogmatic, and
commercially viable,butnot selling
out.
After three years of growth. The
low End Theory takes Tribe full
circle. If their first album, People's
Instincti ve Tmoeh and The Paths of
Rhythm, was any measure of their
ability to absorb the sound around
them and put it into a musical
blender, this album shows what
the finely tuned creativity that
produced dope songs like "Anita
Applebaum" and "I Left My Wallet
in El Segundo" can do. Overall,
their first album left you with the
fed of being over-processed. The
beats were good, but on The lorn
EndTheory, Tribe does the reverse.
They take you back to the old
school, and add a little some t hi n '
new. Just when you least expect
it, they throw some jazz in your
face. Funky beats backed with a
nice psychedelic edge provide
the core of the album, but with
the jazz element, Quest leaves
most of today's over-processed
hip-hop far behind.
On songs like "Show
Business," "Verses From the
Abstract," and "Check The
Rhime," the crew gets down to
business. Beats are slow and hard,
and vocals keep the groove tight.
After all, how many hip-hop
albums have veteran jazz players
like Ron Carter playing upright
bass over the mix? Ron kicks out
a "stoopid" smooth bassline over
a genre Quest slow drum beat,
and Phife rides the rhythm with
a righteous fluidity. How many
use a jazz drumbeat mixed over
a hard old school beat? Not many.
Almost every song on the album
is slammin'. What more can I
say? There are two songs that are
relatively weak but overall they
don't take away from the album
asa whole. Songs like "Check the
Rime* and "Excursions" will
definitely make this an album to
sit and cool out to (they might
even become classics like Bonita,
y'all know what I'm talkin'
about?) But the cool factor aside,
this is an album that will
definitely make you bob your
head to the beat and sing along.
Play on drummer, sing on
brothaV
Parker's Commitments
satisfies viewers with soul
Chris Colucci
orient contributor
Combining thebrazen, musical
abandon of his Oscar-winning
Fame (1 980) and the gritty reality
of his controversial drama
Midnight Express (1978), London-
bom d irector Alan Parker delivers
a sometimes problematic, but
thoroughly honest, soulful
portrait of Dublin in his new
release, The Commitments.
Parker is among those d irectors
who are most outspoken about
the shortcomings of working with
Hollywood "stars," and this
project gave him the opportunity
to cast ten newcomers and two
barely experienced actors in the
principle roles of the band
members.
After an introduction to the
unemployment and urban despair
of contemporary Dublin, we meet
Jimmy "Rabbit" (Robert Atkins),
a dejected yet impassioned young
man bent on reviving the sound
of vintage 1960s American soul
music by creating and managing
a band of working-class Dublin
youth.
A hilarious, fast-paced
sequence follows in which
Jimmy's family's flat becomes a
"tryout" center 4ior a whole
spectrum of young, Irish would-
be soulsters. Parker had open
casting with over 1,500
participants for the twelve main
roles, and he wisely chose some
rejected tryouts to participate in
these scenes. From Elvis to Guns
N' Roses, and Roy Orbison to
Morrissey, few musical styles
escaped lampoon here.
After persuading two musician
friends to form the band's core
and meeting a mysteriously
charming, fortyish sax player
called Joey "The Lips" (Jon
Murphy), who claims to have
jammed with the likes of Wilson
Pickett and B.B. King, Jimmy
comes across just the type of
vocalist he had sought. Played
straight-fowardly by seventeen
year-old Andrew Strong, the
character of Deco sings with the
physical presence of Joe Cocker
and the heartfelt vocal touch of
Van Morrison. Along with backup
singer Natalie (Maria Doyle,
formerly of the alternative band
Hothouse Flowers and currently
working with the Black Velvet
Band), Deco becomes the emotive
centerpiece of the film's
performance sequences. Parker
pushes cinematographer Gale
Tattersall to a creative brink in
these scenes with a roving, active
camera.
Anyone involved in a large
band will attest to the fact that the
egos and personalities of the
various players all too often spell
strife within the unit, regardless
of talent or commitment. It is in
the presentation of this aspect of
the band that Parker falls short.
By only gaining a general sense of
the backgrounds of the players,
viewers become confused and
slightly annoyed with the band
dynamics. Also rather confusing
for some may be the rapid fire
brogue dialogue, often strewn
with vulgarities that may be lost
by American audiences.
Musically, however, the raw
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
Icon Gallery in Brunswick provides culture for town
Minich 's exhibit "Music Paper Drawings and New Works, " shows personal quality and sensitivity
BYV.A.Coyle
orient contributor -
Many Bowdoin students
originate from culturally rich places,
while still others bemoan the fact
that they did not choose a school in
a culturally rich place. What the
majority of Bowdoin students
overlook, however, is Brunswick's
own SoHo. Science majors and Art
majors alike have neglected the
handful of art galleries which exist
on the other end of Main Street.
I must admit that as an art major
who looks forward to breaks so that
I can go Gallery hopping on 57th in
New York, and as a junior, today I
took my first trip to a Brunswick
gallery. On the recommendation of
two friends, I visited 'Icon" to see
the one-woman sho wof artist Anne
Minich.
The show of 16 works is called,
"Music Paper Drawings and New
Works". It includes drawings,
drawing/collages, and painting/
constructions. The first thing which
struckmeasl made a brief overview
of the show was the intensely
personal quality of Minich's works
as well as a strong sense of
ambivalence which is both enticing
and compelling. The music paper
drawings, for example, are greatly
abstracted figure drawings which
seem to grow out of their musical
environment. The empty staffs and
the instrument notations running
alongsideofthesheetcreatea lyrical
anatomy lesson. Looking at these
works, I was not onlv impressed
with their deep sensuality but even
more 1 believed that a talented
musician would be able to interpret
the drawing/collages musically as
well. Some forms are so abstracted
that at first it is difficult to discern
One of Minich's pieces on showat the Icon gallery. Photo by Jen Ramirez.
whether they are organic or not . This
sort of ambivalence runs consistently
throughout her work. Minich seems
to enjoy exploring relationships
between extremes.
Also included in the exhibition
are a series of incredibly sensitive
and erotic cont6 figure drawings
called, "Kathy Series." It is clear in
this series that Minich's background
is in drawing. Though the words
beautiful, sensitive and subtle are
wholly overused in the art world,
they best describe these drawings.
Unlike the common voyeur, male
gaze genre nudes, Minich has
achieved a balance between the
exploration of female sexuality and
privacy. The small drawings have a
feeling of intimacy and eroticism
while remaining unintrusive. The
one exception to this is "Kathy's
Clown", by far the most disturbing
work in the show. It is the last in the
Kathy series, and what Minich
spared us in terms of voyeurism in
the first pieces of the series, she
more than compensates for here.
Not only has Minich put us in the
role of the physical aggressor, but
she has put the audience in the role
of the mental attacker as well.
The third and my favorite
element of the show were Minich's
paintings/constructions. These
large sculptural, wooden alter-style
works immediately reiterate
Minich's interest in tension. From
the start I was unable to tell whether
they were threatening, or if they
were instead very peaceful. In the
composition of each construction is
a head, or two, monochromatically
painted and completely gender
neutral. In fact, as the owner of the
gallery pointed out to me, it is even
unclear if the figure is walking
toward the audience, or away.
Along with these figure heads are
elements of cultural debris (or
"trash" to the non-art types);
seashells, plastic figures, bits of
metal and even part of a truck spring.
This debris suggests elements which
exist outside the gallery walls, and
become tools of self-definition for
the artist as she pursues her
self-portrait.
As her other works, these
constructions are intensely personal
and read as a life-history. In "Our
Lady of the Ancient Envy", for
example, there is the self-portrait
within the frame and then in the
frame itself, above the head is a
blatant phallic symbol which
curves gracefully over an orb.
Circles and phallic symbols abound
in all three rooms of the show, and
perhaps it is the nature of the
enigmatic constructions which
encourages interpretation, but
these works, despite their lack of
figures, are simply, like her other
works, profoundly erotic.
Throughout her work, one of the
tensions she explores is that
between religion and sexuality, and
though I compare them to
altarpieces, the constructions are
more enigmatic than they are
didactic.
I will admit that to the person
who does not enjoy riddles, the
work of Anne Minich would
probably be unappealing. But it is
the element of ambivalence, and
viewer involvement which pleased
me the most about her show. To
grasp her work, it is necessary to
peel it away, layer by layer. I
suppose it excites me the way that
digging for buried treasure would
please a pirate.
Technically I admire the way
Minich successfully confuses the
line between illusion and reality,
forward and backward, collage and
drawing. She will be exhibiting at
the Bowdoin College Museum of
Art next semester. Her show is an
honest and successful attempt to
prove that art can be personally
telling without being self-absorbed
or sappy, erotic without being
exploitive, and address religion
without becoming trite. It also, as is
Icon, a successful lesson to snobs
like me that the arts are alive and
well in the state of Maine.
Casualties of Privilege examines the dark side of prep schools
Rich Litllehale
orient editor-in-chief
Members of the Bowdoin
community, we are all around you.
Know us by our clothes: the men
have more button-down Oxfords
and khaki trousers than they know
what to do with; the women more
conservative skirts and flats. Know
us by the bitter chuckle you'll hear
when you tell us Bowdoin's
administration leans on students
too hard. Know us by our
sweatshirts: Groton, Andover,
Hotchkiss, St. Paul's, Milton,
Choate. Know us a bit better, if
you'd like, by reading Louis
Crosier's book Casualties of
Privilege, which is by and about us.
Preppies.
Have you ever wondered what
prep school is really like, those of
you who didn't attend it? And those
of you who did — have you ever
wondered how your experiences
gibe with those of other preppies?
(By the way, "preppies" are
people who attended private
preparatory schools. They are not
people who wear nothing but pink
and green and talk without
unclenching their teeth. Those are
people with poor taste and lockjaw,
respectively.)
Casualties of Privilege ought to
interest you whether you went to
prep school or not — oh, a lot of it is
about prep schools on the surface,
but its really about more basic,
universal things. The book is a
compilation of sixteen essaysby men
and women recently graduated from
prep schools. Crazier, a graduate of
Concord Academy, seems to have
compiled the book half as therapy
for his own lingering doubts and
feelings and half to try to shake a
little change into the system.
The contributors write under
assumed names, ostensibly to protect
the institutions from which they were
graduated. They write about
rampant drug abuse, bold sexual
escapades, and ingenious defiance
of the administration and faculty.
They write about overwhelming
pressure, cutthroat competitiveness,
and administrative oppression.
Many of the essays do, in fact,
focus on the negative. But then,
everyone hears about the positive
aspects of prep school education all
the time.
Prep school education is
something of a mixed blessing, you
know; sure, prep schools offer,
quite literally, the best high school
education money can buy, and they
have beautiful facilities on
expansive campuses. Being ground
up in an engine created to and for
the perpetuation of privilege is not
always everything it is cracked up
to be, however. Crosier has
assembled a group of writers who,
despite occasional lapses into self-
pity or elitism, tell the story of
growing up away from home and
under pressure with just the
mixture of loyalty and bitterness
that prep schools tends to evoke in
those who tread their hallowed
halls.
Prep school alumni would seem
to have little to gain by reading it;
they lived it, after all. But so far,
that is where most of the interest
that I have seen has come from.
Word of Casualties of Privilege's
publishing has spread through the
prep community, and a number of
alumni interested primarily in a
sort of voyeuristic reminiscence
have picked up copies. Maybe not
for the best reasons — they may
just want, as I did, to relive in small
ways the more self-indulgent, less
recognized pursuits that preppies
find to occupy their time. (I will
admit to the guilty pleasure of
examining each story minutely to
try to determine which school the
writer attended.)
Are the rest of you interested? I
know, for a fact, that I have gotten
friends of mine angry, or at least
exasperated, by referring to my
prep school too much — they accuse
me of living in the past. Well, I
suppose that sometimes I do, but it
isn't entirely out of scholastic
jingoism. There is something about
prep school that is hard to get out
of your system.
Parents of preppies and potential
preppies have done the same, to
see the side of prep schools that
isn't in the brochures. Will anybody
else want to read it, though? Why,
for instance, would someone who
attended a public high school really
care what goes on at prep school,
besides possibly being able to take
on look at the chapters on pressure
and administrative hassling and
decide that they are glad they didn't
go there?
Mostly, the essays are about
growing up.
That, I think, is the greatest
message one who has little interest
in prep schools can take away from
this book: despite the differences,
the advantages, the pressures,
young people away at prep school
are a lot lot everyone else. They
have the same problems,
confusions, and so on; they just have
to make it look like they don't — the
pose is everything. Prep school
involves spending someof the most
formative years of your life away
from everything normal and
familiar. Your family is far away,
academic and social pressures are
unbelievable, and "the only guilt is
ineptitude." Caring faculty
notwithstanding, preppies would
have to do most of their growing up
alone, were it not for each other.
That is really what prep schools
are like, beneath all the fancy
buildings and ivied splendor:
young people raising themselves
and each other. Crosier wants
readers to take a closer look at the
prep school system. These are
stories about growing up, yes, but
about growing up in an unnatural
environment. Remember, preppies
are people, too. And some of the
processes of prep schools, despite
all the tradition and so on, are
dehumanizing.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
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The Art of Dining satisfies appetites
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obscene. They are gourmets ot the husband is comfortable in his role
BY NICK SCHNEIDER highest order; sexual pleasure is, ofpander/restauranteur.Thewife
Orient Contnbtor f QT mem> simply a way of dining, feels as if her girts are prostituted.
They have a blissful meal, and To top it off, he doesn't seem to
Tina Howe's The Art of Dining, when it is over they describe it as care what she cooks because he
is a play about sublimation and symphonic: really good sex. can't taste it anymore,
repression. I realize that sounds Next, is a comical scene with a However, don't expect an
depressing if not a little boring, virginal short story writer who unhappy ending. This is an upbeat
but the play is neither of those, doesn't know how to eat. Her new story, directed by Ray Rutan and
Theplotcentersaroundahusband publisher, who does, initiates her acted with the light touch
and a wife who, because the wife into the joys of food. Her necessary for this kind of play,
is a superb cook, open a restaurant descriptions of meal time at home The ensemble cast is excellent, and
called the "Golden Carousel." are wonderful, every sentence the set is absolutely sumptuous.
From the beginning we realize makes the act of eating disgusting All round, I think this is one of the
that it is more than food that they and repulsive. best performed main stage
are consuming. In the opening The third group to arrive are productions I've seen at Bowdoin.
scene, we see the owners of the three young women who go out It is an unambitious script very
restaaurant in raptures over food for a meal together and jealously well done. The play itself is
that they are cooking. From here fight over the dishes they are given, harmless fun. The conflation of
forward food is a cipher for sex. The only really dark moment in food and sex has been done before
The first guests are a couple the play comes when problem admittedly (in the film Tampopo),
who are absolutely obsessed with eating is equated with but the production is enjoyable
food, they almost have orgasms masturbation. Female one-up- and refreshing.
over the menu. When the wife person-ship in eating and sex. The Art of Dining will be shown
suggests a particular appetizer, While all this is going on the Friday, Sept 27 and Saturday, Sept
the husband accuses her of being owners begin fighting. The 28 at 7:45pm in Pickard Theater.
Michelle Cobb at the table in the Art of Dining. Photo by Jen Ramirez.
Watson inspiring to
those at his lecture
By Sharon Price
orient arts editor
AND
Augustine Chan
orient contributor
Starting a vivacious dialogue
with his audience as soon as he
took the podium, Dennis Rahiim
Watson, executive director of The
National Leadership Council in
New York, was warmly received
by a Bowdoin audience
Wednesday night in Daggett. His
talkfedoffoftheaudience'sability
to finish his sentences. He kept
the room alive with his quick wit
as he spoke about "Challenges
facing Students and Faculty in
the 199Cs: Celebrating Diversity
and Multiculturalism." Watson's
talkconcemed itself with the issue
of the positive reinforcement to
receive the best education possible
and to utilize it properly.
Although his lectures are aimed
at students of color, he deals with
issues that definitely concern
everyone. Among other things,
Watson teaches about issues of
race and coping and caring for
others. His speech was a non-stop
and upbeat presentation which
included the audience listing the
alphabet of possible
characteristics we can possess. He
encouraged his listeners to have
"a new attitude for the twenty-
first century, or we won't make it
to the twenty-second." He asked
for us to re-examine our language
and how it affects those around
us. It was Watson's energy and
eclectic sense of humor that got
his audience involved. Everyone
leftthe lecture feeling uplifted and
at least a little energized.
What makes Watson such a
sincere and honest speaker is his
dedication to seeing black
students succeed in society. He
has had first hand experience in
learning to succeed, ever since he
changed his life around after
dropping out of high school.
Watson's results are astonishing.
He furthered his education at
Fordham, Pace and New York
University. He has received over
a hundred awards for leadership,
youth development, and
community services and has
conducted workshops at Yale,
Cornell and Harvard.
It is exciting to see a speaker
who is so deeply involved in
working to help youth "take
control" of their futures. Watson's
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The Commitments
Continued from page 5
emotion of The Commitments
commands a praise that cannot be
understated. Utilizing what,
according to Premiere magazine,
may be the first completely live,
film vocal tracks (of Gary Busey in
the lead role), Parker and sound
mixing engineer Kevin Killen
capture on film the unremitting
intensity of soul performance
sequences as never before.
Hopefully, The Commitments will
give soul music the cinematic boost
that, until now, has been provided
only in the comedic mode of The
Blues Brothers, and, more recently
(although less successfully), Robert
Townsend's The Five Heartbeats.
With an MCA soundtrack that has
already gone gold, perhaps the film
will indeed impact beyond this
initial theater run and video release.
In light of the recent cable
television series "Naked
Hollywood" (Arts and
Entertainment Channel), it may
seem surprising that such an
outspoken artist as Alan Parker
continues to find American financial
backing for his films. In recent
interviews, Parker's comments have
included a dismissal of Ghost as a
"crappy film," and a suggestion that
Disney executive Jeff eryKatzenburg
has "no bollocks." Perhaps he is, like
his American counterpart, Martin
Scorsese, a deeply driven, commited
film realist who truely shines only
when operating on his own terms
and has trouble paying lip service to
the traditional, unwritten
Hollywoood "rules" of etiquette. If
this limits him in the future to
partially flawed yet brutally sincere
fims such as The Commitments and
1988's Mississippi Burning, than
filmgoers should urge the cockney-
witted Parker to rage on without
removing his personal artistic edge.
(The Commitments is currently
playing at the Maine Mall Cinemas
in South Portland.)
BFVS Schedule
Friday, September 27
730pm and 10:00pm. Smith Auditorium.
"Citizen Kane," USA, 1941, 119 min.
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Saturday, September 28
730pm and 10:00pm. Smith Auditorium.
"Mater's Crossing/ USA, 1990, 115 min.
Joel and Ethan Coen bring their unique style to the ganster genre with this stunning film noir
in the Hamlet tradition. Set in an Eastern city in 1929, it's the story of the bloody gang war
that erupts when a local political boss and a man behind him fall in love with the same
beautiful woman.
Wednesday, October 2
4:00pm and 10:00pm. Kresge Auditorium
The Stalker/ USSR, 1979, 161 min.
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journey into a mysterious Bermuda-Triangle-like region known as "the Zone," with the
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SPORTS
Football wins in last minute at M iddlebury
Good-to -Nye 11 yard TD pass gives the Bears a 27-22 come-from-behind win in their opening game
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
"Never a dull moment," was
football coach Howard Vandersea's
summation of his team's thrilling
27-22 win at Middlebury on
Saturday. The Polar Bears drove 67
yards in seven plays in less than a
minute to pull out the victory, which
came when quarterback Chris Good
'93 hooked up with split end Pete
Nye '94 on an 11 yard touchdown
with just 34 seconds to play.
Good's first start with the Polar
Bears was an unqualified success.
The junior quarterback completed
} 3 of 24 passes for 252 yards and
three touchdowns with only one
interception. The performance
earned Good co-NESC AC Player of
the Week honors.
Vandersea noted, "I thought
Chris' play improved throughout
the game. He showed a good heart
in leading the team on that last
drive."
The game was the first of the
season for both teams and also the
first game at Middlebury's new
Alumni Field, a multi-million dollar
glass and concrete structure tucked
in between the campus and the
surrounding mountains. Vandersea
described it as "a beautiful stadium.
From the visitors sideline, to look
up into the crowd is a very
intimidating thing for those not
expecting it."
But the Polar Bears spoiled the
stadium's debut by getting the best
of the Panthers in a nip and tuck
battle. The game started on an
ominous note for the Bears when
Good fumbled on the third play
from scrimmage. The Panthers
recovered and drove 38 yards in
only five plays, scoring when
quarterback Pat Dyson scored on a
seven yard keeper. Brian Carton
added the PAT for a 7-0 Panther
lead.
The Panthers then fooled the Polar
Bears by blooping a short kickoff
and recovering it to regain
possession and put a shock into the
Polar Bears. But the Bowdoin
defense made the first of what would
be several crucial stands, forcing a
Middlebury punt.
The Panthers retained their lead
at the end of the quarter, but on
Bowdoin's first possession of the
second quarter, the Polar Bears
drove 66 yards in 10 plays for the
tying score. An 18 yard pass from
Good to Jeff Lewis on a third down
play and a 34 yard pass from Good
to Nye, which put the ball on the
Middlebury two yard line, were the
big plays. Eric LaPlaca '93 capped
the march with a one yard run, and
Jim Carenzo '93 added the tying
PAT.
The Panthers dominated the rest
of the half offensively, but the Polar
Bears came up with big defensive
plays on two fourth down situations
insidetheirown 30, stopping Dyson
on two quarterback sneaks. The
teams went to the locker rooms at 7-
7.
Good commented, The defense
kept us in the game, especially in
the first half. Those two stops kept
Chris Good '93 drops back to pass against Middlebury. Good, in his Bowdoin debut, completed 13 of 24 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns, capping the
day with the winning touchdown pass to Pete Nye *94. The Bears won the game 27-22, despite being outgained by over 100 yards. Photo by Mike Townsend.
the score tied and set us up for the Such a fluke play could have the game, especially in the second game behind them, the Bears now
second half, when we moved the ruined the Polar Bears, but they half, so 1 knew we could do it one
ball better." rebounded quickly, as Bill Osburn more time. Knowing we needed
The Polar Bears again stopped '94 blocked Carton's extra point try. only a field goal to win definitely
Middlebury on its first series of the The Bears then rallied and drove for made things a lot easier,
second half, forcinga Dyson fumble another touchdown. Good completed passes of 27
on a fourth down at the Polar Bear LaPlaca was the key on the 61 yards to Muldoon, 12 and 15 yards
23. Two plays later, Good found yard, nine play drive, carrying the to Ricard, and two yards to Jim
Tom Muldoon '93 in the right flat ball four times for 31 yards and LeClair '92, before hitting Nye in
for a short completion. But Muldoon catching an 1 8 yard pass from Good . the right corner of the end zone for
was able to cut across the field and Two of his runs came on third down the winning score,
down the opposite sideline, going and kept the drive alive. The Middleburygottheballbackwith
all the way for a touchdown. The 80 culmination was Good's 1 yard TD 33 seconds left, but John Vegas '93,
yard pass play was the third longest pass to Mike Ricard '93, who made
touchdown pass in Bowdoin
history, and it gave the Bears a 14-7
lead.
Middlebury capitalized on
Good's only interception of the day
a great leaping catch in a crowd.
Vandersea cited this drive as the
key to the game. "After they scored
on such a crazy play, we really got
ourselves together quickly. Bill
a converted 1 wide receiver,
intercepted Dyson on the first play
to seal the win.
For the winners, the heroes were
many. Offensively besides Good,
LaPlaca ran for 96 yards and had
turn their attention to the Trinity
Bantams, which come to Brunswick
for a Parents' Day showdown.
Trinity is led by 1990 all-NESCAC
quarterback James Lane, who
Vandersea calls, " maybe the best
quarterback in the conference," and
a group of talented receivers. So
while Middlebury lives and dies
primarily with the run, in Trinity
the Polar Bears face a team that is
not afraid to throw the football.
Vandersea is excited about the
game, saying "This is a great game
for Parents' Weekend . There were a
lotof close games this past weekend
[see end of article], indicating that
the league is again very tight. We
later in the third quarter and drove blocked theextra point and then the 197 all-purpose yards. Vandersea have played Trinity tough in the
to the Polar Bear 12. But big
defensive plays by Mike Turmelle
'94 and Scott Landau '92 forced the
Panthers to settle for Carton's 29
yard field goal, enabling the Bears
to keep their lead, 14-10, at the end
of the third quarter.
Less than three minutes into the
fourth quarter, the Panthers
offense d rove for a score," the coach
said.
The Bears now led, 21-16, but
Middlebury was not through. In
front of the boisterous home crowd,
the Panthers took over with 758 to
play and promptly drove 74 yards
to regain the lead. A 22 yard Dyson
cited Ricard and the rest of the
offensive line for blocking the
Panthers, who sacked Gcod only
once in the game.
Defensively, Brian R-rlcPdi '93
led the Bears with ten sol) >ackles
and Mike Webber '92 added nine.
Osburn had seven tackles and a
fumble recovery to go with the
to Whitcomb pass helped set up
delivered" what was a potentially fullback Eric Sevigny's one yard blocked extra point. Vandersea also
crushing blow. On a second and 20 plunge with 1:35 to go in the game, cited Jeff Walker '94 for his
from their own 36 yard line, Dyson A two-point conversion try failed,
looked deep for his tight end Greg but the Panthers led 22-21, and Good
Fisher. The pass was overthrown, was faced with the task of leading
but Fisher managed to bat it in the his team in the hurry-up offense in
air, and it landed in the arms of his first career start,
teammate Matt Whitcomb, who Good noted that he was not
took it the remainder of the 64 yards nervous on the last drive. He said,
for the score. "We moved the ball well throughout
"dominating play on the defensive
line in his first game at nose tackle."
On special teams, the coach
praised Kevin Letellier '95 for his
two tackles on kickoffs and Carenzo
tor getting good depths on ail
kickoffs to establish field position."
With the anxiety of the opening
past and I think the enthusiasm on
the team is very high."
After the exciting finish at
Middlebury, enthusiasm figures to
be very high as the Bears face a
tough Trinity squad tomorrow at
1:30.
In other NESCAC action this
weekend, Williams extended their
winning streak to 22 games with a
15-0 shutout at'Hami 1 ton . Bates and
Amherst battled to a 26-26 tie at
Bates, with Lord Jeff QB Matt
Sawyer throwing for 275 yards to
share Plaver of the Week honors
with Good . Trinity edged Colby 1 0-
6 at home, and host Tufts blanked
Wesleyan 10-0.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
Women's soccer posts two shutouts
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The women's soccer team
achieved their two goals for last
week, namely to score their first
goal and to win their first game.
Both were achieved in a 1-0 win
over Babson on Saturday.
The Bears needed only 8:23 to
score their first goal of the season.
Didi Salmon '92 did the honors with
Tracy Ingram '92 providing the
assist.
Ingram took the ball from right to
left from about 30 yards out and
drew the defense to the left. She
then quickly passed the ball to the
right, and Salmon beat her defender
and Babson goalie Maura Everett to
the ball and tapped it in.
For the rest of the game, Bowdoin
had more opportunities to score but
failed to capitalize. Everett had 16
saves for Babson and thwarted the
Bears on several occasions.
Babson had few opportunities in
the game, those coming early in the
second half. Caroline Blair-Smith
'93 had four saves for the Bears and
was rarely tested in the game.
Coach John Cullen commented
on the win. He said, "We put good
pressure on the goal, but we weren't
selective with our shots near the
net. We need to improve our
decision-making in close."
He added, "Our defense is
playing very well, though, and we
have our first goal and first win."
On Wednesday, the Bears added
their second win and six more goals
in a 6-0 shutout of Southern Maine,
a game played in less than ideal
weather conditions. Rain and wind
characterized the day, but they did
not stop the Polar Bears from
winning handily.
Carol Thomas '93 had two goals
to lead the Polar Bears. The first
came on a header off a comer kick
by Alicia Collins '93. The second
was on a cross from Ingram.
Ingram herself added a goal, as
did Collins. Julie Roy '93 scored the
fifth goal, giving the Bears a 5-0 lead
Tracy Ingrain '92 prepares to drive home
against USM. Photo by Erin Sullivan.
just 25 minutes into the game, a
score which held until halftime.
In the second half, Bowdoin
scored on a goal by Amy Neher '94,
the first of her college career. The
second half also marked the debut
of Kim Hyland '95 at goalie.
This weekend the Polar Bears face
a pair of tough opponents. Today
another goal in Wednesday's game
the Bears travel to Wheaton, then
return to Brunswick for a Parents'
Day showdown with Division I
power University of Vermont. Game
time tomorrow is 11 am. •
Cullen remarked, "We will have
to play our very best just to stay
with Vermont. Fortunately, we'll
have extra fans to root us on."
Women's tennisteam shuts out Babson 9-0
Burke impressive at first singles and doubles spots; Bears host Simmons College tomorrow
By Rashid Saber
orient staff
This past Saturday, the Bowdoin
women's tennis team took to the
courtagainstBabson.Theresult was
a 9-0 rout by the Polar Bears over
their weaker adversary. This marks
the second time this season that the
Polar Bears have completely shut
out their opponent; three weeks ago
the team overwhelmed UMaine-
Orono by the same 9-0 margin.
Coach Ros Kermode seemed
impressed by the team's "ability to
sustain such a concentrated effort
against a lackluster opponent."
Alison Burke '94 played
"exceptionally well," according to
Kermode, in her 6-1, 6-2 victory at
the number one spot. Emily Lubin
'95, playing at the number two
position, easily won, 6-0, 6-2.
Rounding out the top three, Lori
Towle '95 also won, 6-0, 6-1.
The number one, two and three
doubles teams, also played very
impressive matches. At number one,
Burke and Marti Champion '93 won
5-7, 6-1, 6-3. At number two, first-
year standouts Lubin and Towle
won 6-1, 6-1.
At the number three position,
Michele Devine '92 and Alison
Vargas '93 completed the sweep by
winning 6-0, 6-0.
Today, the women's team will
face one of New England's toughest
teams when it pays a visit to
archrival Wheaton. Last year when
the two teams met, Wheaton won 7-
1. Hence, revenge will be the
motivational force behind this year's
trip to Wheaton.
Tomorrow, Simmons College will
pay a visit to Bowdoin for a Parents'
Day match.
As expected, the women's tennis
team is maintaining its success
through its complementary mix of
youth and leadership.
Moreover,- the dedication,
commitment, and team-oriented
nature of all the members is proving
to be an indispensable trait among
this year's group.
Volleyball team opens the season with mixed results
Team captains Keeley and Gustavson look to guide the young Polar Bear squad to success
by Nicholas Taylor
orient staff
Women's volleyball is facing
more challenges than in past years,
but with a solid team and strong
leadership, the season looks
promising.
The loss of Abby Jealous '91, who
was All- New England for her hitting
skills, stacked the odds against the
team, which was more specialized
in the back court. Also, playing
much higher ranked teams in the
NEWVA has made the past two
seasons consistently more difficult.
Last year, the team finished with a
record of 18-22, just shy of five
hundred, and right now they stand
in a similar position with a 5-6
record.
The aggresive schedule, though
it has not produced winning records,
has improved the team markedly.
Says Coach Lynn Ruddy, "You don't
get better by playing easy teams,
you just don't." The team's
improvement was seen versus the
number three ranked school,
Gordon, in which the number eight
Bears stayed close with losses of 15-
5, 15-11, and 15-11. The experience
of captains Ingrid Gustavson '92 and
Lynn Keeley '92, the team's pass
leaders, has brought the younger
players, such as Amy Aselton '94,
out to be leaders. The new team
unity has given everyone a more
positive outlook for the future of
the season. "We seem to be coming
together as a team, more so than last
year," said Aselton.
Also, with strong team diversity
found in such multi-talented players
as Laura Lar sen '94, a setter and also
the team's leader in service aces;
Melissa Schulenburg '93 who has
an excellent jump serve as well as
being good in the middle; and
Gustavson proving effective on the
outside while being solid in the
backcourt, the women's volleyball
team looks to improve as the year
goes on. The Bears will give number
two Wellesley a great match at Bates
this weekend.
Field hockey
splits a pair
By Elizabeth Wewstein
ORIENT STAFF
TheBowdoin field hockey team
handed the Bates Bobcats a 2-0
defeat Tuesday afternoon,
bringing their record to an even 2-
2. ♦
The first goal came late in the
first period when the Bears had a
corner shot. Elizabeth Morton '95
pushed the ball past the Bates
goalie after the initial shot by
Cathy Small '95 had been
deflected.
Kris Rehm '94, who had her
first career goafas a Polar Bear in
a game against Bates last season,
scored the other goal inthe second
half. Rehm was assisted by team
captain Sara Beard '92.
"It was an a wesomegame," said
Beard, "We dominated entirely."
Emily LeVan '95 agreed, "The
last few games we have had
offensive potential, but today was
all offense."
The decrease in pressure on the
Bear defense was a switch from
Saturday's game against Amherst,
which the Bears lost 3-0.
Amherst played a 3-3-3-1
formation which Bowdoin, with
only nine shots on goal, couldn't
seem to penetrate. "Amherst was
a tough team. They had small
passes and strong support. We
couldn't figure out how to defeat
it," said Beard.
"We didn't move the ball
around them," added coach Sally
LaPointe, "We tried to move it
through them and that won't
work."
Regardless of the score,
however, said Lapointe, "the
defense played an exceptional
game." Goalie Megan Mullin '95
had 18 saves to lead the defensive
effort. Mullin was aided by
fullback I zzy Taube '92, who had
three saves behind the goal, and
center back Jen Bogue '94, who
had seven such saves.
Bogue has been a dominant
force on the team for the past few
games. "She is a real power," said
Allison Mataya'95, "Nothinggets
by her."
The Bears will be shooting for
their third win when they face
Wheaton today. They host Salem
State tomorrow for Parents' Day
at 12 noon.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
15
Men f s soccer suffers first loss
By Tim Smith
ORIENT STAFF
By the time the Bowdoin Polar
Bears turned up the defensive
pressure and found their groove on
offense last Saturday afternoon
against Connecticut College, it was
too late. Connecticut's two-goal
halftime advantage quickly became
three when they converted on a
corner kick early in the second half.
Even the Bears' inspired efforts to
reverse the momentum late in the
game were not enough to erase a 4-
1 deficit as they suffered their first
defeat of the young 1991 season.
Bowdoin's lack of solid defense
was largely responsible for Conn.
College's first-half dominance. "We
did not do a good job defensively in
the first half," explained coach Tim
Gilbride. "Connecticut College has
some quick and skilled players who
were able to take advantage of it."
Long before the Bears' defense
had gained a foothold on the
Connecticut turf, it relinquished its
first goals of the year.
'This [game] was our first real
test, so it was a bit discouraging,"
said senior tri-captain Patrick
Hopkins. "Maybe we didn't come
out ready."
Trailing 2-0, Bowdoin got a much-
needed boost when senior Mike
Trucano scored to cut the lead in
half. But just when it appeared that
Trucano' s goal might be the catalyst
that got the Bowdoin attack in gear,
Connecticut responded with a score
that proved to be the game-winner.
It was 34.
The Bears much improved play
early in the second half seemed to
i nd icate that Gilbride's halftime pep
talk had paid off.
As Gilbride later explained, "We
'marked' closely and controlled play
for the first five minutes." In light of
the Bears' effort at the start of the
final period, it had to be
disheartening for them to see
Connecticut push across yet another
goal on a corner kick. Hopkins
admitted that this fourth goal was
also the result of a "defensive lapse."
Rather than let up in the face of a
three-goal deficit, however,
Bowdoin continued to turn up the
pressure at both ends of the field.
The Bears eventually got results as
Matt Patterson '93 scored Bowdoin's
second goal of the afternoon.
Certainly the most encouraging
aspect of Saturday's 4-2 loss was
Bowdoin's reluctance to let up late
in the game. Even as Conn. College's
lead grew through the course of the
game, Bowdoin became stronger
and more determined.
The hard work paid off in
Wednesday's 1-0 win over Southern
Maine. The Bears were able to put
steady pressure on the Huskies' goal
while minimizing the opportunities
for their opponent.
Greg Lennox '93 scored early in
the second half, tapping in an
attempted shot by Todd Fitzpa trick
'92. Fitzpatrick's try went past the
goalie, and appeared to be heading
wide, but Lennox raced to it and
fired into the open net.
Tomorrow, the Polar Bears face a
tough test in Babson. Game time is
12:30.
Men's x-country falls to URI, UNH
By Pete Adams
ORIENT STAFF
The men's cross-country team
opened their season on an ominous
note last Friday as Division I
opponents, the University of Rhode
Island and the University of New
Hampshire, handed them defeats.
The day, however, was certainly
not a wasted one as the harriers
gained wisdom and experience
which will be necessary in the home
meet against Colby tomorrow.
The Polar Bears were led by
Andrew Yim'93, who, aftera fruitful
summer of training, looked fantastic
in his seventh place finish, out of 48
runners. Yim picked off quite a few
places in the last mile as several of
the initially aggressive URI and
UNH runners became fatigued.
Sam Sharkey '93 also took
advantage of his tiring competition
as he passed seven runners to
complete the race in 11th place.
One of the highlights of the day
was Dave Wood '93, who finished
in a time of 26:32, which was a
personal best and good enough for
12th place.
Bill Callahan '92 and Dan
Gallagher '92 rounded out the top
rive for a score of 65 points by placing
17th and 19th, respectively. Not to
be overlooked was the race of Colin
Tory '93, who registered a personal
best of 27:16 for five miles and
finished in 21st place.
Tomorrow at 11:00, the Polar
Bears will do battle with Colby on
the home course that twists through
the Bowdoin campus. The team is
optimistic after some excellent
performances last week, including
the tight pack running of rookies
Andy Hartsig, Pat Callahan, Tom
Eng, and Ken Rapino, who finished
within fifteen seconds of each other.
In addition, the improving health
of Callahan, Sharkey, and Cam
Wobus '95 should have the Polar
Bears ready for the White Mules
tomorrow.
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Weekend Schedule
Friday:
Field hockey
a@Wheaton 4:00
Women's soccer (
Wheaton 4:00
Men's xc vs. Colby Women's soccer vs.
11:00 Vermont 1:00
Women's xc vs.
Bates, Colby, Smith
©Bates 12:00
Women's tennis
Wheaton 3:30
Volleyball Bates
Round Robin 7:00
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Football vs. Trinity
1:30
Field hockey vs.
Salem State 12:00
Sailing @ Maine
Maritime Academy
TBA
Men's soccer vs.
Babson 12:30
Women's tennis vs.
Simmons 11:00
Volleyball ©Bates
Round Robin 9:00
(Home games in Bold)
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Women f s cross-country
tops Boston University
By Pete Adams
ORIENT STAFF
This past Saturday, the women's
cross-country team rose to the
occasion in defeating Division I
power Boston University by a score
of 49 to 53. Brown University,
however, proved too elusive for
the Polar Bears as they placed five
runners in the top ten for the
winning score of 30 points.
Despite the loss to Brown,
Bowdoin's win over BU was
certainly significant, for a mere
two weeks ago, the Terriers
defeated Dartmouth and Harvard
in a tri-meet. With the win the
Polar Bears maintained the fifth
spot in the Division III Coaches
Poll.
The Bowdoin attack was led by
the fearless racing of captains
Ashley Wemher '93 and Eileen
Hunt '93, who at the mile mark
were right in the race with a front-
running Brown competitor. In
pursuit of this pack was a group
flooded with the colors of Brown
and BU, but the black and white
Bowdoin uniforms were nowhere
to be seen.
On the last mile, however,
Bowdoin did the damage to
opposing scores, as Wernher and
Hunt ran to third and fifth places
out of 28 competitors.
Muffy Merrick '95 passed several
opponents in the homestretch to
finish in lOtc. place, while Tricia
Connell '93 and Anthea Schmid
'94 secured the victory forthe Polar
Bears by finishing in 14th and 16th
places to edge out three BU
runners. This five woman squad
achieved coach Peter Slovenski's
goals for the day with a one
minute /five women gap and a
score of 49 points.
The women harriers are now 6-
1 with three wins against Division
I programs. Wernher credited the
recent success of the team to its
ability to "have fun and remain
unified." Wemher herself was a
big factor in the win on Saturday,
as she completed the 3.1 mile
course in 1755, which placed her
third on the Bowdoin women'sall-
time list for the course.
The women harriers will be
racing at Bates tomorrow against
Bates, Colby and Smith. The meet
begins at 12:00.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1991
Good, Millen play the hero in their debuts
Louder than Words
By Dave Jackson
Doesn't it seem that sports events
are almost always more exciting at
the end? Think about it. When do
people turn on a basketball game?
For the last two minutes, say most.
A golf tournament? For thelast two
or three holes. A baseball game? For
the ninth inning, especially Red Sox
fans.
Football is no exception . The game
may be very exciting throughout,
but if the game is close in the final
two minutes, that is when all football
fans stay chained to their seats, eyes
fixed on the television screen.
For my money, nothing in sports
is more exciting to watch than a
team go through a two-minute drill
at the end of the football game. Nor
is anything more direct a challenge
to a team. They have the ball and a
limited time to play in the game,
they have to score, and the other
team has the task of preventing them
from scoring.
Butthetwo-minutedrill separates
victory from defeat for teams, and it
makes legends out of many
individuals. Give Joe Montana the
ball, make his team drive 80 yards
in two minutes, and he does it. Again
and again, at Notre Dame and in the
pros, with the 49ers. Doug Flu tie
had less than thirty seconds todrive
Boston College 80 yards against
Miami in 1984. Hedid it, withalittle
help from his receiver Gerard Phelan
and perhaps some help from above.
Every week, at least one pro game,
and scores of collegeand high school
games come down to the final two
minutes, and quarterbacks are
forced to rally their teams for the
last-ditch effort. This past weekend,
two games of interest to local fans
occurred in two separate New
England towns, and in both cases,
two quarterbacks were up to the
challenge that was presented them.
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green surroundings, the Bowdoin
College football team beat
Middlebury College 27-22, when
Chris Good '93 connected with Pete
Nye '94 on an 1 1 yard TD pass with
a half minute to go in the game.
The following day, in
Foxborough, MA, home of "that
white church steeple they always
show on TV during Patriots'
games," the New England Patriots
defeated the Houston Oilers 24-20
on a Hugh Millen-to-Greg
McMurtry 34 yard touchdown pass
with only six seconds left in the
game.
These were two separate
incidents, but they are linked by a
number of similarities. First of all,
both quarterbacks were
making their first starts
for their teams. Good has
interned under Mike
Kirch '91 for the past two
seasons at Bowdoin and
is now ready to take over
the starting job. Millen
was acquired by the
Patriots via Plan B free
agency in the off-season,
and replaced Tom
Hodson as the team's
starter when the Patriots
failed to score a
touchdowninlOquarters
of football.
Both teams were in
similar situations, in that
they only needed a field
goal to either win or tie.
In fact, both teams
admittedly were setting
up for held goals, but the
opportunity arose to go
tor more. Good had 34
seconds left on the clock
with the Polar Bears on
the Middlebury 11 yard
line, so coach Howard
Vandersea allowed him
to try a pass for a
touchdown. He found
Nye in the right side of
the end zone for the
winning score.
Millen and the Patriots
had only 16 seconds left
and 34 yards to go, so
another play was
necessary to shorten the
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McMurtry streaking across the
middle for 15 yards, and the receiver
did the rest of the work by cutting
back to his right and outracing the
Oilers' secondary for the score.
Both teams were looking to make
a statement by winning the game.
The Polar Bears were 1-7 last year
and lost three close games in the
final 30 seconds. In addition, they
had not won on the road since 1988.
Last week's game, played in front of
a hostile crowd in Middlebury' s
brand new Alumni Field, was a
chance to show the other NESCAC
teams that Bowdoin could win the
close games, even on the road.
Bowdoin accomplished this in
dramatic fashion.
The Patriots weren't even in the
game as late as the fourth quarter
for most of last year. They finished
with a record of 1-15, losing 14 in a
row to end the season, and their
only wins over the past two seasons
werein Indianapolis. But new coach
Dick MacPherson installed a new
coaching staff and a new attitude
into his team for this season, and
they proved it in this win over an
Oiler team that was 3-0 at the time.
Neither quarterback was very
nervous about the prospect of
driving the team down the field, in
spite of the odds. Both Good and
Millen later stated that they realized
that their teams had moved the ball
well throughout the game, and both
felt that the pressure was not as
great knowing that only a field goal
was necessary. Both were rewarded
for their own efforts and for their
faith in their kickers.
Both teams move on to tough tasks
this weekend. Bowdoin hosts a
powerful Trinity team in front of
the parents at Whittier Field
tomorrow.
The Patriots have to go to Phoenix
to play the Cardinals, an early
surprise at 2-2. Both quarterbacks
may be faced with the task of
repeating their late game heroics
from the previous week.
But if their debut is any indication
of their ability and their fighting
spirit, both Chris Good and Hugh
Millen will have many memories to
savor when their football careers
are over.
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Victory on Parent's Day just out of reach for the Polar Bears.
Photo by Jim Sabo
Daniels to speak at Bowdoin
Independent Presidential Candidate to visit Bowdoin Wednesday
By Rich Littlehale
ORIENT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Movement. "[Daniels] impressed
me on the phone as not your usual
political type of person/'
Ron Daniels, an independent Rensenbrink said. While the
candidateforthe Presidency in 1992, endorsement has not yet been given,
will be speaking at Bowdoin on Rensenbrink said that he expected
Wednesday, October 9 (Kresge, the Organizing Committee to grant
730). Currently the President of the it shortly.
Institute for Community
Organization and Development in
Youngstown, Ohio, Daniels is
widely considered one cf the
country's premier theoreticians and
practitioners of Independent Black
politicsand progressive politics over
the last two decades.
The Orient spoke to retired
Professor of Government John
Rensenbrink about Daniels' visit.
Rensenbrink is a member of the
The G reens, the American version
of a worldwide grassroots
organization with its base in
environmental issues and
independent politics, were
interested in looking beyond their
ecological agenda towards one
involving other issues, like those of
race, inequity, and so on. Daniels
was invited to join the Greens at
their national Green Gathering in
West Virginia this August. At the
Green Party Organizing Committee; gathering, he impressed the Greens
the two met when DanielsasKed for with his sincerity and confidences
the endorsement of the Green grassroots politics.
An alliance between a candidate
like Daniels and the Greens will
provide both with a valuable ally.
Daniels could clearly use the
support of a grassroots organization
like the Greens, and theGreenshave
been looking for a way probe
presidential politics. According to
Rensenbrink, there has been a split
in the Greens over presidential
politics. Some feel it is a reasonable
step to take to broaden their
influence, while others consider it
an inherently corrupting, valueless
endeavor. Daniels' candidacy offers
a chance for the Greens to test the
waters a little before plunging into
the 19% campaign. Rensenbrink
said that Daniels balanced this idea
of "party vs. movement" very well
at the gathering, adding that the
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Psi Upsilon resigns from
Inter-Fraternity Council
By Tom Davidson Jr.
orient news editor
Psi Upsilon fraternity resigned
from the Inter-Fratemity Council,
citing reasons stemming from the
council's pertinence to their
fraternity.
A voting member of the council,
members of Psi Upsilon stated that
they would continue to work with
Dean LewaUenon issues and policies
regarding the house.
"We discussed the issue for a
while and it has been an issue for the
last couple of years," explained Psi
Upsilon President Josh Lawler. "We
decided that so much goes on that
doesn't pertain to us. Bowdoin
fraternities are kind of different
anyway and we are even farther
from the truth."
Psi Upsilon's withdrawal leaves
Theta Delta Chi, Beta Sigma, Alpha
Kappa Sigma, Theta Kappa Delta,
Chi Delta Phi, and Alpha Delta Phi
as the only recognized fraternities
with the right to vote on council
issues.
Psi Upsilon's departure raises
many questions about the future of
the Inter-Fratemity Council. After
a proposal on regulating First-Year
attendance of parties at the various
houses was vetoed, many
questioned the role that the council
should play in fraternity life.
Psi Upsilon's resignation from the
council leaves thegroup in a weaker
state in terms of its membership
and the spectrum that the councils
policies will reach.
For now, Psi Upsilon will attempt
to deal with its plight as many
fraternities are contemplating
divorcing or remaining loyal to their
national body. As Lawler explained
"We are definately going to have to
define what we are."
Asian Studies controversy
By Rashid Saber
ORIENT ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Wednesday night, a group of
concerned Asian Studies
supporters met in the Union to
discuss issues concerning the
program's future. The main issue,
according to several of the
department's supporters, is
whether the abolishment of the
Asian Stud ies program at Bowdoin
will prove to be a "cost-effective"
measure in terms of lessening
Bowdoin's budgetary deficit.
Another issue raised at the
discussion concerned the date of
the College's decision over the
matter. Currently, a decision is
going to be made over fall break, a
time when many Bowdoin
students are away from campus.
Fiscal problems at the College
have put the Asian Studies
program in an unenviable
position. The program, which is
currently funded by two expiring
grants, has recognized the
possibility that when these grants
do expire, the college may not
assume the funding of the
positions maintained by the
grants. President Edwards,
however, has stated that he is
"conservatively optimistic" about
the situation as a whole.
A major concern of the Asian
Studies program's supporters is
whether "the college has
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
a group or supporters or trie Asian
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 1991
Ian Martin, Secretary General of Amnesty International, addressed a James Bowdoin Day
crowd last Friday in Morrell Gynashim. Following an introduction by President Edwards,
Martin spoke of the importance of universal recognition of human rights. Photo by Jim
Sabo
Student Executive Board to appoint
new members to College committees
Interviews for various positidns this weekend
By Neil Houghton, Jr.
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The newly elected Executive Board will
select students for open committee positions.
The eight committees with open student
positions do everything from trying to balance
the college's budget to choosing lecturers.
The eight committees are: the Budget and
Financial Priorities Committee, the
Curriculum and Educational Policy
Committee, the Lectures and Concerts
Committee, the Librarian Search Committee,
the Sexual Harassment Committee, the Social
Responsibility Committee (a subcommittee
of the Investment Committee), the Strategic
I Planning Task Force Committee, and the
Students' Activities Fee Committee
(SAFC).The applicants who have signed up
at the Moulton Union Information Desk will
be interviewed individually this Sunday.
Committee functions:
The Budget and Financial Priorities
Committee has the hefty responsibility of
recommend ing a draft of the yearly budget to
the Governing Board in January. They are
also responsible for revising the 1991-1992
budget currently in effect. This committee
will have the difficult task of finding a way to
eradicate the 1 million dollar budget deficit
by the 1993-1994 fiscal year There is one
regular and one alternate position available
to student applicants.
The Curriculum and Education Policy
Committee (CEP), according to an
administrative memo, "is responsible for
recommendations to the Faculty on
educational policy and on curricular changes.
Specifically, the committee makes
recommendations en departmental requests
for adding or dropping courses; on new
departments or programs; and on policy
matters such as degree requirements. It must
approve any course enrollment limitations.
There is one vacant student position on this
committee.
The Lectures and Concerts Committee is
responsible for assisting and funding lectures
and other programs put on by the faculty and
academic departments.
The Librarian Search Committee has been
charged with finding a new librarian foi
Ha wthome-Longfellow Library to replace the
current director, Arthur Monke, who is
retiring this year . There is one student position
available.
The Sexual Harassment Committee is
responsible for addressing concerns relating
to sexual harassment.
The Social Responsibility Committee
considers ethical issues related to endowment
investments, and makes suggestions to the
Investments Committee of the Boards, of
which it is a subcommittee.
Thisyear'squestion: under what conditions
should the College change its divestment in
South Africa? This group will also look at
general issues such as environmental policies
of companies.There is one regular and one
alternate student position available.
The Strategic Planning Task Force is
responsible for defining the long-term goals
of the college. The 'Task Force" has a broad
spectrum of issues to deal with concerning
main functions of the college, long-term
budget issues, enrollment sizes, etc. There is
one position available. Finally, the Student
Activities Fee Committee (SAFC) allocates
the funds collected by the student activities
fee to various recognized clubs and student
organizations. There is one student position
available.
Registrar's office leads the way in recycling with new cards
By John Simko
orient contributor
Question: What do you do with
20,000 out-dated, apparently
useless, IBM computer punch cards? Longfellow Hall by Registrar Sarah
The Registrar's Office has found the
answer: use them as pre-registration
and registration cards.
The punch cards, found buried in
the bowels of Hawthorne-
Jane Bernard, will be used by that
office for printing out class schedule
information for students. The cards,
which would have otherwise been
recycled, will be printed on directly
through a laserwriter, saving a great
deal of paper and labor.
Each card is approximately seven
inches long and three inches wide,
and is covered on one side by several
long series of numbers enclosed in
boxes. Bernard hopes that students
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1 991
Bates student investigated by Secret Service
a fter suspicions of assassination attemp t
Student questioned on political views after security finds guns in room
After the Secret Service
questioned Lunt for approximately
15 minutes, Brooks informed Lunt
that his room had been searched,
Lunt said. Larry Johnson, director
of security and campus safety, and
Security deems it necessary to search
a room, unless there are "unusual
circumstances/' said Johnson.
"There are some exceptions in the
privacy section," he stated. "Under
the unusual circumstances. ..it was
By Laura Mytels
Bates Student News Editor
Stemming from an investigation
by the United States Secret Service,
members of the Bates College Office
of Security and Campus Safety
searched the campus residence of
Bates student Mark Lunt '92 while
he was being questioned by two
Secret Service agents in The Den at
Bates College, stated Lunt.
According to Lunt, he was
approached at approximately 6:30
rr . . rr , . : . i. . owned Runs, although Lunt stated Regrettably there was some
p.m. on September 1, by two Secret . . ° . o i i • it. i
Service agents, as well as Security that he suspects that Secunty was breakdown in the particular pohcy
Officer Sherri Brooks. After being 1 ?*™ d £° ut their P"**" b y ° f ^8 • *ud«it present when
the Secret Service. having his or her room being
The guns were legally registered searched," stated President Donald
in the state of Maine, said Lunt, and Howard. "Given the context,
used for recreational use. 'They personnel of the College acted
were perfectly legal, although there professionally, appropriately, and
was a breach of College policy," he within the policies and guidelines of
said. Under College policy, firearms, this institution.... The complexity of
ammunition, slingshots, and BB the issue [was handled] exceedingly
well, with the exception of
^^^^■"■^■■^^^^^^■■^^^^■■■^^^ the search episode."
According to Lunt, the Secret Service Associate Professor of
--. ... /• f • if History Steven Hochstadt
officers accused him of making public questioned the
Ernest LaBrie of the Bates College my decision that we enter the
Office of Security and Campus premise without him there."
Safety, performed the search, stated Branham stated that she does not
Johnson. necessarily approve of the actions of
According to Johnson, he found Security. "My preference is for prior
two handguns in theroom. Johnson notification to the student or to have
refused to disclose where he the student on the premises," she
received information that Lunt remarked.
searched for arms, he was asked a
series of questions regarding his
political views and an alleged
"history of violent behavior," he
said.
That got really ridiculous-they
were the ones carrying the guns,"
Lunt stated . "Nothing was
said to me about my
rights. I did ask them to
leave, but they didn't. I
think it became an
interrogation rather than statements regarding the assassination crSl'JE q ^^
polite questions," ° ° the fact that a student's
¥. Celeste Branham, Ofpublic leaders, in particular George room was searched
Bates College dean of n i u^, i r l • without his knowledge
students, stated that the B ^^. They OCCUSed me Of making and his preS ence
was
questioning procedure certain statements that I never had," a J a ! ns ' hi j "SK* as a
student and a citizen," he
he said. "They said I had been said. "The college
n . r , . , responded to the needs of
requesting floor plans Of the SChOOl the Secret Service rather
than the needs of a
student."
the SareTservice officers, talk, Which IS Complete bullshit" Hochstadt is concerned
Lunt learned that he was ^mmmmmm^m^^^^^^^^^m^mmmm^ that the College
under their surveillance as administration failed to
a threat to national security while guns are forbidden on campus notify Lunt prior his encounter with
could be perceived as
inappropriate. "It should
have been a much more
private conversation," she
said.
In the conversation with
where he (George Bush) was going to
President George Bush was visiting except by permission of the Security
Lewiston on September 3. "During
the conversation, there were a
number of thinly-veiled threats,"
stated Lunt, "Basically Big Brother
type things."
According to Lunt, the Secret
Service officers accused him of
making public statements regarding
the assination of public leaders, in
particular George Bush. 'They
Office, which will assume
responsibility for their registration
and storage.
When Lunt later returned home,
he found his room in disarray, he
said. "Clothes were strewn all over
the place," he commented.
"Whoever did it was a little on the
the Secret Service that a security
check was being performed on him.
"I think that no matter what the
Secret Service says, our
administration has a responsibility
to tell the students and help them
out," he stated.
Branham, however, stated that the
school did not aid the Secret Service,
although they were aware of the
messy side."
College policy regarding check being performed on Lunt and
accused me of making certain searching rooms is included in the decided not to inform him on the
statements that I never had," he said . residence halls and service contract activity.
"They said I had been requesting annually signed by each student "I didn't regard any of our actions
floor plans of the school where he using campus facilities, stated as assisting the Secret Service," she
(George Bush) was going to talk, Johnson. The policy states that said. "We had no opportunity to
which is coniplete bullshit." students should be present if (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
Daniels to speak
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
proposed endorsement "offers a
basis for an alliance and a growing
confidence between
environmentalists and people of
color."
Daniels has had an
extraordinary career. From 1974-
1980, he served as President of
the National Black Political
Assembly, and was one of the
principle architects of the NBPA's
strategy to project the idea of an
independent Black presidential
candidate in 1976. In 1987, he was
the Executive Director of Jesse
Jackson's National Rainbow
Coalition, and in 1988 he served
as the Southern Regional
Coordinator (Super Tuesday) and
a Deputy Campaign Manager for
Jesse Jackson's Presidential
Campaign.
Daniels also writes a weekly
column called "Vantage Point,"
syndicated to hundreds of
African-American and
progressive newspapers around
the nation, in which he discusses
everything from civil rights to the
environment. On his campaign,
Daniels wrote, "the Campaign for
a New Tomorrow will be a
campaign /crusade unlike any
campaign conducted in recent
history. First of all we envision a
Native American woman as our
Vice President and running mate.
There will also be a Progressive
Cabinet as an integral component
of the campaign ... the concept
here is to focus on a movement,
not just the presidential and vice-
presidential candidates." And that
in fact is why the Greens are so
interested in Daniels; he is also
interested in a campaign as free as
possible from the usual
homogenizing influences of the
media and public indifference.
Rensenbrink, who coordinated
Daniels' Maine travels, considered
that the feature of Daniels'
platform that he was most drawn
to: "A campaign like Ron Daniels'
has in it the possibility of opening
up the political system and making
politics exciting again."
Residential Hall Council
elections set next week
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
Residential life took a new turn
this week as Area Coordinators Joan
Fortin and Doug Ebeling
announcied the formation of a
Residential Hall Council.
The council will have designated
programming funds at their
disposal and willbeabletooriginate
and fund events in the residence
halls or on campus.The Board will
also meet to discuss issues relating
to the residence halls, providing a
forum for resident student views
regarding their living situation. Ana
Brown, Associate Dean of Students,
and Ebeling and Fortin will advise
the group.
Elections will be held Monday
October 7 during floor meetings in
the Residence Halls.
Fortin expressed her enthusiasm
about the new development as the
restructuring of Bowdoin residential
life continues. Fortin explained "It's
a new thing, it's going to take time
to grow. With time, we hope it will
become a significant leadership
opportunity for First-Year students."
Getting first-years involved in
leadership positions was an
important factor in the development
of the committee. Fortin cited that it
was hard for first-years to get
involved in certain areas of school
life and that this would allow them
to have a say in both social and
educational programming.
We would like to thank the Meddiebempsters for pointing out our
blatant copy error on the front page of last week's issue during then-
concert Parents' Weekend. We appreciate and value all constructive
criticism, especially coming from the Meddies, who judging by their
performance, know what it is like to work hard all week for a
common goal, only to forget words and blow an entire production or
in their case, performance. Thank you. The Editors
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Another election year approaches, more's the pity
Once again theUnited States is readying
itself for the rollicking tumble through
viciousness, hypocrisy, and media
hype that have come to characterize the election
of our Chief Executive. Ifs been 1992 for some
time already among media icons and political
junkies. Take Bush's nomination of Thomas
and Gates, his appearances at schools and the
Grand Canyon.
Even the five-second soundbites have
returned, with George Bush suddenly
characterizing himself as "one lonely little
guy," trying to fight the "thousands" of Israeli
lobbyists in Washington. How revolutionary!
A President being forced to take on lobbyists?
Yes, Washington has become a strange town.
And the main attraction for 1992: reliving the
Gulf War, the glory, the patriotism, the death
and destruc.ahem, the glory. Was this Bush's
answer to the "wimp" image? God, lef s hope
not. But you never know.
What will the cost be this year? It goes
without saying that Bush is going to be tough
to defeat. The Democratic and Independent
candidates know this; many are therefore
running solely to make a point about certain
platform issues, rather than to win the
presidency. Such a point is in danger of being
lost in a tide of media hype.
Our system of government is supposed to
ensure that leaders are selected on the basis of
merit, not public image, soundbites, heredity,
and so on. It is certainly news to no one that
this idea has been corrupted by a partially
disinterested public, one which wants to make
its choices with a minimum of fuss. We have
come to expect everything, including our
politics, neatly served to us — opinion can be
formed by watching the evening news.
Party politics limit our choices, further
simplifying the process, yet squelch the chances
of Independent candidates. Now, when it is
unlikely that anyone can challenge the
incumbent, it is more important than ever that
we try to inject a little excitement and dialogue
into our political process by expanding the
political process to include non-traditional
candidates, even Independents. That is unless
you find soundbites, waves and smiles
politically stimulating.
PC an obstacle to solving real problems
P'TC is a romantic issue that is an outlet
for people's emotions," said Putt Smith
'94. At this point, after hearing the
onslaught of opinions condemning the
"totalitarian" effect of PC on discussion and
the opposing theory that PC is a smokescreen
obscuring important problems of race, sex and
education in our society, it seems that Putfs
point hits the nail on the head. Who really
knows what PC means now? Each side of the
various confrontations — liberal vs.
conservative, woman^ vs. man, black vs.
white — has taken the stand that the other is
using political correctness as a weapon for its
own purposes. Conservatives say liberals
conceived the concept as a form of witch-hunt,
designed to expose fascist sentiment in the
right wing. Liberals say the conservatives
created the idea of PC to divert attention from
issues such as affirmative action that the
empowered wish to avoid confronting.
Whatever the realities are, Putt is right in his
perception of PC as an outlet for emotion: just
look at how many articles on the topic fill the
pages of this newspaper. What would be the
result if every conversation involving PC was
translated into a discussion of society's real
problems, like continued inequalities and ways
to solve them? People will always choose to
address their concern at an abstraction when
they can. Lef s pull away all the layers of
abstraction and talk about the real problems.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4 1991
Of> i n ion
BGLAD's Walkway Chalkings: A Step Too Far?
By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
Background: It all began two years ago, when BGLAD (the Bisexual Cay Lesbian
Alliance for Diversity) covered the quad with pro-gay slogans, etched in multi-colored
chalk across the paved walkways.
The project raised controversy because of the very nature of the slogans, and also
because it occurred on prospective students' weekend.
"There were adamant complaints about it being graffiti," said BGLAD member Andy
Wells. "People tended to use concern for the beauty of the campus as a cover-up for their
homophobic attitudes." This past parents' weekend, the chalkings appeared again.
[Among them: "Everyone is born straight - it takes a genius to overcome it," "Not all
parents are straight," "Closets are for clothes," "Gays and lesbians are everywhere," "Dyke
power," 'Tag Power," "Queer Power," etc.]
According to Wells, one of their major purposes was to raise awareness. "Whether
people think about it negatively or not, at least they will have thought about
[homosexuality]," Wells said. But the issue has raised more than awareness, and has
provoked more than thought.
The walkway chalkings have raised questions about BGLADs methods, motives and
intentions.
The action has provoked anger and resentment among students who feel they have a
right to walk across the quad without each new stride revealing a new homosexuality
slogan.
Most criticism has been directed towards BGLADs method; not their message.
Opponents don't seem to be threatened or offended by homosexuality itself, but rather
by the way the issue is seemingly being forced upon them. Supporters applaud the
method as an effective utilization of free speech and expression.
Were the chalkings appropriate?
We asked the following students what they thought.
JAMES HURT '92
Chicago, IL
MARIAN GARFFER f 93
Miami, FL
MERIDEN MILLER '94
Edina, MN
I have no problems whatsoever with what they did.
People should be able to do anything they want. I'm sure
parents were shocked — I mean, after all, they're parents.
The ones with the old-fashioned states-of-mind would
especially be shocked, like if they expected that
conservative, quaint, stereotypical small Eastern school
attitude. But if they were shocked, then that's good. That's
the way it should be. Maybe they'll wake up and realize
the world isn't what they think it is.
Through being controversial, BGLAD got people thinking.
That's one thing about this school that I like — they can do
things like that, and it's fine. If it pisses people off, that's the
point. I'm glad people don't feel inhibited- it reminds me that
the campus isn't 1 00 percent apathetic . Why should discussion
of political and social issues be restricted to forums and
lectures that hardly anyone attends?
PAT FLAHERTY f 91
Brookheld, WI
MIKE EATCHER '95
Portland, ME
The whole thing makes me really upset. And it makes
me more closed-minded than open-minded. People who
are trying to reach others who don't agree with them
should do it in a more productive way. They completely
turned me off, and didn't make me think that their way is
a good way to be. The way they were trying to make their
point was ridiculous, besides the fact that I don't agree
with it. One of the things they wrote was "Queer Power"?
Well what if I went up to one of them and called them a
queer? Would they like that?
KATIE BELMONT '94
Bartlesville, OK
I think it's great. It's very appropriate for people to try
and increase gay and lesbian visibility any way they can,
because the college refuses to mention BGLAD in any
brochures or other college literature. If s different when
gays and lesbians use self-depricating humor (Queer
Power). I mean, if Woody Allen wasn't Jewish, people
would think he was anti-Semetic. By gays and lesbians
turning the insult around, we empower ourselves. To
people who are offended by it, I say: "Get used to it!"
If s senseless. Absolutely uncalled for. They shouldn't have
written that stuff everywhere. First of all, it's vandalism, and
second of all, it was parents' weekend. My parents had a look
on their faces that said: "What's all this about?" and I had no
answer for them. All it did was make a lot of people angry. We
already understand them. They have their own little way. Do
they want their own world, too, or something? I'm surprised
they didn't do spray-painting while they were at it.
Basically, I don't have any problems with BGLAD. I'm
in support of their organization, but I'm pissed off at some
of the things they do. No one's telling them to go back in
the closet, so I don't know why they do what they do. I find
the whole parents' weekend thing offensive, because it
was obvious they just did it for the shock quotient. My
parents would have laughed at it. The only thing I saw on
the sidewalk was the thing that said: "Everyone is born
straight . ..It takes a genius to overcome it." We were talking
about it at lunch today, and a friend said: "If they're such
geniuses, how are they going to have babies?"
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1991
tuclc^ret Of>inion
Through
The
Looking
Glass
By Paul Miller
This Week:
Future Shock
And now, come to this spot
Where the spotlight is hot
And you'll see in the spotlight
1 Wno can juggle some stuff
You might think he could not
Such as twenty -two question marks,
Which is a lot.
Also forty-four commas
And, also , one dot!
That's thekindofa Circus McGurkus
I've got!
Dr. Seuss
"If I Ran The Circus"
"// / could drive you out of your
wretched mind,
7 would."
R.D. Laing
Notes of a Madman. Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture: A Story of
the Cliche and the Man in the Gray
Suit. It seemed that the pious fraud
would never end. Each time thedoor
shut, the room became a little more
stuffy. A mind killing boredom came
over me. How could peoole breathe
such air? How could people stand
such an atmosphere?. But then, "Of
course," I thought, "it's obvious,
why even bother to ask?" In spite of
these thoughts which did not
compute, the factory line rolled on,
and the meaning of artificial
intelligence became clear. Bring on
the clowns.
People always seem to have
amnesia at convenient times. If
there's a politically correct way of
acting now, there always has been.
What's funny is that people who
have been excluded because it was
PC to exclude them before, have
taken on the very methods that were
used, PC fashion, by the original PC
people (the entrenched posse of
academia and masculinia). Who was
it that said, "When one fights
monsters, one should take care not
to become like one?" But then there's
the other side of the coin that says,
"Use the same tools that are being
used against you to fight the person
that wields them."
At foundation, the PC thing (so
many types, flavors and colors) is
basically a cultural struggle to
determine whose agenda will be
placed before everyone to discuss,
and everything is up for group
discussion (sort of like Robert's
Rules of Order meets the Marquis
De Sade). It's a new art cinetique
that has as its main characters the
white cultural left and political
center that seek, through some sort
of group exorcism in behavior (guilt,
guilt, guilt. ..we're not racists/
sexists/homophobes, they are!), to
adapt some sort of rules of conduct
between people that are absurd and
stilted, and the white cultural right,
who, in a fit of ultimate hypocrisy,
describe everyone else as having an
ideologically-charged agenda. This
"PC" is just the usual tension
between members of the same
economic set who have different
(slightly) cultural values. They have
a lot more in common than either
care to admit. So, for the record, the
multicultural campus issue is not
PC, it's people demanding a
reflection of reality in their
education.
What is culturally PC in this
context, isa mind-numbing senseof
normalcy that stifles and kills any
sort of intelligence. Anyone can
memorize "facts" (do facts exist?
Harder to prove than God, no
doubt!) to regurgitate on an exam;
there's a difference between being
smart, and being intelligent. It's
elementary, it's one-dimensional:
it's shoved down your throat so
much that you don't even knov
what value structure you operate
from. People like that don't make
me angry, they make me sad (so so
many... minds as dense as a black
hole and, in a way, just as useful).
The people that react to the "PC
debate" in a negative fashion (both
its proponents and detractors) are
far more PC than anything that
"new" multicultural (multisexual
too) PC people have come up with.
What's funny is that (no one seems
to have noticed) a debate is going
on. Both sides come from the
academic background that usually
produces people that would
normally talk of such things. In
essence, no limitation of debate has
occurred as the real PC (like I said
beforethose who are beyond a doubt
established cultuarally in the Euro-
American academic/cultural
tradition, and who have a stake in
its continuance) people have, in their
criticisms of the "new PC," always
liked to say.
So after all this, what is PC? Real
academic and cultural PC is basically
a melange of established and
entrenched academic and culture-
vulture (institutions that support
'artisitic creation' so long as it fits
within their dense and compressed
world view) values on all sides of
the dialogue that, at foundation, are
so steeped in a historically
conservative mindset that they
cannot conceive of anything outside
their limited and parochial world
view. It is very American this PC
tradition of ours, but we only share
in a part of it (we wish we could
have it all.) We, like most other
peoples in the world, have a
tendency to, like McCarthy, Cotton
Mather, and J. Edgar Hoover, and a
couple of well-organized Southern
mobs back in their day, destroy
people who exist outside of our
perception (hush hush we don't like
to talk of such things. .."in with fresh
air, out with the old!" someone
shouted). Who is more PC? Jesse
Helms or advocates of a
multicultural forum of education
that truly refelects academic and
cultural diversity?
This is not to say that some of the
"new" PC people on the cultural
left (notice howl,don't say political
left: there's a difference) aren't
misguided in their perceptions.
They've done some pretty stupid
things too (though they don't have
established institutions at their beck
and call like the real PC crew, only
"moral /social" tools), and in many
cases tend to be just as culturally
rigid as the people they criticize
(and in many cases are far more
boring. ..their pious sincerity drips
of an inability to fully grasp how
complex the situation really is.) Then
there's the color thing. Some in the
multicultural crew insist that only
people of color can teach topics
about people of color (then they
corral us into "they can only teach
English or African American
history" blah, blah, blah...). That
goes against the whole grain of
education. Anyone should be able
to teach anything. But on the white
real PC side, whites have admitted
that people of color and women can
in turn teach about topics outside of
their color/gender/sexual interest.
That's the rub. All that I'm pointing
out is that intolerance today isn't
like it was in the good old days in
Europe, New England, or the South,
where they would burn you alive
*or not being PC or RC (religiously
correct or racially correct; same
thing, same effect).
Today's equivalent of the auto-
de-fe is a denial of relevancy. We all
know what happens when issues
are ignored. They fester and build
up to things that neither PC side
would like. The debate in academia
about curriculum is a reductio ad
absurdum of the entire issue. The
real PC people seem to forget that
no discussion of curriculum arrives
in a vacuum: their curriculum is
already politically and culturally
charged . Teachers like Henry Louis
Gates at Harvard, who started his
Teachers For a Democratic
Education group (revelation of the
threedimensionsanyone?),havethe
right idea in mind. He points out
that all sides exist next to each other,
and that, as such, are degrees of
each other. If anything is going to
change, it should be an in an open
context (it sounds like what the
Republicans and Democrats,
cultural leftists and rightists, in
general, everyone, always say but
never do. . .everyone talks of freedom
of speech, and no one really has it).
What I think he is pointing out is
that all sides need to grow the hell
up.
So on with the droll and un-
dynamic criticisms of the "new"
P.C., on with thecurbing of dialogue,
on with speech codes (written and
unwritten, known and unknown),
on with normal one dimensional
life. In the end if anything really
changes, I'll be the first one to admit
that I'm surprised. Until then, on
with the circus, we all need
entertainment. The future is now.
(PS. This week's Through the
Looking Glass is dedicated to the
memory of Miles Davis. )
On a cold January night
last winter, I lost it.
After attending Peter
McKernan's funeral in
Bangor (at age of 20, he died of
cardiac arrest at Dartmouth), I
returned to Brunswick by myself.
I wrote in my diary on Jan. 26:
"Once 1 started I could not stop.
Amidst laughter, drinking and
music, I cried so hard - mourning
the death of a young man, crying
for my brother and his friends,
who will no longer see Pete's smile,
hear his jokes or have the
opportunity to talk with him.
"Searching for someone to talk
horrifying: he and the principal
stood in the middle of a circle,
surrounded by about ten boys, who
all had drawn their guns. Yes, guns.
On the circle's periphery, Dan
heard loud chanting from the
onlookers. Inside the circle, it was
a tense moment. Would any shots
be fired? Not this time. The matter
was resolved, but the violence and
the conflicts persist in his
downtown high school.
Oh Saturday, September 21, the
high school quarterback was shot
1 8times, murdered that night. Dan
wonders if this is really happening.
"Is this reality?" asked Dan.
On Life
By Andrew Wheeler
"A Friend In Need"
to, 1 first prayed. But I needed
more at this point, so I called Dan
Courcey '90. Weeping like a one-
year old, I told Dan, 1 need you,
and I would appreciate if you
could come over.' Dan responded,
T will be right over,' and within
five minutes, he was at my
doorstep. We both embraced, and
soon I could not hold back -my
crying commenced again.
"We then sat down and talked
about death. Daniel Courcey III
saved me tonight. Yes he did.
When I needed him most he was
there-and this is what friendship
is all about. Dan, you calmed me
down, spoke so eloquently about
the situation."
Looking backatthis experience,
I learned what friendship means:
when you are at point of distress
in your life, you need someone, a
trusted friend to call upon, to talk
to, to love and be loved. In short,
Dan's response to my call on Jan.
26 reflected wrfet friendship is.
Last week, Dan called me from
Houston, Texas, where he is
participating in the Teach for
America program. He began
teaching freshman and
sophomore English at an inner-
city high school in early
September, and for the last four
weeks, he has witnessed shootings
and race riots. Dan told me that he
is crying inside after observing
this powerful violence.
In one particular incident, he
and the school's principal tried to
mediate a conflict between two
gangs, one from their high school,
the other from a rival high schooL
Dan described the incident as
Somehow it is. Now, I fear for
Dan's safety. So do his parents,
who have encouraged him toapply
to graduate school for next fall.
This is a tough, but fun world,"
said Dan. He loves to teach and
help his students in Houston. He
has also started a swimmingteam.
Yet it seems like he spends most of
his time disciplining his students
and protecting his life. Last
Thursday, one of his students
walked in late in his class and
began to harass Dan, swearing at
him. Dan hit the Tank Button/
Located next the door, the 'Panic
Button' alerts the security guards
of the high school to come quickly
to any call of distress. This time,
however, security did not arrive
for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Dan
held his ground and blocked the
door to prevent the troublemaker
from leavingthe room. The student
would have none of this; he hit
Dan in the mid-section and bolted
out of the room.
After he recovered, Dan called
the Houston Police Department,
and the student was arrested on
assault and battery charges and
expelled from the high school.
Hearing Dan's plight, I feel
helpless. What could I do to
comfort and love him, even though
I am 2,000 miles away? How can I
help a friend, who loved me when
I needed him most on the night of
January 26?
Perhaps I should respond to his
call and fly to Houston. Or at the
very least, keep in contact with
him on the phone or by writing. In
a word, Dan, hang in there.
If you want to write a weekly
column for the Orient on world
events or national politics, contact
Brian Farnham at 729-7438.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 1 991
Student Opinio
Pull out the armor, guys, 'cause
here it comes: thoughts from a P J.P.I.
(and I don't mean Magnum). Well,
not exactly, I'm not talking as bad as
Kevin Nealon on Saturday Night live,
but I do have some views that will
make some people's mental tighty-
whities rise to wedgie stage.
PC is the newest rage. It even has
it'sown cartoon: "THATCH". It took
Star Wars two, count 'em, two,
movies before a cartoon was made
about them, but then again, they
had those neat little trading cards.
Where did this come from? From
the confusion I've seen on many
students' faces across campus when
their speech gets corrected, or their
actions scrutinized, PC is relatively
new. Maybe it's the delayed reaction
of Reagan being in office for eight
years, or maybe it's just that Dan
Quayle upset a few people seething
and drooling at my feeble attempts
at humorizing such a serious issue,
but that be the point, eh?
Now, I'd gladly discuss this with
anyone, rationally. If any of you
readers grab me in the hall and go
of f on me, go ahead, because there is
no way I can argue with
professionals. Seriously, I know
what I think, but those of you who
are very concerned about this will
make me look as foolish as Bill
Buckner did in the '86 World Series.
My thoughts? Well, you just got
to do what you feel is right, and to
me this idea of adjustment or
constant lookout of my speech so
that I don't pull a major faux pas by
saying black instead of "Afro-
American," or some other major
blunder, does not feel right. Respect
here is an issue, but not only respect
in one direction. People have to
watch what offends people to a
certain degree. Yet people who get
offended by the use of un-PC
language must also show respect
for other people' s thoughts, or they,
too, are being offensive.
Yes, saying "dyke" or "lesbo" to a
lesbian is a show of disrespect, but
addressing people by terms that
have been used one' s whole life and
haven't been described in the past
as degrading is not wrong, it's only
natural. I'm not saying it was okay
for whites to say "nigger" during
the days of slavery, but I'm also not
saying it's okay to jump all over
someone for calling a "woman" a
"girl" . In my experience, I've always
known any female that isn't an adult
as a "girl," and any male that isn't
an adult as a "guy." Once again, I
hear shouting that "18 mean's
adulthood." Wrong. We're college
students, and the majority of us are
very mature, but let's be totally
honest here — when we look at one
of our friends, do we think, "She's a
great woman," or "He's such a great
man?" No, we think, "What a great
girl or guy." One hypocritical thing
I've noticed is that females often
refer to each other as "girls," but if a
male says that, he is being
degrading. He isn't being that at all.
Butbacktotheideaof PC. Political
Correctness seems to be a relatively
new idea that has caught on quickly
in this country. America seems to be
becoming more socially aware of
sexism and racism, though it is still
widespread and evident, but to carry
this to the extreme that PC
champions are carrying it to is silly.
Yes, one says, but it is wrong to not
speak what is on one's mind in a
manner that is comfortable within
one's self. Both parties should be
sensitive to a point, but that's it.
And that point should be where
going beyond it compromises one's
beliefs and thoughts and the person
is no longer being true to one's self.
One last thing: my friend Adam
Shopis did not write that article last
week for those of you who are kind
of slow, so don't lay it on him. The
real author is Jimmy Hoffa, and he
lives in New Jersey.
s to the Eclito
C
Democratic Socialists urge
transformation of values
)
To the Editor.
Here's some political food for thought from the Bowdoin
Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Take a look at what happened over the summer: state
governments battled over budgets and taxes, health care costs
continued to spiral upward, and regions of the country
struggled along the road of a difficult, slow and uncertain
recovery. Are these just isolated events? No, these trends are
symptoms of the collapse of our domestic infrastructure:
education, social services, and environmental protection are
all falling under the axe of incompetent leadership, inadequate
funding, and an exploitative political agenda. Why is this
happening you may ask? Well, here is a possible explanation.
In the past, state governments paid taxes to the federal
government, and then the federal government would use this
tax money to benefit the states through federal education
funds, etc. In short, the national government got money and
redistributed it back to the state and local level. Enter Ronald
Reagan in the 1 980's. Somehow he convinced the nation that
the federal government giving money back to the states was
reprehensible. Sure, the national government could offer
some tax cuts to the rich and industry, the groups who never
needed federal tax support in the first place, but now, the
federal government under the Republican party decided to go
one step further and keep the majority of our tax dollars for
such worthwhile projects as amassing enough nuclear
weapons to destroy the earth twenty times over, or putting
enough hi-tech space equipment into hypothetical nuclear
conflict. Reagan's policy of reempowerment of the states was
a sham and a lie; the policies of the 80' s only gave Republican
administrations a free hand to institute a classist political
program while making it inculpable for its detrimental results.
It is hard to believe, but the Republican administrations of
the BO'S and Ws got away with it; all they had to do was rattle
a sabre every now and then, and shout some rhetoric about
moralistic, and relatively inexpensive issues, such as prayer
in school, or flag burning, to create the illusion that they were
actually doing something in Washington. However, the
country is paying for it: education and other crucial national
interests are suffering. State and local government, now
burdened with the fiscal responsibilities that once belonged
to the federal government, is buckling under the strain. The
people of the country don't seem to see what is happening: the
Republican Party has become the def acto party of the federal
government through its positivist nationalist rhetoric which
ignores problems at home and justifies this lethargy with a
hollow philosophy of neo-conservatism. Meanwhile the
Democratic Party languishes in inactivity, surviving as a sort
of state and local level party of opposition to the Republican's
national policies which neglect many of our communities.
The Democratic Socialists of America want to change this
by changing the way people think of politics and their society.
By transforming our values we can break out of this stagnation
in our political system. If you want to discuss our society in
a new, creative, and revolutionary way, come and join us as
we educate each other in what Democratic Socialism can offer
us.
Sincerley,
Unless Robert Smith's charges against the Department of
Education are better supported by facts than his claim against
Economics, he might do better to allocate his limited resources
to the job search.
Sincerely, •
A. Myrick Freeman
David Vail
Paul Moyer '92
Democratic Socialists
of America
4 4
The Republican Party has
become the def acto party of the
federal government through its
positivist nationalist rhetoric which
ignores problems at home and
justifies this lethargy with a hollow
philosophy of neo-conservatism.
/^Smith off-base on charges
y against Economics Department
)
To the Editor:
As members of the Bowdoin Economics Department who
have taught here longer than we like to admit, we want to
point out a glaring factual error in Michael Golden's article
about Robert Smith's ('91) law suit against the College (Sept.
27, Orient ) . Contrary to Smith's assertion, our Department
has never witheld credit toward the major for economics
courses receiving a "pass" grade. It is thus equally false to
claim that students appealed to the administration which,
"decided this policy was totally wrong." (As an aside, we and
most other departments will not credit "D" grades toward a
major under the new grading system.)
(Prep schools get bad rap in ^
Qossier's book, Casualties J
To the Editor:
Rich Littlehale's book review of Casualties of Privilege has,
as John McLaughlin derisively put it, stumbled upon the
truth. He correctly points out that "preppies are people too"
and even though Louis dossier wants us to look beneath the
Teflon exterior of these schools, its alumni almost invariably
walk through life with a feeling of bitterness mixed with
loyalty; prep schools, like colleges, leave their marks on their
alumni forever. While I have not read Casualties, I do have
many friends who are prep school faculty and administrators
(including some at Mr. Littlehale's alma mater, Hotchkiss)
who are livid over this portrayal of boarding schools.
While Mr. Littlehale might assume that the majority of non-
preppies associate prep school educations as being "the best
money can buy," in fact, the reality is quite the opposite. What
images do people have of prep schools? The Choate cocaine
scandal, the mockery of the Preppy Handbook, and a barrage
of other humorous but painfully critical literature going as far
back as Tom Brown's School Days up to the more recent
Casualties of Privelege. Someone wealthy commits a crime?
The media is sure to mention his prep school (i.e. William
Kennedy Smith).
The fact of the matter is that people love to read about the
misfortunes of the wealthy. There is much to be said for the
old adage, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." It's
almost as though people expect rich snots to come out of prep
school as a bunch of drug addicted perverts. Crossier probably
never mentions in his collection of essays that there is also
rampant drug use in public schools or that public school
students are no more or less likely to have kinky sex or drink
than are students at prep schools.
Having graduated from a prep school myself, I realize that
not everyone has a positive experience; there are indeed some
casualites along the way. But, forthe most part, any educational
experience is what you make of it. this goes for everyone
whether rich or poor, public or prep. I cannot imagine anyone
but the most bitter of alumni writing the kind of things about
my school that the authors of Casualties wrote about theirs.
Sincerely,
James Simon '92
Salisbury '88
6
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1 991
tudent O pinion
Through
The
Looking
Glass
By Paul Miller
This Week:
Future Shock
.(C^MJJt
And now, come to this spot
Where the spotlight is hot
And you'll see in the spotlight
A Juggling Jott
Who can juggle some stuff
You might think he could not
Such as twenty -turn question marks,
Which is a lot.
Also forty -four commas
And, also , one dot!
That 's the kind of a Circus McGu rkus
I've got!
Dr. Seuss
"If I Ran The Circus"
"If / could drive you out of your
wretched mind,
/ would."
R.D. Laing
Notes of a Madman. Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture: A Story of
the Cliche and the Man in the Gray
Suit. It seemed that the pious fraud
would never end. Each timethedoor
shut, the room became a little more
stuffy. A mind killing boredom came
over me. How could people breathe
such air? How could people stand
such an atmosphere?. But then, "Of
course," I thought, "it's obvious,
why even bother to ask?" In spite of
these thoughts which did not
compute, the factory line rolled on,
and the meaning of artificial
intelligence became clear. Bring on
the clowns.
People always seem to have
amnesia at convenient times. If
there's a politically correct way of
acting now, there always has been.
What's funny is that people who
have been excluded because it was
PC to exclude them before, have
taken on the very methods that were
used, PC fashion, by the original PC
people (the entrenched posse of
academia and masculinia). Who was
it that said, "When one fights
monsters, one should take care not
to become like one?" But then there's
the other side of the coin that says,
"Use the same tools that are being
used against you to fight the person
that wields them."
At foundation, the PC thing (so
many types, flavors and colors) is
basically a cultural struggle to
determine whose agenda will be
placed before everyone to discuss,
and everything is up for group
discussion (sort of like Robert's
Rules of Order meets the Marquis
De Sade). It's a new art cinetique
that has as its main characters the
white cultural left and political
center that seek, through some sort
of group exorcism in behavior (guilt,
guilt, guilt.. .we're not racists/
sexists/homophobes, they are!), to
adapt some sort of rules of conduct
between people that are absurd and
stilted, and the white cultural right,
who, in a fit of ultimate hypocrisy,
describe everyone else as having an
ideologically-charged agenda. This
"PC" is just the usual tension
between members of the same
economic set who have different
(slightly) cultural values. They have
a lot more in common than either
care to admit. So, for the record, the
multicultural campus issue is not
PC, it's people demanding a
reflection of reality in their
education.
What is culturally PC in this
context, is a mind-numbing sense of
normalcy that stifles and kills any
sort of intelligence. Anyone can
memorize "facts" (do facts exist?
Harder to prove than God, no
doubt!) to regurgitate on an exam:
there's a difference between being
smart, and being intelligent. It's
elementary, it's one-dimensional:
it's shoved down your throat so
much that you don't even knov
what value structure you operate
from. People like that don't make
me angry, they make me sad (so so
many... minds as dense as a black
hole and, in a way, just as useful).
The people that react to the "PC
debate" in a negative fashion (both
its proponents and detractors) are
far more PC than anything that
"new" multicultural (multisexual
too) PC people have come up with.
What's funny is that (no one seems
to have noticed) a debate is going
on. Both sides come from the
academic background that usually
produces people that would
normally talk of such things. In
essence, no limitation of debate has
occurred as the real PC (like I said
beforethose who are beyond a doubt
established cultuarally in the Euro-
American academic/cultural
tradition, and who have a stake in
its continuance) people have, in their
criticisms of the "new PC," always
liked to say.
So after all this, what is PC? Real
academic and cultural PC is basically
a melange of established and
entrenched academic and culture-
vulture (institutions that support
'artisitic creation' so long as it fits
within their dense and compressed
world view) values on all sides of
the dialogue that, at foundation, are
so steeped in a historically
conservative mindset that they
cannot conceive of anything outside
their limited and parochial world
view. It is very American this PC
tradition of ours, but we only share
in a part of it (we wish we could
have it all.) We, like most other
peoples in the world, have a
tendency to, like McCarthy, Cotton
Mather, and j. Edgar Hoover, and a
couple of well-organized Southern
mobs back in their day, destroy
people who exist outside of our
perception (hush hush we don't like
to talk of such things..."in with fresh
air, out with the old!" someone
shouted). Who is more PC? Jesse
Helms or advocates of a
multicultural forum of education
that truly refelects academic and
cultural diversity?
This is not to say that some of the
"new" PC people on the cultural
left (notice how I don't say political
left: there's a difference) aren't
misguided in their perceptions.
They've done some pretty stupid
things too (though they don't have
established institutions at their beck
and call like the real PC crew, only
"moral /social" tools), and in many
cases tend to be just as culturally
rigid as the people they criticize
(and in many cases are far more
boring. ..their pious sincerity drips
of an inability to fully grasp how
complex the situation really is.) Then
there's the color thing. Some in the
multicultural crew insist that only
people of color can teach topics
about people of color (then they
corral us into "they can only teach
English or African American
history" blah, blah, blah...). That
goes against the whole grain of
education. Anyone should be able
to teach anything. But on the white
real PC side, whites have admitted
that people of color and women can
in turn teach about topics outside of
their color/gender/sexual interest.
That's the rub. All that I'm pointing
out is that intolerance today isn't
like it was in the good old days in
Europe, New England, or the South,
where they would burn you alive
( or not being PC or RC (religiously
correct or racially correct; same
thing, same effect).
Today's equivalent of the auto-
de-fe is a denial of relevancy. We all
know what happens when issues
are ignored. They fester and build
up to things that neither PC side
would like. The debate in academia
about curriculum is a reductio ad
absurdum of the entire issue. The
real PC people seem to forget that
no discussion of curriculum arrives
in a vacuum: their curriculum is
already politically and culturally
charged . Teachers like Henry Louis
Gates at Harvard, who started his
Teachers For a Democratic
Education group (revelation of the
three dimensions anyone? ), have the
right idea in mind. He points out
that all sides exist next to each other,
and that, as such, are degrees of
each other. If anything is going to
change, it should be an in an open
context (it sounds like what the
Republicans and Democrats,
cultural leftists and rightists, in
general, everyone, always say but
never do. . .everyone talks of freedom
of speech, and no one really has it).
What I think he is pointing out is
that all sides need to grow the hell
up.
So on with the droll and un-
dynamic criticisms of the "new"
P.C., on with thecurbing of dialogue,
on with speech codes (written and
unwritten, known and unknown),
on with normal one dimensional
life. In the end if anything really
changes, I'll be the first one to admit
that I'm surprised. Until then, on
with the circus, we all need
entertainment. The future is now.
(P.S. This week's Through the
Looking Glass is dedicated to the
memory of Miles Davis. )
On a cold January night
last winter, I lost it.
After attending Peter
McKernan's funeral in
Bangor (at age of 20, he died of
cardiac arrest at Dartmouth), I
returned to Brunswick by myself.
I wrote in my diary on Jan. 26:
"Once I started I could not stop.
Amidst laughter, drinking and
music, I cried so hard - mourning
the death of a young man, crying
for my brother and his friends,
who will no longer see Pete's smile,
hear his jokes or have the
opportunity to talk with him.
"Searching for someone to talk
horrifying: he and the principal
stood in the middle of a circle,
surrounded by about ten boy s, who
all had drawn their guns. Yes, guns.
On the circle's periphery, Dan
heard loud chanting from the
onlookers. Inside the circle, it was
a tense moment. Would any shots
be fired? Not this time. The matter
was resolved, but the violence and
the conflicts persist in his
downtown high school.
On Saturday, September 21, the
high school quarterback was shot
1 8 times, murdered that night. Dan
wonders if this is really happening.
"Is this reality?" asked Dan.
On Life
By Andrew Wheeler
"A Friend In Need"
to, 1 first prayed. But I needed
more at this point, so I called Dan
Courcey '90. Weeping like a one-
year old, I told Dan, 1 need you,
and I would appreciate if you
could come over/ Dan responded,
1 will be right over/ and within
five minutes, he was at my
doorstep. We both embraced, and
soon I could not hold back -my
crying commenced again.
"We then sat down and talked
about death. Daniel Courcey III
saved me tonight. Yes he did.
When I needed him most he was
there -and this is what friend ship
is all about. Dan, you calmed me
down, spoke so eloquently about
the situation."
Looking back at this experience,
I learned what friendship means:
when you are at point of distress
in your life, you need someone, a
trusted friend to call upon, to talk
to, to love and be loved. In short,
Dan's response to my call on Jan.
26 reflected what friendship is.
Last week, Dan called me from
Houston, Texas, where he is
participating in the Teach for
America program. He began
teaching freshman and
sophomore English at an inner-
city high school in early
September, and for the last four
weeks, he has witnessed shootings
and race riots. Dan told me that he
is crying inside after observing
this powerful violence.
In one particular incident, he
and the school's principal tried to
mediate a conflict between two
gangs, one from their high school,
the other from a rival high school
Dan described the incident as
Somehow it is. Now, I fear for
Dan's safety. So do his parents,
who have encouraged him to apply
to graduate school for next fall.
This is a tough, but fun world,"
said Dan. He loves to teach and
help his students in Houston. He
has also started a swimming team.
Yet it seems like he spends most of
his time disciplining his students
and protecting his life. Last
Thursday, one of his students
walked in late in his class and
began to harass Dan, swearing at
him. Dan hit the Tanic Button/
Located next the door, the 'Panic
Button' alerts the security guards
of the high school to come quickly
to any call of distress. This time,
however, security did not arrive
for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Dan
held his ground and blocked the
door to prevent the troublemaker
fromleavingtheroom.Thestudent
would have none of this; he hit
Dan in the mid-section and bolted
out of the room.
After he recovered, Dan called
the Houston Police Department,
and the student was arrested on
assault and battery charges and
expelled from the high school.
Hearing Dan's plight, I feel
helpless. What could I do to
comfort and love him, even though
I am 2,000 miles away? How can I
help a friend, who loved me when
I needed him most on the night of
January 26?
Perhaps I should respond to his
call and fly to Houston. Or at the
very least, keep in contact with
him on the phone or by writing. In
a word, Dan, hang in there.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4 1991
Student Opinion
Pull out the armor, guys, 'cause
here it comes: thoughts from a P J .P.I.
(and I don't mean Magnum). Well,
not exactly, I'm not talking as bad as
Kevin Nealon on Saturday Night Live,
but I do have some views that will
make some people's mental tighty-
whities rise to wedgie stage.
PC is the newest rage. It even has
it's owncartoon: "THATCH". It took
Star Wars two, count 'em, two,
movies before a cartoon was made
about them, but then again, they
had those neat little trading cards.
Where did this come from? From
the confusion I've seen on many
students' faces across campus when
their speech gets corrected, or their
actions scrutinized, PC is relatively
new. Maybe it's the delayed reaction
of Reagan being in office for eight
years, or maybe it's just that Dan
Quayle upset a few people seething
and drooling at my feeble attempts
at humorizing such a serious issue,
but that be the point, eh?
Now, I'd gladly discuss this with
anyone, rationally. If any of you
readers grab me in the hall and go
off on me, go ahead, because there is
no way I can argue with
professionals. Seriously, I know
what I think, but those of you who
are very concerned about this will
make me look as foolish as Bill
Buckner did in the '86 World Series.
My thoughts? Well, you just got
to do what you feel is right, and to
me this idea of adjustment or
constant lookout of my speech so
that I don't pull a major faux pas by
saying black instead of "Afro-
American," or some other major
blunder, does not feel right. Respect
here is an issue, but not only respect
in one direction. People have to
watch what offends people to a
certain degree. Yet people who get
offended by the use of un-PC
language must also show respect
for other people' s thoughts, or they,
too, are being offensive.
Yes, saying "dyke" or "lesbo" to a
lesbian is a show of disrespect, but
addressing people by terms that
have been used one's whole life and
haven't been described in the past
as degrading is not wrong, it's only
natural. I'm not saying it was okay
for whites to say "nigger" during
the days of slavery, but I'm also not
saying it's okay to jump all over
someone for calling a "woman" a
"girl". In my experience, I've always
known any female that isn't an ad ult
as a "girl," and any male that isn't
an adult as a "guy." Once again, I
hear shouting that "18 means
adulthood." Wrong. We're college
students, and the majority of us are
very mature, but let's be totally
honest here — when we look at one
of our friends, do we think, "She's a
great woman," or "He's such a great
man?" No, we think, "What a great
girl or guy." One hypocritical thing
I've noticed is that females often
refer to each other as "girls^ but if a
male says that, he is being
degrading. He isn't being that at all.
But back to the idea of PC. Political
Correctness seems to be a relatively
new idea that has caught on quickly
in this country. America seems to be
becoming more socially aware of
sexism and racism, though if is still
widespread and evident, but tocarry
this to the extreme that PC
champions are carrying it to is silly.
Yes, one says, but it is wrong to not
speak what is on one's mind in a
manner that is comfortable within
one's self. Both parties should be
sensitive to a point, but that's it.
And that point should be where
going beyond it compromises one's
beliefs and thoughts and the person
is no longer being true to one's self.
One last thing: my friend Adam
Shopis did not write that article last
week for those of you who are kind
of slow, so don't lay it on him. The
real author is Jimmy Hoffa, and he
lives in New Jersey.
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transformation of values
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To the Editor
Here's some political food for thought from the Bowdoin
Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Take a look at what happened over the summer: state
governments battled over budgets and taxes, health care costs
continued to spiral upward, and regions of the country
struggled along the road of a difficult, slow and uncertain
recovery. Are these just isolated events? No, these trends are
symptoms of the collapse of our domestic infrastructure:
education, social services, and environmental protection are
all falling under the axe of incompetent leadership, inadequate
funding, and an exploitative political agenda. Why is this
happening you may ask? Well, here is a possible explanation.
In the past, state governments paid taxes to the federal
government, and then the federal government would use this
tax money to benefit the states through federal education
funds, etc. In short, the national government got money and
redistributed it back to the state and local level. Enter Ronald
Reagan in the 19ti(Ys. Somehow he convinced the nation that
the federal government giving money back to the states was
reprehensible. Sure, the national government could offer
some tax cuts to the rich and industry, the groups who neveT
needed federal tax support in the first place, but now, the
federal government under the Republican party decided to go
one step further and keep the majority of our tax dollars for
such worthwhile projects as amassing enough nuclear
weapons to destroy the earth twenty times over, or putting
enough hi-tech space equipment into hypothetical nuclear
conflict. Reagan's policy of reempowerment of the states was
a sham and a lie; the policies of the 80's only gave Republican
administrations a free hand to institute a classist political
program while making it inculpable for its detrimental results.
It is hard to believe, but the Republican administrations of
the 80's and 9tfs got away with it; all they had to do was rattle
a sabre every now and then, and shout some rhetoric about
moralistic, and relatively inexpensive issues, such as prayer
in school, or flag burning, to create the illusion that they were
actually doing something in Washington. However, the
country is paying for it: education and other crucial national
interests are suffering. State and local government, now
burdened with the fiscal responsibilities that once belonged
to the federal government, is buckling under the strain. The
people of the country don't seem to see what is happening: the
Republican Party has become the defacto party of the federal
government through its positivist nationalist rhetoric which
ignores problems at home and justifies this lethargy with a
hollow philosophy of neo-conservatism. Meanwhile the
Democratic Party languishes in inactivity, surviving as a sort
of state and local level party of opposition to the Republican's
national policies which neglect many of our communities.
The Democratic Socialists of America want to change this
by changing the way people think of politics and their society.
By transforming our values we can break outof this stagnation
in our political system. If you want to discuss our society in
a new, creative, and revolutionary way, come and join us as
we educate each other in what Democratic Socialism can offer
us.
Sincerley,
Unless Robert Smith's charges against the Department of
Education are better supported by facts than his claim against
Economics, he might do better to allocate his limited resources
to the job search.
Sincerely,
A. Myrick Freeman
David Vail
Paul Mover '92
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positivist nationalist rhetoric which
ignores problems at home and
justifies this lethargy with a hollow
philosophy of neo-conservatism.
Prep schools get bad rap in
Qossier's book, Casualties
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To the Editor:
As members of the Bowdoin Economics Department who
have taught here longer than we like to admit, we want to
point out a glaring factual error in Michael Golden's article
about Robert Smith's ('91) law suit against the College (Sept.
27, Orient ) . Contrary to Smith's assertion, our Department
has never witheld credit toward the major for economics
courses receiving a "pass" grade. It is thus equally false to
claim that students appealed to the administration which,
"decided this policy was totally wrong." (As an aside, we and
most other departments will not credit "D" grades toward a
major under the new grading system.)
To the Editon
Rich Littlehale's book review of Casualties of Privilege has,
as John McLaughlin derisively put it, stumbled upon the
truth. He correctly points out that "preppies are people too"
and even though Louis dossier wants us to look beneath the
Teflon exterior of these schools, its alumni almost invariably
walk through life with a feeling of bitterness mixed with
loyalty; prep schools, like colleges, leave their marks on their
alumni forever. While I have not read Casualties, I do have
many friends who are prep school faculty and administrators
(including some at Mr. Littlehale's alma mater, Hotchkiss)
who are livid over this portrayal of boarding schools.
While Mr. Littlehale might assume that the majority of non-
preppies associate prep school educations as being "the best
money can buy," in fact, the reality is quite the opposite. What
images do people have of prep schools? The Choate cocaine
scandal, the mockery of the Preppy Handbook, and a barrage
of other humorous but painfully critical literature going as far
back as Tom Brown's School Days up to the more recent
Casualties of Privelege. Someone wealthy commits a crime?
The media is sure to mention his prep school (i.e. William
Kennedy Smith).
The fact of the matter is that people love to read about the
misfortunes of the wealthy. There is much to be said for the
old adage, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." It's
almost as though people expect rich snots to come out of prep
school as a bunch of drug addicted perverts. Crossier probably
never mentions in his collection of essays that there is also
rampant drug use in public schools or that public school
students are no more or less likely to have kinky sex or drink
than are students at prep schools.
Having graduated from a prep school myself, I realize that
not everyone has a positive experience; there are indeed some
casualites along the way. But, for the most part, any educational
experience is what you make of it. this goes for everyone
whether rich or poor, public or prep. I cannot imagine anyone
but the most bitter of alumni writing the kind of things about
my school that the authors of Casualties wrote about theirs.
Sincerely,
James Simon '92
Salisbury '88
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 1991
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interrupt the actions of the Secret Service." Hochstedt said. "I don't think that's the job of
"We have an obligation clearly to comply the College."
with Federal Law," stated Howard. "Our In addition, Hochstedt questions the
primary focus is to have procedures in place original reasons for the Secret Service inquiry
to ensure members of this community their into Lunt's activity. "In the eyes of the Secret
rights, and priveleges. The College recieved a Service, he was guilty of political radicalism,"
set of instructions and we exercised our he said. Lunt also fears future repercussions
responsibilities within our own channels of on political activity within the Bates
procedure and policy." community. "I am deeply concerned that this
While Bran ham stated that it is school policy series of events will have a chilling effect on
to escort agents of outside police forces when oppositional discourse on the Bates College
they are on the campus, Hochstadt finds the campus," he said,
practice an invasion of Lunt's rights.
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Political Correctness at Bowdoin
Students expound on political correctness
By Chandler Klose
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
The issue of political correctness
has risen time and time again. How
is PC defined and how does it affect
Bowdoin students? Everyone
seems to have a different definition
and a different interpretation of
the concept.
Paul Miller '92 called political
correctness "a band-aid stop-gap
measure that can't cover up the
real problems." He saw the origins
of PC in the white middle-class, as
a "kneejerk" idea that "missed the
point," the point being the
continued discrimination of
historically oppressed groups in
America, such as women and
African-Americans.
"It's a warped extension of
culturally implanted ideas, formed
by a reactionary right-wing," Miller
explained. In his view,
conservatives have created the "not
very well thought out" concept of
political correctness, in order to
cover over racism on the surface,
while maintaining the status quo.
"Shallow people think it's just," he
said, referring to the use of
politically correct language, "but
the real problems are far more
complex."
Armistead Edmunds '94
"dislike[s) the term politically
correct. There are lots of negative
connotations that conservatives
have imposed on the word. They
have retaliated against the use of
gender-neutral language by calling
it PC ... I think multicultural
a natural thing if you treat people
withduerespect.Peopleshouldn't
try to please others by watching
their language."
"PC is similar to McCarthyism
in my mind," said Andrew
Wheeler '93, "my biggest qualm is
that it stifles debate. And now it's
is a good thing: being aware of
things that hurt others and
expressing yourself while being
sensitive to others is important. But
if it prevents you from saying
something racist, people won't
notice the problem and how are
things ever going to change? I think
/ think multicultural education is important: Vm sick of
reading Milton. But you can't know everything, or know
everyone r s perspective. I hope we aren f t diluting
education by trying to do too much.
' - Armistead Edmunds '94
education is important; I'm sick of
reading Milton. But you can't know
everything, or know everyone's
perspective. I hope we aren't
diluting education by trying to do
too much."
Politically correct language has
become a center of great debate
amongst intellectual circles around
the country. Chelsea Ferrette '94
said that "when people talk it's as if
they're walking on eggshells. If
people acted normal, PC would
come naturally. They think of PC as
deviating from the norm . . . but it's
PC to be anti-PC. Anything that
prohibits the free expression of
ideas, debate and discussion is
wrong . . . Words mean different
things to different people. Saying
freshman is not sexist to me but
may seem to be to others. I think
we'll see more students think
before talking, which is probably a
good thing, but sometimes they
won't talk for fear of alienation
and that's where PC is crossed . To
a certain extent PC has prohibited
people from being honest."
Lanice Grady thought that "PC
people are really careful about what
they say."
As far as the origins of the
politically correct mentality, Dan
Piper '94 saw PC as "a viewpoint
held at a particular time that may
well change." It seems ridiculous to
institute a truth that's not eternal."
Ferrette believed that PC arose
out of the "Yuppie movement to
become culturally aware. It's both
liberal and conservative."
PC appears liberal in the sense
that many people see themselves as
treated more equally if addressed
in the manner of their own choice,
such as calling homosexual men gay,
instead of queer. The conservative
side has often been that this type of
regulation of language violates First
Amendment Rights. However,
another liberal position has been that
the imposition of PC language was
brought about by conservatives:
they attempted to superimpose a
lesser argument, that of the correct
usage of language, over the more
important issues of discrimination.
The idea of political correctness has
become more and more abstract,
almost to the point where no one
truly knows its significance or its
origin.
"People have to stop worrying
about how PC affects them or the
community. With all the rules and
corollaries it creates, people become
afraid to deal with racism and
sexism," said Piper. "There are two
issues: establishing rules about
language causes people to think
about how they act — that's good.
On the other hand, you don't want
to delude yourself into thinking that
if language changes, people change
too. We should avoid verbal
totalitarianism, but pressure people
to think about behavior," he
concluded.
PC at other colleges: how does Bowdoin compare?
By JohnValentine
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
While the phenomenon of
political correctness has only
recently hit Bowdoin with the
emergence of the Coalition of
Concerned Students last spring, the
state of political correctness at
colleges across the nation remains
in a state of flux.
In the national arena, the ideals
associated with political correctness
are seen by many on the left as a
liberating way of thinking, one
which is equally sensitive to all
cultures and both genders rather
than stressing the traditional white,
male perspective. Examples of
politically correct issues are: a push
for gay and lesbian studies, multi-
culturalism in the university, and
gender-neutrality in language.
Conservatives view political
correctness in academia as a
deterioration of education and a
denigration of the classical western
tradition. They cite drops in
academic standards and
suppression of free expression as
casualties to the onslaught of
multiculturalism and diversity in
the university.
Students at Bowdoin and other
schools have trouble defining
exactly what political correctness (or
PC) is. What values does the term
PC encompass? Does anyone really
claim to be politically correct? Is the
term politically correct already
outdated?
"In a sense, it's an anti-intellectual
movement, and intellectuals from
both (the left and the right) are
reacting to it," said Charley
worked with the theme that
"politeness is the glue that holds
prejudice together" in order to
encourage completely open
discussion rather than inoffensive
(but unproductive) silence.
Holyoke, Caroline Campbell '93,
finds that there is "much more
emphasis on trying to be politically
correct here [at Bowdoin)... A lot of
the things people stress here, I take
as a given." Campbell believes that
PC is kind of a preppy issue at preppy colleges.
Connecticut being a preppy college, PC is a very big thing
here. . . at the Coast Guard Academy next door, forget it.
They still think PC is a type of computer.
— W. Cruz Galego, Senior at
Connecticut College
Stevenson '93 of Williams College.
Stevenson believes that one
problem is the lack of
communication between people
with d if ferent vie ws because of their
fear of being criticized by the PC
movement. "I think there's a great
fear that correctness stifles
conversation." To combat this,
Williams College has instituted
innovative "Community Building
Workshops" which are mandatory
for first-year students. The purpose
of these student-supervised
discussion groups is to "confront
touchy issues in light of political
correctness . . . There's no
confrontation on issues as much as
consciousness of issues."
Stevenson's group, Students
Organized Against Racism (SOAR),
W. Cruz Galego, a senior at
Connecticut College, believes that
political correctness at Connecticut
is fashionable, but relaxed. "PC is
kind of a preppy issue at preppy
colleges. Connecticut being a
preppy college, PC is a very big
thing here." Galego does note,
however, that activist groups which
typically lobby for PC issues are not
very popular. "Political correctness
is more or less understood, but not
explicit . . . People here would
usually let a PC faux pas slide."
While Galego characterizes the
political atmosphere at Connecticut
as "laissez faire PC," he observed
that "at the Coast Guard Academy
next door, forget it. They still think
PC is a type of computer."
An exchange student from Mount
at women's colleges, the politically
correct issue of gender-neutral
language is not an issue. "We
naturally call Mount Holyoke a
women's college... I feel here that
people are tying too hard to
emphasize being PC rather than
speaking in all-inclusive language."
Campbell describes the Mount
Holyoke curriculum as one that does
not de-emphasize the classics of
western civilization, but
supplements them with feminist
and multicultural perspectives.
At Swarthmore College, a
traditionally liberal institution, the
term political correctness is passe.
"I've shied away from the whole
issue [of political correctness] ... The
PC label is ridiculed here,"'
Rachel Onuf '92 Onuf believes that
while issues of diversity and
multicultural appreciation are still
very important, they do not
dominate campus debates, and the
issue of political correctness as such
has already been "beaten to death"
in years past.
The political correctness scene
varies just as much among our
nation's larger universities.
Jim Simon '92 spent last year at
Dartmouth College, where he wrote
for the Dartmouth Review and was
present during the Hitler quote
controversy on the eve of Yom
Kippur. "I don't like the use of the
term PC," said Simon, who believes
that the label is too convenient and
all-encompassing to be used
appropriately.
At Dartmouth, the politically
correct issue is, according to Simon,
a "battle of will and attrition
between the Dartmouth Reveiw and
theadministration." Simon believes
that the Dartmouth administration
is extremely biased to the left of the
political spectrum. He related an
incident during the Hitler quote
controversy when two Jewish staff
members of the Dartmouth Review
were being harassed and the
administration did little to help
them. Simon thinks that if those
harassed had been, for example,
homosexual, the administration
would have been more involved in
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 1991
Political Correctness
A View from the Left
AN OPINION Br David Pauk
It affects our lives every single day. We often talk
about it and wonder whether it is an annoyance or a
progressive standpoint, but none know where it is
leading us. 'It" is Politically Correctism and yes, it is an
"-ism" just as fascism or socialism is an "-ism." It's a
wave of thought, which has swept the country with a
particularly strong impact on colleges and universities,
and Bowdoin is no exception.
Why be PC? The idea behind PCism is to control
certain language and action which is offensive or
demeaning to others in order to foster an environment
where all people '_ ,
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able to educate
themselves. Of
course, we all want
a community
where we can feel
safe and go about
educating
ourselves in a
positive way, but is
PCism the way to
go? As we all know,
in the real world
things or people
aren't always as
"nice" as they are
on the Bowdoin
campus. This is
due partly to the
"politically
correct" attitudes
which the
administration
holds. But why
should we shelter
ourselves from
reality here at
Bowdoin,
forcing certain
"undesirable"
ideas into the
closet? We are not
kindergartners
who need to be
protected from the
outside world.
Wouldn't we be
better able to deal
with the issues of
society after
college, if we had
confronted them in
with a "y" than I am more than willing to respect and
accOmmodatethese wishes, but I still can't help thinking
that they are wasting their time quibbling over words
when the real issues of far greater importance are being
left in the background. Even though I do believe that
this kind of "political correctness" can to some degree
educate people and through this, effect change, I believe
it does not accomplish anything which basic education
cannot. Imposing language on people does invoke a
very stifling environment in society and on campus,
not to mention the infringements on free speech that it
_causes.
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impossible to
determine which
words or actions
are deemed as
un- PC,
institutions such
as Universities
and Colleges
have gained a
great amount of
power. Colleges
have, and are
more likely to, (as
in the case of a
Why should we shelter ourselves
from reality here at Bowdoin by
forcing certain "undesirable"
ideas into the closet? We are not
kindergartners who need to be
protected from the outside world.
Wouldn f t we be better able to deal Ma^pdied
_ for yelling racial
with the issues of society after
college y if we had confronted
them in a community such as
Bowdoin, where we could learn
by from them in a positive manner?
To me that is what college is all
about: seeing others 9 views,
whether they be personally
offensive or not, and learning
from them.
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deal with
incidents of
prejudicial
speecn and
actions in an
unwarranted
and
unconstitutional
fashion by
labeling certain
speech as
harassment, and
then using this as
a basis to
discipline
students. By
doing this,
Colleges will
send out a strong
message that
certain behavior
""is unacceptable
a community such and will prevent
as Bowdoin, where we could learn from them in a others from behaving in a similar manner,
positive manner? To me that is what college should be This in turn has the harmful effect of stifling people's
all about: seeing other's views, whether they be freedom of expression and creativity. It is impossible to
personally offensive or not, and learning from them. objectively weed out the offensive speech and words in
The hardest thing about PCism for me to swallow society and this is why we must tolerate all kinds of
deals with the issue of free speech. speech no matter whether it be flattering or rudely
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of offensive.
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging We must ask ourselves, who is determining what the
the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right of the politically correct stance is and why? Would a black
people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government person yelling "nigger" be viewed the same as a white
for a redress of grievances. - 1st amendment of the U.S
Constitution
If limits are set on an individual's freedom of speech,
as many colleges have, there must be a decision as to
what words or action are deemed as offensive,
demeaning, and therefore "unpolitically correct
person yelling the same thing? What about one woman
calling another a "girl?" Is that O.K?
Some have even gone far enough to say that PCism
was a concept created by the far right to embarrass the
liberals by portraying them as taking away people's
constitutional rights. Think of this. . . How would we
One example of how our freedom of speech has been feel if the government began determining what words
slightly infringed on is due to the women's feminist in the English language were demeaning or insulting
movement. Why are men still men but women are and therefore illegal? What about certain books being
suddenly womyn? I myself, being a supporter of many banned because of their offending nature?
of the ideas of the feminist movement, find it difficult Do these thoughts conjure up images of George
toacceptthatthewomen'smovementhasbeenreduced Orwell's 1984 , Big Brother, and mind-control?
to such a level to quibble over the spelling of their
gender. Is this really the way to solve problems in
society? Sure, if women really oppose being called
"women" spelled
'girls" and demand to have the word
Maybe some other kinds of -isms? They do for me,
and this is why I will continue to watch and follow the
development of PCism on campus, and I believe you
should too.
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AN OPINION By Craig Cheslog
At one time, a liberal arts education exposed feel free to express their thoughts to one another. The
students to a wide range of ideas; provoking politically correct playbook follows this advice. Speech
discussions which challenged viewpoints, changed codes have been set up by politically correct
minds, and sought learning. Unfortunately, the administrators across the country, and after the "incident
politically correct movement has made that paradigm on the quad" it is entirely conceivable that some sort of
of a liberal arts education a distant memory. Instead, speech or action code will be passed down by the Bowdoin
today it is impossible (and not advisable) to discuss a administration in order to facilitate increased sensitivity
wide-range of subjects: like racial questions, to the feelings of other people. Certainly, an unwritten
homosexuality, feminism, abortion, or religion. As speech code already exists at Bowdoin: be wary of
the architects of political correctness impose their condemning affirmative action, saying homosexuality is
doctrines, intellectual freedom is being wiped out, unnatural, equating abortion with murder, or contending
replaced instead *
by fearful
acquiescence to the
ideals of the
politically correct.
Some readers
may wonder what
fear this writer is
referring to,
thinking that there
is no such fear and
no need for it. But,
this fear is rampant
at colleges across
the country, and
even exists at
places like calm,
apathetic
Bowdoin. For
example, how
many times have
people written
letters to the editor,
or other opinion
pieces, with some
sort of "Despite
what I write, I am
not a racist/sexist/
ho mophobe"
preamble? Or after
finishing a letter
add something
like, "1 cannot wait
to see all of the
letters calling me a
racist/sexist/
homophobe." In a
community where
all ideas are
accepted and
treated with ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
respect, such
explanations are
unnecessary. But, the politically correct thought police
are armed with pens, and more dangerously,
administrative entities like bias incident groups. It is
only natural for people to feel afraid that every word
they write or say will be scrutinized for -isms. Those
found guilty of an -ism will, if they are lucky, be
forced to go through some sensitivity counseling,
while others may be asked to leave the institution. It's
a wonder that anyone dares to say anything.
People like John Silber, president of Boston
University and Donald Kagan, dean of arts and
sciences at Yale University; speak of a new
totalitarianism which is worse than the McCarthyism
of the 1950's. Kagan goes so far as to say that, "There
is less freedom now than there was then." It takes real
courage to stand up to the politically correct. Many
people simply are not willing to take the risk of
offending the politically correct thought police, they
simply regurgitate information given to them by
(often politically correct) professors, get their
diplomas, and head for the real world. Of course,
freedoms of speech and thought are destroyed, and
intellectual enterprise is restricted to satisfying the
requirements of professors and administrators with
as little hassle as possible. This is a problem.
In totalitarianism 101, one of the first things an
aspiring tyrant learns is to make sure people do not
Certainly ] , an unwritten speech
code already exists at Bowdoin:
be wary of condemning
affirmative action, saying
homosexuality is unnatural,
equating abortion with murder,
or contending that the sight of
four students dressed in white
sheets and playing musical
instruments while throwing
cereal should not offend
anyone. For if you do, chances
are you will not receive a kind
and thoughtful response.
Instead, expect anger,
indignation, and a meeting with
the Dean of Students.
that the sight of four
students dressed in
white sheets and
playing musical
instruments while
throwing cereal
should not offend
anyone. For if you
do, chances are you
will not receive a
kind and thoughtful
response. Instead,
expect anger,
indignation, and a
meeting with the
Dean of Students.
Of course, not all
people's feelings
matter. For example,
politically correct
people, by
definition, cannot
care about the
feelings of
Republicans or
conservatives. John
H. Turner, professor
of Romance
Languages, is clearly
a favorite of the
politically correct,
and has been given
increased power
over the lives of
Bowdoin students.
Turner is the
chairman of the
diversity committee
and has been named
study-away czar.
One might expect
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individual would be
the epitome of tolerance and open-mindedness. This,
however, is not the case, except from a politically correct
point of view. Commenting in the Spring 1991 issue of
Campus magazine on the diversity blockade of
Hawthorne-Longfellow Hall and Library, Turner was
quoted as saying, "Being a Republican at age eighteen
seems very wrong to me. As a student you should be
asking very hard questions." This writer guesses that
diversity is fine with Turner as long as diversity does not
mean including Republicans. It is interesting how, at the
panel discussion on the "incident on the quad" Turner
can sound so reasonable, while to a national magazine
he swiftly condemns the intellects of all Republicans.
One wonders how Turner's statement can be reconciled
with his emphatic plea for groups at Bowdoin to speak
to each other. Perhaps he meant only liberal factions,
after all. Republicans have not asked themselves the
tough questions yet.
Political correctness is the first step down the road to
totalitarianism. The political correct thought police will
continue to scan our words, dissect our thoughts, and
demand that their doctrines be followed with religious
fervor. Few have the courage to stand up to these tyrants
in training, but for those who do, and continue to think
for themselves, an education is still possible. After all,
being brainwashed is not a requirement for graduation
— at least not yet.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4 1991
An historical perspective on the campus PC craze
By Nick Jacobs
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The political correctness movement,
or PC, dates back to 1975 when it
was first used in a speech by the
president of the National
Organization for Women, Karen
DeCrow. At the time, she used it to
convey her desire to reach all
persons and all levels with her
feminist message, not just the
predominantly white, middle-class
group of women which made up
NOW.
Dormant for a long time, the PC
movement again reared its head a
couple of years ago at Brown
University. In the newspaper there,
a comic strip called "Thatch"
appeared, featuring a character
named "PC person". His job was to
be, well, politically correct, and
make sure that others did as well.
Since then, life has not been the
same. First, we did not say girls, we
said women. Now there is womyn.
There are no more freshmen in
American colleges and universities,
there are first-year students. There
aren't any black students anymore,
but there are students of color.
The PC movement has arrived with
a bang. Through every level of
society, language is coming under
close scrutiny to make it more
gender non-specific. But perhaps the
place where it has made the biggest
impression is on college campuses.
In an effort to pursue the lofty goals
of equality in education, there are
groups on every campus in America
just looking for language to change.
Having talked to people at
Columbia, Amherst, Kenyon, and
Washington University at St. Louis,
all report the PC movement to be
alive and kicking on campus.
Here at Bowdoin, PC is prevalent in
every aspect of college life. As
mentioned, we have first year
students now. Last year they tried
to change the names of Coleman
dorm and the Newman Center
because they were thought to be
non-PC The Dining Service does
not have waiters and waitresses
anymore, it has waitrons. We don't
believe in single-sex, officially
recognized Greek organizations.
Now that Deke has become Theta
house, the only remaining
traditional fraternities and sororities
are unrecognized.
Just this past summer, there were
two examples of PC conflicts. A
controversy that occurred last year
at Harvard was still getting press
well into July. It seemed that a
womyn student from below the
Mason-Dixon line decided that she
was proud of her heritage and
wanted to put it on display. She
hung a Confederate flag across a
window in her dorm.
' Within the week, there were around-
the-clock protests outside her
window calling for her to take it
down. The controversy grew so
intense that it garnered coverage on
the MacNeill-Lehrer News Hour as
well as the CBS Evening News. She
said that she had every right to hang
the flag and express herself freely.
The opposition said that seeing as
how the flag was a symbol of, among
other things, slavery and
oppression, it was not PC. She stood
by the First Amendment of the
Constitution. The opposition stood
by her window. Finally, more to
end the whole thing than anything
else, she took it down.
Then, over the summer, at the
University of Minnesota, a group of
summer students tried to start a
White Student Union. Once more
the controversy heated up and yet
again one side claimed free speech
ajid the other claimed non-PC.
Commenting on the whole thing,
one of the originators said that they,
freely conceded that there was-no
real need for a White Stud&rffUnion,
but they wanted to rpdfce a point to
the PCers, that for all their freedom
and equality, they weren't a
particularly tolerant bunch.
So there you have it, the PC
movement from its origins up to
now The PC movement is firmly
rooted on campus here and
throughoutthecountry,and it looks
like its here to stay.
Bowdoin faculty comment on political correctness in academic environments
By Chandler Klose
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
Howdo professors view political
correctness in this institution, a
supposed bastion of elite education
and intellectual exchange? Indeed,
the very essence of our education is
determined by the interpretation of
the term "political correctness" by
the faculty. In some institutions,
punishments are meted out to those
who do not conform to the desired
linguistic specifications. Is this
necessarily a bad thing?
I asked several professors for their
views on PC, how they defined and
perceived it as an intellectual
concept, a political issue, or a hoax
designed merely to preoccupy the
minds of students in their free time,
replacing Tetris.
David Kertzer, Professor of
Sociology and Anthropology,
expressed his concern about the
effect of political correctness on civil
liberties and the fact that it has
created a certain lack of discussion.
Discussion of class and race should
be encouraged, not repressed, he
said. He then went on to address
the issue from a primarily
institutional standpoint.
"1 don't like the image of college
as a top-down, paternalistic
society," he said, 'To regulate
behavior at some point is necessary
but students should regulate their
own community." He cited the
example of the bias-incident
committee as evidence of
administrative intervention in what
should be the concerns of the
student body. "It's best for students
to take action into their own hands
and respond for themselves."
Kertzer said that politically
correct language "represses what
is most needed: open discussion.
Conservative forces use PC to cover
up the real issues." He was
concerned with the possibility that
a faculty who controlled student
vocabulary could become a kind of
thought-police.
However, when asked about the
effect of offensive language that
goes unnoticed, he noted that
"words do result in certain ways of
perceiving the world . There is great
value in making people more
sensitive."
As far as what the goals of
multicultural education should be,
he said, "What's really crucial is to
understand the rest of the world.
We need to see where the strengths
and weaknesses of America lie in a
larger context."
Becky Thompson, Visiting
Assista nt Professor of Sociology a nd
Anthropology, has been quoted in
several books and periodicals on
the topic of political correctness and
multiculturalism. Her view is that
political correctness has been
distorted in its use, that it is a
smokescreen obscuring the sapping
of support for affirmative action
and multicultural education. It is a
backlash against the civil rights
movements of the last two decades.
She feels that the difficulty of
obtaining a range of education in
college is the truly important
concern, as well as the difficulty of
the middle and lower classes to
achieve any education at all. "There
is the erroneous belief that we all
start on equal footing ... As far as
I've seen, political correctness was
not an issue to the people who are
actually trying to change things,"
she said.
She sees the idea of political
correctness as couched almost
obsessively around language.
'There is nothing wrong with
learning what people want to be
called," she said.
However she also described the
dangers inherent in making
language a major issue. Choosing
college as an example, she said that
in her experience, when activists
present a list of desired changes to
the administration, they are
rewarded merely with a "speech
code," and the most important
concerns are not addressed.
According to Thompson, for
those who feel affirmative action is
important, "All of us would do well
to be committed to affirmative
action, to live it as well as talk about
it."
Christian Potholm, Professor of
Government, proclaimed that
"Some misguided academic
bureaucrat decided that some word
was offensive . . . these idiots don't
seem to recognize that everyone
has different concerns and
sensitivities."
He went on to say that, "There's
not much honest debate at Bowdoin
anymore. College is supposed to be
a place where differences of opinion
are cherished ... I don't look at it as
a leftist or rightist movement, I look
as either you're for freedom of
/ didn't spend the 60s fighting right
wing jerks in order to fight left wing
jerks in the 90's.
—Professor Christian Potholm
expression ar you're not. I didn't
spend the 60's fighting right wing
jerks in order to fight left wing jerks
in the 90's.
It's freer outside the gates of
Bowdoin right now than it is in
Brunswick. That's the real tragedy."
Lawrence Simon, Professor of
Philosophy, addressed what was
behind politically correct ideology:
"It's a struggle on the part of society
to come to terms with the demands
of previously d iscriminated groups
for fairness and inclusion.
The majority culture must
develop a new sensitivity to
language, and that's not an
unreasonable demand to make. It's
the prerogative of a community to
determine its own name."
When asked whether he thought
PC had affected people's
expression, Simon said, "I think
anonymously a certain number of
students would say racist things.
Men might find sexist and anti-gay
sentiments even closer to the
surface."
Simon sees political correctness
as a conservative reaction against
the retrench ment of liberals towards
traditionally oppressed groups.
Political correctness then is the
transfer of this reaction to the
academic world.
As far as multicultural ed uc at ion ,
"a lot of textbooks need to be cleaned
up and changed," he said, "but we
don't need to throw out the core
values of American tradition."
Political correctness varies
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9)
aiding those students.
While he feels that the Dartmouth
curriculum has not been adversely
affected by the political correctness
movement, he attributes many of
the newer, PC programs to the
rebellious students of the 60's who
have become the "radicalized
administration" of today. Simon
describes the Dartmouth student
body as not exceptionally politically
active, although he says that those
who are involved tend to lean to the
left. "Dartmouth is a real mess,"
said Simon. "It's gotten to the point
where peopleeither hate the Review
or love the Review." Simon feels
that at Dartmouth, the far left
believes that conservatives are
oppressing liberals when
conservatives exercise their
freedom of speech. "Freedom of
expression has been severely
affected by what you would call the
PC movement," said Simon.
At Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia, political correctness is only
a theoretical issue. "People here are
not issue-oriented, they're pre-
professional," said Chris Moore '93.
"There was recently a faculty panel
discussion on political correctness
in institutions of higher learning.
Not many people went."
Moore thinks that the Emory
student body requires extreme
prodding before they become
activist. *1 don't think most people
really care, but when something
occurs it ignites a lot of anger.There
has been a great lack of any incident
that would bring those issues to
light . . Emory talks a lot about
diversity, but I think Emory is very
homogeneous as far as economics
is concerned. People are just not
personally affected by most issues."
John Lovejoy, a sophomore at
Syracuse University, describes his
fellow students as "politically
moderate for the most part." He
said that while there are many
activist demonstrations, these
attract little student participation.
"There were constant
demonstrations against the army
for not allowing gays to enlist,"
said Lovejoy, "but people wound
up throwing rocks and onions
through the Gay and Lesbian
Association's headquarters."
At Harvard University, the issue
of racial sensitivity was raised when
a first-year student from the South
hung a confederate flag outside her
window to remind herself of home.
Many students felt that the
confederate flag symbolized and
glorified the institution of slavery,
and debate raged for weeks at
Harvard and across the nation
about the propriety of the act. "As
far as teaching is concerned,
nothing at Harvard has changed in
the curriculum, but there was a big
stink about the confederate flag,"
said Sam Truslow, a sophomore.
"All university literature is strictly
PC," said Truslow, "last year I was
a freshman, this year they're all
first-year students." Aside from
switching to gender-neutral
language, the effects of the
politically correct movement have
been subtle at Harvard.
Sarah Wood '93 feels that Yale
University is "still basically liberal.
Although lately there's been an anti-
PC backlash." There are no non-
Eurocentric course requirements at
Yale, and the Dean of Yale College,
Donald Kagan, spoke of the
importanceof emphasizing Western
Civilization in his convocation
speech last year.
While Kagan was heavily
criticized for his speech by those
favoring multiculturalism, Wood
believes that students at Yale "with
un-PC views are very tolerated, as
long as they can support their
arguments rationally." Although
non-politically correct views are
tolerated at Yale, "the party of the
right are sickos and everyone
ignores them," said Wood.
As the PC movement waxes and
wjfes on different campuses across
America, the issue of political
correctness is being almost
universally attacked by both liberals
and conservatives.
Liberals see political correctness
as a label created by conservatives
to discredit all progressive thought.
Conservatives view political
correctness as a cancer which has
saturated the intellectual and
political fabric of the American
mind.
Whether political correctness will
be seen as the 90's equivalent of
McCarthyism or the liberating
ideology of equality is left for history
to deckle.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991
13
ARTS 82, LEISURE
Kwanzaa to bang
drums at Bowdoin
By Sharon Price
orient art editor
The word Kwanzaa, meaning
"to begin" in Swahili, has another
significance these days. Kwanzaa
is also the name of a talented
women's collective based in
Burlington, Vermont which is
known for their performances and
up-beat drumming concerts. They
are a multicultural percussion
ensemble that is made up of eight
womendrummers and dancers who
will perform at Bowdoin Saturday,
October 5.
Their central aim is to promote
through their music various
cultures including African,
Diaspora (Afro-Asian, Afro-Cuban,
Afro-Brazilian), and Middle
Eastern. According to Kwanzaa
they wish to "promote and affirm
the value of intercultural sharing
and awareness." The group
achieves this not only through the
performing and visual arts,but they
have workshops, poetry readings
and lectures on this issue.
Kwanzaa came to Bowdoin last
year after a performance in the area,
to give a workshop to fifty student
representatives from cultural
organizations on campus as well as
fraternity members. They discussed
issues of the cycles of oppression
and the ways in which we each have
been affected by them.
In their words, "Kwanzaa
attempts to raise social and political
consciousness and ease the tensions
of racism, sexism, prejudice,
classism, homophobia,
ethnocentrism, etc. by introducing
an admiration and respect for the
arts, crafts, music and her/history
of other people and culture." They
bring their programs to public and
private schools and colleges all over
New England. Their central focus
has been on the educational
workshops, but as they have
cultivated their drumming abilities
and assembled a core group of
committed performers they have
continued to flourish.
Kwanzaa will be performing at
8:00 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.
Tickets are $1 in advance at the
Events Office or $2 at the door. They
are sponsored by The Women's
Resource Center Collective and the
Twenty Years of Coeducation fund.
With a New World Order:
Public Enemy Strikes Black
By Paul Miller
ORIENT STAFF
A couple of important things
happened this week. Two that
have an immense cultural
significance are that Miles Davis
died this weekend (the world
will be a lot less whole without
him), and Public Enemy's fourth
album came out. Miles' career
spanned the musical spectrum.
In a way, he was music. Any
form of music that has slid its
way into the modem conscience
has Miles' direct imprimatur. He
cooled in the be-bop scene, was
ice in the "cool-jazz" scene, out-
psychedelicized the "beautiful
people" in the psychedelic scene,
and was way more funked out
than a lot of the funk that came
out back in the day. But with a
career that spanned so many
musical movements in this
century, Miles had attained a sort
of legendary status most cultures
in the old world would have
given to a demi-god or a king.
What P.E . has done to American
youth culture is continue in the
same vein. How many hip-hop
groups can you think of get props
across the board? From
homeboys to literally
everybody, P.E. has stomped its
way from the hood in Strong
Island to becomeasort of cultural
metaphor. P.E. isn't P.E.
anymore, we are.
I think the best way to describe
the group is like Jim Morrison
said:"RidersontheStorm." P.E.
has weathered everything that
could be possibly thrown in its
way and is still around. They
were condemned by feminists
as being misogynist ("She Watch
Channel Zero") and by the
Jewish community as being anti-
Semetic. You can tell the
development of their world view
by the album covers they've had :
each one becomes more complex
in its representation. On the first
album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show,
they all have guns, and the feel is
like. ...somebody is gonna get
waxed; secretive revolutionary
type stuff with a gangster edge:
the headline for this album
repeats all over the cover "The
Government is Responsible." ft
Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold
us Back, their sophomoric effort
took them a long way towards
where they are now. On its cover,
they're pictured standing on the
U.S. flag in a prison: the
"somebody is gonna get waxed"
feel changes to the government
is gonna get waxed, and the
headline for the album becomes
"Freedom is a road seldom
travelled by the multitude". The
rest is history ("Don't Believe
the Hype" is a Bowdoin College
frat favorite, need I say more?).
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Art Club creates magazine for artists
publication named Krutch will showcase graphic art
By Agustine Chan
orient stsff
"It's a forum for students,
faculty and local artists' work,
and a calendar for art related
events at Bowdoin." This is how
Rob Bose '94 and John Skidgel
'94 describe their new graphic
magazine. The brainchild of both
Bose and Skidgel, Krutch is part
of the Art Club's plan to revitalize
the once inactive club.
"Basically" says Bose, "My goal
for Krutch is to make graphic
images and artwork available to
Bowdoin students who otherwise
wouldn't see them. It's a chance
for students to get involved."
The idea behind Krutch , in the
spirit of another Bowdoin
publication, The Quill, is that it
publishes students' work. It's a
great way to get drawings and
dood lings published that would
otherwise just be lying on an
aspiring Bowdoin artist's desk.
However, unlike The Quill, which
emphasizes poetry and short
stories, Krutch is a
"smorgasbord" of creative
artwork. Interested artists are
encouraged to leave any graphic
works, comics, illustrations,
pictures and line drawings at the
Moulton Union Information
desk, in care of Krutch. before the
November 13 deadline.
Krutch isn't the only thing
going on within the exciting
world of the Art Club. Guest
speakers, films and field trips are
all lined up for the upcoming
months. These events are part of
the club's plans to become more
noticed. If you haven't heard much
about the club in past years, it's not
because you were ill-informed, but
because the club was in "limbo"
until last spring. Formerly known
as "Wherefore Art," as of 1986 it
was more of an art history and
museum- trip club. However,
according to advisor Ann Lofquist,
assistant professor of art at Bowdoin,
"The club went under renovation
when the Bowdoin Art Department
and faculty felt that, because the
current student body was so
interested in art, that the Art Club,
too, should also become more
exciting and interesting." Under
the supervision of Mark Wethli,
chair of the Art Department, and
some interested art students last
spring, the club renamed itself, set
up preliminary meetings for the
upcoming year, redefined its role
on campus, and most importantly,
appealed to the Students Activities
committee for funding. Lofquist's
goal for the Art Club is not only for
it to succeed, but also for it to be a
"way for students to be part of the
art world outside of the Visual Art
Center."
Even though Lofquist says that
the Art Club is "starting from
scratch," the club already has
several events scheduled. On
Sunday, October 6, the club is
sponsoring, a landscape painting
field trip. Interested students should
contact chairperson Rosa Scarcelli,
'92. On October 10, local Maine
artist Jan Proverso will discuss
outdoor sculptures in the Beam
classroom at 7:30 p.m. Proverso, a
curator at the UMF's gallery,
received a grant last year to take
pictures of outdoor sculptures
around the country. Scarcelli
describes her as a "minimalist
artist." On October 17, also at
7:30 p.m. in the Beam classroom,
celebrated photographer Frank
Cohlke will give a public slide
lecture based on his book about
public landscapes, From the
Middle of the Road. The
presentation is called "Where is
the Middle of the World," and
promises to be just as insightful
and thought provoking as
Gohlke's photographs and
commentaries. Gohlke, presently
teaching at the Massachusetts
College of Art in Boston, has
studied at Davidson, the
University of Texas and Yale. He
has had numerous exhibitions,
including ones at Middlebury
and the University of Minnesota.
Gohlke describes his
photographs as "lyrical" and says
that they depend on "what there
is to see." He adds that 'The
world forms my ideas and
imaginings, but I'm also aware
that I give form to the world in
the act of seeing and
photographing it." This lecture
is sponsored by John McKee, Art
Department, the Art Club and
the Lectures and Concerts
Committee.
Future events tentatively
scheduled include a lecture by
Jill Hoy, a gallery owner, and
curator Sam Ellowich. Films
scheduled are A Shock of the New,
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and
Her Lover, and Boneshop of the
Heart, a documentary of southern
folk art by a Bowdoin alumni.
VAGUE performs student work
By Yun Kim
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The Solid Cold dancers discoed
their way into America's hearts in
the BO'S. Then "the Fly Girls" from
In Living Color emerged into fame,
clad in leather halters and steel
accessories. Now, from the
hallowed halls of Bowdoin College
appears the dance group VAGUE,
an acronym for Very Ambitious
Group Under Experiment.
The group, currently consisting
of twenty members, made their
premiere performance for the '91-
'92 school year last Friday night
during Parents Weekend. They
performed three dance pieces all
choreographed by students,
according to VAGUE coordinator
Romelia Leach. The first piece
entitled "Trilogy" was
choreographed by Michele Cobb
and featured dancers clad in
geometric design costumes: a
square representing the search for
divine God, a triangle denoting
some belief in oneself, and a circle
noting sole belief in oneself. The
second piece was choreographed
by Son ja Vasquez and the third was
a hip hop-styled dance, arranged
conjointly by the performing
members.
The performance was
enthusiastically received by the
audience. "It was very innovative
and spiritual. The movements were
really expressive. I was really
impressed," said Nhu Duong, one
of the attendees.
One of the major goals of VAGUE
is to "expose the student body to
different types of dancing, [from]
African American dancing [to]
Asian dancing," said Leach. "We
don't rule out the traditional ballet
or tap either."
VAGUE was started last year by
Vincent Jacks '91, to create a dance
group independent of the Bowdoin
dance department. VAGUE did not
want to limit itself to just "modern
or post modern dances," and
revealed its intentions by
performing an Afro-Brazilian dance
last year.
Members of the dance group
choreograph their own
performances and all the members
are encouraged to give input.
'There's no restriction on what we
can do. We are not under control [of
one personl," said Natasha Padilla,
a member. Forco-coordinatorCobb,
VAGUE allows her to express what
she wants to do, and it is a resource
where she can find dancers for her
own choreography.
The next performance for the
VAGUE dancers will be a Salsa
dance, tentatively scheduled for
November. VAGUE's momentum
is strong and steady as the group
plans out this year. Currently, the
members are in the process of
acquiring a school charter, which
will enable them to receive school
funds. VAGUE plans to perform
for fraternities and the Friends of
Bowdoin. In addition, a college tour
is in the planning stages.
The VAGUE rehearsals are held
weekly on Sundays, froml p jn. to 3
p.m. in the dance studio. All
interested people, experienced or
inexperienced, are welcome. Leach
added, "We are just looking for
people with energy."
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 1991
The Fisher King is a lively
castle among skyscrapers
By Chris Colucci
orient staff
The most, overwhelmingly
striking vision in Terry Gilliam's
The Fisher King is not the surreal,
mythical image of the so-called
"Red Knight", but rather the
medieval fortress that stands amid
the twentieth<entury, glass and
concrete palaces of contemporary
Manhattan. It is this dualism that
the characters unfold before us.
Director Gilliam, former member
and chief animator of the infamous
"Monty Python" troupe, has relied
upon this disparity between the
modern and the mythical, the real
and the fantastic in his previous
films. Time Bandits (1981) and the
jarring Brazil (1985) are exemplary
of his evocative storytelling in its
top form, but The Fisher King
represents Gilliam's first meddling
of his style with a warm, witty,
contemporary story of loveand self-
discovery - a tale that charms while
fascinating.
Jeff Bridges stars as the "Howard
Sternish" Jack Lucas, a morning
New York radio personality quick
to insult listeners for the sake of
ratings. As the story opens, we learn
that a caller who was the butt of a
Lucas joke has committed a
homicidal rampage in a chic,
yuppie, Manhattan nightclub.
Suddenly unemployed and
distraught, Lucas is forced into the
relative humility of working in
girlfriend Anne Napolitano's
(played by the fiery Mercedes
Kuehl) video store.
As he descends into a spiral of
alcohol and self-pity, Jack finds
.himself being "saved" from street
thugs by an apparently deranged
homeless man named Parry. In the
role of this contemporary, urban
Crusader, Robin Williams
encapsulates the breadth of the
intangible appeal he has suggested
in such past films as Thr World
According to Garv (1982) , Good
Morning, Vietnam (1987), and Dead
Poets' Society (1989). Parry's wife,
we find, was a victim of Lucas'
caller's killing spree, and Parry has
retreated into a world of mental
trauma and an obsession with his
belief that the Holy Grail is secretly
being held in the castle-like, Fifth
Avenue apartment of a New York
City billionaire.
The real warmth of the Parry/
Lucas relationship comes to light as
Parry reveals his almost chivalrous,
romantic devotion to a ditzy office
worker named Lydia (played with
subtle restraint by Amanda
Plummer). The ensuing comic
episodes and "courtship" reveal the
sincerity with which Gilliam and
screenwriter Richard LaGravanese
regard the appropriate balance of
mythological enthusiasm and
modern romance. We sense a true
devotion to the ideals of knighthood
in Parry, while realizing his very
real dilemma of being a lost soul in
the twentieth century.
One surprise is the complete
believability of Jeff Bridges in his
role. Always an intuitively
commanding performer, Bridges'
past roles have all too often been
mired in one-dimensionality, but
here he displays a range that is key
to the story's conclusion. Williams
has the undeniable talent of juicing
the very full essence of his co-stars,
but we vie w nonetheless that Bridges
has definitely expanded his scope
regardless of William's assistance.
Despite a recurring derailment of
certain plot elements and a strange,
visually overwrought ending
episode, The Fisher King maintains a
wonderful aura of medieval
sensibility within the gritty reality
of 1991 Manhattan. The storyline
may become somewhat muddled
with certain dramatic incidents that
approach sappy melodrama, but
the film's honest enthusiasm for its
ideology and the potential for
spiritual recovery and renewal
among its characters save it and
perpetuate its charm in our
collective memory.
As a storyteller, Gilliam's skill
must be acknowledged and
encouraged. His unique grasp of
the continuing charm of medieval
tales has been recently matched
only by Rob Reiner's 77k Princess
Bride (1987), yet his transposition
of this older sensibility to
contemporary, urban despair is
inarguably original. With the visual
aid of a fine production design by
Mel Bourne, Gilliam has
convincingly placed a castleamong
skyscrapers, and, in the process,
woven a heartfelt account of people
helping one another to rediscover
their strengths, live with their
weaknesses, and, ultimately,
celebrate their very existence.
Certain specifics may falter, but
the impression with which one
leaves 77k Fisher King reduces the
importance of plot perfection in
our judgment of the film. Like Parry
and Jack, our arrival at our quest's
end supersedes the twists of our
journey.
(The Fisher King is currently
playing at Hoyt's Clark's Pond
Cinemas in South Portland. Two of
Terry Gilliam's earlier films will be
shown by the BFVS on the weekend
of Friday, October 25th in Kresge
Auditorium: The Adventures of
Baron Munchausen (1989) on the
25th, and Brazil (1985) on the 26th.
Screening times for both films will
be at 7:30 pm. and 10:00 pm.)
Forsyth novel portrays
spying after Cold War
By Rich Littlehale
orient editor-in-chief
There exists at least one group
of people who ought to be
extremely unhappy about the
precipitous unraveling of Soviet
power. The collapse of the Iron
Curtain, the overthrowof puppet
governments in Eastern Europe,
the razing of the Berlin wall— all
of these events have conspired to
make the lot of espionage
novelists a hard one.
Traditionally, the bulk of the
villainy in spy novels was blamed
on the Soviet Union and its
intelligence arms, the KGB and
the GRU. Topicality is also
important, however, and
novelists want to set their books
in a believable present. In its
current state, the Soviet Union is
incapable of keeping an eye on
its own president, much less the
West. The KGB is in trouble, the
GRU likewise, and it would have
to be a skilled writer indeed to
convince anyone that either was
up to mounting any kind of
skullduggery right now. This all
takes for granted that, from the
viewpoint of the spy novelist,
the KGB are the only enemies
really worth their trenchcoats.
There is only so much that you
can do with terrorists and petty
dictators. Readers love to see the
forty-year-old game of East and
West played out again and again,
from the heart of the USSR to the
streets of Washington and
everywhere in between.
Frederick Forsyth, author of
such classics as TheNegotmtor,The
Day of the Jackal, and The Fourth
Protocol, has found a neat way
around this crisis of current
events: the action in his latest
book. The Deceiver, is set almost
entirely in flashbacks. The book
folk) ws Sam McCready,thechief
of the British Secret Intelligence
Service's Deception,
Disinformation, and
Psychological Operations desk,
through his own crisis brought
on by the end of the Cold War.
"Dee-Dee," we are told,
specializes in "the use of
disinformation — the spreading
of despondency and
demoralization by the use of
lies, agents of influence, and
character assassination, and by
the so wingof discord amongthe
{enemy] withplanted untruths."
For seven years, McCready has
run the desk with consummate
skill and commensurate
obliviousness to rules and
procedures. A former field agent,
one of the best, he ran the desk
without the usual cautiousness
of a career ladder-climber. In the
process, in the words of a
colleague, "he delivered the
goods, he provided the product,
he ran an operation that kept the
KGB fully stocked with
indigestion tablets."
Then, the Wall came down.
.The Permanent Under-
secretary of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office called in
the chief of SIS and, in the name
of budget cutbacks and
rearrangements of forces, told
him to retire off some of his Old
Guard. McCready is at the top of
the list because of his
demonstrated lack of patience
with the administration and his
practice of putting results before
rules.
The Chief assigns the task of
firing him to Timothy Edwards,
a ruthless sort of yuppie spy who
sees the downfall of the Deceiver
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Penn and Teller
Monday, October 28
8:00 p.m. Morrell Gym
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Joshua's Tavern, most easily
found by walking down Maine
Street toward the First Wok and
making a right at the start of that
building, has already been
discovered as an attraction for
Bowdoin students, as many TD's,
Theta's, and Chi Psi's could tell
you. So what, you may ask is it
about Joshua's ( that makes it so
appealing?
For starters, the service. Joshua's
is divided into three main areas:
the bar, a restaurant upstairs, and a
sundeckoff of the restaurant, which
is open during nice weather. They
are all well staffed by friendly and
gregarious waitpeople. Seconds
after sitting down in the restaurant,
the waitress on duty came by to
take drink orders. While looking
over a reasonably well stocked (and
relatively inexpensive) menu, our
drinks arrived. After placing our
orders, it seemed to take only a few
minutes before the food arrived.
Downstairs at the bar, service was
equally quick. The bar is set up
along the lines of Players, so you go
up to the bar ip place your order.
Behind the bar was T.J., one of the
co-owners of the Tavern. I don't
think that he spent more than 4
minutes without speaking. During
the hour we sat there, he spoke to
everyone that came up to the bar for
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at least a few minutes, and spent the
rest of the time moving amongst the
various groups sitting at the bar.
The bar is well stocked, with
Labatts, Miller Light, and Coors
Extra Gold on tap, and nine different
kinds of bottled beer, as well as a
wide selection of brands of hard
alcohol. For designated drivers or
those who have stopped drinking
since they saw the pictures taken
the last time they drank (such as
myself), Joshua's offers various
sodas, juices, sparking waters, and
non-alcoholic beers.
If you want to do more than drink,
there are TV's upstairs and down
with the game of the evening on
(with special Monday Night
Football and Sunday afternoon
football parties every week), two
dart boards, a jukebox, and plenty
of popcorn. If you hang out there
often enough, T.J. may even play
your requests over the bar stereo
system. Weekends feature live
bands playing downstairs (Lee
Sykes is playing this weekend, for
all you fans out there).
Overall, Joshua's provides a
comfortable, relaxed, and enjoyable
alternative to the Intown or Players.
If you're looking to try something
different, this may be the place.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991
15
Dance faculty show Local Color
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
The Bowdoin College Division
of Dance, Department of Theater
Arts, will present Local Color, a
concert of five works on Friday,
October 4, at 8:00 p.m., in Pickard
Theater.
The Program is free and open
to the public. Tickets may be
picked up at Events Office and at
the door.
Faculty members Gwyneth
Jones, Daniel McCusker, Paul
Sarvisand June Vail will be joined
by performers Gretchen Berg,
Brian Crabtree, Mia Kanazawa,
Martha Lask and Emily Ojala.
McCusker and Jones will
perform Tea, a new duet.
Crabtree will also present a new
solo, na bella figura (a good
impression), to music of
Johannes Brahms.
Lask and Vail have revised
the 1982 Black Duet from
Piecework to new music by Lou
Harrision.
Crabtree and McCusker,
with Kanazawa and Ojala - all
members of Ram Island Dance -
- will perform McCusker's work
No Handle. Finally, Berg, Jones
and Sarvis will perform Twilight
Songs, a collection of true stories
about their grandparents.
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"Henry and June/ 1 USA, 1991, 136min.
This eroticaUy charged film portrays the business and personal relationship between
Henry Miller and Anais Nin. The Brutish Miller travels to France without his beautiful
wife June. Anais and her husband act as benefactors to the unpublished Miller. The
decadence of Paris in the 1920s enriches this sexually provocative story.
Saturday, October 5
7:30 pm. and 10:00pm. Kresge.
"91/2 Weeks," USA, 1986, HOmin.
Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger couple involved in passionate and complicated love
affair that takes sexuality to its outermost limits.
Wednesday, October 9
4 pm. and 10:00pm. Kresge.
"City of Women," Italy, 1980, 138 min.
Fellini's imaginative and apocalyptic roller coaster ride through the world of women
or, more accurately, through the world of male fantasies about women. In Italian with
English subtitles.
Public Enemy
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13)
With Nation, the general thought
was where can they go from this? It
was so live, that many people
thought that they couldn't top it.
Their third album, Fear of a Black
Planet, blew my mind. Not only
was its rhythmic feel far in advance
of anything around it (P.E. has
always had dope production. Much
props to P.E.'s psychedelic rhythm
merchants, the Bomb Squad), but
the music was just so hype. It
had a cyberphunk feel and a lyrical
content that was so key that people
are still puzzled over it today. If
Nation of Millions took P.E. to the
top, Fear of a Black Planet put them
way over. It was like the MC5 or
Bad Brains meets DJ Melle Mel,
and all with absolutely no radio
play (well, WBORmight disagree).
The album cover on Fear shows a
black planet with the P.E.'s famous
symbol, a man with a gun in the
crosshairs of a gun sight, etched in
fire on its surface, about to smash
into a placid and beautifully green
Earth. The stars shine in the
background, and the subheading
that repeats across the album cover
is "Counterattack on World
Supremacy." So it goes from your
friendly neighborhood
rightstarters, to national
revolutionaries, to a cosmogony of
rebellion. I now ask myself "where
can they go from here?"
Apocalypse '91 The Enemy
Strikes Black is like a full circle
sort of. The cover runs the phrase
"Justice begins when injustice is
defeated", and a pictureof the crew:
Terminator X, Chuck D, Fla vor Flav,
and assorted SlWs, surrounding
Chuck D, who's contemplatively
holding a skull with a soldier's
helmet. Maybe the cover's an
invitation to a journey that takes us
from urban cosmogony to spiritual
power (comin' at ya' voodoo style
eh?) in urban myth: from universe
back to the essential humanly
absurd death that we all share: the
unknown soldier. Who knows?
Only posterity will be able to tell.
Rhythmically, Apocalypse is more
compact than the cybersonic pace
of Fear, and is more reminiscent of
their first album than theexquisitely
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produced Nation. On most tracks
the mix is incredibly dense, but you
can hear a guitar and bass goin' off
if you listen closely. Terminator X
and the Bomb Squad keep the mixes
flovvin' for the most part but three
songs were a little on the weak side.
One song that defies any category
is the new version of "Bring the
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has a large following amongst the
punk-metal crew but (well I
guess an A for effort). My picks on
the Enemy Strikes Black: "Lost at
Birth," crazy, smokin', maybe
Anthrax could learn a little
somthing' from this one. "How to
Kill a Radio Consultant, s.nokin'.
"Move," smokin'. "1 Million
Bottlebags," smokin'. "Get the F—
Outta Dodge," smokin'.
Above all Apocalypse shows an
awareness of the complexity of
modern Black life across the
economic and social distinctions
endemic of this society. We
sometimes get so caught up in
criticizing things that disturb us,
that we forget our own faults.
Chuck D, on this album, is
searingly critical towards his own.
He rarely mentions whites, except
as a reference to African-American
problems, and thus redirects the
focus of attention back, where for
him, it belongs: the problems of the
African-American community. On
"Nighttrain" and "One Million
Bottlebags" Chuck D and Flavor
Flav speak word direct to a brotha'
who ain't a brotha' viz. the black on
black violence and drug dealing
hang. On the end of "Shut Tm
Down," a song about corporate
negligence, he has the southern
accented, obviously white voice of
Bernie Crosshouse ("yours truly of
the KKK") saying in a message to
gangs, hoodlums,drug pushers and
users etc. of African-American
extraction, "thank y'all for savin'
us the time, trouble, and legality for
the final chapter of ride'n /all off
the face of the Earth. Your solution
to our problem is greatly
appreciated. So keep sellin' us your
soul. Thank ya!"
P.E. has come along way, and
they've directed their criticism at
their own camp and the Others'.
This album, I guess, can be called
their Senior effort. At this point
where can they go to? One can only
wonder.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1991
Book Review
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14)
. as one more step on the road to
personal success. He offers
McCready two choices: early
retirement, or banishment to some
dead-end administrative post.
McCready finds a third option— he
demands the hearing to which he is
entitled under Foreign Office
regulations. There, his immediate
subordinate recounts on his behalf
four of his most exemplary cases, in
the hopes that the board will offer
him a better option.
The Deceiver is essentially divided
into four complete sub-stories, a re-
telling of McCready's exploits as
chief of Dee-Dee. The four missions
also serve as a handy way to pace
your reading; rather than the usual
potboiler all-nighter, you can put
The Deceiver down between stories
and still sleep untroubled by doubt.
Until you near the end; then, when
you begin to wonder what will
happen to Sam, you'll be unable to
stop reading.
The glamorization of spies is so
advanced in our culture that we
forget the abuses of power of which
they are often found responsible.
Forsyth recognizes that image;
indeed, he is partly responsible for
it.
He treats it in such a way,
however, as to leave room for people
with doubts about the nobility of
espionage to enjoy his books
without pulling their hair out.
Whatever your opinion of the role
of spying in international affairs, it
is hard not to like Forsyth's
rumpled, insufferable master spy.
McCready is, for all his ruthlessness
and cynicism, a basically good
human being.
While The Deceiver is not
completely free of the red-baiting
that pervades the potboiler genre,
Forsyth doesn't let jingoism get in
the way of good storytelling; it is a
great thriller.
This novel also offers another
perspective on the effect the end of
the Cold War is going to have on
the i ntell igence comm unity and the
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17
SPORTS
Field hockey team routs Salem State 5-1
First-year students Le Van and Small score two goals each in upset win; Bears tie Wheaton 2-2
By Elizabeth Weinston
ORIENT STAFF
Perhaps it had something to do
with the parents who were watching
on the sidelines, chanting "Go U
Bears!" Or maybe it was the fact that
after the game was over, the field
hockey team would have a six day
break to recover from a grueling
four game week. Perhaps.
More likely, however, is that the
team has established a powerful
offense, one capable of a 5-1
trouncing of seventh-ranked Salem
State Saturday afternoon.
The first goal came early on in the
first period with a corner shot when
forward Emily LeVan '95 redirected
a shot by Elizabeth Morton '95.
LeVan was a force for the Bears last
week, capturing both goals against
Wheaton College on Friday
afternoon and another two on
Saturday.
Le Van's second goal of the game
came on a breakaway in the second
half. Allison Mataya '95 flicked the
ball over the defender just past the
50, leaving Le Van open with the
ball, which she sunk into the left
hand corner. LeVan also was
credited with the assist on a goal
scored by Kris Rehm '94 in the first
half.
The Bears spent most of the first
half on attack, racking up a total of
three goals before halftime. "We
simply dominated," said Coach
Sally LaPointe, "Our offense is really
coming together. We've switched
play to make it easier to score, but
carrying the ball is the most
important thing that we are doing
better. When the ball gets by our
fifty, we are playing the open space
to get it right back up."
Cathy Small '95 scored the second
goal of the game unassisted when
she whacked the ball past Salem's
goalie from the top of the circle.
Small also scored the Bear's fifth
goal late in the second on a corner,
with an assist from Rehm.
"She [Small] has a fast shot that
inevitability seems to go in," said
teammate Le Van.
The defense was fortified by solid
goal tending by Jennifer Baker '95,
who allowed Salem only one goal in
the 70 minutes of play. Baker, who
had seven saves, was aided by
Jennifer Bogue '94, with six saves
from behind the net and by Izzy
Taube '92 with two saves. Both
Bogue and Taube exhibited strong
play combining for twenty-seven
controlled come-ups to the forward
line from behind the attack 25.
With the support of the defense,
the Bears were able to concentrate
on penetrating Salem's defensive
line; a feat they accomplished with
a vengeance, totaling 25 shots on
goal for five goals in Saturday's
game.
"The front line is really doing a
great job," said captain Sara Beard,
"We have really started keeping
possession and control and getting
the ball in the cage." Echoed coach
LaPointe, 'They are really working
Kris Rehm *94 battle* a Salem State defender for the loose ball. Rehm scored late in the first half as the Polar Bears
ripped the Vikings, 5-1. The field hockey team stands at 3-2-1 going into tomorrow's game. Photo by Jim Sabo.
their tails off and doing a great job." goalie Clair Valle '94. Valle played a goal and the second off an assist
The Bears also played well on strong game with 14 saves to her from Beard.
Friday in tying undefeated, tenth- credit. The Bears, who are now 3-2-1 , are
ranked Wheaton 2-1 The Bowdoin offense spent a lot looking to defeat Tufts tomorrow
They came in looking for us to of time with ball possession but afternoon. 'Tufts and Wesleyan
notbethat great," said Mataya, "but managed only ten shots on always seem to come after us," said
Wheaton's goal, with no shots LaPointe, "We are looking forward
during overtime. to it, [because] if we continue to
Both of the Bear's goals were play the way we did this past week,
scored in the first half by LeVan; the I don't know what will happen, but
we hung tough.
Indeed, the Bears held on to a 2-1
lead until midway through the
second half, when the Wheaton
s tennis team
By Rashid Saber
orient asst news edftor
The Bowdoin women's tennis
team is rapidly transforming itself
into a ma jor NESC AC power. Last
Friday, Bowdoin visited Wheaton
for one of their season's biggest
matches. The result was a
resounding 6-3 victory over their
fearsome archrival. Parents' Day
saw Bowdoin crush Simmons
College by that all-too-familiar
score of 9-0. This marks the third
time this season that the team has
blanked its opponent.
The importance of the Wheaton
match was second-to-none for the
Polar Bears' season. Commented
coach Ros Kermode, 'This was by
far the best and biggest win of the
season so far.* Last year when
Bowdoin visited Wheaton, they
were thoroughly embarrassed and
weren't able to finish the match.
This year, with revenge providing
die incentive, the women's team
came through in a big way.
First-year sensations Emily
Lubin and Lori t owle continued
their outstanding play over the
wort 6-4, 6-4 on Friday, and 6-3, 6-
4 on Saturday. Towle, after losing
a tough match at Wheaton 6-2, 1-6,
6-2, rebounded to win Saturday 6-
0,6-3.
Lubin and Towle also played
"magnificent" doubles matches at
the number two spot over the
weekend. At Wheaton, the duo
won M, 4-4, 6-3. On Saturday they
won 6-0, 6-3. Accord ing to
Kermode, "Emily and Lori are
getting better every day and are
showing unlimited potential in
each match." She went on to
express her excitement towards the
act that both are first-years and
will be playing together for the
next three years.
Alison Burke '94, the team's
number one prayer, played two
solid singles matches over the
weekend. After losing 7-5, 6-0 at
Wheaton, she crushed her
Simmons counterpart 6-0, 6-1.
In doubles, Burke and Marty
Champion '93 lost at Wheaton 6-2,
6-2, but came back die next day to
beat Simmons 6-4, 6-3. At the
number three doubles spot,
Michele Devine '92 and Alison
Vargas '93 won easy matches at
Wheaton and against Simmons by
the scores of 6-1, 6-3 and 6-2, 6-2
respectively.
On Sunday at lbOO.the women's
team hosts UVMmoneof their last
mat c h e s of the
offense managed to slip one by first during a flurry around Salem's it will be good."
Women's X-country is first at Bates
By Pete Adams
ORIENT STAFF
Last weekend the women harriers
decisively won the Bates College
1 n viti ta tional with a score of twenty
points as Bates (33), Smith (72), and
Colby (103) lagged behind. With
the win the Polar Bears, now 9-1,
proved they were a force to be
reckoned with in Division III
Women's Cross-Coun try which was
reflected in their jum p to the second
spot in the Division III Coaches Poll
this past week.
Once again the Bowdoin attack
was led by veteran runners Eileen
Hunt '93 and Ashley Wemher '93,
who ran to first place (18:16) and
third place (1 822) finishes out of 48
competitors.
Hunt and Wernher, however, had
a deep supporting cast which
included Muffy Merrick '95, Tricia
Connell '93, and Anthea Schm id '94
who completed the race in fourth,
sixth and eighth place, respectively.
In taking five out of the top eight
places the Polar Bears dealt a blow
to their opponents from which there
was no chance of recovery.
Fine perfomances were also
turned in by Darcie McElwee '95,
who registered a personal best by
running 1859 for the 3.0 mile course,
and Rachel Cleaves '95, who
finished in twenty-eighth place
despite coming off an injury
recently.
The women's cross-country team
travels to U-Mass Boston tomorrow
to compete in the Codfish Bowl
Cross-Country Invitational where
some of the better teams in New
England will be competing.
The tight pack running of the top
five and the aggressive front
running of Hunt and Wernher
should insure the women harriers'
success. Thecompetition starts at 12
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Women's soccer stops Wheaton and Colby
Perkins' late goal beats Wheaton; Polar Bears stretch Division I Vermont team into overtime before falling 1-0
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The women's soccer team split
their weekend games Friday and
Saturday, defeating Wheaton 1-Oon
Friday and falling to the University
of Vermont 1-0 in overtime on
Saturday.
Bowdoin went into the weekend
with an added boost from last
Wednesday's 6-0 rout of Southern
Maine. For a team that previously
had trouble scoring goals, the win
was a jump start for the offense.
Coach John Cullen called the win a
"one game discovery of offense. It
was nice to get untracked."
Two days later, the Bears traveled
to Wheaton, knowing that the
powerful Division I Catamounts of
UVM would be waiting for them in
Brunswick the next day.
The Bears dominated play for
most of the game but failed to score
until only two minutes remained in
the game. Courtney Perkins '95
scored the first goal of her college
career off an assist from Tracy
Ingram '92 to give the Bears the win.
Ingram took the ball off the left wing
and passed to Perkins who one-
timed it past Wheaton goalie Lynne
Yenush.
The goal enabled the Bears to
overcome the frustration of several
near-misses, namely a Carol Thomas
'93 shot that hit the post and a Julie
Roy '93 one-on-one opportunity that
she chipped over the crossbar.
Cullen noted, "Courtney's goal
came at a very opportune moment.
We did not want to have to play
overtime, because 30 extra minutes
of play would not have left us with
anything to play Vermont the next
day. We knew that we were going
to need everything we had against
them [Vermont] just to stay in the
game."
The Polar Bears gave it everything
they had defensively against the
Catamounts, but they were unable
to mount an offensive charge.
Vermont outshot the Bears by a
whopping 39-2 margin but
registered only one goal.
That goal came early in the first
overtime when a Vermont forward
wove through three Bowdoin
defenders and tapped the ball past
Caroline Blair-Smith '93 for what
Cullen called "an unstoppable
goal."
Bowdoin, which had played the
bulk of the game on the defensive,
Babson blanks men's soccer team
By Tim Smith
orient staff
Tri-Captain Patrick Hopkins '92
remarked after Bowdoin's 4-2 loss
to Connecticut College on the 21st
of September that he and his
teammates may have lacked the
mental preparation necessary to
win. The defensive lapses which
cost the Bears that game seemed to
support his assessment.
One week later, before a
supportive Parents' Weekend
crowd, Bowdoin took the field
against Babson, a squad more
talented than Conn College, and
one that represented the Bears'
crowd, Bowdoin took the field
against Babson, a squad more
talented than Conn College, and
one that represented the Bears'
greatest test thus far. "I felt Babson
was stronger personnel-wise,"
explained coach Tim Gilbride. "But
I knew that if we played tough, we
could still keep it close."
I f the loss to Conn College a week
earlier had generated questions
about the team's ability to prepare
for the big game, they were
answered by the Bears' strong play
in the first half of Saturday's contest,
a game they eventually lost, 3-0.
Defensively, the Bears were much
improved over the previous week.
Gilbride commended the team for
its effort on defense, remarking that
"We played pretty well. We
controlled the ball for most of time."
Babson, ranked second in the New
England poll and described by
Gilbride as "quick and aggressive,"
built a 1-0 halftime lead.
Nevertheless, the Bears had done
what Gilbride said they needed to
do — keep the game close.
Babson padded its lead with two
Nevertheless, the Bears had done
what Gilbride said they needed to
do — keep the game close.
Babson padded its lead with two
goals in the second half, as the Bears'
inability to clear the ball from their
own end resulted in Babson scores.
While the Bowdoin defense
remained strong throughout the
game, the offense, which had
averaged slightly more than two
goals over the first four games, was
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"We were not getting many shots
off," said Gilbride. "That wasacredit
to their defense, which shut off
situations quickly. You must take
advantage [of an opportunity) right
away or be shut down."
Saturday's 3-0 shutout marked
the fourth time in five games this
season that the Bears have been held
to two goals or fewer. Their 3-2
record is, indeed, a tribute to their
defense and to the goal-tending of
ToddTrapnell'95.
In addition to citing Trapnell for
his outstanding performance
against Babson, Gilbride pointed out
that mid-fielder Justin Schuetz '94,
In addition to citing Trapnell for
his outstanding performance
against Babson, Gilbride pointed out
that mid-fielder Justin Schuetz '94,
who "held his own against quick
and difficult opponents," and Ben
Grinnell '92 also turned in strong
efforts.
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had nothing left to counter the goal.
The constant pressure by UVM left
the Polar Bears with "no legs left,"
in the words of their coach.
Tri-captain Sara Wasinger '92
noted, 'It was really frustrating,
because we had gotten closer to them
each year, but we just didn't get any
good opportunities to score a goal.
Still, we had a good weekend."
The current group of seniors
previously lost to UVM by scores of
4-0, 2-0, and 1-0, and had never
forced overtime, so they had to be
proud of their progress.
Blair-Smith was spectacular in a
losing effort, recording 20 saves to
match her total in last year's
showdown with the Catamounts.
On Tuesday, the Polar Bears
improved their record to 4-2-1 with
a 3-0 shutout at Colby. Thomas,
Michelle Comeau '94, and Wasinger
provided the goals for Bowdoin.
Thomas converted an indirect kick
by Alicia Collins '93 in the first half
to break the scoreless tie.
Comeau scored midway through
the second half from 20 yards out
into the right side of the net.
Wasinger's goal came late in the
game, as she headed in a cross by
Roy.
Blair-Smith made eight saves in
the game, as Bowdoin outshot the
White Mules by a 20-14 margin.
After starting out with a loss and
a tie, the Polar Bears have won four
out of five games to improve to 4-2-
1.
This weekend the Polar Bears host
perennial rival Tufts, a team which
always gives Bowdoin a tough
contest. Game time is 11:00.
Men f s cross-country
edges White Mules
By Pete Adams
flJfflgffSflHTC i
The scene was set for a fantastic
race. It was Parents' Weekend, the
weather was incredible, and two
archrivals were going head-to-
head. The Polar Bears certainly
rose to the occasion by defeating
the Colby White Mules by a score
of 24 to 31 despite the absence of a
key team member, Sam Sharkey
'93, who injured his ankle last
week.
The star of the day for Bowdoin
was team captain Bill Callahan
'92, who crossed the finish line
ahead of 32 runners with atimeof
26:23 over the five-mile course.
Dave Wood '93 also ran
exceptionally well, showing a
remarkable kick in the final 200
meters tooverpoweraWhiteMule
runner and secure a 1-2 finish.
Finishing in fourth place was
Andrew Yrai *93, who along with
Callahan and Wood controlled the
race from start to finish. The times
of Callahan (26:23), Wood (26:25)
and Yim (26:30) placed them
second, third, and sixth.
respectively, on the list of fastest
tunes by Bowdoin runners on the
course.
The top five for the team were
rounded out by Dan Gallagher '92
and Colin Tory '93, both of whom
ran solid races, finishing in seventh
and tenth place.
A hungry pack of Bowdoin
runners finished closely behind
Tory as the Polar Bears captured
eleventh though sixteenth place.
Tom Eng '95, Andy Hartsig '95,
Andy Kmley '93, Pat Callahan '95,
and Cam Wobus '95 worked well
with each other finishing within a
scant fourteen seconds of one
another.
Callahan reflected on the race,
noting, 'It was nice to beat Colby
for the first time in a couple of
years. Wehopeto continue beating
the top teams in Division II I in the
upcoming weeks."
Tomorrow, the Bowdoin men's
harriers travel to the University of
MassachusettsatBoston to defend
their championship crown at the
Codfish Bowl Cross-Country
Invitational, which starts at 12
noon.
Bowdoin runner* on their way to victory against Colby. Photo by Jim Sabo
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT
SPORTS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991
19
Parents 1 Day victory out of football's reach
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The Polar Bear football team fell
to a powerful group of Trinity
Bantams, 35-1 4, on Saturday to even
their 1991 record at 1-1.
Trinity quarterback James Lane
was the star of the game, completing
19 of 28 passes for 275 yards and a
pair of touchdowns, as the Bantams
ran up 495 yards of total offense.
In reality, though, the Polar Bears
were not overwhelmed by a Trinity
team that had a distinct size
advantage, particularly on both
lines. The Bantam defensive tackles
weighed in at 290 pounds and 270
pounds, for example, but the Bears
were able to neutralize them by
mixing up their blocking schemes.
Coach Howard Vandersea noted,
"Size wasn't a factor. We dominated
the offensive and defensive lines for
much of the game. It was the finesse
plays that they tried that hurt us."
Indeed, Trinity was not able to
put the Bears away until the fourth
quarter, and the game turned on a
few crucial plays late in the first half
and early in the second.
The game began as a repeat of the
Middlebury game, with the Bear
defense allowing Trinity to
penetrate before slamming the door.
The Bantams' first two drives ended
with a Mike Webber '92 interception
in the Bowdoin end zone and a
missed field goal.
Trinity finally got on the
scoreboard when Jeff Devanney
returned a Jon Trend '95 punt 58
yards for a touchdown. Devanney
broke through the first wave of
Bowdoin tacklers and raced
untouched down the right sideline.
The score came with just 23 seconds
left in the first quarter.
But the Bears evened the score
less than five minutes later, driving
67 yards in 12 plays. Eric LaPlaca '93
caught two key screen passes from
Chris Good '93 on the drive and
Pete Nye '94 made a leaping catch
of Good's 14 yard pass for the
touchdown . Jim Carenzo's PAT tied
the score at 7-7.
The ball changed hands twice
before Trinity mounted another
drive late in the first half. But the
drive appeared to stall when a 50
yard Lane-to-Shaun Kirby
touchdown pass was called back by
a clipping penalty, giving the
Bantams a 3rd down and 26 on the
Bowdoin 40. But Lane completed
screen passes of 16 yards to Julian
Craig and 1 4 yard s to Mike Wallace,
both of which featured strong
running after the reception, to get
the first down.
On a 3rd-and-goal from the
Bowdoin 2, Lane rolled right and
found tight end Eric Mudry for the
tiebreaking touchdown. Ted
O'Connor kicked the extra point for
the 14-7 halftime lead.
Vandersea remarked, "That drive
was a big moment in the game. If we
stop them on 3rd and long, we go
into the half tied at 7-7 and we have
the momentum from scoring last."
Trinity got another break early in
the second half. The Bears forced a
Bantam punt on their first series,
but on Bowdoin's first play from
scrimmage, Jim LeClair '92 fumbled
and Devanney recovered on the
Bowdoin 37. The Bantams needed
only three plays to score, the last
being Craig^s one yard run off left
tackle. O'Connor's PAT made it 21-
7.
The Bears tried again to slice the
Trinity lead, driving from their own
20 to the Bantam 13, with the key
play being a 23 yard pass from Good
to Nye. But a sack and two
incompletions forced the Bears to
give the ball up on downs.
The Bears got the ball back to start
the fourth quarter, but were forced
to punt, and Trinity drove 54 yards
in only four plays for the clinching
score. A 35 yard Lane-to-Tom
McDavitt pass set up a Lane-to-
Wallace 13 yard touchdown pass
that made the score 28-7.
But the Bears did not give up.
Good drove the team 80 yard s, using
the two minute offense. Tom
Muldoon '93, Nye, and Mike Ricard
'93 supplied the big catches on the
drive, while LaPlaca and LeClair
shared the rushing yardage.
LaPlaca' s two yard touchdown run
was the 15th play of the drive, and it
pulled the Bears within two
touchdowns, at 28-14.
Vandersea said, "Chris Good and
Eric LaPlaca did a fine job running
the option, and Pete Nye had a super
game receiving. We moved the ball
well on offense."
Unfortunately, the Bears were
running out of time and were forced
to turn to desperation in the final
minutes. With only 4:19 remaining,
the Bears regained possession at
their own one yard line, and Good's
pass was picked off by Trinity's Rick
Ducey, setting up Wallace's 20 yard
scamper that finished the scoring.
Bowdoin made one last effort when
Good found Chris Seeley '94 on a 61
yard pass play to the Trinity 23 yard
line, but Good fumbled on the next
play.
Jim Carenzo in a field goal attempt against Trinity. Photo by Jim Sabo
Despite the score, Bowdoin stayed Clinton, N. Y. to face Hamilton . The
with Trinity for much of the game. Continentals are 0-2, but both games
Vandersea cited offensive guard were played very evenly. In
Chris Rogers '93 and defensive addition, they boast the NESCAC's
linemen Ed Richards '94, Andy leading rusher in tailback Eric Grey
Petitjean '92 and Tony Schena '93 and its leading receiver in Linsie
for their play in overcoming the size Esau, so their offensive potential is
advantage of the Bantams. strong. The Polar Bears and
The coach said, "Football is a Continentals will kickoff at 1:30
dynamic game now. A team that
uses the whole field like Trinity has
the chance to be very successful.
tomorrow.
Bowdoin will be without two
offensive linemen for the game.
They mixed formations and did Harold Silverman '95 will replace
some nice things with short passes Dan Seale '92, while the tandem of
and screens. We didn't tackle them Chris Butler '94 and Dan Sisk '94
well, and that resulted in big gains." will replace tri-captain Chris Pyne
This week the Bears travel to '92, who separated his shoulder in
the Trinity game.
In other NESCAC action last
week, Colby beat the Hamilton
Continentals 21-17 at Waterville,
building a 21-3 lead and holding on
for the win . Middlebury routed host
Amherst 35-0, dominating the Lord
Jeffs with over 300 yards on the
ground. Wesleyan scored 24
unanswered points to stop visiting
Bates 26-6. And Williams won for
the 23rd straight time, 33-3 over
visiting Tufts. Trinity takes a crack
at the winning streak when it meets
the Ephs at Williamstown, Mass.
tomorrow.
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THE B0WDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FTODAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991
Wayne vs. Mario in Stanley Cup finals
Louder than Words
By Dave Jackson
If you got a look at last week's
"Views From the Couch" by Brian
Sung (that is his real name), you
saw a perfect example of a jealous
fan who feels outnumbered in the
midst of the Boston sports fans that
matriculate at Bowdoin. Without
critiquing the quality of the article,
my reaction is simply this: Brian,
get off the dock. You missed the
boat.
While Brian is certainly entitled
to his own opinion, he ignores
several facts and he also ignores the
most important factor of all, namely
that true Boston sports fans are going
to root for the Celtics, Patriots,
Bruins, and Red Sox, no matter how
good or bad those teams may be.
I should note here that I am not a
Boston native, nor have I ever lived
in New England. My hometown is
Wilmington, Delaware, and I root
for the local teams (Phillies, Sixers,
Flyers, Orioles), as well as some
other teams that I just happen to
like, such as the Red Sox. But I am
offended by Brian's "frustration of
hearing the mental retardation" of
Boston fans thinking that this year
is "the" year for their teams. Why
shouldn't they want to think this?
Boston fans have every right to boast
about their teams, just as he has the
choice to do the same. As for people
from the rest of New England, aside
from those people in southwestern
Connecticut, who often side with
New York teams, and those from
Hartford, who side with the
Whalers, they have no other home
teams. By the way, Brian noticeably
fails to mention his hometown or
the teams that he himself backs.
Here are some of the facts he
ignored in his diatribe. The Celtics
won the Atlantic Division, beat a
good Indiana team in the first round
of the playoffs, and took the Pistons
to six games in the second round.
The Bruins made the Wales
Conference finals, where they took
a 2-0 lead on Pittsburgh before
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falling to the Penguin attack in six
games. Oh yeah, Pittsburgh won
the Cup last year. The Red Sox won
the "AL Least" in three of the last
five years. This year, they fought
back from 111/2 back to get within
a half game of the Blue Jays before
falling prey to the ghosts of autumns
past. Results like these are what
have Boston fans thinking that their
teams might strike gold this year.
While it is true that Boston teamjf
noticeably have been lacking in class
over the past few years, such as the
Red Sox' unceremonious dumping
of Dwight Evans and the Patriots'
inexcusable treatment of Lisa Olson,
their fans have chosen to back them
and they deserved the right to do so,
aloud or in silence. Brian has the
right to voice his displeasure with
this, but, at least in this article, he
doesn't seem to comprehend the
reasons why the fans are so devoted .
Give Boston fans respect for sticking
by their teams in fair or foul weather.
Many other cities, such as
Philadelphia and Los Angeles, give
up on their struggling teams. Boston
fans, for the most part, stay true to
their teams and pack their stadiums
(Fenway and the Garden, at least).
Now, for the exciting part of this
week's column. Sports fans are at a
crossroads this week. It's the final
week of the baseball regular season
and the start of hockey season. The
serenity of a summer day in a
ballpark will now be replaced by
the screaming throngs and swinging
fists that make the NHL so exciting.
I thought I would give my bold
predictions for the upcoming NHL
season. Differing opinions are
welcome, if not encouraged.
Patrick Division
1) Pittsburgh-The defending
champs are loaded with talent. The
health of #66 is the key, but he has
plenty of support.
2) New Jersey-The addition of
Scott Stevens gives this team the
best defense in the division, maybe
in hockey.
3) NY Rangers-In turmoil at the
start of the year, the team has enough
talent to win the division. But for
the 52nd year in a row, they won't
win the Cup.
4) Washington-Lots of scoring
potential on this team, but it has had
a lot of trouble harnessing it in the
past. Also, the team is unstable at
goalie.
5) Philadelphia-The Flyers did
some wheeling and dealing this
summer and changed the look of a
team that had failed to make the
playoffs the last two years. Getting
back slasher Dave Brown from
Edmonton brings the revival of the
Broad Street Bullies.
6) NY Islanders-Not a prayer in
this division. Their only star is Pat
LaFontaine, and he wants out.
Adams Division
1) Boston-The Bruins may
struggle at the start of the year,
especially on offense. But this team
should be strong at the finish with a
healthy Cam Neely and the addition
of Olympians Joe Juneau, Steve
Heinze, and Ted Donate Another
Cup run is very possible.
2) Montreal-Only if Patrick Roy is
healthy. He is the best goalie in
hockey, and is probably the most
irreplaceable player in the league.
Without him, the Canadians are an
ordinary team.
3) Hartford -Do you get bored
watching the Whalers? You're not
alone. They're not a bad team, but
there is nothing spectacular about
them at all. The Whalers are in a
position to move up in the division,
but when will they?
4) Buffalo-Loads of talent, but the
same results every year. Middle of
the pack in the Adams, and a first-
round exit in the playoffs.
5) Quebec-Eric Lindros, where are
you? It's obvious that #88 doesn't
want to play for Quebec, so the rest
of us have the thrill of hearing all the
rumors that surround his so-called
imminent trade.
Norris Division
1) St. Louis-The additions of
Brendan Shanahan and Dave
Christian indicate that the Blues
want to win the Stanley Cup this
year. But a lack of defense will halt
them in the playoffs against a team
that checks well.
2) Chicago-Last year was no fluke;
the Hawks are for real. They just
haven't done anything to improve
themselves in the off-season.
3) Minnesota-What a story last
year! The Stars' run for the Cup has
inspired confidence that they can
play with any team. Unfortunately,
the team has a generation gap; most
of the players are very young or
very old.
4) Detroit-After Yzerman and
Fedorov, the talent on this team
drops dramatically.
5) Toronto-Grant Fuhr gives them
a marquee name and probably a
few more wins, but remember that
this team was second in the Lindros
war last year.
Smythe Division
1) Los Angeles-Luc Robitaille to
the left of him, Jari Kurri to the right,
and there's Wayne Gretzky, stuck
in the middle with all of Los Angeles'
hopes on his shoulders. The Great
One never was one to disappoint
people.
2) Calgary-Even with Joe
Nieuwendyk's injury, the Flames
have enough talent to make a run at
the division title. It was only three
years ago that they were drinking
from Lord Stanley's cup.
3) Edmonton-Who are these
guys? With Fuhr, Anderson, Kurri,
and Huddy gone, and MarkMessier
supposedly on the way out, the
Oilers are obviously rebuilding. In
this division, that means third place.
4) Vancouver-This team must
have some talent for former U Maine
star Dave Capuano (hat trick vs.
Bowdoin in 1989) to be sent to the
minors.
5) Winnipeg-Now here's a team
we just don't hear enough about. If
there are any diehard Winnipegjets
fans at this school, please stand up.
I'm just curious.
6) San Jose- Welcome to the NHL,
Sharks fans! The team has a great
logo, but otherwise there isn't a
whole lot to cheer about.
MVP-Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh,
if healthy. He's the best player in the
sport, as his name indicates.
Conference Finalists-Penguins,
Bruins, Black Hawks, and Kings
Stanley Cup-Kings over Penguins
in a h igh-scori ng seven games, only
because the Kings have a better
defense.
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991
NUMBER 6
College hires attorney to
investigate fraternities
By Michael Golden
ORIENT COPY EDITOR
The College's administrators
have hired a local attorney to
explore the school's relationship
with fraternities.
The attorney will investigate the
school's role in helping to finance
and maintain the Greek houses.
Dean of the College Jane jdrvis
asserts that the action was not a
response to one incident. Rather,
theadministration decided to retain
the lawyer for numerous reasons.
Stressing that the college is acting
without any "Machiavellian
schemes," to hurt the unrecognized
houses, Jervis stated that the school
simply needed to understand what
its "options" were in the future
dealing with all fraternities.
Chi Psi Treasurer Todd Krapf,
however, stated that the members
of his all-male fraternity have reason
to suspect the college is acting to
close single-sex houses. "We think
that something big is happening. It
will be planned this year, but won't
happen until next fall. Tfrs^
(administration's actions] will
definitely change the situation for
'Dean Jervis did acknowledge, however, that the
proliferation of single-sex fraternities was one reason for
hiring the attorney. Stressing that the college is acting
without any "Machiavellian schemes," to hurt the
unrecognized houses...'
"There was no provocation,"
stated Dean Jervis. The
administration explains the action
as an attempt to clarify the school's
financial responsibility to
fraternities. 'This attorney will look
at the legal and contractual
liabilities," of Bowdoin to both
recognized and un-recognized
fraternities.
Dean Jervis did acknowledge,
however, that the proliferation of
single-sex fraternities was one
reason for hiring the attorney.
single-sex houses," said Krapf.
"With the arrival of the all-male
DKE and Zeta Psi, the College
determined it had to take action,"
explained Krapf who believes that
Dean Jervis was willing to tolerate
only one single-sex house.
Jervis contends, however, that the
attorney has been retained with no
specific assignments, and only to
explain the broad range of options
available to the school in
determining the future of
fraternities.
Search is on for new librarian
By Rashid Saber
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Charles Beitz, Dean for
Academic Affairs, announced that
there will be a national search to
replace retiring librarian Arthur
Monke. Beitz will serve as Chair of
the College Librarian Search
Committee. The question that the
committee has asked and will
pursue is what qualities the next
librarian should possess.
The library staff will be meeting
periodically throughout the next
few weeks. Meetings will focus on
faculty perceptions of the needs of
the Hawthorne-Longfellow
Library.
The committee has prepared a
list of 10 or more leading library
schools and will announce the open
position and request applications
and nominations.
Michael Golden, student
representative of the Library Search
Committee, stated that, "Thecollege
needs an individual dedicated to
modernizing the library."
He went on to say that, "The final
candidates must also display
genuine sensitivity toward all
members of the community."
Turn the page...
Student Speak on Supreme Court
Justice ClarenceThomas............. Page 1
Coeducation celebration.......... — .Page 2
Ron Daniels Interview. .........Page 3
Paula Poundstone to perform...... Page 5
X-Country wins Codfish Bowl — Page 8
Football defeats Amherst-.. Page 9
Ron Daniels, an Independent candidate for President, addressed the Bowdoin community last
Wednesday night at Kresge Auditorium. Interview on pag e 3. Photo by James Sabo
Executive Board works for greater voice
Newly-elected members begin to set priorities in College affairs
By Michael Golden
ORIENT COPY EDITOR
In office for less than a month, the
Executive Board's newly-elected
members have begun setting
priorities and goals for the 1991-
1992 academic year.
As the primary governing body
of Bowdoin's 1500 students, the
Executive Board plans to focus on
empowering students with a greater
voice in College affairs. Board Vice
President Ameen Had dad '93 hopes
to increase the power of students
by obtaining voting rights for
students on various College
committees. The College presently
allows non-voting student
representatives to sit in on
administrative committees.
"What we don't have is voting
power," explains Haddad. "On
issues that affect us we want to give
more than opinions." Comparing
the situation to having "taxation
without representation," Haddad
stated that the Board hoped to solve
the problem by working closely
with its advisor Bill Fruth and Dean
of Students Ken Lewallen.
Another top priority will be
writing rules to govern the activities
of the Judiciary Board, commonly
known as J-Board. Haddad asserts
that the Student Constitution must
contain a section regulating the J-
Board. After last spring's first
attempt to pass a Student
Constitution failed, due to low voter
turnout, Dean Lewallen asked that
the J-Board section be removed
before a second attempt to pass the
new Constitution. "He [Lewallen 1
madethe rules, not the Constitution,
no one voted on them," states
Haddad.
The Executive Board plans on
becoming a more active part of the
Bowdoin community. "We will be
active not reactive; that's going to
be the difference," says an
enthusiastic Haddad. Citing the
experience of many Board
members, Haddad hopes to
anticipate faculty and
administrative actions, before it
becomes too late for an organized
response.
The Executive Board will use its
student representatives on College
committees to learn about up-
coming issues of concern. "If we
work together, we can be effective,"
says Haddad.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18.1991
Students celebrate 20 years of coeducation on Quad
Women's Collective commemorates Bowdoin's decision to admit women with parade on quad and museum steps
By Zeb Rice
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
The Women's Collective kicked
off this year's celebration of
Bowdoin's twenty years of co-
education with a ceremony on the
steps of the Walker Art Building on
Wednesday.
A group of women from the
Women's Collective holding
colorful paper streamers took turns
giving short speeches highlighting
the changes that have taken place at
Bowdoin since the ^(JO's.
They spoke about the Student Life
Committee in 1968, which was
instrumental in the shift to co-
education, citing quotes that were
in their view both positive and
negative. The Committee's
recognition that women at Bowdoin
would provide a needed academic
and social diversification, for
example, was applauded. On the
other hand, the Committee's
opinion that it would be difficult to
have uniform regulations for both
men and women was seen
negatively.
The quotes that were being read
over the loudspeaker shifted first to
1970, when the first women were
admitted to Bowdoin as exchange
students from colleges like Vassar
and Wesleyan, and then to 1971,
when sixty-six women were
admitted and 1975, when the first
class with women in it graduated.
The quotes here once again
reflected those things that they saw
as positive and negative. Five
quotes, such as "When better
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Members of the Women's Collective parading on the quad last Wednesday celebrating so years of Bowdoin Co-education
women are made, Bowdoin men
will make them", from a poll taken
at the time by The Bowdoin Orient
gave one perspective while quotes
and stories about some of the first
women's good experiences here
provided another.
Two more important years were
reflected upon by the speakers. The
establishment of the Women's
Resource Center in 1980 was warmly
remembered and a reminder of the
graduation of 176 women in
Bowdoin's Class of 1991 concluded
the ceremony.
Thegeneral responseof thecrowd
that had gathered on the quad
seemed one of satisfaction and good
humor (though it should be noted
that a few people did leave in
confusion). "
Cador Jones, '92, remarked that
lit was good how they didn't inject
their own individual beliefs - they
just stated what went on and the
process they went through to get to
today." He also said that "it was
really humorous."
Margaret Price, one of the
participants and organizers, said
that the point was to bring out
different facets of women's
experiences at Bowdoin, "to make
Photo by Annistead Edmunds
people aware". She stressed that it
was a celebration but added that
part of the reason for staging the
event was to point out that things
still needed to get done.
"We've been here for 20 years"
she said, "Bowdoin is still a place
where boys become men. It still
hasn't changed enough to where
girls can become women."
Lewis and Seale awarded James Bowdoin Cup
Courtesy of Bowdoin
Relations
Jeffrey A. Lewis '92 and Daniel
C. Seale '92 have been named the
1991 co-recipients of the James
Bowdoin Cup at Bowdoin College.
Bowdoin President Robert H.
Edwards presented thecupto Lewis
and Seale prior to the 50th annual
James Bowdoin Day exercises
September 27, a day set aside to
recognize the College's leading
scholars and honor its earliest patron
James Bowdoin III, who was
instrumental in founding the
College.
The James Bowdoin Cup is
presented annually to the student
President Edwards with James Bowdoin Cop winners Dan Seale and Jeff Lewis
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•THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991
Ron Daniels leads a movement towards a new politics
Interview conducted by
Rich Littlehale
orient editor-in-chief
The Orient interviewed
Independent presidential candidate Ron
Daniels on the Wednesday before Fall
Break. What follows is an abridged text
of that interview.
The Orient : It could be argued
that 1992 is a poor year to structure
an Independent presidential
campaign, due to the perceived
invulnerability of the Republican
party. Why have you chosen this
year?
Daniels : Well, I don't know how
invulnerable the Republicans will
ultimately be, but I would say that
the fact that they are perceived to be
invulnerable is a good reason to
run. The accusation is often leveled
at an Independent campaign that it
will take votes away from the
Democrats and therefore contribute
to the election or re-election of a
Republican. If in fact George Bush is
unbeatable, then of course it means
that we are not susceptible to that
argument. In my judgement,
however, that is not a determining
factor, because it seems to me that
under Reagan and Bush we saw one
of the most devastating attacks on
working-class people and poor
people and minorities in this
century, and that the Democratic
Party was not a party of loyal
opposition in the last decade but a
party of loyal accomplices. So that
now, perhaps more than ever, it is
one partv with two branches. We
are hard-pressed to see where the
Democratic Party is decisively now
standing up for working people.
Someone must put forth a much
clearer, more decisive perspective,
and an independent candidacy can
do that in a way that Democrats and
Republicans cannot because they
always gravitate towards this great
innocuous, meaningless,
superfluous center. And what the
American people yeam for, I think,
at least a large number of them that
are alienated, disaffected, and are
not voting, is something that offers
a vision, that offers a sense of a
direction for a new society.
The Orient : Do you expect to
have any trouble breaking into the
existing media environment, which
tends to focus the vast majority of
its coverage on the Democratic and
Republican parties?
Daniels: Yes, it will be difficult,
but it seems to me that one of the
things that we have to do is put
together a media strategy. We are
counting on a lot of campus media,
in fact. That, and access to local talk
shows, alternative media like the
"soap dish" network that is fed to
and we think that we will be effective
in doing that. As we announce our
national Ron Daniels for President
Committee [this] week, C-SPAN
will be covering it—that will be tha,
most coverage that we have ever
seen in terms of this candidacy. We
hope that that can be leveraged in
terms of CNN and someother media
as we begin to get our message out,
as people begin to gravitate to it. I
think we have to make the media,
and its lack of coverage of
independent candidates an issue. If
I have been out here for twenty-five
or thirty years as an organizer, as a
theoretician, and a defendant of
progressive politics, it seems to me
that I have some credentials for
mounting an independent
presidential campaign. And so, one
of my jobs will be to raise this as an
issue: why is the media not covering
me? I think as we begin not only to
do that, but pull together other
people within this coalition that I'm
trying to build, that it will be
somewhat difficult to ignore the
kind of force that we are pulling
together. That way we will get more
media coverage than might
ordinarily be expected. We've got
to call the media out, and force them
to cover the story. And that's a part
of what I intend to do in terms of my
Project New Tomorrow.
The Orient : In one of your
columns, you propose a "Domestic
Marshall Plan" as a good focal point
to initiate a shift in national
priorities. Namely, a fifty billion
dollar program of spending funded
by massive defense cuts to combat
problems in the inner cities. What
would you do with money that
might otherwise buy some-odd
Stealth bombers?
Daniels : What I really talked
about was a proposal for fifty billion
dollars for the Marshall Plan, to be
funded in part by a fifty-percent
reduction in defense spending,
which would provide a trillion and
a half dollars over the next decade
for programs like that. One of the
real challenges that you have to
address is "Where's the money
going to come from?" The answer
comes from two sources:
progressive tax reform and massive
reductions in defense spending. The
Domestic Marshall Plan means an
ability to provide affordable housing
in the inner city under the control of
the citizens who live there, new
economic enterprises with
community development
corporations and other forms of
community ownership being
utilized, massive emphasis on
community health care, and so on.
As far as I am concerned, they can
shelve the Stealth bomber, they can
shelve the B-l, they can shelve the
Trident missile ... if we don't have
against homelessness in a society
where we have 3-6 million homeless
people, if we don't have a defense
against disease and catastrophic
illness in a society that has 37 million
people who don't have health
insurance, if we don't have a defense
against illiteracy in a society that
has 60 million people who are
illiterate, I'm not really concerned
about weapons of mass destruction
or the pinpoint accuracy of some
Democrats and the Republicans, very
few real choices in terms of candidates
and issues. What we do need is a
multi-party democracy where there
are many more parties flourishing,
offering different perspectives and
different ideas. We need to take
money out of the political process,
because now it's about how
democracy can be purchased, which
power can you purchase. We need
equal access to media for all
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"... it seems to me
that under Reagan
and Bush we saw one
of the most •
devastating attacks on
working-class people
and poor people and
minorities in this
century ..."
Ron Daniels discusses his political convictions. Photo by Emily Gross.
smart bomb, when we have a dumb
set of public policy priorities as it
relates to human beings.
The Orient : Do you think the
United States is truly democratic, or
has our political system failed in
that regard?
Daniels : Well, America is a
growing democracy. It has the
potential to become a much greater
democracy. There is certainly the
illusion of democracy, in the sense
that we have a representative
government, we have the right to
vote. The problem is that it is often
very difficult for people to register
to vote. We have what is basically a
two-party monopoly, with the
candidates. I want a democracy that
is much more enriched in terms of
our capacity to engage in grassroots
democracy, our ability to impact
public policy at the local level. Right
now, representative democracy
means I elect you and you say
"good-bye" and I don't see you for
another two or four years. Maybe we
want to change that.
The Orient : Is that why you
decided to work with the ureens, a
grassroots environmental
movement?
Daniels : I embrace the Greens'
values. I agree with the concept of
decentralization of both political and
economic power. I agree that the
emphasis hasgottobeonbringing
government much closer to
people. People must be
empowered to run their own
destiny. As a matter of
fundamental principle, I'm in
great sympathy with the Greens;
the ideas that are espoused by the
Greens, like the concept of
sustainable development. 1 find
myself very much in tune with the
Greens.
The Orient : Let's assume that
Bush wins in '92, but you give him
a run for his money, and so he
wants to meet with you for one
hour, to hear what you have to say
one-on-one. How would you
spend the hour?
Daniels : What we would
attempt to do in such an hour, and
1 would not have great confiderjce
in it working, in the absence of
power, in the absence of a
substantial movement that made
my presence there meaningful-
assuming that we had some
capacity to reach down and touch
an instinct within this man that
would be human-is to talk about
the need to create a more humane
society. To remind him that one of
the great heroes of his party,
Dwight D. Eisenhower, warned
of the dangers of the military-
industrial complex. We need to
de-militarize the society, and to
talk about decentralizing power
and investing more power at the
local level, at the grassroots level,
with people. To stop the policy of
divideand conquer, using racism,
sexism, homophobia as a tool for
dividing and conquering people.
We need a curriculum of inclusion
that enriches the total fabric of our
experiences. I would talk to him
about an alternative way of doing
business, about how I could de-
Republicanize him and turn him
into . . . maybe a good Green.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1 991
McKay and Schuetz win Hormell Cup
]
From left: Heather McKay, President Edwards, and Justin Schuetz
Heather L. Mackay and Justin G. Schuetz
were named the 1991 co-recipients of the
Orren Chalmer Hormell Cup at Bowdoin
College. Bowdoin President Robert H.
Edwards presented the cup to Mackay and
Schuetz prior to the 50th annual James
Bowdoin Day exercises held on September
27, a day set aside to recognize the College's
leading scholars and to honor its earliest
patron. Mackay and Schuetz were both
named James Bowdoin Scholars at the
exercises in recognition of their outstanding
academic achievement.
The Hormell Cup was established in 1949
to honor the late Professor Orren Chalmer
Hormell, whodied in 1975 attheageof95. He
served as an active member of the faculty for
more than 40 years and retired in 1952 as
DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of
Government. The Cup is awarded annually
to the Bowdoin sophomore or sophomores
who have combined outstanding academic
achievement with intercollegiate athletic
competition as first-year students.
Mackay is a dean's list and high honors
student. She earned a varsity letter in soccer
and was awarded the Goodwin French Prize
during her first-year. She is a graduate of
Simsbury High School where she was captain
of the soccer team, yearbook financial editor,
a member of concert choir and the dance
committee. Schuetz is a dean's list student.
He has earned varsity letters in lacrosse and
soccer. Schuetz is a graduate of Hereford
Junior-Senior High School in Parkton, Md.,
where he was the captain of the soccer team,
class vice-president, and National Honor
Society treasurer.
Shaw named Associate
Director of Annual Giving
Courtesy of Bowdoin Relations
Randolph H. Shaw of Warwick, R.I., a
member of the Class of 1982, has been named
associate director of Annual Giving at
Bowdoin College, effective October 11 . The
announcement was made today by Director
of Annual Giving Grace M.J. Brescia.
"We are very pleased to welcome Randy
back to Bowdoin, and we're especially
delighted that he will be joining the annual
giving team," said Brescia. "His experience
and ability will be valuable assets in
conducting this essential part of Bowdoin's
overall fund-raising effort."
Bowdoin's Annual Giving program seeks
gifts in support of the operating budget from
alumni and friends of the College, Last year,
Bowdoin raised nearly $2.9 million through
its Annual Giving program.
As associate director of Annual Giving,
Shaw will work closely with alumni, class,
and reunion volunteers to encourage a
continued high level of participation in
Bowdoin's alumni fund. Bowdoin
consistently ranks in the top ten U.S.colleges
and universities for alumni fund
participation. Shaw will also assist in the
preparation of solicitation materials, and
will be involved in student and alumni
phonathons.
Since 1990, Shaw has served as manager
of Airco New England, a wholesale/retail
outlet for the welding industry located in
North A ttleboro, Mass. -»
Previously, he was involved in sales,
inventory control, and data processing for
the firm. He has also worked as a freelance
copywriter in the fields of advertising,
marketing, and public relations since 1989.
James Bowdoin Cup
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2)
a member of the Bowdoin Christian
Fellowship and is an Earl S. Thompson Intern
in Residential Life. He is currently student
chair of the Student Activities Fee Committee
and has been a student representative to the
College Governing Boards. Lewis is a
graduate of Holland Hall School in Tulsa,
Okla.
Seale, a dean's list and high honors student,
holds a double major in archaeology /classics
and government. He has earned varsity letters
in football and golf. Seale was awarded the
Sewall Greek Prize in his sophomore year.
He is a graduate of Burncoat Senior High
School in Worcester, Mass.
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5
ARTS &, LEISURE
Poundstone brings
comedy to Bowdoin
By Sharon Price
ORIENT ARTS EDITOR
Bowdoin is in for a real treat on
Friday night when comedienne
Paula Poundstone will appear in
Pickard Theater. Her show is almost
completely improvisational — every
performance Poundstone does is
unique and always full of surprises.
Often sitting in silence for a few
moment s before making a comment,
she runs her show at her own off-
beat pace. Poundstone claims that
she changes her routines all the time
because she has a bad memory, and
she doesn't want to bore the
waitresses in clubs.
With all her eccentricities, she has
been compared to Robin Williams,
the ultimate zany man. Poundstone
is often described by reviewers as an
artist or craftsperson, not merely a
stand-up (or in her case, lie down)
comic. She is know for draping
herself over stools, wrapping herself
in the mike cord or laying on the
stage floor while delivering her
material.
Poundstone feels that stand-up
comedy is "just a conversation"
between the entertainer and the
audience, and she says, "the
audience is the key." The Star Ledger
says fondly about Poundstone, "The
comedian talks about herself and
her experiences. She interviews the
audience about subjects of concern
to her or them both." She often
mocks herself as when recalling
conversations with her shrink. "It's
sad when you realize that the piece
of paper she is writing on is a
crossword puzzle. I tell her
something about my mother and
she goes, 'Hmm, and who played
99 on Get SmartV"
Poundstone is one of a whole
group of female comics who have
by-passed the humor of the likes of
Andrew Dice Clay and left them in
the dust. Poundstone's style of
dissecting real issues has brought
comedy to a new level.
She has appeared at all the big
comedy clubs across the country
such as the Improv in New York
and California, as well as television
programs such as "Saturday Night
Live" and "Late Night With David
Letterman." Poundstone won the
Funniest Female Stand-up Comic
in 1989 at the American Comedy
Awards. Last November she starred
in her own HBO comedy special
titled "Cats, Cops and Stuff." She is
on the road performing more than
forty weeks out of the year.
The show is at 8:00 p.m. in
Pickard. Tickets are $12 for the
general public and $5 with a
Bowdoin ID. It promises to be a
lively performance not to be
reproduced any place else.
Barton Fink is bizarre,
moody, but unforgettable
By Chris Colucci
ORIENT STAFF
The films of Ethan and Joel
Coen emotionally resemble the
John Lennon video for his classic
song "Imagine". In that clip,
Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono,
enter a large, white, palatial estate
house which has the words, This
is not here" etched inblackabove
the entrance. Everything inside
the mansion is painted white.
Similarly, the work of the Coen
brothers (Joel- director and co-
writer, and Ethan - producer and
co-writer) evokes wonder and
uneasiness at the same time,
leaving themselves open for
varied insight. Viewers know
they are watching a film, but the
contents of Coen collaborations
leave behind the taste of a moody
dream awoken from too early - a
fantasy appealing in some
indescribable, if not intangible
way.
Barton Fink was released late
this past summer after receiving
the Palm d'Or (Best Picture), the
Best Director, and the Best Actor
(John Turturro as Fink) awards
at the 1991 Cannes Rim Festival.
The film edged out Spike Lee's
Jungle Fever (1991) for the Best
Picture award. Yet, despite the
expected press attention the film
received subsequent to the
festival, it has not yet proven a
major box-office attraction in the
U.S. Like the other Coen films,
Raising Arizona (1987) and
Miller's Crossing (1990), Fink
could nonetheless be headed for
a special niche in contemporary
film "cultdom".
Barton Fink (John Turturro) is
an up-and-coming New York
playwright who has just scored
his first critical and popular hit
as the story, set in 1941, opens.
Elated by his unexpected success
and the novelty of his sudden
celebrity status, Fink soon finds
himself signing a contract with a
Hollywood film studio as a "star"
screenwriter.
Fink has prided his writing on
its source -the life of the common,
working class "stiff' of New York
City,and the Southern California
lifestyle seems to drain him of
his inspiration. Furthermore, the
studio chief that hires him
(played effortlessly by Michael
Lerner, who seems to be
parodying early Hollywood
mogul, Louis B. Mayer)
commissions his first script to be
for a "wrestling picture".
Out of his element and
increasingly lonely, Fink soon
discovers an array of characters
so convincing in their utter
eccentricity that we find
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
Comedienne Paula Poundstone. Photo courtesy of The Student Union Committee.
Hobe Sound Galleries North
have joint showings of artists
By V. A. Coyle
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
There is an exciting show
going on downtown until
November9th whichcombines
the efforts and talents of four
galleries and dozens of artists. I
deckled that it would be easiest
to break up the huge show by
gallery in order to better view
the works inside because from
gallery to gallery they vary in
medium and subject. I began
with the first gallery I
encountered, Hobe Sound
Galleries North.
Immediately I was struck by
the work of the first artist I saw
when I entered the gallery,
SharonThompson. I noticed her
work first though I am not sure
if H was because I was attracted
to it or because of its sheer size.
Hobe Sound Gallery is focusing
on Landscape Art, outdoor
works of three dimensional
design. The pieces that I noticed
were called, To Artemis, and
were made of terracotta. They
are huge, sensual figural pieces
which rather than disguising
their medium, explore and
celebrate it. For example, I could
make out Ms. Thompson's
fingerprints in the terra cotta. It is
difficult to describe what the forms
are in fact doing because they are
beautifully caught between what
seem like moments of withering and
blossom. Ms. Thompson had other
pieces in the show that I found to be
equally beautiful, especially in their
ability to be monumental and
sensitive, human and in-human.
Goeode reminds me a little too much
of a piece that I saw in the Whitney
last spring, but that could of course
be coincidence.
Landscape Art is a broad field, I
discovered. Not only were there
sculptural items like Thompson's
work, but there were also Sam
Shaw's Vindicators. The geometry
of his two pieces was striking and
their abstract designs are interesting
in the contrast they offer to historical
wind d i rectio nals with which we are
all familiar (cows, horses, roosters).
It was refreshing in a time of a retro-
inspired craft movement to see
someone modernizing and adapting.
Ron Gross' Star Market was a piece
that I had a tough time enjoying . I
was at first put off by his assumption
that a big (granite?) rock would speak
as an original or interesting
thought. Frankly, I am tired of
art which purports to celebrate
nature in such simplistic
manners. But, to be fair, the more
time I spent walking around the
piece, the more that I began to
enjoy it. The cor-tan arranged at
the base of the pedestal
demonstrated the concept of the
title, with its deep blackness that
subtly reflected light, as stars do
in the night sky. The rusted
(should I say "oxidized"?) base is
also lovely in its simplicity and
balance. I am still not sure about
the hunk of granite.
There are other artists in the
show, and indeed other pieces
which are worth investigating,
for example Paul Heroux's piece
which is in the window of the
gallery. I am unfamiliar with
three-dimensional art, and
Landscape Art to me has always
been huge Rcassos or bronze
sculptures found in gardens. It
was mind and eye opening to
visit this show if for no other
reason than to explore this vein
of contemporary art. In addition,
SharonThompson's work is well
worth the trip.
Turn the page for the new Blues Traveler
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991
Blues Traveler changes its tune
By Sharon Price
orient arts editor
Only a year after their first album,
which enjoyed a good amount of
success especially on the college
scene, Blues Traveler recently
released their second album,
Travelers and Thieves.
The first time many of us up here
in Maine may have heard of Blues
Traveler was last winter when they
performed at Bowdoin, but they
have been well known in New York
City (most notably for playing at
the Wetlands) for several years now.
The Bowdoin concert received
mixed reviews — the biggest
complaint being that the music was
just too loud to enjoy. Regardless of
the noise level, Blues Traveler
cranks out some undeniably great
music.
Their first album. Blues Traveler,
hooks you in the first time around
and you don't get sick of it after the
hundreth time. It has some tracks
that are excellent jams with some
amazing harmonica playing (i.e.
"Crystal Flame" and "Sweet Talking
Hippie"). "But Anyway" is their
trademark song of sorts, it is and
was the only one that actually got a
lot of radio time (and now they've
unfortunately turned it into a beer
commercial). But the album as a
whole fits together with songs that
really complement each other.
Travelers and Thieves has a
slightly different appeal. If the first
album was for Deadheads then this
one is more likely to hit the right
notes for more of the metal crowd.
Their first album had the metal/
blues/folk combo, but this album
carries it further.
It took a few times through the
whole album before I really got the
gist of it. The new album changes
speed and direction all the time,
whereas the first just flowed along
at a steadier pace. On Travelers and
Thieves, John Popper, who wrote
almost all their lyrics and performs
them with his distinctive voice,
continues to play a mean harmonica
which really makes the songs sing.
"Onslaught," one of several songs
reminiscent of Led Zeppelin, slides
back and forth from metal to folk.
The album also has a couple of
particularly pretty, melodic songs,
"I Have My Moments" and "Sweet
Pain," that are really mellow and are
a comforting contrast to the fast
pace album (my personal favorite)
All in the Groove.. The last song on the
album, "Mountain Cry," is a real
blues set with some heavy duty
guitar solos.
As always their lyrics are really
clever and timely, but you've got to
listen closely to catch them. They
have not sacrificed their distinctive
sound in their new endeavor.
Travelers and Thieves is a mature
evolution from their first album.
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Monday 7:30 p.m. EARTH House 30 College Street "Partnership in
Land Conservation in Latin America."
Mason Morfit, Vice-President, ME Chapter Nature Conservancy
Tuesday 12:00 p.m. Sm. Dining Rm., Moulton Union "Eco-Tourism-
Friend or Foe?" Jan Pierson, Ornithologist
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Beam Classroom "Why Are Tropical Forests
Vulnerable?"
Nathanial T. Wheelwright, Associate Professor of Biology
Thursday 5:30 p.m. Balcony West
"From Rainforest to Maine Forest: A Look at Ourselves"
Shannon Smith '92, Ted Labbe '92, John Simko'92
Friday 7:00 p.m. Psi Upsilon
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ourselves wanting moreof each
of them on screen, though we
may not be able to justify or
rationalize this feeling. John
Goodman turns in his finest film
role to date as an almost
annoyingly normal insurance
salesman living next door to
Fink in a modest, dingy
Hollywood hotel. In search of
advice concerning the plot of
his script, Fink runs into
alcoholic novelist-turned-
screenwriter W. Mayhew (John
Mahoney as a William Faulkner
type), and his patient,
overprotective girlfriend
Audrey (Judy Davis).
Character development
within quirky plotlines has
become a Coen brother
trademark, and Barton Fink
represents a penultimate step
forward within this framework.
Turturro, who has excelled in
his past roles in Lee's Do The
Right Thing (1989) and Jungle
Fever (1991), and theCoens' own
Miller's Crossing (1990) has
suffered from past typecasting
as either a "heavy" or a
"psycho", and this wonderfully
rich, albeit strange character
should, hopefully, prove his
worth to Hollywood as a
character actor of first-rate
caliber. A New York native and
a 1980 graduate of the Yale
School of Drama, Turturro
could well become the next
Dustin Hoffman - an
unassuming, even shy man who
explodes with convincing, yet
subtle passion in front of the
camera.
To relate further elements of
the plot would undermine the
emotional impact of the film.
Emotion is the key word here.
Certainly, intellectual analyses
of the film may be made
(analogous to Freud's
interpreting dreams), but like
dreams themselves, the film is
most personally stirring on the
level of experience. Once again,
the Coens masterfully utilize
light, space, and textures to
suggest a dreamlike state within
a film. Of particular interest is
the lowered degree of back-
lighting (light directed at the
background of a set, usually
intended to spatially distinguish
it from the foreground and the
subjects), which serves to mudd le
the space between charactersand
the foreboding Hotel Earle
(stationery motto: "A Day or a
Lifetime"), where the majority of
the scenes are set. The film
makers also utilize several
disturbing, visual motifs to
underscore the mounting
confusion and distress Fink
experiences as he struggles to
turn out a "meaningful work of
art". From an annoying mosquito
to curling, detached wallpaper,
all of these images are original in
presentation and how they
psychologically affect the viewer.
If Barton Fink does ultimately
fail at the box office, it will not be
because of a technical
shortcoming or an overworked
storyline. It may be due to the
fact that, like dreams, the film is
open to a myriad of
interpretations, with each viewer
bringing to the screening
experience a different social,
economic, educational, and
ideological background. In short,
the film is not intended as a
"group experience". It will not
be popularas a social centerpiece
at parties, nor will it become a
"must-have" epic in many video
collections. If Barton Fink is epic,
it is on a subconscious level. For
those who want cut-and-dry,
unproblematic entertainment,
the film will surely disappoint.
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work which challenges our sense
of what film and film plotting is
or should be, however, Barton
Fink is successful, if not
unforgettable.
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Charles Moore to give talk on Islamic art
Courtesy of Bowdoin
College Relations
Internationally renowned
architect Charles W. Moore, designer
of the exhibition installation for "The
Here and Hereafter: Images in
Islamic Art" currently on view at the
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
will deliver a slide lecture at
Bowdoin College on Tuesday,
October 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge
Auditorium.
The presentation, titled "Charles
Moore and His Work," is open to the
public free of charge. Moore's
philosophy of architecture will be
discussed during the lecture. The
lecture is supported by the Bowdoin
College Lecture and Concerts
Committee and the Maine Arts
Commission, a state agency
supported in part by public tax
dollars.
Charles Moore is considered by
his colleagues to be one of the most
innovative architects in America.
He uses mixtures of traditional
architectural elements,
contemporary shaping of form,
vibrant colors, and varied
construction materials. He
collaborates extensively with his
clients, as well as nature, in the
planning and design process, to
place a building in harmony with
its environment and its occupants.
His projects include vacation
housing, world fairs, art
institutions, civic centers, and
university campuses.
It was Moore's design of the
Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth
College, begun in 1985, that
initiated his 'involvement with the
Islamic Exhibition. After the Hood
Museum was completed, Moore
continued contact with the museum
staff. Meanwhile, at the request of
Williams College Museum of Art
(for which he designed two
additions), he created the
installation for an exhibit of his own
work titled "Charles Moore:
Buildings and Projects 1949-1986."
The Hood Museum was also a
venue for this exhibition in 1987.
His successful exhibition design for
Williams, his personal involvement
with the Hood, and his own interest
in Islam, persuaded the Hood staff
to approach Moore about a design
for a planned exhibition, "The Here
and Hereafter."
Moore has received more than
25 national awards for architectural
design, including an American
Institute of Architects Honor
Award for the Hood Museum in
1987, and the A. I. A. Gold Metal in
1991.
A native of Benton Harbor, Mich.,
Moore earned his undergraduate
degree in architecture at the
University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor. Following a brief career as a
draftsman and as a lieutenant in the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he
earned masters and doctoral
degrees in architecture at Princeton
University.
By 1962 Moore was a full partner
in a firm in Berkeley, Calif., the first
of many professional associations.
He is now a principal of the Charles
W. Moore Studio in Austin, Texas,
and of the Moore Ruble Yudell firm
in Santa Monica, Calif. He is also a
design consultant to Centerbrook
Architects in Essex, Conn.
In addition to his architectural
and design contributions, Moore
has taught at the University of Utah
in Salt Lake City, Princeton
University, the University of
California at Berkeley and at Los
Angeles, and Yale University. He
holds the O'Neil Ford Centennial
Chair in Architecture at the
University of Texas at Austin. In
1989 he was awarded the A. I. A.
Topaz Medallion for Excellence in
Architectural Education by the
Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18,1991
HOMECOM1
Cross-country teams race to Codfish wins
Women's team is first , men finish second by a point to Holy Cross in meet
By Pete Adams
orient staff
For the second year in a row, the
Bowdoin men's cross-country team
captured the Codfish Bowl, which
is awarded to the top Division III
team in the Codfish Bowl
Invitational. The Polar Bears
narrowly missed seizing the overall
title by the Holy Cross Crusaders by
a score of 100 to 101.
By defeating fifteen teams the
squad raised their record to 16-3 in
add ition to attaining the second spot
in the Division III Coaches Poll. This
represents the highest position ever
earned by the men's cross-country
team.
The warm Indian summer
weather of last Saturday dictated
that the race would not be an easy
contest. In what has become a
familiar scene, team captain Bill
Callahan '92, Andrew Yim '93, and
Dave Wood '93 led the Bowdoin
attack in theearly going. These three
ran cautiously with Bates', runner
Craig Sarney over the opening hilly
miles of the rustic Franklin Park
course in Boston.
However, the strength of the
Bowdoin team wasclearly exhibited
as much of the squad moved well
over the closing mijbs. Callahan
(26:55) and Yim (27:04) finished in
third and sixth place out of 170
runners; just ahead of the first man
for Bates.
Finishing in 1 2th place was Wood,
who played a significant role in the
team's success by being such a
strong third man. The top five were
rounded out by Dan Gallagher '92,
who finished in 33rd place, and
Andy Kinley '93 who finished in
42nd place. Kinley was the star of
the day for the polar bears by saving
valuable points in the fifth man role.
Two first-year runners, Ken
Rampino '95 and Pat Callahan '95,
also had excellent races finishing in
51st and 60th place.
The next challenge for the Polar
Andy Kinley "93 is one of several talented runners who have added dpth to die Polar Bear team. Photo by Jim Sabo.
Bears is the State of Maine will provide some valuable soon, the Bowdoin harriers should
Championships at Colby College recuperation time for Sam Sharkey, be tough to beat in the upcoming
tomorrow. nursing an injured ankle and Andy weeks, as the team moves into
The time off bet ween the Cod fish Ha it sig, suffering from a cold . With primarily tournament competition
Bowl tournament and theStatemeet thesetworunnersbackin the lineup over the next month.
By Pete Adams
orient staff
Last weekend at historic Franklin
Park in Boston the women's cross-
country team dominated the
competition at the Codfish Bowl
Cross-Country Invitational. The
Polar Bears topped the ten team
field with a score of 26 points, 71
points better than their closest
competitor. With the win, the
women's team upped their record
to 19-1 and maintained the second
spot in the Division III Coaches Poll.
Eileen Hunt '93 continued her
winning ways as she powered to a
first place finish out of the 100
woman field in a time ofl9:20 over
the 3 miles.
Ashley Werhner '93 provided the
one-two finish by completing the
race in 19:25, a mere five seconds
behind teammate Hunt. Muffy
Merrick '95 continued to be an
excellent third runner for the Polar
Bear team as she bolted to a fourth
place finish.
Anthea Schmid '94 and Tricia
Connell '93 rounded out the top five
for the Polar Bears as they finished
seventh and eleventh respectively.
Darcie McElwee '95 and Rachel
Cleaves '95 also had commendable
races as they captured 18th and 31st
place.
On Saturday, the women
continued their success in the State
of Maine meet at Bates College. The
Polar Bears won the tournament
with 27 points.
Bowdoin placed four runners in
the top seven and consequently on
the all-Maine team. Wernher
finished third in the race, Hunt was
fourth, Merrick placed fifth and
Connell placed seventh. Rounding
out the scorers for Bowdoin was
Schmid, who finished eighth and
narrowly missed making the all-
state team.
The squad is certainly looking
formidable going into next week's
NESCAC meet at Tufts.
Men's soccer team outscores Thomas and shocks rival Colby
By Tim Smith
orient staff
Bowdoin's 3-1 lead at the half of
last Tuesday's match with Thomas
appeared safe. ..if you failed to
account for the wind, that is. As the
unanticipated factor in a game that
proved to be the most exciting of the
season, the wind was both friend
and foe to the Bears' cause.
With the wind at their backs in
the opening half, the Bears offense
came out of hibernation, exploding
for three scores to build a two-goal
lead. '
Forty-five minutes later, the score
was knotted at three goals apiece,
thanks in part to that wind factor,
which forced the Bears to keep the
ball low and enabled Thomas to
play more aggressive defense.
Thus, it seemed only fitting that
the game-winning goal, scored by
Bowdoin's Jeff Moore '93 in the
second overtime period, should
belong to the team with the wind
behind them.
Considering that Bowdoin had
been shut out 3-0 by Babson and 2-
Oby Tufts in its two previous games,
Tuesday's double overtime victory
had to be considered the biggest of
the season thus far.
The Bears' oroke^out of their two-
game scoring drought when Mike
Trucano '92 converted off a pass
from forward Matt Patterson '93 in
the first half. Greg Lennox '93 was
credited with Bowdoin's second
goal, and Jason Papacosma '92 made
it 3-1 when he scored just before
halftime.
However, Thomas scored twice
in the second half, evening the score
and sending the Bears to their first
overtime of the season. Not only
had Thomas built momentum by
erasing Bowdoin's lead, but they
had the advantage of playing with
the wind during the first fifteen-
minute overtime period.
One might have expected the
Bears to come out tentative and
demoralized. In fact, the opposite
was true. Bowdoin succeeded in
shutting down the Terriers'
offensive attack, and the game went
into the second overtime. As Coach
Tim Gilbrideexplained, "We played
like a different team, like it was a
different game. We showed a lot of
character to be able to turn things
around."
With the wind once again behind
them, the Bears wasted little time in
putting away the Terriers. Racing
down the right wing, Moore took a
feed from Derek Spence '92, and
fired the ball at the goal-keeper, who
saved but could not control it.
A loss in Tuesday's contest would
have been heart-breaking,
"Especially," explained Gilbride,
"coming off two tough losses (to
Babson and Tufts]. We became
mentally tough. It was a great win
as a character-builder."
That character was undoubtedly
tested again and again as Bowdoin
entered perhaps its toughest stretch
of the season . Over the course of the
last week, the Bears played
Williams, Amherst, and Colby, three
teams ranked in the Top 10 in New
England.
The Polar Bears fell to Williams
last Saturday by a score of 4-0, as the
host Ephmen scored twice in each
half. On Monday, Amherst defeated
the Bears, 1-0, on a goal in the final
ten minutes of the game.
But the Bears undoubtedly played
their best game of the season on
Wednesday in a 4-3 upset of the
sixth-ranked Colby White Mules.
Patterson and Spence scored on the
Polar Bears' first two shots of the
game. Colby answered with one
before the half. In the second half,
the Bears again struck early, with
Rob Kean '92 and Lennox scoring
the goals in the first fifteen minutes.
Colby scored with 15 minutes to go,
and again with only three seconds
to go, but those goals were not
enough to stop the Polar Bears.
Andres de Lasa '92 played most
of the game in goal, but suffered a
leg injury in the second half. Todd
Trapnell '95 replaced him and
played well, despite sitting on the
bench for seventy-five minutes in
the cold, damp weather.
Tomorrow, the Bears face a stiff
test in Division I team UNH.
Revenge will be on the minds of the
Wildcats, as the Polar Bears upset
them last year by a 1-0 score.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,1991
OVG SPORTS
LaPlaca sets school record in football's win
Junior totals 291 all-purpose yards as Polar Bears turn back Lord Jeffs, 27-15
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
Keyed by a record-breaking
performance from Eric LaPlaca '93,
the Bowdoin football team beat
Amherst 27-15 to even their record
at 2-2.
LaPlaca, a junior halfback from
Franklin, Mass., set the school record
for all-purpose yardage in a single
game, racking up 291 yards. The
previous record of 271 yards was
set in 1976 by Jim Soule .
The performance earned LaPlaca
the ECAC Offensive Player of the
Week honors for the New England
Region, and the Golden Helmet
Award, given to the top
performance of the week by a New
England Division II or HI player.
LaPlaca totaled 129 yards rushing.
He added a three yard reception, 30
yards on punt returns, and 1 29 yards
on his four kickoff returns, enabling
the Bears to keep good field position
throughout the game.
Head Coach Howard Vandersea
praised the entire special teams unit
for their work in the game. He said,
'The special teams played a perfect
game and set the tone for the day.
They played with great enthusiasm.
The coverage by the defense and
Eric's running on the returns
allowed us to control the field
position."
Amherst scored on the first
possession of the game, as
quarterback Matt Sawyer hit
Kenneth Burke with an 18 yard
touchdown pass. But LaPlaca
returned the ensuing kickoff to
midfield, then took ten straight
handoffs from quarterback Chris
Good '93, the last being a five yard
touchdown on a sweep to the right.
Both teams missed their extra points,
making the score 6-6.
After a Lord Jeff punt, the Bears
drove 49 yards for their second
touchdown, a 13 yard pass from
Good to Mike Ricard, who made an
over-the-shoulder catch in the right
corner of the end zone. Jim Carenzo
'93 kicked the extra point to give the
Bears a 13-6 lead at the end of the
first quarter.
Amherst then drove early in the
second quarter, reaching the Polar
Bear 12 yard line, where Sawyer hit
Burke for an apparent touchdown
pass. But the play was called back
by a holding penalty, and the
Bowdoin defense stiffened, forcing
a 27 yard Peter Lewis field goal to
make the score 13-9.
Again, LaPlaca gave the Bears
good field position on the kickoff,
running it back to the Bowdoin 37.
The Bears needed 13 plays to score.
Mike Kahler '94, in his first game of
the season following a hamstring
injury, carried the ball six times,
and Good converted a 4th-and-4
from the Amherst 18 with an 11
yard pass to fullback Bill Dolley '94.
LaPlaca finished the drive with a
one yard dive on 3rd-and-goal.
The Bears held the 20-9 lead at
halftime, with their offense having
scored on three of four possessions.
Vandersea said, "The offense played
almost perfectly in the first half.
They showed poise and confidence
in coming from behind."
LaPlaca brought the second half
kickoff back 32 yards to once again
give the Bears good field position.
Again the Bears marched toward
the Lord Jeff goal, but they appeared
to stall when a holding penalty and
a sack forced the Bears into a 4th-
and-18 hole from^the Amherst 33
yard line. Here, Vandersea gambled
and chose to go for the first down, as
the distance was too long for a field
goal and too short for a punt.
The gamble paid off for the Bears
when Good found Peter Nye '94 at
the Amherst 1 2. Nye slipped a tackle
and raced into the end zone for the
touchdown, stunning the Lord Jeffs
and making the score 27-9.
Amherst did not quit in the game,
though. Sawyer
drove his team 71
yards in only seven
plays, aided by a
defensive ho -ding
call on a 3rd down
sack. Sawyer hit
Burke for a 27 yard
touchdown to cut
the Bowdoin lead to
27-15.
As the Lord Jeff
defense stiffened,
the Polar Bear Eric LaPlaca "93
defense did the same, forcing punts
on Amherst's next two drives, th^n
making the biggest defensive stand
of the game, stopping the Lord Jeffs
on four straight pass plays from the
Bowdoin 11 yard line. On the 4th
down play, Sawyer lobbed the ball
for Burke in the end zone. Burke
appeared to catch the pass at first,
but Scott Landau '92 stripped it
away before Burke had control.
Vandersea called Landau's effort
"the biggest defensive play of the
game."
The defense also registered six
sacksofAmherst'sSawyer,twoeach
by Tony Schena '93, Jeff Walker '94,
and Ed Richards'94. Andy Petitjean
'92assistedontwoofthe Polar Bear
sacks.
Any further hopes foran Amherst
in recent action. Photo by Jim Sabo
comeback were dashed by John
Vegas '93, who stripped the ball
away on an Amherst punt return
with 2:12 left in the game. Kevin
LetellierJ95 recovered the ball, and
the Polar Bears held on for the win.
The victory over Amherst gives
Bowdoin momentum going into this
weekend'scontest against Tufts.The
Jumbos take their 3-1 record and
revamped offense into Whittier
Field for tomorrow's game, sure to
be exciting with the Homecoming
crowd on hand.
The Jumbos have recently
switched to the I-formation. They
featureoneof the leading rushers in
the NESCAC, Brian Curtin, and a
double threat in quarterback /kicker
Chris Wild.
Field hockey upsets Southern Maine and Plymouth State
By Elizabeth Weinstein
ORIENT STAFF
The Bowdoin Polar Bear field
hockey team earned their biggest
win so far this season when they
defeated number one ranked
Southern Maine, 2-1, last
Wednesday.
For the first twenty-nine minutes
of the game both teams wrestled for
the ball. With six minutes left in the
first half, USM swept the ball past
Bowdoin goalie Clair Valle '95
during a flurry in front of the goal.
The Bears, who were unable to tie
it up before halftime, came back in
the second half with a vengeance.
Said coach Sally LaPointe, "They
took some time in the first to feel
each other out and see what USM
could do. Coming out of the first
half, the girls themselves realized
they could win."
Bowdoin' s first goal did not come
until 18:28 of the second half, when
during a tangle in front of the USM
goal, forward Elizabeth Morton '95
pushed the ball past the goalie.
Morton was also responsible for
the Bears' second goal of the game
just five minutes later, on a
breakaway. Captain Sara Beard '92
hit the ball around the USM defense
from just above the fifty. Morton
scooped up the ball, sprinted up
towards the goal and sank one past
the Huskies' goalie.
The Bears' offense, which
produced 15 shots on goal, was
backed by solid defensive work. The
Bears utilized Valle in the first half
for six saves, and Jen Baker '95 in the
second with three saves. Both goalies
were aided by tremendous
performances from Cathy Small '95
and Jennifer Bogue '94.
"The whole team played
extremely well," said LaPointe, "We
did the passing and made them play
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"They play with long hits. They
move the ball hard and fast. We
play with small passes and tight
control," added Beard, "We did a
good job getting the ball around
them."
Bowdoin also played Tufts last
Saturday, another team that utilized
long, hard passes. Noted coach
LaPointe, "Wedidn'tplayourgame,
we played theirs, but we won it."
Indeed the Bears pulled out a 3-2
victory over the Jumbos.
Tufts scored the first goal of the
game at 15:23 of the first half, after a
corner shot. There was a flurry
around the Bowdoin cage and Tufts
wasableto push the ball past Baker.
Emily LeVan '95 evened the score
with an unassisted goal at 6 :48 when
she shot the ball long past Tufts'
goalie. Le Van also assisted on
Bowdoin's second goal of the game
early on in the second half. Le Van
shot the ball in from the right side to
center for Morton, who slapped it
into the lower right-hand corner of
the goal.
Tufts brought the score to 2-2
when they were able to get by Bogue
and slip the ball behind the goalie.
With the game tied for the second
time, both teams put the pressure
on. Bowdoin, however, managed to
pull ahead for good at 1 3:33 off of a
corner, when once again Morton
sent the ball into the goal.
The Polar Bears fell to Wesleyan
2-1 last Saturday, but rebounded to
upset Plymouth State on
Wed nesday by the same score. They
face Connecticut College for
Homecoming Weekend tomorrow.
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Bowdoin rugby club captures Maine state title
By Richard Squire
orient contributor
Equalling their 1990 unbeaten
regular season performance, the
Bowdoin Rugby Football Club
completed their Maine state sweep
with a decisive 22-6 victory over
UMO last Saturday before a small
but dedicated Fall Break home
crowd. The Black Bears joined Maine
Maritime, Bates, and Colby in defeat
at the hands of the 1991 Bowdoin
squad, who at 4-0 stand dominantly
atop the North Division with the
New England tournament two
weeks away.
Tomorrow the Polar Bears match
up against Middlebury, their only
remaining league opponent. This
year the squad from Vermont,
searching for sterner seasonal
competition, has transferred to the
previously all-Maine North
Division. Tomorrow at 1:30, the
Bowdoin ruggers hope to welcome
them to the division with a defeat.
This year's Bowdoin squad is the
best its veterans have seen yet. Each
opponent has readily fallen in the
face of the team's relentless
down field marches and focused
team work. Scrum-half Mike Daoust
'92, co-captain of the Bear attack,
explains the lopsided victories: "As
in previous years, we have good
players. But this is the first time we
are truly playing as a team. Our
continuityof play between forwards
and backs is excellent. Everyone is
contributing, and no one is trying to
be a hero." *"*
Traditional opening-day rival
Maine Maritime, defending at home
in Castine, fell first on September
22- ,
Bowdoin's next contest against
Bates was hyped to be the match of
the year. It was, in fact, a rout. Before
a Parents' Weekend home crowd,
Bowdoin crushed the Bobcats 38-
12, returning their opponents to
Lewiston battered from one of their
worst defeats in the 20 year old
series.
Colby was next. The Bears
journeyed north to meet an
undefeated White Mule squad eager
for revenge after a heart breaking
1990 loss in Brunswick. That year's
scrappy Colby squad, convinced
that they were on their way to
Amherst with the ball on the
Bowdoin five meter line and the
score at 10-9, had their tournament
hopes whistle-blown to the winds
when their final drive ran out of
time. This year, the Polar Bears
decisively put their dreams of
retribution to rest 19-9. When
UMaine-Orono next fell 22-6, they
did so much more quietly.
While some clubs are led only by
their veteran seniors, the B.R.F.C. is
extremely lucky to be coached by
Rick Scala and Greg Apraham,
lifetime Portland players. Co-
captain Eben Adams '92 attributes
much of Bo wdoin's success to them.
He noted, "A Colby player after the
match told me how impressed their
team was with our skills. He noticed
that we made almost zero mistakes.
The reason for this is our top, top
coaching."
Both forwards and backs shared
in the bonanza of tries against Bates,
and the pack continues to be a
considerable scoring threat next to
the experienced and unified
backfield. Adams asserts that "It is
the kind of team that can score from
anywhere on the field."
- Adams leads a set of forwards,
whose fiery intensity terrorizes
opposing backfield s and dominates
in the rucks. Often smaller pound-
for-pound than their counterparts,
they more than compensate for size
with their unity and discipline. The
front row features Adams, hooker
Rob Corvi '93, and the squad's
youngest starter, Erin White '95.
Veteran locks Paul Nadeau '92 and
Dave Gluck '92 drive the Bear pack,
and loose forwards Mike Appeneal
'92, Tad Renvyle '92, and Matt
Torrington '93 shut down enemy
fly-halves and centers with quick
and debilitating tackles.
The backfield returns most of the
veterans who shared in the 1990
state championship. After Daoust
comes fly-half/center Brian
Famham '93, centers Chip Brewer
'92 and Asi DeSilva '93, and fleet-
footed wings Ken Waters '93 and
Jason Caron '94.
Todd Roma '92 starts at fullback,
a nchoring the Bowdoin defense and
adding a try or two with his
galloping blasts through the line.
Rounding out Bowdoin's "score
Mike Daoust '92 emerges from the scrum with the ball. Photo by Erin Sullivan.
from anywhere" attack is fly-half
Justin Givot '93, whose surprise
drop-kick field goals against Colby
and UMO added more
psychologically to the victories than
the three points added to the score.
Silverman '94 secured an 18-161ead.
A salient absence from the club
this year is that of William F.
Springer '93. The members have
dedicated their 1991 season to his
memory, and now take the field
Adding powerful depth to the with his initials displayed on their
club is the wealth of experienced A- shoulders of their jerseys.
side alternates and numerous
rookies who comprise the B-side
team.The "Killer-B's," captained on
the field by veterans Nils Larson
The sport of rugby got a publicity
boost from NewsChannel 13 when
they featured the Bowdoin club
during their on-campus broadcast
92, Andy Cowen '92, Jared Payton on September 20. The Bowdoin
'93 and Todd Krapf '93, have not ruggers were happy to see
been beaten since 1989. They most themselves on the air, and were
recently triumphed in a grueling particularly thrilled when Felicia
match against UMO on Saturday, Knight compared their game to mud
when a late field- goal by Jon wrestling.
Women's soccer loses to rival Connecticut Coll.
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The Bowdoin women's soccer
team had a three game winning
streak snapped when they fell to
rival Connecticut College 3-2
Saturday. The loss came one day
after the Bears had shut out
Wesleyan 1-0 for their sixth win of
the season and one week after an
impressive 2-0 win over bitter rival
Tufts.
The win over Tufts was significant
as the Jumbos and Polar Bears had
played many close and exciting
contests over the last few years,
including a 1-1 tie in 1990. In this
game, the Bears took many good
shots and were able to punch
through two goals.
Midway through the first half,
Alicia Collins '93 slammed home a
rebound of a K.C. Frary '92 shot
from 10 yards out to give the Bears
the lead at halftime. Carol Thomas
'93 added the insurance goal in the
second half by heading in a corner
kick by Collins, on a play that
appeared to come right out of the
best soccer textbook.
Coach John Cullen was impressed
with the Bears' play, saying "We
played with a lot of confidence. Our
defense did not panic when Tufts
got a few corner kicks and our shot
selection was excellent."
The Bears then had the week off
two prepare for their two games in
Connecticut. The Cardinals were a
much improved team from the past
few years, particularly on defense,
and it showed in the score.
The only goal of the game was
scored by Courtney Perkins '95, who
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from 1 2 yards out. Roy came up the
right side and drew the defense
before laying off a touch pass to
Perkins.
The game was very evenly played,
with both goalies getti ng four saves .
Caroline Blair-Smith '93 picked up
her seventh shutout of the year.
Cullen commented, "Wesleyan is
a much improved team. They have
a good defense and a couple of quick
forwards. We hung with them and
got the goal we needed."
Fatigue caught up with the Bears
the next day, however, as they failed
to hold a 2-1 halftime lead against
the Camels.
The game was surprisingly high
scoring, as Conn. College had a
reputation for tight defense and 1-0
games. When theCamels scored just
10 minutes into the game, Cullen
was worried that they would tighten
up the defense, and the game would
remain scoreless for the remainder.
But Roy scored at the 25 minute
mark, converting a beautiful cross
from KatieGould '94. Gould's cross
beat the goalie and Roy was able to
run the ball in off her body, a play
which Cullen termed "very
intelligent and very controlled."
With only two minutes left in the
half, Amy Neher '94 scored on a
direct kick from 20 yards out, and
the Bears took the lead going into
the half.
Cullen said, "In the first half, we
played aggressively. In the second
half, I think we were tired and we
had something in our minds about
protecting the lead. In any case, we
were more conservative and we did
not play smart defensively."
The Camels tied the game 20
minutes into the second half on a
cross, and they scored the game-
winner on a partial breakaway with
only seven minutes left. Bowdoin
had no response, and Conn. College
walked away with the victory.
On Wednesday, the Bears fell to
Salem State, 3-0, as the Vikings
scored three times in the second
half. The loss dropped the Polar
Bears record to 6-4-1.
This weekend brings powerful
Plymouth State, the top-ranked
team in New England to Brunswick
for a Homecoming Weekend
showdown tomorrow. Two years
ago, the Bears pulled off a 1-0 upset,
but Plymouth State exacted revenge
with a 2-0 win at home last year. The
game starts at 12 noon.
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Ballplayers 1 green leads to managers 1 pink slips
Louder than Words
By Dave Jackson
Every once in a while, something
happens in sports that really
disturbs me. Last week was one of
those times. In a span of four days,
four Major League managers were
fired, bringing the total to 1 2 for the
season. This figure is ridiculous, but
it serves as an accurate reflection of
the current crisis in professional
baseball, that of big money and the
big pressure that it puts on the
management of the teams that
choose to pay that money to their
players.
Last Monday, the New York
Yankees fired manager Stump
Merrill. The next day, Joe Morgan
was let go by the Boston Red Sox.
The following day, the Milwaukee
Brewers handed Tom Trebelhorn a
pink slip. Finally, on the very next
day, the Seattle Mariners fired Jim
Lefebvre. These four men, along
with the eight that had been fired
previously this year, are victims of
the careless spending that has
overwhelmed the national pastime
for the past four years.
When teams do not exceed
expectations, owners and general
managers are forced to take drastic
steps to cover what essentially are
their own mistakes, namely bad
trades, signings and other personnel
moves. Combine that with the
escalating salaries, which have
produced inflated, almost
unmanagable egos, and a baseball
manager's job has never been
tougher than it is presently. In
addition to making the nuts-and-
bolts decisions on the field, a
manager must function as a team
psychologicist and referee for any
and all inevitable conflicts that arise
along the way.
It is true that some managers are
unable to handle these
responsibilities. But even the ones
that are able to do so are now on the
hot seat that has been created by the
recent spending craze. Take
Morgan, for example. While it is
true that many in Boston were
turned off by the nonchalant attitude
of the Red Sox manager, Morgan
had to handle one of the toughest
clubhouses in the league. Also, he
inherited three players in the off-
season, Danny Darwin, Matt Young
and Jack Clark, who cost the team a
combined twenty-eight million
dollars. Clark hit twenty-eight
homers and contributed eighty-
seven RBIs, but otherwise he hit
twenty-five points below his career
average and did not help the team
with his verbal criticism of Morga n' s
managing. Darwin went on the
disabled list for the first time in his
career in June and never returned.
Young showed why no other team
was stupid enough to offer him the
sum of money that the Red Sox did .
Were these budgetary errors
Morgan's fault? Clearly not. They
fall on the shoulders of Lou Gorman,
the team's general manager, who
felt that firing Morgan may have
been the only way to save his own
job. The Red Sox payroll is surpassed
only by that of the Oakland
Athletics, and the blame for the
team's disappointing season falls
first to bad luck and injuries and
second to management's over-
generous wallet. Morgan serves as
the scapegoat.
Two of the other firings seem even
more unjustified . While the Brewers
spent some money on free agents
d uring the past two off-seasons, they
were primarily a team of
homegrown players who were
predicted to finish well below .500
for the season, and Trebelhorn was
picked by many prognosticators as
the first American League manager
to be fired.
Instead, the team finished just one
game out of second place in the AL
East, with a record of 83-79 and
Trebelhorn did an excellent job
patching together a pitching staff
torn apart by injuries and ineffective
relief work. What better way to halt
the momentum generated by the
Brewers' late season surge than to
fire the man that catalyzed that
surge. It is clear that something
political was the motivation for the
firing; just the day before, team GM
Harry Dalton was let go and
replaced by Sal Bando, not exactly a
proponent of Trebelhorn. Note that
the leading candidate for a
replacement is Gene Tenace, a
former teammate of Bando who
served as interim manager of the
Blue Jays during the September
swoon that almost cost them the
division title.
And the Mariners, a team which
can hardly afford to spend money
on any free agents, fired their
manager at the conclusion of their
most successful season ever. The
team finished at 83-79, with a team
consisting primarily of talented and
enthusiastic young players. It was
the first winning season in team
history, and much of the credit goes
to Lefebvre, an excellent teacher of
young players and a very patient
manager. Maybe the team wants to
move up to the next level, but in this
case, but before this year, the "next
level" was simply to finish with a
winning record, and Lefebvre
accomplished the task.
In addition, it should be noted
that both the Brewers and the
Mariners finished with a record
exactly one game below that of the
Athletics. Even with their big
payroll, no one in the Oakland
organization would dare blame
manager Tony LaRussa for the
teams fall from the top. And justly
so, for LaRussa is no more to blame
for the Athletics' disappointing
season than Morgan is for the Red
Sox' season.
It's also a shame when a decent
person has to be fired from their
managerial position because they
don't have the capability to manage
a particular group of players in a
particular place, as was thecase with
the Mets' Bud Harrelson, who had
trouble handling the spotlight in
New York, and Merrill, who lost the
respect of both Yankee players and
management after the Don
Mattingly haircut episode. But in
thesecases the firing can be justified.
With a different person and a
different personality at the helm,
the teams may have done better.
Many great managers have fallen
victim to this scenario.
There are also times when
dumping a manager occurs when a
team has reached its nadir and needs
to make a fresh start, as with the
cases of Philadelphia's Nick Leyva,
Kansas City's John Wathan,
Montreal's Buck Rodgers and
Cleveland's John McNamara. In the
case of the Phillies, the change
actually helped, as new manager
Jim Fregosi maximized the returns
from a young pitching staff. The
results from the other two cases are
insufficient to judge the success of
the changes.
But the dumpings of Morgan,
Trebelhorn, and Lefebvre, as well
as those of the Cubs' Don Zimmer,
the Orioles' Frank Robinson, and
the Angels' Doug Rader, are
examples of front offices panicking
as a result of their own irrational
shopping sprees. Note that the
successors in these cases were not
the "quick fixes" that it was hoped
that they would be.
The saddest aspect of this whole
episode is that there is no viable
solution at this time. Salaries are, at
the moment, spiraling out of control,
and many teams have the money to
pay them. Inevitably,theownerand
the general manager will have to
blame someone for a team not living
up to expectations, and the easiest
person to blame is the manager.
They can't fire the whole team.
Perhaps the best fans can do is sit
and shake our heads.
However, it is quite fitting that, in
a baseball season filled with so many
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The doubting of Thomas
The confirmation of Clarence Thomas as an
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme
Court comes at the end of a process
unremarkable only because it is what we have
come to expect of our government. When the claims of
sexual harassment made by Professor Hill became
known to the public, the confirmation hearings became
a complete mockery. Senators of the Judiciary
Committee used every possible opportunity to spout
rhetoric meant to make them and their party look
properly concerned (or unconcerned, depending) about
the charges. The result was a proceeding unfair to
Thomas, Professor Hill, and, most of all, to the American
people. For elected representatives ought to be more
concerned with doing their jobs and less concerned
with keeping them.
Now, it would be extremely naive to expect Senators
to completely ignore their own self-interest when facing
a gallery of reporters. That is why Professor Hill's
charges ought to have been investigated more privately,
in closed session. Then, when the truth had been
reached, so much as it was possible to do so, the matter
could be made more public. But only after the matter
had been debated, ensuring that the debate was
centered on the issue rather than on the public image
of the Senators concerned.
We members of the Bowdoin community would
do well to take a lesson from all of this. After all, the
people involved in the Thomas confirmation are not
the only ones who succumb to the temptation of
posturing over some political event at the expense of
the real issue. This sort of misdirected energy abounds
at Bowdoin as well. And it has the same effect on
public perceptions of the issues being discussed.
Rather than being impressed with the convictions of
the people involved, and interested or concerned
with what they have to say, the audience gets no
further than being disillusioned. The apparent lack of
interest in seeing anything concrete accomplished
displayed by certain people, combined witha tendency
to pontificate gratuitously, spawns a powerful
aversion to sympathetic attention on the part of
listeners.
If we are to take anything good from the events
played out in the Senate, let it be a conviction to do as
our leaders say, and not as they do.
What kind of college do we want, anyway?
Bowdoin College is at a point in its history when
some hard decisions must be made about the
purpose of the College and the goals of a
liberal-arts education. Budget woes constitute
the most obvious factor forcing these issues to the fore;
deciding which programs to keep and which to eliminate
will naturally have an effect on the character of education
offered by the college. Less obvious, however, are two
other determinative influences: the increasing need for
a concrete answer to the trade-off between sensitivity
and free speech, and the college's need to reconsider its
definition of a "liberal arts education."
The definition of a liberal arts education varies as
much as the institutions that offer it. Bowdoin's
conception of the term seems to be based on the notion
that a liberal arts education is based more on how a
student learns than what he or she learns; that by
studying a broad range of subjects, the student achieves
a more complete and open-minded view of the world
and his or her responsibilities to it.
If teaching students how to think, rather than what
to think, is Bowdoin's aim, then the college has reacted
oddly to the need for funding cuts. If, indeed, programs
must be cut, then it ought to be with an eye towards
preserving a diverse curriculum, rather than towards
maintaining high-profile, firmly-entrenched
departments at the expense of new, untried programs.
Certainly, if Bowdoin existed only to teach its students
how to be doctors and la wyers, then there would be no
need for a Women's Studies program or an Asian
Studies program. (Although it could be argued that to
become a good doctor or lawyer, one ought to
understand at least a little bit about the society that one
serves.) But medical school and law school take care of
vocational training - Bowdoin ought to be concerned
with exposing students to thoughts and ideas (be they
philosophical, scientific, or what have you) that will
allow students to become broad-minded doctors,
lawyers, scientists, or whatever.
It has been argued that Bowdoin must simply
sacrifice the borderline programs to continue operating
effectively. It would be sad if that proved true, for it
would mean that Bowdoin has admitted failure in its
goal of offering several disciplines to "liberate." the
mind.
Naturally, when the budget-cutter's axe looms
overhead, everyone is quick to push others under it
before themselves. Perhaps if the bigger, firmly-
entrenched departments would be true to the college's
purpose, they would take a bigger share of the cuts and
spare smaller departments from going under.
Bowdoin, some say, spends far less money on its
academic programs — faculty salaries, new positions,
research funding, etc. - than it should; far less, in fact,
than its peer colleges. Whether or not true, it is hard to
understand the wholesale slashing of academic
departments when several enormously expensive,
glossy building projects are still being paid for.
And what about the college's reaction — or lack ef
it — to the growing debate between sensitivity and free
speech? In the name of preserving order, and the
protection of some student's sensitivities, the college
has begun to make a policy of discouraging free
expression of certain patterns of speech and ideas.
Admittedly, the college is a private institution, and is
not legally bound by the First Amendment in the same
way as the government. What, however, does this say
about Bowdoin's commitment to encouraging thought
if the college labels certain kinds of thought
inappropriate? If it goes so far as to make policies to
back up that discouragement? The environment for
learning must be preserved, yes, but what kind of
learning? Only that gained from books, and from
professors?
That is only a part of the education that Bowdoin
offers; it also gives students the opportunity to learn
from one another. If that is limited to only the pleasant,
uncontroversial aspects of our common beliefs, then
Bowdoin has failed in offering a complete education.
Students come to a liberal arts college not only to
learn but also to grow, to broaden the horizons of their
understanding of the world; the college must remain
faithful to that goal, despite budget problems and unrest
in the community.
Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
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pin ion
Clarence Thomas 1 Confirmation: A Senatorial Slip-Up?
By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
Background: Anyone who hasn't been living under a rock for the
past few weeks knows about the unbelievable events surrounding
Judge Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearings for Supreme Court
Justice. Anita Hill, a thirty-seven year old law professor at the
University of Oklahoma was asked to defend allegations she made
stating that Thomas had sexually harassed her in 1982, when she
worked for him as an assistant at the Equal Employment Opportunity
Council. For a week, Thomas defended himself while senators
described pornographic films involving animals and other oddities
to him and asked about pubic hairs in soft drinks in hopes of clearing
ud the scandalous mess that thev were part of creating. Americans
shook their heads at the way the whole thing was handled, and
senators scrambled to take sides in politically charged speeches,
careful to^avoid seeming callous while the ever-present eye of C-
SPAN watched over the proceedings. Thomas survived, barely, and
was confirmed by a vote of 52-48. Many people, however, were far
from satisfied; the question still remained as to whether or not
Thomas had sexually harassed Hill, and whether or not Thomas was
even a suitable justice regardless of those charges, given his opinions
onabortion and natural law. The following students expressed their
opinions on the affair.
Brian Farnham, Managing Editor
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PHIL GORDON '92
Brookline, MA
I don't like Thomas. I don't like his views on personal
liberties. Sexual harassment is a very serious charge, and it is
reprehensible. I lean more towards favoring her [Anita Hill],
even though it was a long time ago. A lot of what Thomas
said was stuff that his political backers including George
Bush told him to say. The whole thing is disgusting. But
beyond the issue of sexual harassment, his views are out of
this world. Although he hasn't taken a direct stand on
abortion, supposedly, George Bush is backing him, so he's
obviously anti-choice.
DAVID RAINIE '94
Canton, MA
Whether Thomas was innocent or guilty, he had his name
dragged through the mud. The senators were worse, though
- they dragged the name of the court through the mud. We
should never have someone whose integrity is in question
sitting on the VS. Supreme Court. Thomas' confirmation is a
blow to everything the senators are supposed to protect.
Before Anita Hill's testimony, I didn't pay much attention to
the hearings. But now, I feel like there are so many qualified
candidates to choose from, they shouldn't confirm one whose
values are in question. In that respect, the Senate has failed
this country.
CHRIS ROY '92
Boston, MA
I think Thomas deserved to be confirmed. I think it's
unfortunate that all the Anita Hill stuff came to light -
everyone makes mistakes. I watched as much of the hearings
as I could, and I thought it was interesting to see the interior
workings of the court. I think the whole thing will be good
for the future of the women's movement. It will heighten
male awareness of the issue, although it didn't change my
opinion of Thomas. I like his rebelliousness and anger
towards the existing social norms and towards the elitist
white male- dominated society. I stand behind him all the
way.
SARAH THISTLE '94
Bangor, ME
I think that in the end, Thomas was confirmed not because
he was the most qualified, but because Anita Hill didn't
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he sexually harassed
her. She was definitely victimized, and Thomas was definitely
slandered, but I don't think an answer ever came out of it.
George Bush said Thomas was the most qualified person,
but I don't agree. I think this will make a lot of women more
scared, because women who work for men in positions of
power would have seen what Anita Hill went through, and
how hard it was when people didn't believe her. Thomas
should not have been confirmed.
TARAN GRIGSBY '93
Boston, MA
I think this whole thing has been politics at its worst. The
whole issue had nothing to do with Thomas' qualifications as
a judge. The Democrats were fed up and frustrated, and they
realized how much damage George Bush could do. They
couldn't get Bush for choosing someone black, so they dug up
dirt on Thomas. But did anything ever come out about his
views on abortion? Civil rights? I object to his politics, but I
also feel sorry for him because he got caught up in a political
battle.
SHERIA POPE f 95
Clinton, MD
Clarence Thomas should not be on the Supreme Court.
He's against abortion . Suppose that because of him they pass
a law saying abortion is illegal? I don't understand why the
sexual harassment allegations weren't brought against him
sooner. They seem to be true. I didn't like the way the Senate
brought racism into the hearings — it has nothing to do with
what race you are, but what kind of person you are inside
that will make you a good candidate. I think this will
probably pull women closer together in fighting against
sexual harassment. I believe Hill, because she believed in
what she was saying.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991
Student Opinion
Through The Looking Glass
By Paul Miller
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THIS WEEK: "Tokens and Types"
"Esse est percepi"
George Berkeley
Notes of a Madman. Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture: Cliche.
Metaphor. Cliche. Dilute. Distribute.
A Black face in a high place, and the
monolith breaks. Suddenly, not all
Black people think the same, and
Booker T. Washington's memory
runs rampant through my mind.
It's hard being an obituary writer.
One often sees the signs of death
earlier than the people one is writing
for. You know those signs of death:
1) rigor mortis, (a noticeable
stiffening at the extremities) and 2)
the fact that someone is writing
about it. But as someone said before,
on with the circus, and onward with
the death of permanence. In any
case, 1 guess it's easier to dissect
dead material. Has anyone been
following the Clarence Thomas
nomination?Oddsarethat, like most
of America, you have. Likeany other
performance art piece, this social
situation has its cast of characters.
Everyone plays their role, and the
audience's interaction with the cast
creates a spectacle-commodity
based economy of cliches. But a trial
or confirmation hearing isa situation
where the individual plays a role
that is still somewhat more exciting
than the theater because the acting
occurs in real time .
Not only does the person play
their role, but we sit and watch and,
if everything goes as planned, we
can enjoy the unfolding of a well
rehearsed play that actually means
something in real life. The trial has
characters that, even more so than
in the theater, want to create an
empathetic bond with the viewing
community. The drama has a real
impact, and the spectator group
wants to follow its course to the
very end. And a Republican Senator
calls it voodoo justice ("Do you
swear to tell the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, so
help you God?).
But the interesting thing about
the Thomas nomination is that it
has people talking. Like a lot of other
relics of the Reagan Revolution (a
reverse world where words mean
more than actions: but then he was
an actor, and words do mean quite
a bit), it encompasses so many issues
that are normally left out of
mainstream media, that it seems like
it's become a government soap
opera directed by Spike Lee and
David Lynch (Do The Right Thing
and Twin Peaks combined and
choreographed by George Bush,
with liner notes taken from
Satyricon). Smut and dirt, and
reactions of honor and total non-
awareness do resound in the
conscious American mind after all.
With all the love of the theatrical
that people have, I'm surprised it
didn't get even more nasty. It was
just exciting enough to make me
tune in, but just boring enough to
make me realize that all the issues
involved were expressed by poor
actors (like some gaudily popular
show on Fox TV that's popular
exactly because of that factor. Say
for example Married With Children).
In the end, it seems like all sense of
value has switched (or should I say
expression of concern means a lot
more than the reality of concern; it's
a new round of suggest and destroy.
The public demands entertainment,
and who are these senators to risk
non-compliance with the national
conscience? v
While the issues draw you into
the dramatic experience going on
before you, the critical edge of the
spectaclemight somehow get a little
muddied by the screen play. So
here's a little recap of the situation:
Thomas is Black. He's an African
American (they are after all slightly
different). He went to Yale. He's
from a poor background in the rural
South. He's pulled himself up-by-
attacked other Blacks for what he
thought was their use of race to
defend themselves would be using
such a ploy at the 1 1 th hour. Perhaps
at Midnight memory hits us, and
we remember where wecame from?
(All I can say is that we understand,
unless we are a little dull, that if
Cinderella has to walk in crystal
slippers, she had best walk
carefully she might hurt the
prince when she falls on him. Not to
mention she might cut her feet).
The Republicans defend him in a
most nasty process, and accuse the
Democrats of sullying the
nomination process. Dramatically,
Smut and dirt, and reactions of honor and
total non-awareness do resound in the concious
American mind after all. With all the love of the
theatrical that people have, Vm surprised it
didn y t get even more nasty.
reversed?), but after all we live in
the information age. When would
one have have thought that these
Republicans and Democrats
actually care about these issues? The
best thing to do is act like you know,
because until the next election, they
certainly don't.
The verbiage about sexual
harassment and its repercussions
has become a political signpost to
measure how each side expects to
win public approbation (lights,
cameras, revolution lipservice).
And one need not go on about
lynchings and their cover-ups in
the national conscience. The
Democrats throw the sexual
harassment issue in as last measure
against the nomination, and the
Republicans bring in several women
who say that they have been sexually
harassed themselves (and who are
loyal supporters of Thomas) to
counter the Democrats allegations.
A Byzantine labyrinth of deceit is
created, the public gobbles it up,
and in the end, no one really knows
if any of these issues will ever be
resolved. But this doesn't matter,
the TV cameras are there, and the
his-bootstraps in the face of
tremendous odds. For the
nomination process, the
Republicans have made him into a
walking cliche that's hard to resist.
The Democrats are having a hard
time countering his background so
they bring in the issue of sexual
harassment. Professor Hill, a
talented law professor, plays the
role of the Democratic counter cliche
who accuses Thomas of sexual
harassment has also gone a similar
route through the land of success:
she's Black. She's African- American.
She too went to Yale, and she too
was able to land several pretty good
jobs through the keenness of her
intelligence and her use of the
political system (though she seems
to have never brought the topic up
of Thomas's alleged sexual
harassment to anyone else prior to
the nomination in a truly substantial
manner hmm). Thomas
responds to the allegation of sexual
harassment on national TV as an
"electronic lynching," and if the
irony of such a statement misses
you, one can only wonder why
someone who has consistently
I have to admit it was pretty
interesting seeing this African-
American male in front of a panel of
white wealthy males accusing them
of initiating an electronic lynching.
The anger in his face, and the calm
resolution in Professor Hill's were
well composed. The plans of both
parties were well machinated, but I
have to admit, the Republicans got
the upper hand in terms of dirtiness
(they allude that Hill is a
schizophrenic lunatic who suffers
from delusions to discredit her
testimony after all she did serve
in the Reagan administration). After
all of this spectacle the climax of the
story occurs at its end: Thomas is
confirmed over "tremendous odds,"
the storybook triumph goes into t
national history, all the Senators
looked pretty good in front of the
camera, and the gods of American
voodoo justice triumph.
In the end, however, the sex issue
definitely brought up the ratings of
the various TV networks, and
everyone had their fifteen minutes
of fame. Professor Hill is (now) a
champion of the sexual harassment
issue, and will probably follow up
her appearance in court with some
sort of action (book?....film?). All in
all, the issue of division of race and
gender was brought to the forefront
by the Black thang (more tomorrow),
and Thomas is an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court.
But one really must wonder if
the all-pervasive issue of sexual
harassment has been dealt with in
any manner that can be seen in a
concrete light
(concrete....light after all this is an
obituary). Or is it a football that was
used at the proper moment, only to
be discarded when it is no longer of
any use? Rhetoric aside (never
believe anyone who says this), it's
pretty good that these issues were
brought in front of the nation in
such a forceful manner. That's about
the only good thing that came of
this nomination confirmation (he
still hasn't heard of Roe v. Wade
though!).
Telephonically speaking,
Thomas's contention that he was
being electronically lynched
(lynching, after all was a sexual
crime in the South, some peoples'
sexuality was acceptable, and other
peoples', i.e. African
Americans' well there's only a
couple of bones and ashes left to tell
that story) struck me as ludicrous.
Thomas, an African-American
Republican of the highest standing,
and with the backing of the most
powerful president in recent history
being "lynched"? Come on, save
the drama for yo' mama; though I
have to admit the acting was good.
Both sides take the drama of the
situation to the bank, and the "trial"
only highlighted how little each side
really cares about the real issue of
sexual harassment. I give 'em an A
for verbal effort, but the
juxtaposition of an "electronic
lynching" and modern sexual
harassment in the workplace was a
little too opportunistic of both sides.
Both, in attempting to draw the
mantle of perceived righteousness
around their actions, only push it
away even more (very, very Reagan
Revolution style I still think he
[Reagan) was a pretty bad actor).
Thomas is confirmed, the trial goes
on eternally for women in the
workplace and in life, and there's
still pubic hair on America's coke
cans. Onward with the Reagan
Revolution! Onward with the death
of permanence! The American
dream demands both.
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tilt
9 \ \ *
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991
15
tte
to the Kdito
Thanks expressed by Executive
Board for support
The following letter is a preliminary message from the Exec Board
that in future issues ivQl take the form of a weekly column in the
Student Opinion section designed to keep the community informed
about Board activities.
The members of the 1991-92 Student Executive Board would
like to express our gratitude to the Bowdoin student
community for its votes. We hope that we will live up to your
expectations. We anticipate a year full of challenges and
opportunities to make a positive contribution to the Bowdoin
community. Some issues that have already come before the
Board are the Alcohol Policy, college committee openings,
first-year student elections and the new student constitution.
Dealing with these issues will be an ongoing process and we
would welcome any and all student input. Some upcoming
issues of which the student body should be a wareare openings
on two Governing Board committees. The Executive Board
will hold interviews for the Subcommittee on Minority Affairs
later on this month, so sign up in the Union and interview if
you are concerned about these issues. Listed below you will
find a list of all this year's Board members, so get to know us
because we represent your interests. Please feel free to contact
us if you have any questions or comments.
Silas Byrne '92
Jim Carenzo '93
Kristen Deftos '94
Lauren Deneka '95
Shauna Eastman '94
Rebekah Eubanks '93
Taran Grigsby '93
Ameen Haddad '93
Neil Houghton '94
Daniel Sanborn '95
Mike Sullivan '94
John Vegas '93
Jonathan Winnick '95
Justin Ziegler '95
Brian Zipp '95
Incident on quad seen as good
opportunity for education
The following letter is a copy of one originally sent to President
Edwards.
To the Editor.
I read with interest the discussion of the "bias incident" in
the last two issues of The Bowdoin Orient. I was a senior in
college during the "Kent State incident" and the subsequent
strike on the campus. Both issues may not be exactly equal in
importance, but the students' strong reaction is. The image I
have of the strike was the college as a whole trying to deal with
the many varied issues in many one-on-one discussions. The
faculty and deans were quick to join the discussions, which
were carried at many levels and degrees of intensity. I
particularly remember Professor Whiteside sitting on the
grass under varying trees talking to anyone willing to listen or
needing to be listened to.
It seems to me that if someone had simply confronted the
students and asked them what they were doing, the "bias
incident" may not have come to pass. Professor Whiteside or
the like would most likely have confronted the students on the
spot. The discussion that followed would have educated the
students to their insensitivity and would have enhanced their
Bowdoin development. The inability of anyone in a position
of responsibility to confront the issue as it happened directly,
is, to me, the issue that should be discussed in a forum. The
Bowdoin that I knew did not educate by committee or forum.
The important discussion was handled one-on-one in direct
personal contact. The type of discussion that I have read about
over the past couple of weeks on campus is in itself a form of
bias. The type of arms-length discussion of what one may
have felt or been thought is so sterile and protected that
distortion and bias have to be the end result.
I would urge you as president of the College to bring the
campus back into contact with itself. Make the campus the
"hands on" school I once knew. People who know each other
personally and intimately are much less likely to create a "bias
incident". The type of impersonal discussions the Orient
details are much more likely to propagate bias than destroy it.
Firstly, what is an alumni group saying when it is willing to
raise $400,000 for President Edwards' new home; but is not
willing to (or does not think to) put that money towards
helping any of the forty students put on the wait list because
the school could not afford them? Obviously, the alumni have
a right to spend their money in any way they desire. That is not
the issue. At stake are their priorities.
Furthermore, I keep thinking about President Edwards'
refusal to live at the Johnson House (where President Greason
lived), which necessitated the fund raising to begin with.
Unless a member of the President's family is physically
disabled and the house is inaccessible, all other excuses (and
this is only my opinion) seem trivial. That Mr. Edwards feels
otherwise indicates the perceptual gap caused by class
difference. Accepting an expensive new home when one
already owns one, while the college can't afford to accept all
the students it wants, is an action that just doesn't seem right.
I'm sorry I wish I could express myself a little better on this
point.
Finally, I have a last and most important question. How
come when the forty students whose parents could pay were
moved from the wait list to being accepted, no one spoke of
affirmative action? Basically forty students were allowed to
buy their way in. Now I know that the admissions people say
there was no real comparable difference. But I think there
obviously was: money. However, this fact should not shock
anyone. Bowdoin, like every college in the country, has been
engaging in this practice since its inception. I am speaking of
legacies. Bowdoin sometimes (some would argue too often)
accepts less qualified individuals over more qualified ones
(perhaps people of color or of low socioeconomic status)
because their parents went here. Before I go any further let me
apologize to my friends who are legacies. They are all good
people and some of them are qualified; others are less so
(although "qualifications" constitutes another letter entirely).
Legacy acceptance is perhaps the most racist policy this
college can practice because the parents of people who go to
school now, attended Bowdoin when it was entirely or at least
overwhelmingly European-American; and when it was
entirely or overwhelmingly male. In other words certain
white people have an advantage over all others when it comes
to admission.
My point is this: if you are against affirmative action "be
Consistent. Do not criticize government mandated policies,
or talk about "underqualified" minority applicants unless
you are willing to criticize also legacies and the "Bowdoin
Connection" so many of us (and as much as I hate to say it, I
do mean us) hope to use.
column dedicated to ego massage when there are countless
other issues to discuss. Further, no reader wants to be lectured
on the merits of Andrew's personal approach to life. What
does one do with this? Perhaps such material should remain
in his diary where it belongs.
Sincerely,
Auden Schendler '92
Tom Anderson '92
John Simko '92
Theft of A-V golf cart is
thoughtless and immature
Sincerely,
Scott McCuen '91
Orient's remark showed lack of
journalistic integrity and taste
To the Editor:
The item on page three of last week's Orient concerning the
Meddiebempsters displays the Orient Editorial staff' s blatant
lack of professionalism.
The Orient should not consider itself above harmless
criticism meant in fun. Your retort to a joking remark made
during the Meddies' Parents' Weekend concert was shockingly
immature and would never have appeared in a publication
with any class.
The past* several issues of the Orient have contained glib
requests for opinions, yet when one is offered, the speaker is
attacked. If this is an example of how you "appreciate and
value all constructive criticism," don't be surprised when
your letter page is empty.
The Orient's own letter policy states that it "will not publish
any letter the Editors judge to be an attack on an individual's
character or personality." Perhaps the editors should consider
this when publishing their own opinions.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Kate Brogan '92
Emily Iarocci '92
Bruce R. Bragdon 70
Student questions
inconsistencies in community
Students offer negative opinion
of Wheeler's column "On Life"
To the Editor
To the Editor
Journalism is dialogue within the public sphere and as such
demands response. Andrew Wheeler's sophomoric and self-
I've been back at Bowdoin for more than a month now; ^ atm ^ UmwVn co lumn is melodramatic and borderline
ravehadtimetogetsettled.Buttherearestaiafewquestions J5£*rt *■*■***«!
in my head that won't go away.
To the Editor:
As an employee of the Audio-Visual Department I wish to
personally react to the theft of the department's golf cart on
October5,theSaturdaybeforebreak. It was stolen by Bowdoin
students from the M.U. steps while a student technician was
inside collecting equipment for transport. Unfortunately, this
incident hasn't been the first misfortune to befall the poor golf
cart. To start off, its headlight has been stolen so many times
by students that it's not worth replacing anymore. This
semester alone, the golf cart has already been stolen by
students twice in addition to the October 5 theft. The most
recent theft attempt had somebody attempt to start the golf
cart by jamming a screwdriver into the starting switch. As a
result the switch needs replacing.
It's not that the Department doesn't have a sense of humor-
-it's just that I think it's time students understood how they do
more than just "inconvenience" the A-V Department when
they mess with the golf cart. Fact is, stealing the golf cart really
hurts the department and its student employees. On October
5 it wasn't found until after 2 A.M. and this resulted in an
assignment not being completed because some heavy audio
equipment couldn't be transported to where it was needed.
Student A-V technicians are dependent on having the golf
cart to carry around equipment that is too cumbersome or
heavy to simply walk from one event to another. Even though
it is parked in one spot for long periods the golf cart at times
is also used very intensively. It often happens that several
events will take place almost simultaneously and as a result
several technicians will all need to share the golf cart. This
means that more than one assignment depends on everybody
knowing not only when they can use it, but where they can
find it. When the golf cart is stolen during such a time, disaster
results. So if you feel like being stupid and going for a golf cart
joyride please think again. A-V student technicians usually
have to keep to a schedule and can't afford to waste time
searching for a golf cart gone AWOL.
Believe it or not, golf cart theft isn't a swipe at a vaguely
sinister bureaucracy that only seeks to squash freedom and
the human spirit. The Department is here to serve students: it
supplies all that equipment for dances, sets up microphones
for speaking events, runs the movies the BFVS chooses and
shows all those movies for your otherwise dreary lecture
courses. In short, A-V is your friend-so don't screw with A-
V. Don't make A-V's job harder by stealing our equipment.
Sincerely,
Christopher Theisen '92
; offensive to see such a pretentious
Letters to the Editor
are always welcome
on any subject or
event within the
Bowdoin Community
or without. See the
Letter Policy in the
masthead for deadlines
and information.
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NUMBER 9
Polar Bears on rampage through post-season
Photo by Chris Strassel
RUGBY WINS NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Photo by Adam Shopis
WOMEN'S SOCCER MAKES ECAC SEMI-FINALS
Proposal to widen 1-95 blocked
By Zebedi ah Rice
orient asst. news editor
The state referendum on stopping
the turnpike widening was
approved by Maine voters on
Tuesday. The measure was
passed by a 59% to 41%
margin with 223,480 voting
"yes" to stop the widening
and 157,842 voting "no". The
question was approved in
all 16 of the state's counties and the
voter turnout, at 415% was much
higher than the 30% predicted.
The approval of this measure will
stop" the $100 million widening of
the turnpike and establish a new
state transportation policy which
would, for example, require state
officials to take into account
alternatives such as mass transit
before building roads and bridges.
In the final days before the
referendum, as the focus on this
question grew, the message shifted
from one about state policy to voter
dissatisfaction with their
government. A last minute pro-
referendum campaign ad, aired after
Governor John R. McKernan threw
Vlainers vote 'yes' to stop
widening
his weight against the measure,
linking the state budget crisis with
the large budget of the proposed
highway widening. A "yes" vote
was linked with a vote of no-
confidence in the state's leaders. The
state was forced to shut down in
July due to a $1 .2 billion state budget
deficit and many believe that the
link was crucial to the measure's
passage— especially since late polls
conducted for the Vote No on 1
Coalition showed that the race was
close.
The supporters of the Vote No
effort represented a broad range of
the state's power structure and were
aided by a Los Angeles consulting
firm. Included with Gov. McKeman
on this side were, for example,
Central Maine Power, Bath
Iron Works, the Maine
chamber of commerce and
almost every paving and
cement contractor in the state;
the Portland newspapers, and some
of the largest papers from Bangor
and Lewiston also supported the
Vote No effort.
The campaign against the
measure accumulated more than $1
million dollars- four times the
$250,000 the Vote Yes effort raised.
Hence, the defeat of the measure
was seen by many as a rejection of
the current power structure in the
state.
Missing Brunswick boy found dead
By Tom Davidson Jr.
ORIENT NEWS EDITOR
When William Wright Sr.
discussed the case of his missing
son last week, he spoke with a
certain sense of despair. "People
have been so helpful, but we just
don't know where to look."
His son Bill, 17, a resident of
Brunswick and a student of
Morse High School in Bath, had
been missing since October 13,
1991. Wright was found on
November 4, 1991 in the
Androscoggin River. The cause
of death was drowning with no
evidence of foul play. The body
was identified through medical
records.Theboy'sbodywas found
by hunters in the river Monday.
Investigators have no idea how
the body got into the river, but the
autopsy showed that the boy had
been in the river since the time he
mysteriously disappeared. -
Wright was a member of the
freshman football team, the
wrestling team and was extremely
popular among his peers. A funeral
will be held Friday at 2 p jn. at the
United Methodist Church in
Brunswick.
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Rugby wins New England Championship.....................Page 3
Women's soccer advances to ECAC semi-finals. Page 3
Anniversary of Coalition for Diversity Blockade Pages 8-9
Student Speak focuses on Student Government Page 11
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1991
Executive Board defines
role as College liason
By Jeremy L acasse
ORIENT CX3NTRIBUTOR
Do you know what the
Executive Board is doing? The
consensus around campus is that
no one has any idea what the
Executive Board is doing. I am
here to fill this massive void in
your life with a little help from
Taran Grigsby, who is the
Chairman of the Board.
The Board had many new and
innovative changes that they are
bringing to Bowdoin. On the top
of their list is a new alcohol policy.
Over the summer Dean Lewallen
wrote a new alcohol policy which
the Executive Board has been
reviewing. The Board feels that
the policy should ha vean amnesty
clause. Theamnesty clause would
remove the problems of
association that coincide with
helping an extremely drunk
person.
According to Grigsby "kids can
take a drunk friend to the hospital
without fear of repercussions
(from the administration]."
Students would stillberesponsible
for their actions, but, in aiding a
student in need, there would be
less administrative pressure
surrounding the issue. Grigsby
feds that "people will drink; we
want them to be responsible."
Last year Bowdoin brought into
effect a new constitution. At the
moment there is no judiciary
board section, and the Executive
Board is working on one.
Along with the Jud iciary Board,
the Executive Board is also
working on a new social code.
The present Social Code only
consists of eight stipulations, and
the Executive Board feels that this
leaves to much room for student
interpretation. "When a student
arrives at Bowdoin, we want them
to know what exactly is and is not
acceptable at Bowdoin" say
Grigsby.
If you hadn't noticed already,
there are several new groups on
campus. The Executive Board
has chartered three new groups
so far this year- VAGUE, a
modern dance group, Bowdoin
Role Playing Forum, a fantasy
game group, and The Bowdoin
Forum, an international news
letter.
The Executive Board has been
working hard this fall. They feel
that it is important that the
students know what is going on.
The students vote for the
Executive Board, and they want
student input.
Whiteside receives Fullbright grant
History Professor to lecture in People's Republic of China
Courtesy of College
Relations
Frank Munsey, Professor of
History Emeritus William B^
Whiteside is the recipient of a 1991
Fulbright grant to lecture at the
Sichuan University in Chengdu, the
People's Republic of China,
beginning last August and
continuing through June of next
year.
This is the third Fulbright grant
Whiteside has received. In 1978, he
received a Fulbright to teach in
Taipei, Taiwan and in 1982 to teach
in Beijing, People's Republic of
Hargraves '19 Preservation of conduct research in more than 130
Freedom Fund Prize, which countries around the world, and to
recognizes an individual or group foreign nationals to engage in
who has made an outstanding similar activities in the United States.
contribution to the "understanding Individuals are selected on the basis
and advancement of human of academic and professional
freedoms and the duty of the qualifications plus their ability and
individual to protect and strengthen willingness to share ideas and
these freedoms at all times." He has experiences with people of diverse
served as chair of the history cultures.
department, has taught in More than 58,000 people from the
Bowdoin's Upward Bound United States and 109,000 people
Program, and has spoken before from abroad have participated in
the Fulbright program since it began
45 years ago.
The program is administered by
the U.S. Information Agency under
policy guidelines established by the
historical societies and alumni
clubs.
Established in 1946 under
Congressional legislation
introduced by former Senator J.
China.' He is one of approximately William Fulbright of Arkansas, the presidentially appointed Board of
1,500 U.S. grant recipients to travel Fulbright Scholar Program is Foreign Scholarships (BFS) and in
designed, "to increase mutual cooperation with a number of
understanding between the people private organizations. Scholarships
of the United States and the people are awarded through open
of other countries." Under the competition, with final selections
Fulbright Program, approximately made by the BFS. Twenty-nine
5,000 grants are awarded each year foreign governments share in the
to American students, teachers, and funding of these exchanges,
scholars to study, teach, and
abroad for the 1 990-91 academic year
under the Fulbright program.
Whiteside joined the Bowdoin
faculty in 1953. He earned his A.B.
from Amherst College and his A.M.
and Ph.D. from Harvard University.
In 1988, Bowdoin awarded
Whiteside the first Gordon S.
Interview with Phineas Sprague '50
Alumni benefactor discusses dissatisfaction with College's direction
Sadler to lecture Tuesday
Do teachers favor male students?
Do they frequently ignore or
downplay the efforts of women
students? Dr. Bernice Sandler, a
senior associate with the
Washington-based Center for
Women Policy Studies, has
documented such behavior in
American classrooms and has raised
serious questions about its
implications in the classroom and
beyond. This Tuesday, November
1 2, Sand ler will discuss her research
during a lecture at Bowdoin College.
Sandler's lecture, titled The Chilly
Climate for Women: These are Times
that Try Men's Souls, will begin at
7:00 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium,
Visual Arts Center. It is open to the
public free of charge. A sign-
language interpreter will be present.
Sandler currently writes and
consults with universities and
colleges on promoting equity for
women on campus. She has given
over 1,300 campus presentations
and has written more than 60 articles
about sex discrimination. Sandler
was founding director of the Project
on the Status and Education of
Women at the Association of
American Colleges, where she
published more than a hundred
original papers including the first
reports on campus sexual
harassment, campus gang rape,
campus peer harassment of women,
and the chilly classroom climate for
men and women students.
Sandler was the first chair of
the now-defunct National Advisory
Council on Women's Educational
By Zebediah Rice
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Orient: Could you tell us briefly what
you've done since graduating from
Bowdoin in 1950, just so we can get an
idea of who you are?
Sprague: OK, well I was in the
fuel business most of my life, in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts. I
came to Maine about twenty years
ago and helped create a small
company up here and started a
family company in 78 to make
components for the nuclear age, and
when the nuclear age went away
we went away with it.
Orient: What organizations do you
support at Bowdoin?
Sprague: Well, I was the founding
Orient: Were there any other
organizations that you've been involved
in helping here at Bowdoin? There has
been talkofyoursupportingthe sorority;
what about this?
Sprague: I've been trying to help and to try to get people to see that
the sorority with some of their things were not just right.... Most
doings. They're unrecognized by people on boards do not want to
the college. The sororities in this
resigned from the Board of
Overseers this year because I was
distressed with the way the college
was going. I'd spent six years
wiideavoring to discuss with people
country are a wonderful bonding
experience for women. I have a
daughter who was member of a
sorority and she learned a lot and
was a leader there and I think that
Bowdoin ought to be proud that
rock the boat. They will not go
against the administration. The
administration has to run the place
and the Board of Overseers has no
responsibility really anyway; it's all
by the Trustees. There are a lot of
things that could be done by the
they have a sorority and they ought college that would be very
to help it.
Orient: What about fraternities?
What's your feeling on those?
Sprague: I think fraternities are a
very positive part of college life.
Programs and served as a member president of the Bowdoin Outing Th e tip of the iceberg, of course, is
of the Presidentially-appointed
council until 1982. She also served
on the boards of over 30
organizations, and has been
awarded seven honorary doctorates
and many other awards. In 1982,
Washington Magazine named her as
one of Washington's most powerful
women, and in J 988 the Ladies Home
Journal named her one of the nation's
100 most powerful women.
In the 1970' s, Sandler was the first
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rowing myself when I was about
forty-five, I guess, and was
president of Naragansett boat club
for a time and started rowing
competitively and really found it
was a marvelous thing to do and
have tried to promote the sport ever
since. We formed a club here for
rowing and kayaking and it seemed
it was an opportunity to start crew
at Bowdoin and so we launched
into that.
just the parties and the noise and the
salubrious, I think, for the
undergraduates. Whether
President Ed wards has the priorities
in mind I don't know. He, as you
know, was an athlete at Princeton;
he rowed four years there and it's
the first time we've had an athlete
empty beer cans. But those people as President of Bowdoin for a long
who are fraternity members in good
standing have a great deal of work
todo to keepthe fraternity operating.
They learn about marketing, finance,
administration. When you're
through you have become an
executive. This is a very important
part of a Bowdoin education. I saw
what it did for two of my sons and
time and I hoped that he would be
of a different truck.
Orient: Are there any other issues at
Bowdoin that you're concerned about?
Sprague: I resigned as president
of the Bowdoin Rowing
Association, as I guess you may
know... and I don't really want to
become involved any longer with
becameinterestedinlendingahand the College. I can't go along with
what they're doing; I can't
recommend that people go there
and therefore I have no continuing
activity there any more.
there.
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President Edwards? Are you happy
with what he's doing?
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Congressional committee staff
member appointed to work
specifically on women's rights
issues. She played a major role in
the development and passage of
Title IX and the other laws
prohibiting sex discrimination in
education. Working with the
Women's Equity Action League
(WEAL) in 1970, Sandler filed the
first charges of sex discrimination
against more than 250 universities
and colleges.
The lecture is sponsored by
the Committee to Celebrate 20
Years of Coeducation at Bowdoin.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1991
SPORTS
A GREAT WEEK FOR BOWDOIN SPORTS!
Football:
Bowdoin 34
Bates 13
Best record since 1987
Men's Soccer:
Bowdoin 2
Bates HOT)
CBB Titleists
Women's Soccer:
Bowdoin 1 Bowdoin 2
Bates Williams 1
ECAC semifinalists
Cross-country:
Men and women 1st in
Div. Ill and 7th overall at
Open New Englands
Rugby:
Bowdoin 7
Middlebury 4
New England Champs
Bowdoin rugby club is New England champion
By Richard Squire
orient contributor
The Bowdoin Rugby Football
Club, after battling its way atop
Division H's toughest conference,
arrived at Orono, Maine on Sunday,
prepared to meet Middlebury in the
final match. Although Middlebury
had ruined their previously
undefeated record this year, the
Polar Bears arrived confident yet
not cocky.
The earlier match, in Brunswick
on October 19, had a disastrous
ending for Bowdoin. With the score
tied 9-9 and three minutes left to
play, Middlebury suddenly rushed
deep into Bowdoin territory, ran a
backfield reverse, and won the
ensuing foot race for the corner of
the try zone. A conversion kick
followed and Bowdoin lost 15-9.
Two weeks later, Bowdoin
perservered to defeat Middlebury
7 A and capture their first Division II
championship in the club's history.
Only once before, in 1988, had the
club reached the final match. Notes
captain Eben Adams '92, 'This
championship was not a victory for
the 1991 club alone. It was a victory
also for the many teams that came
before and helped to build this
excellent organization. It was a
victory for our coaches Rick Scala
and Greg Apraham, who have
brought Bowdoin to the
tournament three times before but
had yet to win it all."
The first half saw all of the
scoring. Early in the half, Polar
Bear fly-half Justin Givot '93 nailed
a penalty-kick for three points.
Several minutes later Bowdoin
marched the ball down-field again,
but nearly had their try hopes
spoiled when a Middlebury back
got an opportunity to kick the ball
away. Instead, theback hurried his
kick, sending the ball laterally to
the open end of the field. With both
teams sprinting desperately across,
Bowdoin's far wing Jason Caron
'94 caught the kick and charged for
the try zone. Two defenders bore
down upon him, but Caron was
able to make a brilliant over-the-
shoulder pass inside to fullback
Todd Roma '92, who dove ball-first
over the line. 7-0 Bowdoin.
With the half coming to a close,
Middlebury responded. They
scored a try, but missed the
conversion kick. The Panthers
promptly threatened again. After
a few seconds of tug-of-war, a
Middlebury forward rolled
partially free with the ball and fell
into the try zone as both sets of
forwards collapsed upon him.
Middlebury began to celebrate, but
the referee had been shielded from
the play and ordered a five-yard
scrum instead of awarding the try.
Given the reprieve, Bowdoin won
the ball and kicked it safely away.
What the second half lacked in
scoringit madeupforin excitement.
The combined effects of the tight
score and the late hour brought
screaming from the sidelines to a
fever pitch. Soon the orders of
Bowdoin scrum-half Mike Daoust
'92 rose above the din of the crowd
as he directed his forwards. But the
tension bothered Middlebury most,
forcing their players to commit a
string of penalties.
These penalties carried Bowdoin
deep into Panther territory and
offerred three consecutive
opportunities to kick a field goal
and ensure the victory. All three
attempts flew wide. Middlebury
still had a chance to win, and
regrouped around their fly-half as
he lined up to take their 22-meter
drop kick. The line-drive
The 1991 New England rugby champions. Photo by Lynn Keeley.
drop kick slid through the hands of
the Bowdoin backfield and bounced
deep into Polar Bear territory.
Suddenly the Bears were standing
ten meters from their own try zone
with two minutes to play. Visions
of another Middlebury victory
loomed in everyone's head as the
teams struggled for the ball.
Middlebury's backs crashed in for
the score but were tackled, the two
packs battled for the ball,
stole the throw and Givot kicked
the ball to mid-field. Ten seconds
later thechampionship was secured.
It was an intense victory which
contrasted sharply with Bowdoin's
win against Trinity in the semi-finals
on Saturday. Notes Adams, "While
we won against Trinity with
discipline and finesse, we beat
Middlebury with emotion. The fact
that this team was capable of both
styles when they were needed is
further evidence of our
Middlebury won it and crashed in
again. As they set up for the line- extraordinary leadership."
out, Middlebury arranged for their
final play, but the Bowdoin forwards (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7)
Women's soccer stuns Williams in ECAC Tournament
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
Oh no, not again! Just when you
think the Bowdoin women's soccer
team is dead in the water, they jump
right back up and bite you. Such
was the case this past week. The
Polar Bears faced highly-ranked
Bates on Saturday with little hope
of reaching the ECAC playoffs for
their fourth year in a row. But,
following a 1-0 upset of the Bobcats,
Bowdoin received the seventh seed
in the playoffs. That was just for
starters.
Then, on Wednesday, the women
traveled to the not-so-friendly
confines of Williamstown,
Massachusetts, and proceeded to
shock the previously undefeated
Williams Ephwomen. The 2-1 win
achieving revenge against the team
which beat them 1-0 in last year's
ECAC finals.
The win over Bates was necessary
if the Bears had any hope of making
the playoffs. With their tough
schedule, they had an advantage
that superseded their 6-5-2 record,
but a victory was still mandatory
given the presence of many top-
quality teams in New England this
year.
The Polar Bears and Bobcats
played an almost totally even soccer
Carol Thomas '93 in action against
game for the entire contest. Bates
had a 14-12 advantage in shots, and
both teams were incredibly turned
away on scoring chances in the first
half.
Midway through the first half,
Katie Shoemaker '95 reached the
ball on a scramble, but Bates goalie
Amy Brunner came from out of
nowhere to smother it inches short
of the goal line. Moments later, Bates
fired a shot which flew past Caroline
Blair-Smith '93, but an alert Beth
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Small '92 backed up her goalie and
booted the ball out of the way.
The scoreless tie was finally
broken by Carol Thomas '93 at the
69:34 mark. Katie Gould '94 placed
a beautiful corner kick right into the
goal mouth where Brunner reached
but could not gain control of the
ball. The play came right to Thomas,
who tapped the ball in from five
yards away.
Coach John Cullen commented
on the win, "Bates made several
good runs early, but once we
weathered their opening storm, I
thought we had control of the game.
After the goal, we went into a
defensive formation to protect the
lead."
On Monday, the Polar Bears
learned of their fate, a matchup with
the second-seeded Ephwomen at
Williamstown on Wednesday
morning. Though Williams was 13-
0-1 going into the game, Cullen said
that he liked the matchup of the two
teams. "It was a rematch of last year's
final, so we had the incentive. Also,
Carol Thomas, one of our toughest
competitors, was matched up with
their best player, Jennifer Plansky ."
Although Williams dominated
the shot totals, it was the Polar Bears
that emerged victorious, though, as
usual, they did it with a combination
of skill and good fortune.
At the 31 minute mark of the first
half, Courtney Perkins '95 drilled a
long shot which deflected off a
Williams fullback and into the goal
to give the Polar Bears a 1-0 lead at
the half.
Williams came out firing in the
second half, and Cullen called for
the defensive formation again, a
setup which left only one Bowdoin
forward, Carrie Wickenden '95, in
the game. But that one forward came
in handy when she took a clearout
pass, dribbled down the sideline
through two defenders, and beat
Williams goalie and Brunswick
native Sara Treworgy with a quick
shot. The goal made it 2-0, Bowdoin,
with only 21 minutes to go, much to
the dismay of the home team.
Cullen laughed, "Carrie didn't
know that she wasn't supposed to
score in that situation. We were
simply trying to clear the ball. But
she made a great individual effort.
That had to be one of our best goals
of the season."
Williams struck back when
Melissa Thaxton managed to get
one by Blair-Smith atthe33:18mark.
But the rest of the game belonged to
the junior goalkeeper. She made 16
saves, many of which were very
difficult, as Williams outshot
Bowdoin 23-6.
Cullen put the win in perspective,
saying, "We still have to win two
more, but this one was very special."
The Polar Bears now must travel .
to UMass-Dartmouth for the ECAC
Final Four and a rematch tomorrow
with the Bates Bobcats in one
semifinal.The other semifinal pits
the host UMass-Dartmouth against
Smith College.
The game times are 1 1 a.m. and 2
p.m. The semifinal winners will
meet on Sunday at noon for the
ECAC Championship.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1 99 1
Football team whips Bates to set up showdown
Bobcats fall 34-13 to Bears' ground attack, it's Bowdoin and Colby tomorrow for the CBB title
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The Bowdoin Polar Bears did
what they had to do last weekend,
beat Bates to set up a showdown for
the CBB title with Colby this
weekend. And they did it in
impressive fashion, dominating the
Bobcats on the ground and winning
34-13.
Three Bowdoin ball carriers had
over 100 yards rushing for the first
time in Polar Bear history, and the
entire team racked up 395 yards
rushing for the third highest total in
team history on a school-record of
78 carries. Eric LaPlaca '93 continued
his outstanding season with 145
yards and two touchdowns, Mike
Kahler '94 added 124 yards and two
more touchdowns, and Jim LeClair
'92 had 101 yards and his first
touchdown of the season.
Bowdoin received a jolt at the
start of the game, when Bobcat
cornerback Mark Paone returned
the opening kickoff 93 yards for a
touchdown, cutting left and racing
down the sideline untouched . Bates'
Sean McDonagh missed the extra
point, but the Bobcats led 6-0 only
12 seconds into the game.
Bowdoin recovered quickly. On
their second play from scrimmage,
the Polar Bears answered Paone's
score with one of their own. On
2nd-and-6 from the Bowdoin 44,
Chris Good '93 pitched to LaPlaca
on the right side of the line, and the
tailback raced 56 yards untouched
for the tying touchdown. Jim
Carenzo '93 also failed on his extra
point, making the score 6-6 with
less than a minute gone in the game.
Coach Howard Vandersea
commented, "We got a quick wake
up call on the opening kickoff, but
Eric's touchdown got us back in it
quickly. After that, I think we
dominated the game.
"In particular, the defense played
their best game of the season. They
allowed only one touchdown and
they held [Bates' leading rusher Jay]
Yuskis and [leading receiver Chris)
Plante in check," said the coach.
After the teams traded
possessions twice, Bowdoin began
their most impressive drive of the
game, 85 yards in 1 8 plays, to break
the tie. Seventeen of the 18 plays on
the drive were running plays, but
the most important was Good's 21
yard completion to LaPlaca on 3rd-
and-14 at the Polar Bear 42. LaPlaca
and LeClair alternated most of the
carries on the drive, with LeClair
going in from three yards out for the
score. Carenzo's PAT was deflected,
but still fell through, giving the Bears
the lead for good at 13-6.
Bates drove to the Polar Bear 29
on the ensuing possession, but a
clipping penalty pushed them back
to midfield, where on 3rd-and-30,
Andy Petitjean '92 intercepted
quarterback Steve Bucci's screen
pass and returned it to the Bates 39.
Six plays later, Kahler ran 17 yards
for a touchdown and a 20-6 lead.
Bates rallied to score a touchdown
on their next drive. The Bobcats
drove 67 yards in ten plays, aided
by a personal foul penalty on
Bowdoin. Bucci capped the drive
with a one yard sneak for the
touchdown with 3:20 left in the half.
But the Polar Bears had no intent
of making a close game out of this.
Executing the two-minute drill to
perfection, Good drove his team 80
yards in just 2:22 to regain the two-
touchdown advantage. Thebig play
was a 14 yard pass to Mike Ricard
'93 on a 3rd-and-9 play. LaPlaca
gained 36 more yards on this drive,
including the final five on a pitch to
the left for the touchdown . The score
gave the Bears a 27-1 3 ha 1 ft i me lead .
Vandersea praised his
quarterback for his poise and
leadership throughout the game,
saying, 'The running backs had the
big numbers this week, but Chris
Good made all the right decisions.
He ran the option to perfection,
keeping the ball himself occasionally
to catch the defense off balance, and
he also made some key passes."
Good finished the game 8-of-14 for
91 yards, but six of his completions
went for first downs.
A Mike Webber '92 interception
put the Polar Bears in good field
position again, and Bowdoin
capitalized for an insurance
touchdown. After Good hit Jeff
Lewis '92 for 1 7 yards on 3rd-and-9,
Kahler ran for 27 more yards to the
Bates 6. Then, on the next play,
Kahler took a pitch from Good and
scampered the final six yards for his
second touchdown of the game. The
score was now 34-13 Bowdoin.
Surprisingly, there was no more
scoring in the game, though both
teams had chances to score.
Bowdoin had a 21 yard touchdown
run by Kahler called back by a
holding penalty, while Bates had a
lst-and-10 at the Bowdoin 18
following a blocked punt wiped out
when Peter Casey '93 intercepted
backup quarterback Mike Feeley.
Undoubtedly, the game was
Bowdoin's best to date. They
outgained the Bobcats 486 yards to
135, forced five turnovers, and
sacked Bates quarterbacks four
times.
Though for some unknown
reason they were not acknowledged
at any time during the game, ten
Bowdoin seniors played their final
game at Whittier Field last week,
with many having fine afternoons.
Webber had two interceptions and
Petitjean had one. LeClair had over
100 yards for the first time this year.
Dan Seale '92, Joe Cusack '92 and
Chris Pyne '92 laid the blocks that
sprung the Polar Bear runners to
their outstanding performances.
Vandersea cited the entire
offensive line for their blocking and
also commended defenders Ed
Richards '94 (two sacks), Brian
Berlandi '93 (15 tackles), and Bill
Osburn '94.
The win brings the Polar Bears to
their biggest game of the season, the
matchup with Colby for the CBB
title and a possible winning season.
Colby also stands at 4-3, boasting
one of their strongest squads in
recent memory. It's the first time
since 1979 that both the Polar Bears
and White Mules have had winning
records entering the finale.
Colby is led by running backs Jon
Bartlett and Len Baker and
quarterbacks Jim Dionizio and Rob
Ward. Vandersea noted, "Dionizio
is a running quarterback who does
a good job with the option, while
Ward comes in on passing
situations."
The game will be at Colby's
Seavems Field at 12 p.m. The game
is televised on Bangor Channel 5.
Vandersea said, "Wecouldn'task
for more. One game, on TV, against
Colby, with a winning season and
the CBB title all on the line."
Other scores from NESCAC last
week: Trinity 51 Amherst 7,
Williams 24 Wesleyan 14, Hamilton
29 Tufts 15, and Colby 31
Middlebury 16.
Men's soccer takes CBB title with a 2-1 win over Bobcats
By Tim Smith
orient staff
The men's soccer team could not
have hoped for a better conclusion
to the injury-riddled season of 1 991 .
With just under five minutes
remaining in the first period of
overtime last Saturday against Bates,
Peter Van Dyke '93 scored thegame-
winner on a header off a perfectly
placed corner kick.
Van Dyke's goal gave Bowdoin a
2-1 lead, its first of the day. The
Polar Bears held off an unrelenting
Bates attack for the final twenty
minutes of play to preserve the
victory and end the year at 7-7.
"It was the first game this year
when we really pulled it out,"
explained mid-fielder Justin Schuetz
'94, who played in the entire 120-
minute marathon contest on
Saturday. "We got the lead in
overtime and kept it." On several
occasions this season, the Bears have
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shown an inability to overcome
second-half deficits or to win the
close game. This was not the case on
Saturday. They gained momentum
off of Greg Lennox's '93 game-tying
goal early in the second half and
carried it over into the action-packed
overtime period when they finally
put the game away.
Although Bowdoin appeared to
dominate play throughout the
opening half, it was Bates who
scored first. At 27:46, Polar Bear
goalie Andres de Lasa, who was out
of action earlier in the season due to
injury, leapt to block a shot aimed
just below the crossbar. To his
chagrin, the deflected ball popped
straight up in the air in front of the
net. A Bates player, anticipating a
possible rebound, was in prime
position to head the goal into the net
to give the Mules a 1-0 lead.
Bowdoin failed to cash in on a
golden opportunity to tie the game
late in the first half. Receiving a pass
on the left wing, forward Todd
Fitzpatrick '92 moved in alone but
saw his kick tail wide to left of the
net. As Bowdoin Coach Tim Cilbride
later explained, the Bears passed up
numerous opportunities to score
through the course of Saturday's
game. Nevertheless, the fact that
the Bears had succeeded in putting
consistent pressure on the Bobcat
defense in the opening half seemed
to suggest that they would
eventually find their mark.
Having been shut out in the first
forty-five minutes of play, the Bears
wasted little time in getting on the
board in the second half. Lennox
tapped home a rebound at 5228 to
tie the game at a goal apiece and
bring the supportive Bowdoin fans
to their feet. From the very beginning
of Saturday's contest, a tone of fierce
intensity was set by both squads,
who were determined to close out
the season with a win.
That intensity turned to hostility
mid-way through the second half as
a brief scuffle broke out. While the
incident was quickly resolved, it
served to make the crowd more
vocal and the play more physical
for the remainder of the game.
Bowdoin's only other overtime
game this season came on October
8th when the Bears defeated Thomas
4-3. In Saturday's contest, however,
there was far more at stake. In fact,
the CBB crown belonged to the
squad which emerged from the
overtime victorious. Van Dyke's
goal late in the first period of the
overtime was undoubtedly one of
the biggest of the '91 season.
With time running out in the
second overtime period, David
Shultz '92 turned in the defensive
play of the game. The Bowdoin
crowd on the sidelines held its
collective breath when a shot off the
foot of a Bates player carried past de
Lasa toward the open corner of the
net. However, Shultz appeared out
of nowhere to block the shot.
"Considering theinjuries and the
tough losses early on," said Gilbride,
"It's a credit to the seniors and the
tri-captains who kept this group
together."
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Best ever finish for cross-country at New Englands
Men's and women's teams finish seventh overall and first in Division III; take top spot in NE.polls
By Pete Adams
ORIENT STAFF
The men's cross-country team
continued to assert itself as a
powerhouse by placing seventh out
of twenty-nine teams at the The New
England Cross-Country
Championships at Franklin Park in
Boston. The Bowdoin harriers were
the top Division HI team in the
meet, beating the likes of Brandeis
and Bates. The meet was won by
Division I's Boston University, but
Bowdoin held its own against many
of the Division I teams such as the
University of Rhode Island, who
they tied for seventh, and UNH.
With the strong performance the
Polar Bears secured the number one
position in the N.E. Division III
Coaches Poll as well as the sixteenth
spot in the National Division III poll.
Both of these achievements
represent new milestones for the
men's cross-country program at
Bowdoin.
Sam Sharkey '93 led the Polar
Bears with a 28th place finish (27:39)
out of 180 runners. Andrew Yim '93
and Dave Wood '93 completed the
five mile course in 38th (27:55) and
40th place (2757) respectively. Team
captain Bill Callahan '92 ran to 49th
place (28:11) finish, while Dan
Gallagher '92 rounded out the top
five for the harriers with a 82nd
place finish (28:47). Solid
performances were also turned in
by Andrew Kinley '93, who finished
in 103rd place in 29:02, and Colin
Tory '93, who finished in 143rd
place.
Cross-country coach/guru, Peter
Slovenski, reflecting on the race
remarked, "Our team found a good
rhythm in the first few miles of the
race, and then ran very strongly
over the last two miles."
Next weekend the New England
Division III Championships will be
held at the University of Southern
Maine in Portland at 11:00 a.m.
Despite the excellent races the team
has had lately, the harriers are wary
of preseason favorites Bates and
Brandeis. The Polar Bears are
hoping they have saved the best for
last as they gun for the Division III
title.
Correction: By finishing in third,
sixth, and seventh place in the
NESCAC Championships
respectively Dave Wood '93,
Andrew Yim '93, and Bill Callahan
'92 earned All-NESCAC Honors,
which are awarded to the top seven
finishers in the race.
New England Division III
Coaches' Poll
MEN
1. Bowdoin
2. Brandeis
3. Bates
4. MIT
5. Wiliams
6. Middlebury
7. UMass-Dartmouth
8. Tufts
9. Babson
10. Coast Guard
Also receiving votes: Colby,
Fitchburg State.
BOWDOIN VS. COLBY
Tomorrow at 12 p.m. in Waterville
Telecast on Bangor Channel 5
By Pete Adams
ORIENT STAFF
The women's cross-country team
placed seventh out of thirty-three
Division I, II, and III teams at the
New England Women's
Intercollegiate Championships at
Northfield, Massachusetts. The
Polar Bears fared well against
Division III foes such as Williams
and Brandeis as well as Division I's
Boston Unversity and the University
of Rhode Island. With the strong
performance the harriers secured
the number one spot in the N.E.
Division III Coaches' Poll as well as
the twelfth spot in the National
Division III Poll.
Once again, the leading force for
the Polar Bears was Eileen Hunt '93
and Ashley Werhner93, who placed
16th (18:39) and 21st (18:47) out of
226 competitors. Muf fy Merrick '95
continued to show exceptional
ability for a first year runner as she
finished in 46th placed 9:28).
Anthea Schmid '94 and Tricia
Connell '93 rounded out the top five
for squad by placing 55th and 80th
respectively. A solid performance
was also turned in by Darcie
McElwee '95, who completed the
difficult 3.1 mile course in 125th
place.
Coach Peter Slovenski in
reflecting upon the day remarked,
"This race is a good challenge for
our runners because there are
dozens of scholarship ahtletes in
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are cautiously optimistic for they
realize that Williams and Brandeis
will be hungry for revenge.
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2. Brandeis
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Fifth-oldest college football rivalry still going strong
LOUDER THAN
WORDS
B^ D.wi Jackson
Well, here we are, with one game
left in the football season. But this is
more than just another game. This
is the biggest game of the year.
Forget the fact that this year the
game is for the CBB title and a
winning season. Every year
Bowdoin vs. Colby is something
special, more so than any other
game played by either team.
Let's face it, these two teams are
fierce rivals, equal in rivalry to
almost any other college football
matchup anywhere in the country.
NESCAC football fans always look
forward to the final weekend of the
season, where in-state rivalries
dominate the ledger. This weekend,
Trinity hosts Wesleyan, Hamilton
goes to Union, Middlebury hosts
Norwich, and Amherst, travels to
Williams for a matchup so historic
that it has been dubbed "The
Game." And Bowdoin makes its
biennial journey to Waterville this
weekend to face the White Mules.
Whether the game is at Whittier
.Field, as it is in every even-
numbered year, or at Seaverns
Field, like in every odd-numbered
year, there is bound to be something
exciting about this game, because,
quite simply, it's a rivalry.
That was never more apparent
than last year, when Colby
prevailed 23-20inoneof thegreatest
football games ever imagined,
especially in the mind of Colby fans.
Neither team was willing to give
up, a fact made obvious when Colby
scored on the final play of the game
to win. For all those who sat or
stood in the monsoon conditions
for the entire game, the game was
unforgettable, even though, for
Bowdoin fans, the outcome was not
the desirable one.
But this matchup extends far
beyond the football field. I don't
think a rivalry could get any better
than it did last year. The men's
soccer games were unbelievable,
particularly the regular season
matchup in which Bowdoin tied
the game with 54 seconds left in
overtime, only to see Colby win it
with just 21 seconds to play.
Bowdoin and Colby battled to a 4-
4 tie in hockey at Dayton Arena last
December, before the Bears won
one of their biggest games, solving
White Mule goalie Eric Turner three
times to prevail at Waterville.
Lacrosse was just as thrilling, with
the Polar Bears coming from 7-3
down to beat the Mules 11-9 in
regular season play, before Colby
rebounded to upset the defending
ECAC Champs on their home field
in the playoffs, 11-10.
Again this year, the rivalry
heightened, when Colby's men's
soccer team came into Brunswick
ranked sixth in New England, only
to see the slumping Polar Bears
upset them 4-3. In fact, the Polar
Bears have beaten the White Mules
in women's soccer and field hockey
as well. Maybe (let's hope) fortunes
have changed this year.
But back to football. Bowdoin vs.
Colby is the fifth-oldest football
rivalry in the country. The first
matchup was played in 1892, not
long after the inception of the sport.
The Polar Bears lead the series 59-
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35-8, but this group of Polar Bears
only remembers the three recent
losses, 24-0 in 1988, 38-20 in 1989,
and 23-20 last year. They have
revenge on their minds.
This year the teams are almost
even statistically. Both teams are
proficient on the option play and
both teams have a trio of
outstanding running backs,
Bowdoin's Jim LeClair, Eric
LaPlaca, and Mike Kahler and
Colby's Len Baker, Dave McCarthy,
and Jon Bartlett. Both teams also
have the ability to move the ball
through the air, as well, with the
running backs just as likely to catch
passes as the wide receivers.
Defensively, the teams are also
similar. Unlike Bates, which relies
on a pressure defense that takes
risks, Colby tries to contain the play
and minimize the likelihood of a
big play. On special teams, the
teams also match up very well.
Every indication shows that this
will be a very even game on paper,
and a television audience will be
able to enjoy it.
Colby has the advantage of
playing at home, but with that
comes the added pressure of
performing well in front of the home
fans. Bowdoin knows how to win
on the road, though, having opened
with a win in Middlebury's brand
new stadium. Colby is undefeated
at homethis year, beating Hamilton,
Wesleyan, and Middlebury in front
of the fans in Waterville.
One thing is certain; fans will be
vocal at this game. These two teams
don't like each other when it comes
to football. Along with basketball
. andl-kockey, football is one of the
thfee mar^uefe sports at New
England colleges. Colby usually
dominates the basketball matchups,
and Bowdoin has the strong edge
in hockey, leaving football as the
best sport to determine bragging
rights between the two schools.
Colby fans make the trek to
Brunswick carrying scores of signs
with unmentionable slogans.
Bowdoin fans don shirts that state
their relative opinions of Bates and
Colby (and you know which one
they hate more.) It's pretty clear
that if the Polar Bears could only
win one game all year, this would
be the one to win. Likewise for
Colby. f
But this year there is so much
more at stake. Tomorrow the two
rivals will meet with the CBB title
on the line. Both teams beat Bates,
so this is it. Both teams enter this
game with winning records for the
first time since 1979. Colby is
looking for its first winning season
since 1979, Bowdoin seeks its first
since 1987. Both teams will havethe
opportunity to play on television
for the first time in their college
careers. For a handful of players on
both teams, this will be the last
organized football game of their
lives.This is more than just Bowdoin
vs. Colby.
With both teams evenly matched,
the game is likely to turn on the
little things, like turnovers,
penalties, and big plays. Each team
has played seven contests and both
appear to be reaching their peak as
the year comes to a close.
Bowdoin faces a stiff test, but
something tells me that this team is
special. They have played with
confidence throughout the year,
they have rebounded from
adversity, and they have come
together likeateam.Thel991 Polar
Bears know how to win, and they
have one more Win left in them.
Tomorrow, the Polar Bears will
travel to Waterville, they will play
a football game, and they will ride
home— with the CBB title.
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Rugby
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3)
Indeed, the 16-0 victory over
Trinity, the team that was previously
ranked number one in New
England, was rugby at its best. The
entire pack shares credit for the
opening try in the first half. In a
scrum they drove the Trinity
forwards into their own try zone,
allowing wing forwardTad Renvyle
'92 to touch the ball down. In the
second half, scrum-half Mike Daoust
'92 scored a try of his own, and later
assisted in the third Bowdoin try
with a weak-side pass to Ken Waters
'93.
Much more dramatic was
Bowdoin's opening match against
Johnson State. Bowdoin scored
first, in a drop-kick by Givot.
Johnson State responded in the
second half with a penalty kick that
bounced through after hitting the
goalpost. Then, late in the second
half with the score tied 3-3, came the
tournament's most dramatic
moment.
About twenty-five meters from
the Johnson State try-line, Givot was
high-tackled. Normally, Givot
would have taken the penalty kick,
but his leg had been injured on the
play. As he struggled to regain his
feet he tapped the shoulder of center
Brian Farnham '93. Farnham
requested to usea tee which Johnson
State had been kicking from, but
they refused. Therefore, Farnham
was forced to set the ball in a divot.
With the crowd hushed in silence,
Famham's kick flew high and true.
Johnson State would later miss a
similar kick, and were eliminated 6-
3. • ,
According to co-captain Daoust
the ultimate difference between
Bowdoin and its opponents was all
in the mind: "We won this year
with our mental confidence. The
entire team was mentally and
emotionally prepared for this
championship. And the emotional
support from our players on the
sidelines was overwhelming, the
best in the tournament."
The other tournament starters
included hooker Rob Corvi '93, prop
Erin White '95, locks Paul Nadeau
'92 and Dave Gluck '92, flankers
Mike Appaneal '92 and Jon
Higginson '92, eight-man Matt
Torrington '92, and center Asi
DeSilva '93. By the end of Sunday
night, all of Bowdoin College knew
that rugby had won. And the players
got the campus exposure they
earned.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1991
m
The Anniversary of the Coalition
"There was nothing
Edwards negotiated
Friday morning
that he wouldn't
have negotiated
Thursday in an
open discourse."
-RkharJ NKtxtuui
The Blockade: What happened?
The Coalition represented a turn in the tide of apathy that had swept the
Bowdoin campus for years, but was it worth it?
Longfellow building which also requesting him to:
houses the College's administrative 1. Meet with department
offices. chairs...to establish procedures for
The show of civil disobedience by diversifying the campus through
the Coalition members was not met recruitment in the 1 991 season, and
without incidence by students, staff, establish a committee that will begin
and administrators alike. Edwards work... to produce a plan, with time
infuriated the coalition members goal, for securing a significant
when, after assuring them that he increase in the number of faculty
By Tom Davidson
ORIENT NEWS EDITOR
November 2, 1 990 etched itself in
what was supposed to be a turning
point in the prevalent tide of apathy
that had inhibited the Bowdoin
community for several years.
Calling for a greater diversification was in complete accord with their from minority groups (including/
in the curriculum, faculty and cause, said "Libraries represent women) reflecting the demographic
recruitment of students, the liberal learning and freedom of percentages of these groups in the
Coalition for Diversity blockaded education and freedom of thought/ United States,
the Ha wthorne-Longfellow Library and the coalition chose "the wrong 2. Introduce to the faculty the
and employed one of
the largest civil
disobedience
incidents in college
history.
The months leading
up to the blockade
were tumultuous and
marked students
calling for a departure
from the "old school"
and emulation of
many prominent
liberal arts colleges by
creating measures for
a new, more
diversified college
comunity and
curriculum.
" proposal to establish a
program in gay and
lesbian studies and the
staffing such a
program would
require.
But, as for now,
there has been no
liberal learning and freedom of ifS"! increase in
minority recruitment,
there is no Gay,
Lesbian Studies
and the coalition chose the wrong Department, and
, , i f i i li i • President Edward's
Symbol tO blOCk, because blOCKing senior Staff made up
libraries and burning books is what «&£p£Z.
Under Edwards, the
college has hired Area
Edwards infuriated the coalition
members when, after assuring them
that he was in complete accord with
their cause, said "Libraries represent
education and freedom of thought,'
happens in fascism in Europe.
ft
President Ed wards had inherited symbol to block, because blocking Coordinators Doug Ebeling and
not only fiscal problems, but the libraries and burning books is what Joan Fortin, Director of
burden of addressing the issue of happens in fascism in Europe.
diversity, from President A. Leroy
Greason, who many claimed had
simply passed the buck to Ed wards.
In response to the cries from the
Coalition, President Edwards
created a proposal that outlined his
desires and intentions to answer
the calls. The Coalition felt that this
proposal was not enough.
So from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.,
the Coalition demonstrators kept
administrators, faculty, students
and others out of the Hawthorne-
But Coalition members continued
to assert that they blocked thelibrary
simply to deny access through the
various entries to the ad ministration
building.
The Coalition members received
their request for an open dialogue
with Edwards as he met with five
representatives from the Coalition.
Admissions Richard Steele, Vice-
President for Finance and
Administration, Dean for
Academic Affairs Charles Beitz,
none of whom are people of color.
So what has changed since the
blockade?
This question has yet to be
answered, leaving Bowdoin in the
difficult transitional state of
The delegation, which met across shedding its image as a white
the street at the Russwurm African- bastion to a thriving bastion of
American Center, drafted a diversity,
statement for President Edwards,
"/ was in the Union
eating lunch when
they came parading
in. und I didn't like
that. They have the
right to express
themselves, hut I
really don't like
/)(///;' bothered when
On November 2, 1990, the Coalition foi
administration's response to their demands fo
recruitment , blockaded the administrative offi
the library as well. The protest ran from 7:00
that tumultuous time in Bowdoin history. The
by articles^detailing the changes made i
T
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1991
9
Blockade: Has anything changed?
"It's wonderful
that the students
care so much
about the issue
and put pressure
on us."
^$.
Concerned Students, dissatisfied with the
r greater diversity in the curriculum and faculty
Ices in Hawthorne-Longfellow and y of necessity,
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. What follows is a look back at
se articles will be followed in the coming weeks
m the past year under President Edwards.
The C oalition: Wher e is it?
A year later what was once Bowdoiris most vocal group has all but
disappeared
By R ashid Saber
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
However, the coalition's interests President Edwards stated that this
foremostly lie in determining a program needed a "base of
framework for further organizing knowledge" to work from before
Today marks the one year their own goals for the upcoming it could be successfully
anniversary of the Orient's semesters. implemented. This year, though,
reporting of the contraversial When asked whether diversity at several professors have openly
student blockade of the Bowdoin is better or worse, coalition stated that they have the necessary
L o n ' fWrow — knowledge to
balding e ihe With the majority of its members lost to |^ a b c £ n J* t ^
bT^d^u^n graduation, the Coalition now must courses and
Eg*** ^ siden J redefine the direction it aims to take while sum e i e n a t
Edwards statement J "base of
clarifying his plans dealing with the cur rent "diversity crisis", knowledge-
to further diversify IavMarinan
Bowdoin under his But the screams and cries that were 92 stated that
t p n 1 1 tip
over the past prevalent on the campus last year have |jf ^J**
cTnfe^fed onl y made the silence that pervades the Mgaaka^
students did campus this year that much more quiet
relatively little. r j ~i
Andy Wells '93, an ^ ■■
active member of the coalition, members stated that, 'There is "sorelymissed"andthatthisisa
cited lack of organization as nothing different at Bowdoin in major cause of the coalition's
the primary reason for its lack terms of diversity." Over the past disintegration of organizational
of activity. Wells further stated year there have been no publlic support among its members.
messages from the Diversity
Committee or the Gay and Lesbian
Studies Committee. Furthermore,
there haven't been any formal
statements fromtheadministration
or the president directed at coalition
concerns. A major objective of the
coalition last year was the formation
of a Cay and Lesbian Studies
program. This appears to be an silence that pervades the campus
optimistic area for the coalition's this year thatmuch more quiet.
present interests. Last year,
the chief
organizer of
the coalition
last year,
is
that/'Something is not
stimulating activity, in terms
of coalition interests, as was
the case last year."
The coalition's present
interests for diversity during
this academic year appear to
be clearly undefined.
Primarily, the coalition
intends to follow the lead of
several other chartered
organizations at Bowdoin.
With the majority of its
members lost to graduation, the
Coalition now must redefine the
direction it aims to take while
dealing with the current
"diversity crisis".
But the screams and cries that
were prevalent on the campus
last year have only made the
Next Week: An inside look at how the Coalition blockade has altered
Bowdoin's admissions recruitment policies. How has recruiting
changed geographically, racially? Check it out.
"I don' t think that
the Coalition really
thought things out.
This took things out
of the issue and
alienated the
students from the
^roup... they chose
the wroii'' wmbol. "
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Bowdoin needs a students' Bill of Rights
This week — seven days after the one-
year anniversary of the blockade of
Hawthorne-Longfellow by the
Coalition of Concerned Students,
and close on the heels of Halloween - seems
like a perfect time to conjure up the spectre of
community responsibility once again.
Students who were prevented from
entering the library by the Coalition argued
that they were being kept from their studies -
- presumably, the reason one attends a college.
Or is it? Do we not, in fact, expect to learn in
ways other than simply in the classroom?
Bowdoin continues to ignore the need for
a concrete policy on social responsibility.
Perhaps something that followed was a sort of
libertarian ethic - so long as you hurt no one,
do as you please. The tricky part of
implementing such a policy, naturally, comes
in determining what constitutes injury. Is
blocking a public building injurious? Perhaps.
No one was physically hurt, but that doesn't
mean the blockade was one hundred percent
innocuous to the community. There are many
who felt that the members of the Coalition
who kept students and workers from entering
the building should have been punished in
some way. No action was taken against these
students.
Snap to fall 1991. Four students roam the
quad in light-colored sheets throwing Tasteeos
in the air. While some students saw this as a
mere prank, something to be laughed at, others
feared that there was something more
malevolent at hand. Again, the issue is raised
— how are these individuals to be dealt with?
The result in this case was a program of
education for the four individuals.
While the college has ample policies to
deal with alcohol related incidents, it is dear
that they do not have any plan for social
infractions. The group on the quad, although
scaring several students, inconvenienced none,
yet received censure, whereas the Coalition,
who inconvenienced many, received no
censure other than a public tongue — lashing
from President Edwards.
The college does have a Social Code, of
course. The problem is, the social code is a
piece of writing worded so loosely and so
open to creative interpretation as to put the
United States Constitution to shame. It is clear
that there is need for someone to draw the line
and state exactly what is a permissible form of
self expression, and what is an inconvenience
to the college community at large. More
importantly, this statement has to be backed
up by concrete "consequences" for the group
that is found to be in violation. A student Bill
of Rights, as it were.
The college has been "recklessly
indifferent" in its methods of dealing with
social infractions. We hope that it doesn't take
someone throwing a Molotov cocktail into the
Union at dinner time in order to spark the
administration into action.
$tatt$p«ak
By Jim Sabo
SINGLE-SEX FRATERNITIES REVISITED
Many people view Bowdoin's hiring of
Colleen Quint to research Bowdoin's
liability to fraternities as the first step
towards completely abolishing single-sex
fraternities.
The question is, why does Bowdoin
want to do this?
Chi Psi has been a single-sex fraternity
since 1982. In recent years, not only have
they not caused problems for the college,
they have actually served as a model,
following LFC guidelines even though not
a voting member, and complying with a
college request to discontinue their
nationally ranked Toga party. (One
wonders how the college managed to ask
them this, as the college doesn't recognize
single-sex fraternities...)
Likewise, Alpha Beta Phi, single-sex
since if s inception in 1983, has given the
college little reason to complain about its
activities. Certainly, in light of Kappa Delta
Theta's ongoing social probation due to
alcohol abuse, Alpha Beta Phi would seem
to be much less of a problem, but because
of their membership policy, they remain
unrecognized.
The past year has seen Zeta Psi and
Delta Kappa Epsilon members split off and
continue as all-male chapters. Granted,
there were some problems at Zete early on,
but right now, both groups are merely
working to build their membership base,
and provide little cause for worry.
So the question remains: Why does
Bowdoin insist on trying to quell single-sex
fraternities, instead of trying to help them
in order to provide students with a real
choice?
When students last year wanted a wider
choice of programs, they blockaded the
library and administration building. This
action was supported by many students,
but by no means the majority. Isn't the fact
that there are now four single-sex
fraternities (and eight co-ed fraternities)
here at Bowdoin evidence that there is a
strong desire among the student body for
this type of institution?
Many people have expressed the view
that, if given a choice, they would join a
single sex fraternity over a coeducational
one. If s time that Bowdoin listened to the
student body (for once) and recognized
these institutions, rather than trying to
eliminate them.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1991
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Student Opinion
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Student government at Bowdoin: How well is the job being done?
By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
Background : All across the United States this week, citizens
stepped up to the polls and cast their ballots.
In light of the national elections bringing reports of voter
dissatisfaction with candidates, we decided to examine the issue of
government on a considerably smaller scale, closer to home, and
asked students for their thoughts.
The following questions were used as guidelines: Do you know
what Bowdoin' s Executive Board does, and are you satisfied with
its role in student life? Have you ever voted in a campus election?
Do you know who your class officers are?
Do you vote for candidates based upon their stand on issues of
importance, or based upon how well you know them? What more
could be done, or what could be done differently, regarding
campus politics?
ADAM VANDEWATER '95 MARK THOMPSON 92
Littleton, CO
I don't really have an understanding of what the Exec
Board does. I voted in the election, but just for the people
I knew. If I recognized their name, I voted for them. I
think they should have publicized more what their
views were. All 1 really saw were posters with names on
them. I know who one of my class officers is. I think the
role of first-year government should be just to gain
experience; to get to know what's going on in the school
so they'll be prepared to be good leaders if they get
elected the next year. I don't really know enough about
what they're doing to say whether or not they're doing
it well.
Atlanta, GA
I was chairman of the Exec Board my sophomore year.
Primarily, the role of the Board is to act as an intermediary
between students and the administration — to provide open
communication, but also to do things like approve funds for
student activities and organizations. But frankly, 1 don't think
the administration listens to us. The grading system issue is an
example of this — we worked really hard, but nothing
happened. I think that now the Board should have more open
forums about the larger issues that will get students rallying.
People don't care about the everyday run-of-the-mill issues.
MARIA GINDHART '92
Burke, VA
I don't havea sense of what the Exec Board does. They
seem really motivated, and they seem to think they're
accomplishing a lot, but the rest of the campus doesn't
seem to think they are. It would be good if there was
some sort of outreach," like quesu^nnafres in people's
mailboxes, as long as they don't end up in the recycling
bins. But everyone's so wrapped up in their own little
worlds of studying and activities and having fun, that no
one really even seems to care what the Exec Board does.
Class elections really don't seem all that competitive. If
they were, there would probably be more people doing
it. But now, it's like they have to beg people to run for an
office.
BRIAN THORP '95
Bear, DE
I voted in my class elections, but only because I knew
the people who were running. But I don't know anyone
on the Exec Board. Maybe they could send out
newsletters, or something like that to monitor their
progress. I'm sure they've done something. What? I
don't know. Actually, I do know one person who's on it,
but I didn't vote. At this point, I'm not too concerned
about politics at Bowdoin. I'm just trying to concentrate
on studying — if I can even do that.
ELSA LEE '93
Salt Lake City, UT
I know generally what the Exec Board does, but not
specifically. When I vote, I vote for people as opposed to
issues. Our class didn't even have elections, I don't think,
because not more than one person wanted to run for each
thing. That says a lot about political interest in our class. It
seems like a lot of people run freshman year, but after that, no
one really has an interest. It's probably because almost
everyone here was a leader in high school. As far as the Exec
Board goes, it's not that they aren't trying, it's just that people
aren't responding.
ARMISTEAD EDMUNDS '94
Richmond, VA
I didn't know anything about the Exec Board until this
fall when I wanted to run, and so I talked to people and
found out what they did. In general, the campus has no
idea what they do. It's either apathy on the students'
part, or the Board's fault for not making themselves
clear. Probably apathy. I don't think class officers serve
much* of a purpose, but ours have this year — they've
organized a lot of functions. It seems like everyone's
trying, I just don't know if they're doing anything.
GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND? AN ISSUE YOU WANT BROUGHT UP?
USE "STUDENT SPEAK" AS YOUR VOICE.
DROP IDEAS FOR QUESTIONS IN THE BOX AT THE MOULTON UNION DESK.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1 991
\
tudent Opinion
Through The Looking
Glass
By Paul Miller
This Week:
"Sex, Lies and Videotape" v **
"Are you going to respect the
obligation to combat all Natures
operations?.... Ah, be in no doubt of
it Eugenie these words vice and
virtue are for us naught but local
ideas. There is no deed, in whatever
form you may imagine it, which is
really criminal, none which may be
really called virtuous. All is relative
to our manners and the climate we
inhabit... There is no horror that has
not been consecrated somewhere,
no virtue that has not been
blasted.. ..one f*cks, my lamb, the
particular situation
notwithstanding, because we are
born to f*ck, because byf*cking we
obey and fulfill Natures ordinations,
and because all man-made laws
which contravene nature's are made
for naught but our contempt
None may be qualified thus, my
dear: all are a product of Nature;
when she created men, she was
pleased to vary their tastes as she
varied their countenances, and we
ought be no more astonished at the
diversity she has put in our
countenances than at that [which]
she has placed in our affections. "
Dolmance
- "Philosophy in the Bedroom"
The Marquis de Sade
Notes of a Madman. Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture: when some
come to this point, they arrive in
spurts. Others end with a warm rush
that signals the roar of the ocean
beneath their calm exterior. I try to
halt the paradeof images: they make
me grow smaller and smaller until
they become everything, and I
nothing. Everything becomes a
dialogue of homonyms and cliches.
My image runs out into the sunlight
only to collide with the air. I vanish
at impact, and the images become
meaningless through theircountless
repetition, yet they become, as
before, everything. As I threw the
bottle containing the message into
the ocean, I wondered if anyone
would ever receive it. The message
read: "stop the world, I want to get
off."
So here we are. In the land of the
Scarlet Letter, in the monde-
renverse of the living comedy of
life. I turned the channel and was
confronted with the presence of a
commercial. I turned again. Another
commercial. Every channel I turned
to had commercials playing. All the ,
commercials were saying the same
thing. The smile of one woman as
she looks at her sucessful husband
as he drives his BMW asks me to
buy. A friendly housewife in another
asks that I purchase PineSol.
Another woman smiles as she eats a
Snickers candy bar. "They really
satisfy." Another woman says, as
she asks me to buy a wonderful
bracelet through a phone-service
market, "we know your game. Give
us a call."
As usual with the banal, one can
always fall back onto the power of
the cliche to back one's findings.
The commercials are only that.
Nothing more. Nothing less. But as
such, they reflect our desires like a
mirror (mirror mirror on the wall
who's the fairext of them all?) does
our image of our-self (not that as a
person these commercials speak to
me, but in a way with the white face,
ana Diues selling tne product, they
do...). What do weseethat makes us
want to buy anything (for that matter
what makes us buy anything at any
time)? In this time of reversal,
and music, do for us. They regulate
our Deception of self with our
societal conceptions of self. And we
keep buying.
With the ingrained prudery and
sexual hypocrisy that most of us
grow up in, its not surprising that
the only freedom people understand
today is on the t.v. Maybe that's the
future: a finely tuned engine of
weight and counter-weight based
on a currency of sexuality and
violence (after all they are sif ferent
sides of thesame coin). Maybethat's
the past. What's for certain is that
we live in the eternal present, and
maybe we need to drag ourselves to
the illusory freedom of the t.v. to
sense the freedom of the charcters
that are themselves enchained. The
dance of masks goes on. We need it.
Civilization requires a certain
amount of illusion to makes its
wheels go round.
I mean by titles like "Sex, Lies and
Videotape" to convey to you the
necessary sense of irony that
pervades everything (including this
f
i
'So here we are. In the
land of the Scarlet
Letter, in the monde-
renverse of the living
comedy of life. 9
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everyone must play ther role. Acting
is a very hard thing, but as with
Halloween, we all wear our masks.
I had originally planned to write
this week's column on two things. 1 .
I wanted to talk about sexuality as a
social construct, and "media"
(schools, social institutuions, etc.)
as disseminators of this construct,
and 2. 1 wanted to talk about gender
as a biological fact (there it is!). What
we have in the modem Western
context is an economy of illusion (a
different illsuion than other
societies, just that. ..for some a
dream, for others a nightmare), with
both sides, male and female, failing
to recognize one in the other. Men
fail to see the femenine in
themselves, and women fail to see
the masculine in themselves. We
are all one: we both come from each
other, that's a biological fact. Maybe
this is what the commercials, media
column). They include the present
cliche" of the title and all the ideas
that are associated with it. With sex,
lies, and video tape you can see the
construction of sexual identity
though the vehicle of media. No
more. No less. That'* all. It'sl00%
artificial, and so is this. Like any
illusion, it only has as much power
as you give it. Its defintely an art
ci net ique. . Nature (or more correctly
what we ascribe to be nature) in her
indifference can be described as
Goethe with his Chourus Mysticus
in Faust points out: "All that is
transitory is only a symbol; what
seems unachievable here is seen
done; what's indescribable becomes
fact; the eternal Femenine, eternally
shows us the way." We all become
sorcerers casting spells to each other,
and control of the word becomes
control of consciousness. After all,
sanity is only a set of beliefs.
Executive
Board
Report
Justin M. Ziegler
The Executive Board
enjoyed a productive
meeting this past
week, discussing a
variety of topics. Among the
more important issues were the
possible extension of campus
facility hours, an increase in
the Student Activities Fee, new
appointments to
subcommittees, and interaction
of the Executive Board and the
Student Senate.
First, the extension of hours
of the computer labs and
athletic facilities was brought
up. It was generally agreed that
some hours should be cut and
redistributed to extend the
closing times on Sunday
evenings in both Adams 208
and 310. However, since there
is little time left in the semester,
these revisions will be brought
up when the new lab schedules
are made next semester. As for
athletic facilities, it seems
probable that the closing hours
will be extended from 1 p.m.
to 11:30 p.m.
: The Student Activities fee
was also at issue again, there is
a motion to raise the fee by ten
dollars for next year even after
this year's increase of fifteen
dollars. More information on
this topic along with a survey
will appear this week in the
mail. It is important that you
answer this survey?
The Executive Board wishes
to congratulate the newly
appointed members of the
subcommittees on Social
Responsibility and Minority
Affairs. For Social
Responsibility, Gerald Jones
'92, was chosen as the
The Board
members all agree
that they are there as
representatives to the
students and
encourage any input
from the students.
representative and David
Finitsis '95, was chosen as the
alternate. For Minority Affairs,
Luciana Cast ro '94 and Crystal
Newberry '95 were chosen as
the new members. The Board
would also like to thank all
those who applied for the
positions.
Finally, the need for
interaction between the
Executive Board and the
student body was discussed.
The Board members all agree
that they are there as
representatives to the st udents
and encourage any input from
the students. The board
meetings are on Mondays at 7
p.m . in the Moulton Union and
are open to anyone. Also, there
was a suggestion to have
student members from the
various subcom m ittees report
regularly to the Board about
what theyhavebeen doing. The
reason would be so that the
student body can have a better
idea of the actions of the
administrative committees.
Remember, the Executive
Board is there for the students
and welcomes their comments!
The Orient welcomes
letters and opinion pieces
from all members of the
Bowdoin community. Let
your voice be heard!
H^HBMHH
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1991
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tuident Opinion
Old isn't always better,
but change isn't
always good, either.
Sure, driving around
in cars is a hell of a
lot better than whipping some damn
horse, and a change from the Bush-
Reagan era would be great. But
looking back at the good old days, I
have to say something- old was
better, and change really bites.
I've found my new hero of
the week. A couple of weeks ago it
was my little, Adam Williams, then
it was Jane Fonda, followed by a
brief worshipping of Dan Quayle
(don't ask me why), a Sunday's
devotion of Hugh Millen against
Denver, a past reminiscence of Mr.T,
and now it's...Angry Old Man.
You don't know of him,
this icon to those gorgeous days of
yesteryear? If you don't, go get a
lobotomy, and then reprogram
yourself to reruns of Saturday Night
Live. This is the man who was
Dennis Miller's right-hand man,
Sure, driving around in cars is a hell of a lot
better than whipping some damn horse, and a
change from the Bush-Reagan era would be
great.
v
kind of, for a brief but oh-so-special
time.
His proclamations of, "and
we liked it!", echo in my mind like
some Gregorian chant, and thoughts
of the crusty old bastard's gravelly
voice bring a smile to my face. Think
of a man who had to walk ten miles
to school through snow without
shoes, who ate leather-raw, who
walked over cut glass in bare feet,
and liked it all because "that was
the way it was."
We need to return to the
facets that made everything slick in
the times of Angry Old Man. The
days of 5 cent burgers, penny
arcades, Sunday afternoon stickball
games, the five day week, eight-
tracks, no malls, and driving around
in cars that could fall through in any
minute. And, most importantly, the
days of the four point system. Oh, a
bunch of you are going to rip me
apart because I was never here
during the placement of the system,
but who cares?
Ioftendreamed duringmy
senior year of this fine, unique
grading system, and I would wake
up with a pleasant smile and have a
good day in high school. But now
those dreams have been viciously
torn apart, leaving me scarred. This
new A,B,C,D,F system has just been
implanted after years of the good
old HH, H , P, F system. There
supposed ly was some vote, but from
the grapevine it seems as if this
change had a majority backing
among the faculty, but not a strong
backing. The consensus among the
student body seems to be greatly
opposed to this change as well.
"I feel gypped, " claims a
sophomore in my hall. "Yeah, you
guys (the first year class) got
screwed," says a seniorto me. Great,
I'm in utter joy to hear all that.
I went to a very
competitive high school. Some
would say that this is a good thing-
that competition is real life.
NOT. WRONG, Pat Buchanon,
another SNL reference you
buttheads. We're in our formative
years, here and especially in high
school. If one can thrive under
academic pressure, power to you,
but it has been shown that students
work better without cutthroat
competition. The four point system
had thingsgoing for it. It was unique,
supported those whodid well while
not belittling those who struggled
academically, and drastically cut
down competition, from what I've
heard. So, let's get back to the days
of the past, please, because "that's
the way it was, and we liked it."
etters to time E-dito
Students propose fencing in
Coffin St. parking lot for safety
To the Editor
(Editor's Note:ThefoUowingletter was submitted to President
Edwards today over a number of additional signatures.)
We, as students, are extremely angered by the recent
vandalization of cars in the Coffin Street parking lot. The
alarming rate at which vehicles are being damaged is too
large to go unnoticed. Not only are we angered by the loss of
property, but also by the potential danger to students who
may happen to be passing the lot and witness a crime in
action. How great a risk is going to have to be taken before
something is done?? (Rape? Assault?) What is happening is
our illusionof safety is being stripped from us. We do not feel
that our persons or belongings are safe on this campus any
more.
As a reaction to the crimes and lack of action on the
college's behalf, we are forced to take preventive measures
ourselves, such as moving our cars in front of the Union as
soon as ticketing hours are over each day. However, these
measures are not nearly enough. While we recognize that the
college is not responsible for the damage, we insist that the
college be involved in these preventative measures.
Here is what we strongly sug gest. It has been noted that the
fencing left over from the construction of Hatch is lying
dormant. Why can't this be erected around the perimeter of
the lot to limit access to the area? Granted this will not be a
solution to the problem, but at least it's a step forward. Due
to the security staff cutbacks, they are no longer able to supply
us with adequate security coverage, therefore we feel that a
video suveillance camera is a strong crime deterrent and is
essential to the safety of the students on this periphery lot. Is
it unreasonable to expect safety and security at Bowdoin?
clueless bigot." He is an ingenious politically perceptive
bigot. Louisiana was thrust into a dismal state of economic
catastrophe when the oil business went bust in the early BO'S.
Oil money paid the taxes back then, but the people pay the
taxes now - that is, the people who haven't moved away.
Louisiana has a 6.8% unemployment rate, the state faces a $1
billion budget deficit, and the per capita murder rate in New
Orleans is among the top five in the nation. Working class
people are angry that they are paying more taxes than ever
before and getting no return on their money. They are
frightened for their jobs, they are ftrghtened for their lives,
and they are firghtened for their future. Along comes David
Duke, who promises to do something about crime, welfare
cheats, and the job security that is (for whites) threatened by
affirmative action. Duke says everybody should work for a
paycheck, even welfare recipients - and you better believe the
working class will applaud him regardless of his questionable
past.
Furthermore, when 64,000 people re gister to vote at the last
minute, how can you suggest that, "the people of Louisiana
(have) sunk so far into apathy and disinterest in the political
process..."? I don't mean to rail at the editor in particular
because what really angers me is the general misconception
among people that the David Duke phenomenon is something
so demented that it could only happen in Louisiana. Contrary
to popular belief, Louisianians are not idiotic. They are
infuriated. And that can happen in any state. So can racism.
And so could David Duke.
Sincerely,
Laura Bach '92
President Edwards' goals and
methods questioned
Angry, concerned students,
Carter Clements
Christine Cappeto
Elizabeth Kelley
Carly Message
People of Louisiana should not
be held responsible for Duke
To the Editor
Y'all got it wrong. David Duke is not a "dramatically
To the Editor
President Edwards' open forum the other night was a farce
of just how much he cares about the student body and the
regard in which he holds us.
Stressing how important the forum was to address the
issues that were facing the college and the student body, let's
face it, they didn't cover any new ground and only served to
put some more nails in a couple of coffins.
Bowdoin has changed, and I'm not sure if it's for the better.
Some of this may be old news that has been dragged out far
too long, but I've got to say my piece as well. The fact that we
are in financial problems and that Edwards sees fit to buy
himself a $400,000 house and give his wife a salary only goes
to show that a new age has entered Bowdoin. Gone are the
presidents who feel a real connection to the school and some
of whom were graduates of the school. Those were the
presidents who cared about the school and wanted to make
a lasting impression on the school. Those were presidents
who stayed here for ten years, and often more. What we have
now is an emotionless, technocratic president who has been
brought in to fix the budget and then, I believe, move on. Of
course he is going to take some heat, but the fact remains that
he has just made some stupid mistakes. His house and the
salary simply cannot be defended, and the fact that he doesn't
apologize or offer some kind of explanation is disturbing.
And the fact that he hasn't done anything just reinforces the
fact that he just doesn't care.
I'm not going to get into the issue of fraternities, being the
member of a house myself, but I do want to say one quick
thing. If Edwards or Jervis were to do away with fraternities,
which are the same places that provide a lot of housing for
students, then we'd really have some financial problems.
The thing that has really changed Bowdoin is the grading
system. Please, hold off rolling your eyes over the rehashing
of this issue, and just indulge me. With the new grading
system, Bowdoin has gotten tougher and the general feeling
amongst the students has changed. With real letter grades, I
have found that professors are being much harder and putting
us, as students, up against far higher expectations. The fact
remains that with the old grading system, people did
exceptionally well and there was a desire to learn for the sake
of learning because you didn't worry about the grade. Now
we learn for the sake of the almighty grade and our only
concern is what grade we received, not what knowledge we
are able to derive.
Even more troubling is what Edwards had to say about this
issue at the forum. Despite the fact that a majority of the
students wanted to keep the old system, Edwards said that
since it was the faculty that had to evaluate us, he would go
by their vote.
That is to say, Bowdoin College exists for the faculty and
not for the students.
There is something amiss here at Bowdoin. I don't feel the
same way about the college as I used to. I don't think I'm the
only one, either. So President Edwards, if you are reading
this, it's time to start listening to the students and show that
you actually care what we think. Bowdoin was a tine college
with an excellent reputation before all these changes and
there is no reason why this can't still be the case.
Sincerely,
Nick Jacobs '94
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1991
ARTS 81 LEISURE
Free Fall brings melodrama to the Bowdoin theater
By Nick Schneider
orient staff
i.
Last week, as 1 rode my bike across
the quad, I was thinking, "What is
theater today missing?" The obvious
answer is melodrama. Modern
plays, and even the older plays that
are staged,are very lacking in a good
sense of melodrama. Shakespeare's
Pericles has it, a lot of Victorian
popular drama does, TV miniseries
do, but how often do we see it in the
theater? Almost never.
That's why I was so excited to see
the play I saw last night. Free Fall,
directed by Michele Cobb and
written by Laura Harrington (a
Bowdoin graduate), is an old-
fashioned story of a man and a
woman and their problems. Cat
Sperry plays Sam, a pilot with nerves
of steel; Erik Rogstad plays Lou, her
lover and co-pilot. When they crash
over Lewiston, Lou gets vertigo and
can no longer fly. Sam on the other
hand, busts her back but wants to
get a job as a test-pilot for Cessna.
What we have is an interesting
metaphor for career women's
castration of men and male
impotence within marriage.
In order to hold their relationship
together, these two thrill seekers start
experimenting with motorcycles,
controlled substances, games of
cards, and role-playing. I'm not
giving away the ending (that's what
melodrama is all about), but I will
say that all is revealed before the
end of the play.
It's a good play, the pacing is
good, and the acting is top of the
line. Rogstad is superbly non-
plussed in the role of Lou, and he
really comes alive as Nick, the
motorcycle riding studboy. Sperry
is arresting as Sam but va-va-voom
sexy as Rita. (I admit I'd like a play
solely about Nick and Rita next).
Their friend, Norm, played by Jed
Rauscher, is solid; and I'd like to
make special mention of Patti,
played with charm and
rambunctiousness by a young
woman with the unlikely name of
Bija Sass.
What makes this play different,
and perhaps better than run-of-the-
mill melodrama, was its pulsing
rock score. They incorporated music
from AC /DC, John Mellencamp
and Bad Company. Nothing
punctuated this intensely human
story better than Mellencamp's
"Hurt So Good," although a bit of
Elton wouldn't have fallen amiss.
All in all, this was an affecting
evening of theater. It gave me what
I wanted, and its depiction of the
ups and downs of a couple's
relationship cut me to the quick. I
really did feel what they weregoing
through, both the fearand theanger.
Does Sam get the job with Cessna?
Does Lou get his nerve and his
manhood back without role
playing? Does love conquer all?
Come to Chase Barn Chamber and
see. (Showings are November 8 and
9 at 7:30 p.m.)
Highlander 2:The Quickening
There should have been only one
By Chris Colucci
ORIENT STAFF
With the release of Highlander
in 1986, director Russell Mulcahy
created a witty, thoroughly
entertaining adventure/ fantasy
that fused contemporary urban
life with medieval spectacle
through a strikingly original
story.
The film failed to stir up
significant box-office interest, but
subsequently achieved cult
status as a video rental. It also
provided French star
Christopher Lambert with his
first viable American vehicle, as
well as presenting co-star Sean
Connery with a role type that he
soon perfected in Brian
DePalma's The Untouchables
(1986).
Highlander 2: The Quickening
returns us to the life of
"immortal" Conner MacLeod
(Lambert) in the year 1999. The
earth's ozone layer has reached
the point of near disrepair and,
with the omniscience he has
gained from winning the "prize"
in the first story, MacLeod has
set about constructing a device
to shield the planet from
potentially deadly ultraviolet
rays.
Time then shifts twenty-five
years into the future, and we vie w
an almost post-apocalyptic,
urban landscape with no rain,
horrible humidity, and no stars
in the heavens at night. The
Highlander has saved all of
humanity, but as he notes, "The
cure is worse than the disease."
Likewise, the sequel is worse
than its predecessor. Much
worse. The plot introduces
flashbacks, to the origin of the
sect of "immortals," who were
supposedly exiled from the
Planet Zeist for rebelling against
a certain General Kitana, then
returns to the year 2025 with an
aging MacLeod . He is confronted
by two interga lactic hit-men sent
from the past of his home planet,
and, ultimately, by the evil
general himself. Michael
Ironsides presents a humorous,
wretched villain here, but he
obviously is playing on theclassic
characterization of Jack
Nicholson, who was either out
of reach financially or artistically
for this project.
The messy, hole-ridden story
also returns the valiant mentor
Ramirez (Connery) to aid
MacLeod in fending off the evil
alien, and his arrival marks the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
An intimate moment with Sperry and Rogstad. Photo by Erin Sullivan.
Ice Cube takes new turn on Death Certificate
By Paul Miller
ORIENT STAFF
Nowadays, everyone in hip-
hop's gone both hard core and soft-
core: everyone's talkin' about kill
this, "f**k that," or "I love ya" and
"she's poison." This is mainstream
hip-hop, but it used to be
underground. The mainstream
leaves so little room between its
N.W.A.'sanditsGuys. That's what
mainstream listeners want: an
artist that speaks to them across
the gulf; one that they can
experience in the safety of their
homes and still be down. That's
the need that N.W.A. now fulfills.
Hip-hop that's hard-core, yet still
maintains some sort of care for the
Black community. ..Well people
ain't tryin' to hear that. It's either
"I luv you baby" or "I'm gonna kill
you." Not to mention Vanilla Ice.
At this point, hip-hop faces an
identity crisis; it's a crisis of real
hip-hop, and hip-pop. Most people
like the latter. Ice Cube on his first
album, Amerikkka's Most Wanted,
spoke to this very point. He said
"turn off the radio." But on the
new album, Death Certificate, Ice
doesn't even mention radio. It's
out of his perspective. It's
irrelevant. Cube starts this album
out with the Death Side, which he
says "is a mirror of where we are
today," and goes to "the life side:
A vision of where we need to go."
He speaks of a duality in
experience. Many people will
probably not like the language
because the words "nigger" and
"bitch" come up a lot. Ice knows
what he's doing. In a sense,by using
language in the way that he does, we
question whether he approves of it,
or if he is posing the question to
people that use the words. He tries to
pull order out of the chaos or the
Black urban ghetto experience. It's
complex, it's simple: it's real. On the
Death Side, he says "sign your death
certificate." It's time for a rebirth. He
says "Niggaz are in a state of emerg-
ency." We are emerging.
Rhythmically, the album fits into
the style that hip-hop's been taking
over the last two years. You can hear
the influence of the Bomb Squad that
produced his first album on every
track. Everything is slow, heavy and
dense. When the tempo picks up: Ice
Cube's voice comes out of the mix a
heavy fluidity that puts it all in
perspective: The album's dope. Most
songs have the underlying duality
that I spoke of earlier. That's what
poetry is about. To understand it,
you have to really listen to it.
Countee Cullen (make a poet Black
and bid him sing....), Rimbaud and
Shelley, Jim Morrison, Chuck D,
Mayakovsky, and the Last Poets: the
tradition is there; what Ice Cube does
(along with the ones I mentioned
earlier), is bring it to life. No
hypocrisy, no dilution. As Goethe
says in Faust: "And finally who art
thou?.... The Power I serve which
wills forever evil, Yet does forever
good." . .
On the "Death Side" there's a
double-value that underlies every
song. It informs the whole context
of the album. He starts with "The
Funeral" where he buries our
concepts of 'The Nigga ya Love to
Hate," and prepares us for the birth
of something else. On the end of the
Death Side, he has Dr. Khallid
Muhammad tell us to prepare for
the rebirth. Each song is a tale of life
in the ghetto. That's his experience.
On the "Birth Side" he begins with a
Black child being born, and goes
straight into "I wanna Kill Sam," a
tale of the slave trade in modern
context. On 'True to the Game," he
talks about Blacks that have left the
community, and speaks to a lack of
unity in the Black community the
Cube sees (although the title
"Game" puts the question "whose
game?" to mind). In the "Game,"
Cube throws a bone to N.W.A for
diluting hip-hop and taking it to the
mainstream in what he feels is an
irresponsible manner. He ends the
album with "No Vaseline," a song
about his past relation with
N. W.A.,their current pop situation,
and why he broke with them. To
sum up that reason, he simply says
"I'll never have dinner with the
President."
Cube wrote most of N.W.A. 's top
songs, and if you look closely, you'll
notice that, content-wise, if N.W.A.
had the duality of experience that
Ice Cube brought with him in their
past songs (F*k Tha' Police, and
"Express Yourself," etc.), it was
because, in my opinion. Ice kept
CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1991
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Curator of Islamic exhibit will speak on show
Professor Walter Denny will dicuss the "artist's vision"
COURTESY OF COLLEGE RELATIONS
Walter B. Denny, Professor of
art history at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst and
curator of the exhibition "The
Here and Hereafter: Images of
Paradise in Islamic Art," will
deliver a slide lecture at Bo wdoin
on Thursday evening,
November 14, at 7:30 p.m. in
Kresge Auditorium.
Denny's presentation, titled
'The artist's vision of Paradise
in Islamic History," will explore
how verbal images and
metaphors for Paradise were
given visual form over the course
of Islamic civilization. The
lecture is presented with support
from the Maine Arts
Commission, a state agency
supported in part by public tax
dollars, and is open to the public
free of charge.
Professor Denny earned his
undergraduate degree at Oberlin
College in 1964 and his Ph.D. at
Harvard University in 1971. His
doctoral dissertation was The
Ceramic Revetments of the Mosque of
Riistem Pasha and the Environment of
Change: The Development of a New
Style in Ottoman Turkish Art in the
mid-Sixteenth Century. Currently, he
is a professor of art history and an
adjunct professor of Near Eastern
Studies at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, with
specialties in Islamic and Turkish art
and architecture and museum
studies. He is also an honorary
Curator of Rugs and Textiles at the
Harvard University Art Museums.
In the fall of 1988, Denny visited
the Hood Museum of Art at
Dartmouth College to examine a
panel of recently conserved tiles in
the museum's collection. He
determined that the tiles, dating to
the early seventeenth century, had
originally decorated a wall above a
water fountain in a building from
either Ottoman Turkey or northern
Syria. He identified the stylized
leaves and mosaic patterns as
images of Paradise in Islamic art.
He also mentioned to the Hood's
director at that time, Jacquelynn
Baas, that this theme could be
developed into an exhibition.
The Hood Museum staff,
working within Dartmouth's
academic curriculum with faculty
members from the Asian studies,
history and religion departments,
decided to do an exhibition based
on their Islamic collection, and
approached Denny to curate the
show. Denny had organized a
small exhibition on gardens for
the Mount Holyoke College
Museum of Art in 1988-89. He
expanded on that topic and
developed the idea of images of
Paradise (which is typically a
garden). The exhibition, funded
by the National Endowment for
the Arts and National Endowment
for the Humanities, includes loans
for more than twenty-five national
museums and private collections,
and is travelling to five sites.
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Philharmonia Virtuosi, with
Music Director and Conductor
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a four-day residency at Bowdoin
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15. Highlighting the visit will be
two concerts, one featuring a string
quartet with oboe and piano, a
chamber orchestra concert and a
lecture by Kapp as well as open
dress rehearsals. Kapp,
Concert master Paul Peabody and
five other members of the
ensemble will also spend the four
days discussing student
compositions, giving workshops
and coaching individual students.
The residency is sponsored by
the department of music, under
the auspices of the Zuckert Visiting
Professorship. The concerts, open
dress rehearsals and Kapp's
lectures are all open to the public
free of charge. Seating is limited,
however, and tickets will be
necessary for each event. Tickets
can be picked up in advance at the
Events Office, Moulton Union, or
at the door.
The ensemble' s stay at Bo wd oin
includes several events. There will
be an open dress rehearsal by the
Philharmonia Virtuosi chamber
players on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at
4:00 p.m. in the Bowdoin Chapel.
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Bowdoin Chapel, there will
be a chamber music performance
featuring a string quartet with
oboe and piano.
Kapp will give a lecture titled,
"Where Music Comes from and
Where It's Going," on Wednesday,
Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge
Aud itorium . There will be another
open dress rehearsal by the
Philharmonia Virtuosi Orchestra
on Friday, Nov. 15, at 4:00 p.m. in
Pickard Theater. The concert by
the chamber orchestra will be
Friday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in
Pickard Theater. The performance
will include works of Ives,
Copland and Mozart, Bowdoin
Copland and Mozart, Bowdoin
College Professor of Music Elliot
Schwartz will join the orchestra as
piano soloist for a performance of
Ives' "Halloween."
The Philharmonia Virtuosi has
been performing concerts under
Kapp since its inception in 1974,
and has played critically acclaimed
concerts at the Kennedy Center,
Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall
and the Library of Congress. The
twenty-piece ensemble has
performed a main series at the State
Universityof New Yorkat Purchase
since 1977, and in 1 984 began a series
in New York City at Town Hall.
Philharmonia Virtuosi has made 25
recordings on its ESSAY label, and
has also been included on the
popular "Greatest Hits" album
released by CBS Records.
Musical Director and Conductor,
Kapp was an accomplished
composer and pianist in his teens.
He was awarded a Fulbright
Fellowship and spent five years
studyingand co nductingin Europe.
He served as Music Director of the
Opera Theater of the Manhattan
School of Music while earning a la w
degree at New York University. He
hasbeen National Music Director of
Young Audiences, Inc., General
Director of the Palm Beach Opera,
Vice President of General Music
Publishing Co., Inc., and a Program
Officer at the Ford Foundation. He
has been with the Philharmonia
Virtuosi since its inception, but has
also appeared with major orchestras
throughout Europe and the United
States and can claim more than 40
recordings.
A second four-day residency will
take place under the Zuckert
Visiting Professorship from
February 12-15, 1992. Renowned
flautist, writer and commentator
Eugenia Zukerman will be the
featured artist. TheZuckert Visiting
Professorship was created in 1986
by Donald M. Zuckert of the class of
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Ice Cube
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14
things in perspective, when he left,
their magic left with him. On "Death
Certificate", Cube brings his
perspective with him, and refines it.
He combines the West Coast hard-
core style that he was so crucial to
developing, and combines it with an
East Coast (and West Coast, after all,
the Panthers did start in Oakland)
responsibility. The end product is a
complex portrait of an artist as a
young man reborn. Like the poets I
mentioned before, Cube, on Death
Certificate, speaks to those who
listen: those who can't or don't want
to listen to the Black community, for
him, don't matter. Picks from this
album: "The Wrong Nigga to Pck
With" smokin'; "Robin Lench,"
crazy funny; "I Wanna Kill Sam,"
smokin'; 'True to the Game," real.
"Steady Mobbin'" live; "Doing
Dumb Shit" droppin' science over
dope beats; "Us," community
oriented with humor; "A Bird in
Hand," slammin'.
One new phenomena that Ice
pulls into his melange of ideas on
Death Certificate, is the Nation of
Islam. Like many other positive
rappers, he pulls the concepts from
the Nation of Islam's program that
fit with his. Their theme of Black
self-sufficiency, and integrity fit
with his "new" and reborn
responsibility. It's that way with a
lot of people who go through hard
experiences. But he doesn't say
Allah will change the world, that
project he leaves to the Black
community. In one picture on the
album sleeve Ice is shown reading
"The Final Call," the paper of the
Nation of Islam. On the left of the
paper it says Domestic violence, and
the Lench Mob, Ice's production,
and general hang-out crew is
pictured coolin' pell-mell. On the
right, it says "Unite Or Perish," and
the bow tie wearing, and suit clad
precise ranks of the NOI are shown.
The symbolism is obvious.
Black self sufficiency is Ice's way
for the future. On "Black Korea," a
song where Cube samples the scene
from Spike Lee's movie Do the Right
Thing where Radio Rahim asks for
20 size D batteries, and develops a
communication problem with the
Korean owners of the store, Cube
shows the need for mutual respect.
Lee developed this theme as one of
misunderstanding between two
estranged ethnic groups.
At the end of the movie, when the
neighborhood riots over the police
murder of Radio Rahim, they
residents spare the Korean store
from the same fate as Sal's pizzeria
because the proprietor says "me
Black too." What this points to is
the need for a common respect
amongst different ethnicities.
Where Lee shows a complexity
between ethnicities that needs to be
solved by dialogue, Cube storms
into destruction. Maybe on his third
album he will have grown beyond
that.
PARTY LINE
Highlander 2 —
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14
only truly funny scene in the film.
Another romantic interest is
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time in the form of a female
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the relationship is hurried by plot
time demands and never achieves
the authenticity of MacLeod's two
earlier loves.
Action and special effects abound
here, but what is lacking is the
fantastic charm of the predecessor,
and more notably, script continuity.
The original also had glaring gaps
in it, but overcame its shortcomings
with its inimitable spirit. Highlander
2 dazzles visually, but in such
contrived thematic and geographic
settings, that we fail to care about
feasting with our eyes.
The set design is elaborate but too
vague and not very painstaking with
regard to detail. Modern
architecture is mixed with World
War H-era autos and medieval
weaponry in a haphazard
manner. Earlier films like
Blade Runner (1982) and Mad
Max (1979) achieved
interesting, coherent looks of
a not-so-distant, spiritually
decadent future, but
Highlander 2 fails to evoke a
convincing, scenic mood.
The only praise that the
film deserves is its visual
recollection of such cinematic
classics as Welles' Citizen
Kane (1941) and Chaplin's
Modern Times (1936) . The
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skillfully simulated, while the
moving machinations in the film
remind us of Chaplin's early sound
classic about technology run amok.
Bows to the classics
notwithstanding, Highlander 2 is a
startlingly hollow piece of work
which becomes even more of a
disappointment in light of its
precursor. Sequels are ostensibly
made to cash in on the tastes of
those who enjoyed previous
treatments of "proven" characters
and stories, but with craft and a will
to push narrative limits, such
"subsequent" films as The Godfather
Part II (1974) can do justice to and
brilliantly expand upon their
premises.
One might argue that Highlander
2 is taking a tongue-in-cheek view
of the original and inverting that
film's pretensions with reckless plot
abandon and foolish dialogue. More
likely is the case that the project
merely blisters with harried twists
and idiotically predictable
resolutions. In the art of "camp," a
work must be judged on various
levels of self-consciousness, but in
the case of "schlock" (loosely,
Yiddish for "junk") a work stumbles
on its own would-be awareness of
its quirkiness. Such is this film. It is
a shame that such third-rate
productions are all too often
replacing original productions in
today's Hollywood economy. The
old adage that "good stories sell"
still holds, and Highlander 2 is a
glaring example of how not to wrap
a gift that was ill-suited in the first
place.
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BFVS Schedule
Friday, Nov. 8
7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in Beam Classrooom.
"Mrs. Soeffle," USA.
Mel Gibson and Diane Keaton star in this
romantic period piece. She is the prison
warden's wife. He is a prisoner. She tries to
save his soul. He steals her soul. In a daring
prison break Mrs. Soeflle joins the prisoner in
his escape.
Saturday, Nov. 9
7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. In Beam Classroom.
"The French Lieutenant's Woman," USA,
1981. 124 mm.
Meryl Streep stars as Anna, a twentieth-
century actress portraying Sara Woodruff, a
mysterious ninteenth-century woman.
Constructed as a film within a film, we watch
as Sara's moral torment curiously parallels
that of her modern-day counterpart.
Midnight showing in Kresge.
"McCabe and Mrs. Miller, "USA, 1971, 121
min.
Life in turn-of-the-century Northwest is given a
first-class treatment in director Robert
Altman's virtually perfect comedy-drama.
Sparkling performances are turned in by
Warren Beatty. as a small-town wheeler-dealer,
and Julie Christie, as a whore with a heart that
beats to the jingle of gold and silver coins.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in Kresge.
"Pixote," Brazil. 1981. 127 min.
One of the most remarkable and unsentimental
films ever made on the subject of childhood.
The children in question are homeless
Brazilian youths, exploited by criminals,
mistreated with offhand savagery in "reform
schools, then set loose in the Rio underworld
where they complete post graduate work in
purse-snatching, drug-dealing, pimping and
murder. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1991
NUMBER 10
Edwards confronts minority recruitment head-on
Beitz and Stakeman cite long-term vision as crucial to attracting qualified scholars of color
By Tom Davidson Jr.
orient news editor
The anniversary of the Coalition
of Concerned Students blockade has
prompted many questions about
President Robert H. Edward's
commitment to diversity and
minority faculty recruitment.
During Mr. Edward's brief tenure,
many members of the Bowdoin
community have claimed that he is
avoiding the issue, while hiring no
new people of color for the many
administrative positions that
opened, and that he is surrounding
himself with people from, what one
professor called, "the old school of
academia."
While the number of faculty of
color in tenure track positions has
declined, the Edwards
Administration, both through policy
and ideology, has expressed that
extensive minority recruitment is
high on the administration's list of
priorities.
The calls for diversity within the
tenured ranks of the faculty came at
an extremely difficult time for not
only Bowdoin, but virtually all
institutions of higher learning. Mr.
Edwards is only half-way through
his second year at the college and at
a time where financial burdens
weigh heavily upon any decision
made by the college. Charles Beitz,
the newly appointed Dean for
Academic Affairs, just arrived at
the campus in September from
Swarthmore College. In addition,
Randolph Stakeman, Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs and a
Professor in the African-American
"The things that we
develop to help us
improve the college
experience for
students and faculty
of color are also
going to improve the
college experience of
whites as well..."
Studies and History departments,
was just named to the administrative
position in the fall.
The problem of diversity among
the faculty is an issue prevalent not
only at Bowdoin, but a controversial
topic debated across the nation. Not
only does it involve the political
problems associated with
Affirmative Action, but the difficult
task of finding qualified people of
color in a miniscule applicant pool.
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Beitz have
shown that they are serious about
minority recruitment by delegating
many of the recruitment
responsibilities to Mr. Stakeman. Mr.
Stakeman was quick to point out,
however, that locating and hiring
qualified scholars of color is a
difficult issue and one that should
be met with long-term vision. "It
has to be clear that you don't get to
this point overnight," explained
Stakeman. "The key problem is that
The Anniversary of the Coalition
Blockade: Has Anything
Changed?
J article in a scries of three
there are disproportionately fewer
minorities that have gone on to
college-level teaching." Mr.
Stakeman cited the impediments
of graduate school, the lack of role
models for minorities, and the
significant lack of support networks
as chief reasons contributing to the
small applicant pool.
Mr. Beitz went on to assert that
Bowdoin's geographical location
might be a factor underlying the
difficulty of recruiting scholars of
color. "We face unusual obstacles
being in Maine, but not insuperable
obstacles."
Mr. Beitz was clear to state that
President Edwards is serious about
the issue and remains active in the
process. Beitz explained, "When I
took this job, it was with the
understanding that an ambitious
minority effort would be a top
priority." Beitz and Stakeman have
begun work on a new policy on
Affirmative Action in minority
faculty hiring.
Dean Stakeman, who is currently
the Director of the Afro-American
Studies program, asserted that the
issue of minority recruitment
transcends racial boundaries. 'The
things that we develop to help us
improve the college experience for
students and faculty of color are
also going to improve the college
experience of whites as well,"
explained Stakeman.
For now Stakeman is
concentrating on the long and short-
term recruitment philosophies. He
has spent the last few weekends
traveling to conferences that
gathered some of the finest scholars
of color in academia. In addition, he
and Beitz have continued to work
on the revised Affirmative Action
policy, and coordinate information
from all of the departments as to
what their search procedures are.
Stakeman said, "My role as Dean is
to take that information, translate it
into institutional interest in that
young scholar. We will get a
reputation as a place that is
interested in bright young scholars
and is actively recruiting them."
So while results of active minority
recruitment might not be
immediate, the President, the Dean
for Academic Affairs and the
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
have implemented long term, active
recruiting methods involving
networking at the graduate level,
direct mail and phone calls, a
significant departure from the days
of placing an add in magazines of
higher education. With openings
next year in the tenure-track
positions of a new Director of Afro-
American Studies and a faculty
position in the Sociology
department, the administration
seems intent on recruiting a qualified
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License plate theft plagues college community in recent weeks
College Security stifled by current trend of stealing exotic plates off cars in campus lots
By Michael Golden
orient copy editor
An outbreakof license plate thefts
has plagued the college community
recently.
Most of the thefts have occurred
in the Baxter House and ColesTower
student parking lots. In total,
thirteen plates have been reported
stolen to college security, all from
students' cars.
"We've had several license plates
stolen, as has the town of
Brunswick," reports Michael
Pander, Bowdoin's Director of
Safety and Security. "I hesitate to
speculate [about suspects]. It could
be either [students or local
residents]. I have no reason to
believe it's one group over the
other," added Pander.
Victim Alex Kanuth '94 believed
that the Brunswick Police
Department showed more concern
than Security about the crime. "The
Brunswick Police were irritated
about the number stolen," asserted
Kanuth, whose plate was stolen in
reversed the car so no one could see
the new plate. It's really a pain,
especially with a Florida plate,
where there's only one."
Some concerned students believe
early October and yet again last that the recent cuts in Security's
budget are
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student parking lot.
"Security should
than at home in Brooklyn/'
make
sweeps
random
if it can't
week.
It costs me twenty-five dollars
every time it's stolen, plus the time
and effort to go to the Department
of Motor Vehicles," said Kanuth.
After the first theft, Kanuth took
preventive measures, "I even
afford regular patrols [of student
parking lots)," stated Bowdoin
motorist Noah Littin '94. Littin felt
that the frequency of license plate
theft was disturbingly high. "I'm
more worried about my plate being
stolen at Bowdoin than at home in
A saved license plate.
Brooklyn," asserted Littin.
Conversely, Kris Johnson '93,
whose license plate was stolen last
week, is satisfied with the response
of Bowdoin Security. "Bowdoin
Security called me first, that's how I
found out it was stolen. I'm
impressed that they called me," said
Photo by Jim Sabo
Johnson.
Both Kanuth and Johnson feel
victimized and angry. "It's basically
immobilized me. I got pulled over
by a cop for driving without a plate
— he thought he had a stolen car on
his hands. During Rugby season I
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15.1991
Chief Representative of the ANC Mission to speak
Mabuza of the African National Congress to deliver address on the role of women in Apartheid
Lindlwe Mabuza
Photo courtesy of College Relations
Potholms endow sports awards
By Michael Golden
orient copy editor
Government and Legal Studies
Professor Christian Potholm and his
wife, Sandra, have generously
endowed two athletic awards at the
college.
With the gift, two trophies have
been established. The Sandra
Quinlan Potholm Swimming
Trophy will be, "Awarded to the
male and female member of the
swimming teams who have done
the most for team morale, cohesion
and happiness."
Also established by the gift is the
Christian P. Potholm II Soccer
Award. The honor will be,
"Awarded to the female and male
scholar/athlete whose hard work
and dedication have been an
inspiration to the soccer program."
Potholm, a nationally respected
political consultant and African
studies scholar, is a Bowdoin
graduate and presently the DeAlva
Stanwood Alexander Professor of
Government. "(We are] pleased to
be able to offer this to the College in
order to promote the role of the
scholar athlete at Bowdoin," stated
the Potholms.
Campus Crime Alert
Last night at about midnight a woman was accosted by
an unidentified man in the vacinity of Winthrop Hall
and North Campus Drive. She was able to escape
uninjured.
We want the community to be aware of this incident
and request your assistance if you are a witness. We
want to stress the importance of wallking in groups and
using the shuttle at night. It is also extremely important
that you call security immediately when you call
security observe suspicious activity or when you are the
victim of a crime. SECURITY - X3314
If you have any questions or observations regarding
this or any other security matter call:
Michael Pander, Director, X 3485
Donna Loring, Coordinator, X 3455
COURTESY OF COLLEGE
RELATIONS
Lindiwe Mabuza, chief
representative of the African
National Congress Mission to the
United States, will deliver an
address titled "Women in
Apartheid," on Wednesday,
November 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Kresge
Auditorium, Visual Arts Center,
Bowdoin College.
Mabuza's lecture is sponsored by
the Kenneth V. Santagata Memorial
Lecture Fund. The event is open to
the public free of charge. Tickets
can be picked up in advance at the
Events Office, Moulton Union, and
any remaining tickets will be
available at the door.
A native of the South African
province of Natal, Mabuza earned
her bachelor's degree at Roma
University in Lesotho, a part of the
University of South Africa. Mabuza
holds master's degrees in English
and American Studies, and spent
seven years as an assistant professor
at the Center for African-American
Studies. From 1977 to 1988, she was
a radio journalist with ANC Radio
Freedom, which broadcast
programs into South Africa from
neighboring Zambia. In 1979, she
wasnamed the Chief Representative
of the ANC to Scandinavia, based in
Stockholm, Sweden. Mabuza set up
offices of the ANC in Denmark,
Norway and Finland over the next
nine years. In 1989, she was named
to her current post as chief
representative of the ANC to the
United States. She has lectured
extensively throughout the United
States, Scandinavia and Europe, and
is also an accomplished poet.
Mabuza's poetry has been
published in many anthologies, and
has been translated into German,
Swedish, Norwegian, Russian and
Finnish.
The Kenneth V . Santagata Lecture
Fund was established in 1982 by the
family and friends of the late
Kenneth V. Santagata of the Class
of 1973 "...to provide at least one
lecture each term, rotating in the
arts, humanities, and social sciences,
with lecturers to be recognized
authorities in their respective fields,
to present new, novel, or non-
conventional approaches to the
designated topic in the specific
category."
Quote of the Week
"Colby sucks, and the students are softer
than puppy s—t"
-Colby student and former Lambda Chi Alpha member
Jim Hayes '91.5 expressing his discontent to the Colby
Echo after returning to the college from his suspension
for belonging to an underground fraternity.
Committee for Studies to hold open forum
Forum to address issues relevant to student life
By Kevin Petrie
orient contributor
The Committee for the Stud ies
of Education, with Physics
Prcjfessqr Dale Syphers as the
chairman, is planning an open
meeting with students on
November 21, from 4:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. in Main Lounge. In the
first such forum, faculty will ask
students questions such as "As
you entered Bowdoin, what were
your expectations?" and "Have
they been met?"
Professor Syphers expects a
/'very lively discussion," as this
meeting represents a shift in the
focus of thiscommittee. Designed
to examine teaching methods, the
group previously had been less
"successful" in involving the
student body. Offering speakers
and workshops to professors, it.
was a "service to the faculty."
Now, says Sypher, the faculty
members wish to examine the
various "aspects' of life at
Bowdoin." He noted that
students spend far more time
outside of the classroom, and
wishes to see their lifestyles in
a "social, intellectual, and
academic context." This first
meeting may snowball and
take many different
directions.
Before, the committee
"didn't suggest policy in any
areas," says Syphers, but now
its members are considering
the development of a writing
program at Bowdoin. It is the
latest effort to encourage
writing development among
students whose choices of
study do not involve many
papers.
The Committee may also
plan a later meeting that
addresses the expectations
and concerns of faculty.
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ARTS 81 LEISURE
Castedo's Paradise views
adults through child's eyes
Rich Lutlehale
orient editor-in-chief
Some of the most scathing
indictments of the vagaries of
human nature have come from
the perspectives of children.
Adult writers looking at the
world through children's eyes,
that is. Elena Castedo has chosen
that method to explore
extravagance, hypocrisy, and
excess at an opulent country
estate in South America in her
new novel, Paradise.
Paradise is El Topaz, an
opulent country estate in an
unidentified Latin American
country, filled with new and
confusing experiences for a
young girt named Solita. Her
family fled Franco's Spain for
theNew World; fed up with their
refugee ghetto andher husband's
all-consuming dedication to
socialist politics, Solita 's mother,
Pilar, takes the children to El
Topaz where they can live in
luxury as guests of the eccentric
and troubled owner. While Pilar
attempts to find a more
dependable and wealthy mate,
Solita is supposed to be the
playmate of their host's spoiled
daughters, but shequkkly teams
she is intended more as a
plaything than a friend.
Constantly facing a barrage of
cruel pranks, Solita attempts to
make sense of the strange life at
the estate where the Other guests
are bizarre and occasionally
dangerous; where infidelity,
accidental pregnancies and
intricate liaisons are
commonplace, and even her
mother's behavior is puzzling.
Through Solita's hard-learned
lessons, Castedo artfully
develops a picture of societal
hypocrisy and superficiality that
Solita is only beginning to
recognize.
Castedo writes about a world
seen through a child's eyes with
skill and a gift for humor. Her
descriptions are as rich and
opulent as someof her characters
are shallow. She brings the
menagerie of pretension that is
El Topaz to frantic, passionate
life. Solita's perceptions about
her world are sharper than the
adults in the story, but such is
Castedo's skill that we never
doubt the young girl's
innocence. Solita's efforts to
come of age in a New World
"Paradise" fraught with
extravagant amorality and
destruction are brilliantly
illuminated.
Paradise must be, to some
degree, based on personal
experience. Castedo herself was
bom in Spain and raised in Chile.
She has spent time in both
Europe and the United States,
where she earned a Masters from
UCLA and a PluD. from
Harvard. Now remarried, she
lives in Virginia.
Cypress Hill: The Phuncky Feel One's
Homicide reveals
more than murder
By Chris Colucci
ORIENT STAFF
Certain collaborations almost
always produce vivid cinematic
memories. Crosby and Hope. Allen
and Keaton. Scorsese and DeNiro.
One might soon add to the list Ma met
and Mantegna. The playwright-
director and the suddenly-in-
demand actor have a winning streak
in progress.
As one of America's most
insightful contemporary writers,
Mamet has employed Mantegna
previously in House of Games (1987),
in which the Illinois-bred actor
turned the role of a petty criminal
into a searing, psychological portrait
of a man torn by his conscience.
Mantegna's style electrified the
playwright's urbane, syncopated
speech, rendering it palpable on
screen.
With Homicide, the pair returns
with a story once again wrought
with self-questioning and teeming
with duplicity. Mantegna's
character, Bobby Cold, plays a
Baltimore homicide detective who
quickly becomes involved in the
pursuit of a federally-wanted drug
dealer whose case the F.B.I, has
turned over to the local police.
While becoming engrossed in the
details of the case and the exciting
prospect of doing what the feds
"couldn't", Gold finds himself
caught by circumstance at the scene
of a gruesome shotgun murder.
Apparently, a now-wealthy Jewish
storekeeper refused to abandon the
site of her original immigrant home
in a predominantly black
neighborhood. Hidden money is
the motive originally proposed by
neighbors, but Gold is moved onto
the case to investigate possible anti-
Semitism.
The street-wise but sensitive
detective is at first preoccupied with
the manhunt he has been dropped
from, but soon fully immerses
himself in the questions
surrounding the murder. As a
public servant, he sees himself just
doing a job, but as a Jew himself, he
realizes the deeper implications of
his involvement. When the family
of the victim reports gunshots
outside their elegant penthouse,
Gold crosses the lineof professional
disinterest and never fully returns.
The crime site eventually yields
evidence linking the victim to
weapons sales to the Israelis in the
late 1940' s, adding an international
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
By Paul Miller
orient staff
I've always felt that around 14
songs is the perfect length for any
album. Cypress Hill, with around
1 6, creates a dilemma; almost every
song is really good. Hill has been
the new hip-hop phenomenon of
the year. Even Rolling Stone
Magazine wrote a review of them
(we all know how much they cover
hip-hop). The main thing about
this group out of South Central
L.A. is that, in a year of pretty
boring mainstream success of hip-
hop (N.W.A. being the prime
example), they've been able to take
the medium and add a couple of
twists to it.
Cypress Hill's main figure, D.J.
Muggs, comes from the West Coast
group 7A3, that broke up a couple
of years ago. He brings a very
psychedelic edge to the musk and
adds a sense of humor that seems
to be losing ground in the hip-hop
medium. The samples that the
group uses range from the classic
"Duke of Earl" to the classic
Parliament-Funkadelic style of Sir
Nose. It seems like Cypress Hill
learned a couple of things from the
Beastie Boys: with a sense of
humor, any rhythm will do (the
vocals on their album sound almost
like Mike D from the Beasties). With
hip-hop taking the many turns of
pop, it seems like real hip-hop
product that's also really good has
been hard to find. Cypress Hill
definitely pulls together their old
school feel with a modem sensibility.
In short, they combine aspects of the
Beastie Boys and Ice Cube and come
up with a unique product: Cypress
Hill.
With songs like "Pigs" and "Real
Estate" they build on themes that are
already a staple of hip-hop (police
brutality, ghetto hoods etc.) and take
it in stride. While reporting their
experiences, they refrain from telling
you what to do (meaning they
describe, but don't prescribe). This
isn't a withdrawal from the hip-hop
formula so much as it is a resurgence
of the old school style. But they
develop the humorous side with odes
to sinsimella and with songs like
"Stoned is the Way ofthe Walk" and
"Light Another" (with all the songs
about ganja this could be hip-hop's
first pro-legalization of marijuana
album). But one song that blew my
mind was at the end of the album. It's
called "Born to Get Busy." It sounds
like what the Beatles would have
done if they had heard of hip-hop
back m the Sixties: they take extracts
from various songs and come up with
a brew that sounds like a hip-hop
version of "Revolution #9." Cypress
Hill definitely has a feel for the
material that few have taken the
time to create; they put a new texture
over the music that brings its original
elements back to a raw old /new
style (they use scratches and hisses
that you find on old records to give
the album an "old" feel while using
old mid 60's samples of funk and
soul to create a raw "sinsimella"
effect).
While all of the songs on the album
are good (something I'm finding to
be a more and more rare phenomena
nowadays), Hill maintains its South
Central feel: they rap in both Spanish
and English, just to show that they
know what they're talking about.
South Central L.A. isn't all African-
American: there are quite a few
Latinos coolin' out too (for those
with this in mind check out "Latin
Lingo.") But enough said. In sum,
Cypress Hill is one of the best hip-
hop albums to come out this year in
style, feel and originality. They will
definitely be around for some time
to come. Picks on the album: "Pigs"
ill;...really ill. "How I could just kill
a man" dope. "Hole in the Head"
slammin'. Otis Redding "Tramp"
sample, "Light Another" an ode to
sinsimella with a hype beat. ..need I
say more? 'The Phuncky Feel
One,"my favorite on the album
along with "The Funky Cypress Hill
ShV and "Born to Get Busy," the
list of great songs just goes on.
Chinese calligrapher gives talk and demo
sponsored by Asian Studies and Art Club
By John Skidgel
orient prod. manager
Last Monday the Art Cub
and the Asian Studies
Department sponsored both a
workshop and a talk by Gan
Xu, professor of Art History at
the Portland School of Art.
Professor Xu, who is also a
fine artist, demonstrated
Chinese calligraphy and brush
and ink painting to a group of
fifteen students. He gave a brief
overview of materials which
Chinese calligraphers and
artists traditionally have used,
and encouraged students to
experiment with the materials
as he gave his lecture. "Artists,"
he said, "were traditionally
highly educated people who
wrote and painted. Paintings
would often include poetry. Not
only did the painting have to be
good, but the poem as well."
After finishing his introduction,
he taught the group how to use
the bamboo brush to write
Chinese characters on rice
paper. The class practiced with
a handout of a few Chinese
Characters. The class began
with simply producing the
number one and suprisingly
ended with spelling Bowdoin
College.
The last section of the class
was devoted to figure painting with
brush and ink on rice paper, which is
nearly as absorbent as tissue. He
demonstrated the difficult technique
by asking one student to pose for ten
minutes. He amazed the group with
his quick decisive brush work and
his manipulation of the brush.
Wielding a one inch diameter
bamboo brush, he employed the
whole brush for large splotches of
hair, while he would use fine hairs of
the same brush for fine lines and
detail. From beginning to end he
amazed the group as the drawing
simply became better. One student
remarked after the workshop,
"Duringthedemonstration, I thought
he was going to ruin the drawing by
accident, but he didn't - it just got
better." After his demonstration, he
asked the group to draw him while
he remained motionless. A lot of
students and faculty who
participated in the workshop learned
how truly difficult it was to paint on
rice paper, but many did produce
great drawings with light and dark
tones, and expressive fine quality.
His talk was held in Maine Lounge
at 7:30 p.m. and was well attended.
He began the talk by showing one of
his earliest drawings while he was in
art school in China. The ink drawing
showed a group of people in two
rows which led to one male figure.
The bold triangular composition
came to my attention first, but I
was unaware of a small political
symbol which was
unintentionally placed in the
drawing. On the male figure who
was at the front of the drawing, a
small line crossed his left shirt
pocket. The "plus" sign almost
had him executed. The Chinese
Bureau of Propaganda
interpreted the drawing as "the
'West' is positive, the 'East' is
negative," and the government
thought his drawing was placing
capitalism over communism. Xu
gave other examples of times
when either heor his friends were
jailed or punished for creating
work which was considered
against the ideals of the
communist party. The next
twenty slides documented work
of several Chinese artists who
responded very critically to the
Chinese government through
their work. These slides
expressed the bitterness, anger,
Anti-Mao and Anti-communism
feelings, and resentments over
both of the Tiananmen Square
massacres. He ended his talk by
saying, "I think the resentment
which many people have
towards the government will
remain for quite some time, even
if communism begins to weaken
like i n other communist countries
- the bitterness will still be too
strong."
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1991
SLAMHOUND breaks into major league
By Sharon Price
orient arts editor
You may have heard that the
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, a
Boston based ska band, will be
playing at Bowdoin this
Saturday night, but introducing
them isa hardcore band to which
none other can compare.
SLAMHOUND, the new music
phenomenon that has hit the
Bowdoin campus, will be
gracing us with their energized
performance. Its four members
got together this fall to play
music and just have a good time.
Barbara "Barbarian" O'Brien,
who performs in her sexy black
dress with lit cigarette earings
on, and Keith Nokes of the
Cavity Creeps (which had
various other names throughout
last year) are on vocals. Rich
Lucas, who is also a member of
the hardcore-type band Ride
Cowboy Ride, plays lead guitar.
Tom Rubottom is on bass, and
Jason "Rudy" Walls, called the
glamour figure of the band by
other members, is on drums.
Lucas, one of the founders of the
band added "When I Walls 1 tookoff
his shirt, we knew he was the one. "
"We definitely like hardcore,"
said Nokes, "but as far as seriousness
goes, we did this for fun."
SLAMHOUND has had three
performances on campus at Delta
Sig thus far. This Saturday's opening
will be there first major show. They
are tentatively scheduled to play in
the pub next Thursday.
Their music has various
influences including Ian Mckay, one
of the hardcore "pioneers" from
Minor Threat now part of the band
Fugazi. "They designed the genre,"
said Rubottom, who added that
SLAMHOUND coversa few of their
songs. Some of the band's original
songs are "F*kin A," "Headcoats,"
"Buff as Sh»t" and "Ode to Tino,"
their one tribute to country music.
To make sure that no one confused
them with other country singers
O'Brien added, "Garth Brooks, now
he's no SLAMHOUND!"
"What we can't play well, we
make up with charm and buf mess,"
said Rubottom. "Anyway, all the
local highschool kids seem to like
us," he added. "We have a lot of
power in our performances
because we hate each other,"
Nokes joked. "There is a small
presence of people on campus
who like hardcore —
unfortunately half of them are in
the band."
"Really," Nokessaid," it is hard
to capture the band on paper."
OBrien concurred," We're really
like Mi Hi Vanilli in a lot of ways.
Maybe we'll try lipsynching our
concert."
You may be wondering (then
again you may not be) where they
got the name SLAMHOUND
from in the first place. According
to the band's members, there is a
line in the movie In Plain Clothes
, which says "She's a slut, a real
slamhound." which inspired
them to choose this attractive
name.
Although the band confessed
to being "scared as #*#*!" for the
performance Saturday in Main
Lounge, they are excited to move
into the more sophisticated arena
of the Moulton Union scene.
Chocolate Church hosts jazz stars
Variety is the keynote as
Randy Bean and Company plan
for their annual fall concert,
scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday
afternoon, November 24. One
high spot will be the appearance
in the second "set" of two former
"Hot Shots," Leila Percy and
Birdie Katz. Bean has decided
that their material is just too
choice not to be given another
airing. Percy, Bean and the
instrumentalists will do their
usual thing in both sets.
As always, this RB&Co.
concert will feature an all-star
assemblage of jazz musicians,
and — yes — this particular
grouping has never performed
together before. On piano will
be Tommy Gallant, on bass,
Danny Hall, and on drums, Les
Harris, with Brad Terry, clarinet,
and Dick Creeden, cornet. The
concert will be recorded for
possible issue on tape and CD.
Leila Percy of Popham Beach
and Birdie Katz have extensive
background in Broadway
musicals and cabaret songs.
Leila has sung professionally in
North Carolina and Maine and is
the regular "girl singer" with the
Randy Bean Swing Band. Birdie has
performed extensively in both D.C.
and Maine and filled starring roles
in two recent Augusta Symphony
musicals.
Tom Gallant was pianist with the
great Woody Herman band and is
leader of U.N.H. and Exeter
Academy. Danny Hall is a rising
jazz bassist in Maine, playing
frequently with the Friends of Jazz.
Before a stint in Nevada, however,
he was principal bassist with the
Portland Symphony. Drummer Les
Harris is an outstanding jazz
arranger and music educator. His
"day gig" is that of Professor at
Boston's prestigious Berklee College
of Music. A New England legend,
clarinetist and whistler Brad Terry
has performed professionally for
over 30 years, playing with such
artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Doc
Cheatham, Buddy Tate, Wild Bill
Davidsonand Red Mitchell. In 1980,
Terry formed the Friends of Jazz to
carry the message to schools and
communities. Cornetist Dick
Creeden led his own band at the
Village Green in Massachusetts
and has worked over the years
with the likes of Gene Krupa,
Teddy Wilson, Bud Freeman and
Roy Eldrige. Bean thinks of Dick
as the ultimate "gentleman of
jazz."
Emcee, singer, and producer
of these concerts is Randy Bean,
who sang with big bands in
Chicago in the 30's and on one
occasion performed with Ella
Fitzgerald and Chick Webb's
Orchestra at the Savoy Ballroom
in Harlem. After singing mostly
madrigals and orators for many
years, Bean returned to his first
love at Brad Terry's urging about
a decade ago. He is owner of
MacBean's Music in Brunswick
and is heard weekly on the MPBN
jazz radio program, "One Man's
Music."
Tickets are $10 at the door, $8
in advance. They are on sale now
at MacBean's Music, 141a Maine
Street, Brunswick (729-6513) and
the Chocolate Church, 804
Washington Street, Bath (442-
8455). Concert sponsor is BC&L,
Brunswick Coal and Lumber.
V.
In the Pub
Friday, November 15 at 9:30 p.m.
Ellen Cross
Saturday, November 16 at 9:30 p.m.
Dong Clegg
BFVS Schedule
Friday, November 15
7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p. m. in Beam Classroom.
"Pacific Heights/' TJ5A, 199Q, 107 min. §
A diabolical sociopath insinuates himself into the
lives of two young people when he rents an
apartment in their Victorian mansion. The
defenseless couple wages a desperate struggle to
defend their home/ their relationship/ and their
sanity.
Saturday, November 16
7:30 p.m. in Beam Classroom.
10:00 p.m. in Kresge.
The Postman Always Rings Twice/USA, 1981,123
Jack Nicholson plays the drifter whose hist for a
married woman 0essica Lange) leads to murder in
this remake based on James M. Cain's hard-boiled
novel of sex and violence.
Wednesday, November 20
4:00 pirn, and 10:00 p.«t in Kresge
"Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!"
Pedro Almodovar's (*VVomen on the Verge of a
Nervous Breakdown") twisted boy-meets-girl tale is
the story of a former mental patient who foresakes
flowers and candy in .favor of a very ^unusual method
of courtship. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Concert to profit Project FEED
Maine-based composer and
recording artist Paul Cornell will
present his 6th annual Fall Concert
to benefit Project FEED on Friday,
November 22 (8 p.m.). The concert
will take place at St. Luke's
Cathedral, 143 State Street in
Portland. Tickets cost $8 and are
available from Gallery Music, 21
Forest Avenue in Portland or are
$9 at the door. The proceeds from
this concert will go to the locally-
based project FEED organization
in order to help it meet increased
seasonal demands on its donated-
food service. Audience members
are also encouraged to bring non-
perishable foods to be collected at
the door for project FEED.
Paul Cornell plays keyboards,
flute and sings and is a prolific
creator of many styles. 34
commercially available albums
currently make up his catalog of
recorded offerings including
classical, jazz, pop, folk and
African and Latin-based music.
This year's concert at St. Luke's
will feature many of his pop
favorites plus new material.
Brenda Moore is a very talented
singer, song-writer and guitarist
with a dedicated following in the
Portland area. Says Cornell of
Moore's work, "Brenda has a gift
for eloquently stating facets of the
human experience with her unique
style of writing. She delivers her
message with her versatile,
captivating soprano voice, singing
meticulously sculpted melodies set
in brilliant counterpoint to her
eclectic guitar style. Part Joni
Mitchell, part Leo Kotke, part James
Taylor, yet truly original, Moore is
a producer's dream." Her debut
album is scheduled for release at
the concert.
Individually and together,
Cornell and Moore will be
performing music for keyboards,
guitar, flute and voice. Some of the
compositions will be accompanied
by the visually stunning slide
images of Jane Dionne. Cassette
tapes will be available at the catered
reception following the concert.
Regarding his support for Project
FEED, the humanitarian Cornell
explains, "I did look into a number
of charitable organizations, but I
chose Project FEED because it's
local. I know where the food is
going. There is no administrative
skim-off because it's all volunteer.
They offer a sense of dignity as
well. Project FEED isn't the kind of
self-feeding program that lets
people stay down, but it doesn't let
them starve either." The non-profit
organization is served by nearly a
score of local congregations of
various denominations.
Philharmonia Virtuosi
part of the Zuckcrt Festival Week
, Friday, November 15, 7:30p.m.
tickets are available In advance at the Moulton
Union Events Office
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and mood of the the film.
Ultimately, however, the story
verges to a deeply personal level.
Mamet weaves his terse yet biting
police dialogue ("The F.B.I couldn't
find Joe Louis in a bowl of rice.")
around a man's descent into the
roots of his identity. As Gold
discovers answers about the victim's
background, he confronts
compounding questions concerning
his past dealings with prejudice on
professional and personal fronts.
The film's conclusion works subtly
toward resolving this dilemma, but
the mystery involving the murder
is never fuHy rectified. This
undeniably non-traditional "crime
story" ending will disappoint many
viewers, but the poignant self-trial
of Gold buoys the film with its
wrenching playout.
Ma met' s other film cred its include
the somewhat disappointing
adaptation of his play Sexual
Perversity in Chicago, re-titled ...About
Last Night for the screen. Yet with
Homicide, Mamet delivers an
important yet disturbing film to the
American viewing sensibility. Past
treatments of the strain between role
and religion, self and justice have
included Hitchcock's Confess (1952),
and Last Rites (1988), starring Tom
Berenger. These previous stories
eschewed honest self-exploration,
for crime solving and cinematic
suspense. With Homicide, David
Mamet and Joe Majijegna (who first
worked together on the mid-70's
play American Buffalo) look for an
identity and show the inherent
difficulties of such a search. They
also present one of the few, recent,
convincing accounts of the tensions
of anti-Semitism within the
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couldn't drive to a few games,"
complained Kanuth. Similarly,
Johnson asserted, "I can't drive it at
home in Texas anymore," now that
he has only one plate on his car.
None of the victims expect to
recovertheir stolen plates. "Theonly
way I'll see it again is if it's hanging
on someone's wall," said Johnson
who believes a student probably
stole the plate. Kanuth also believes
that students are responsible for the
numerous thefts. "If they catch one
person stealing any plates here, they
should charge him or her for every
stolen plate," stated an irritated
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Saturday & Sunday, November 16 & 17, 10 am - 4 pm
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1991
9
FOCUS
Drugs at Bowdoin: High Times or the End of an Era?
Marijuana legalization debate ignites psychobiology class
By John Valentine
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
The issue of legalizing marijuana
was confronted on October 26 in
Professor Guenter Rose's
psychobiology 60 class with a debate
between Richard Mears, Deputy
Chief of Police for Brunswick, and
Basil Powers, freshman
representative from Stranton,
district 5 to the Maine State
Legislature.
Mears has a B.A. from the
University of Southern Maine and
an M .S. from the University of Maine
at Orono in political administration
with an em phasis on criminal justice.
He argued the anti-legalization
stance.
Powers has been a farmer in the
state of Maine for most of his life. He
wishes to legalize marijuana.
Powers began the debate by
stating that he wished to "Legalize
[marijuana] as soon as possible for
medicinal purposes. . . Marijuana,
or hemp, may very well be the
salvation to the revitalizing of
agriculture in the state. . . possibly
across the country." Citing the needs
of the Maine farmer for a good cash
crop. Powers went on the explain
that marijuana can be used to treat,
among other things, chemotherapy
side effects and glaucoma. He also
espoused the virtues of the hemp
plant, whose fibers are
phenomenally durable.
At one point in the debate, Powers
asked Mears to give him his wallet,
from which Mears produced several
bills. "This currency is made of 33%
marijuana- truth and fact," said
Powers. Hemp fibers constitute 33%
of the material used to make U.S.
paper currency. (It should be noted,
however, that the hemp in currency
does not have enough THC, the
active ingredient in marijuana, to
produce much effect when smoked.
Mears warned that there are other
elements in currency, like ink, which
make smoking currency dangerous.)
Powers espoused the virtues of
hemp as a wood pulp substitute in
making paper and for use as a
clothing fiber.
'This hemp plant could very well
turn around a lot of the ills that we
have in our society. . . the depletion
of the ozone layer, the deforestation
of our planet. I could go on and on,"
said Powers.
Powers also stated that the
revenue gained by the stateof Maine
after the repeal of marijuana
prohibition laws would be $53
million annually. This revenue
would be derived mainly from
savings in lawenforcemcnt, criminal
incarceration, court costs in
prosecuting criminals, aid to the
families of incarcerated criminals,
and lost profits of destroyed
marijuana crops.
Despite his initial proposal to
legalize marijuana for solely
medicinal reasons. Powers believes
that people should have the choice
to use it for recreational purposes
also. Although he has never
smoked marijuana, Powers
mentioned personal interviews he
conducted with people who had
used marijuana and noticed no ill
side effects or tendency towards
costing thousand s of lives each year
and I think it's time for a sense of
outrage about it!" He went on to
say, "THC is a harmless substance;
it can't kill you!" Wilkinson also
stated that the U.S. Government
must import hemp from countries
like France to use in its own
Mari juana, or hemp, may very well
be the salvation of agriculture in
the state. . . possibly across the
country.
addiction. "There is not one
documented case of anyone dying
from marijuana, but there are half
a million [people dying each year]
from alcohol and tobacco." Powers
suggested regulating marijuana
use as alcohol and tobacco is
regulated, with age requirements
for purchase, punishment for
operating a vehicle under the
influence, etc.
Powers is planning to submit
legislation to the Maine State
Legislature for the limited
legalization of marijuana.
David Wilkinson, Bowdoin class
of '67, arose in the middle of the
debate and gave an impassioned
plea for the end of drug
prohibition. "This prohibition is
Which is healthier, pot or alcohol?
By Chandler Klose
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
and
Norman Lee
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The most commonly used drugs
on college campuses are alcohol
and marijuana. These two drugs
have very different effects on the
human body, and the question
remains, why is alcohol so much
more accepted in society today than
marijuana?
According to associate professor
of psychobiology Guenter Rose, the
damage to the body inflicted by
excessive alcohol is far greater than
that caused by excessive marijuana
use. If you keep drinking you get
drunker and drunker, but if you
keepsmokingpoUheonly effect is
that the high lasts longer," he said.
Alcohol can accumulate and
eventually cause death, but there
have been no documented cases of
death due to marijuana.
"In terms of physical effects,
(Some legal substances axe) much
more dangerous than marijuana,"
said Rose, who teaches
Psychobiology 60, a class covering
-Drugs, behavior, and Human
Society."
Some anti-marijuana_
commercials use fallacious
materials, Rose added, in reference
to an advertisement which portrays
a girl's brain-wave levels going
dead after using marijuana.
"Research has shown marijuana to
have about the same effect on EKC
levels as intense meditation," he
Guenter Rose. Photo
by Jen Ramirez
said.
In the US., money for research
about the medical potential of
marijuana has been cut back,
especially since the "Just Say No"
Reagan years. On the other hand,
some government research efforts
have attempted to demonstrate that
marijuana is a threat to society. A
movie made in the 1940s called
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FBI, attempted to prove that
marijuana causes insanity and
violent crime. "Alcohol is much
more likely to cause these violent
crimes . . . People on pot are
usually too zonked out to do
much of anything," Rose said.
One experienced pot user
described his experience driving
while stoned: "Man, I was flying
by everyone and when I looked
at my speedometer it said 35
mph." Another knowledgeable
source summed up the difference
between drunk and stoned
drivers: "the drunk drivers are
going 95 in the fast lane and the
stoned drivers are way over on
the right doing 20."
Despite the relative
harmlessness of marijuana
compared to alcohol and other
drugs, none are benign. Too
much of anything causes
damage," Rose said. Still, some
are worse than others; in
California, where law
enforcement officials arecracking
downon marijuana and its users,
the cost of marijuana has risen
from approximately 20 to 60
dollars an ounce. This has made
cocaine, an altogether more
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currency, when this product could
be just as easily be produced
domestically.
Deputy Police Chief Mears
defined the legalization of
marijuana as "an issue of social
interaction" in which the effects of a
prohibition repeal are unknown.
Mears stated that he did not care
about the decriminalization of
marijuana as a police officer, and
that he merely enforced the laws
passed by the government. He was,
however, personally opposed to the
end of prohibition.
"I perceive the dangers in
marijuana as similar to the dangers
in alcohol. Without adequate
control of who has access, without
scientific data to determine what
acceptable levels are and what
measurable instruments are
availiable to determine levels of
sobriety, for lack of a better word,
I'm not prepared to accept or endorse
the legalization of marijuana... I've
seen too many people scraped up
off the highways from the use of
drugs and alcohol."
According to Mears, criminal law
doesn't just reveal cause and effect,
but also reflects the level of social
acceptance of that law. In other
words, there wouldn't be
prohibition of marijuana if the public
didn't want it.
Mears explained that in 1991, $44
million in marijuana was siezed in
the state of Maine. Maine grows
more marijuana than the states of
New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts. The marijuana
grown today in Maine has a 30%
higher THC level and grows almost
twice as tall as previously.
"Marijuana has clearly become the
crop of desire for New England."
While he has no difficulties with
using marijuana for medicinal
purposes, Mears does feel that the
message sent by legalization will
encourage substance abuse.
Despite his personal stance on
prohibition repeal, Mears feels that
as a a la w enforcement officer, he is
not responsible for prohibition laws
and he exhorted the audience to
"try to refrain from blaming police
for the problems that you people
created."
Administrators discuss drugs,
alcohol and student life at Bowdoin
By Richard Squire
ORIENT STAFF
and
John Valentine
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
The administration's stance on
student alcohol and drug
consumption is an age-old point of
confusion among students. While
official college policy is in
compliance with all local and federal
regulations, the consensus among
students is that these la ws a re largely
unenforced and that the college only
steps into the role of enforcer when
a student brings it upon his or
herself.
Dean of the College Jane Jervis
explained the policy mandated by
the federal government in the Drug-
Free Schools and Communities Act.
"We have to have standards that
obey the law, and we must have
consistent and rigorous policies for
enforcing those things, and we must
have penalties for violations of those
laws."
What this roughly translates into
is that the college must tell students
they cannot drink until they are 21,
the college must print and distribute
literature explaining local and
federal regulations for the
consumption of drugs and alcohol.
and "when someone brings
themselves to our attention for
violating the law, we respond."
The Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act has no provisions
demanding that all schools whose
students receive federal aid must be
"dry" campuses. However, Dean of
Students Kenneth Lewallen
explained that "We're having more
demands on us from the federal
government saying, 'You will
enforce the law.'"
The administration has no
illusions about how often underage
students violate alcohol
consumption* laws. Lewallen
believes that "to enforce [drinking
laws] as rigorously as the federal
government would like us to enforce
them would significantly changethe
nature of education and
relationships at this college." While
he must su pport the law in his duties
as Dean of Students, Lewallen
personally believes that age is
"irrelevant" where drinking is
concerned, and that the level of
maturity students exhibit towards
their drinking is more important.
How does the ad ministration deal
with those who violate drug and
alcohol laws? Lewallen explained
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
10
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1991
The terrible cost of legalization
AN OPINION
By Craig Cheslog /
Millions of Americans are using illegal
drugs, drug-related crime is increasing, and
the government is trying (again) to begin its
war on drugs. Voices from the left and right
are joining together and calling for the
legalization of drugs, arguing that this will at
least eliminate the criminal element
surrounding the drug trade today. Still,
despite all of the problems this country has
encountered trying to end drug abuse and the
enormous criminal problems that come with
drugs, the legalization of drugs is one of the
greater frequency. What a great trade-off.
Drug abuse costs society an enormous
amount of money and resources. In 1987 (the
most recent year available) it is estimated
that alcohol and d rug abuse added $50 billion
or ten percent to the cost of insurance, as
insurers attempted to prepare for the losses
they will suffer from drug-related deaths
and accidents. Think about how much the
cost of insurance will increase if drug prices
drop to the levels the drug legalizers say they
will, causing millions of additional people to
Graphic by John M. Skidge
stupidest ideas we can consider. If we think
the present situation is bad, imagine the
problems drug legalization would cause.
Cocaine-ravaged newborns, broken homes,
abused children, battered spouses, increased
tra f fie death, loss of prod uctivity, spontaneous
violence, more addicts, and higher health
care costs will be among the consequences of
legalizing drugs. (This writer supposes this
iseliminating the criminal element.)
Decriminalizing drugs will mean more users,
and more addicts. The reasons for this are
simple: only the fear of breaking the law and
the high cost of drugs keep millions of
Americans from trying some cocaine. And
then becoming addicted to cocaine. Dr.
Richard DuPont, a former director of the
National Institutes of Drug Abuse, believes
that the instant pleasure afforded by drugs
will increase the number of regular users of
marijuana and cocaine to about 50 to 60 million
and the number of heroin users to ten million
if drugs are legalized.
Drugs are like any other commodity: the
lower the price, the higher the demand. The
Washington Post reports that in 1989
Americans spent $35-40 billion on drugs,
which is considerably more than they spent
on clothing, furniture, toys, and sporting
goods combined . Does the reader really think
that these people will instead spend only $10
billion on drugs if the price is lowered? Of
course not. Legalizing drugs will mean little
more than giving junkies free fixes, while at
the same time increasing the number of
junkies. Because most illegal drugs are
considerably more addictive than alcohol,
most of these new users will become hooked
on drugs. Think of the accidents, the abuse,
the deaths that will result from this increase in
the number of addicts. Drug legalizers may
end drug-induced gang violence in the inner
cities, but they will have increased the number
of deaths on the highways, the number of
assaults in the home, and the number of drug
overdoses. Trauma centers may not have to
deal with shooting victims as often, but
morgues will greet (former) drug users with
pick up this deadly habit. Then, consider ttt*
cost of those cocaine-ravaged newborns, the
broken homes, the abused children, the
battered spouses, etc. Care to place a cost on
a cocaine-ravaged newborn? Just what is a
life worth these days? Obviously these babies
aren't worth very much since people are
willing to sacrifice them in order to be able to
snort cocaine legally.
The d rug legalizers will try to say that once
drugs are legal, sales then can be taxed with
the revenues earmarked for rehabilitation
and treatment centers. But, this is pure folly.
Comparethetaxation of alcohol, for example.
The amount of taxes collected at the local,
state, and federal levels on alcohol purchases
is only $13 billion — a minuscule sum
compared with the problems caused by
alcohol abuse in this country. The same story
will certainly be trueof drugs, and remember,
if taxes on drugs force the price too high, the
black markets and criminal elements will
come back into the d rug trade. There is a limit
on how much the government can tax the
drugs, and that limit will not even approach
drug abuse's cost to society.
Thedrug problem is difficult to solve. But,
instead of giving people reasons to use drugs,
this society should be doing everything in its
power to convince people not to use them.
Fear of breaking the law and facing
punishment are powerful tools which the
state must use in its fight against drug abuse.
It is time for real penalties to be enacted to
deter people from using and others from
selling. The full power of the state must be
used in this battle, because the costs of drug
abuse are so great. If we legalize drugs,
millions will be sentenced to ruined lives,
and worse yet, we will have established a
precedent to take the easy path instead of
tackling the problems we face squarely. The
answer is not to send up the white flag and
surrender to those who are willing to destroy
their bodies. America must use all of its
resources to end the plague of drug abuse.
Otherwise, prepare for the cocaine-ravaged
babies, coming to a street corner near you.
End marijuana prohibition
AN OPINION
By Jay Marinan and Alexander Kanuth
The argument for drug legalization is one
in a long line of propositions to find a solution
to the drug problem. The National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse from
1990 states that 665 million individuals
admit to using marijuana and other drugs
in their lifetimes. However, being in favor
of drug legalization is not necessarily the
same as being an advocate for drug use. It is
simply an argument that needs to be made
in a time when the status quo is not up to the
task of implementing any real solutions.
For one, we support the legalization of
marijuana in principle and in fact. We are
only advocating the legalization of
marijuana. The question may be asked,
"Whydoyou not support the legalization of
other drugs?" There is a clear distinction
between drugs like crack and heroin, and
marijuana. For one, these harder drugs are
more prone to be physically addictive.
(NIDA Survey, 1990, p.138). No evidence
has ever been attained stating that marijuana
is physically addictive. A recent study by
Beardsley (1986) failed to demonstrate
reinforcing effects of cannabis in rhesus
monkeys. Dosages had little effect on want
of food and any other normal body functions.
As a result, lumping marijuana in with these
harder drugs is foolish. The only possible
link between them all is illegality. But we
are contemplating
whether the
illegality of
marijuana is
justifiable on any
rational grounds.
We should be
allowed, without
stigma, to develop
an argument why
it is not.
Studies show
that marijuana is
in fact less
harmful than both
tobacco and
alcohol. Research
has been done that
finds marijuana to
be relatively
similar to alcohol
in its effect on
brain-wave activity and its consequent
reduction in motor skills. Yet alcohol has
addictive qualities. Tobacco is also harmful
and is extremely addictive. As a result,
proven harmful health effects stem from
these legal drugs. Marijuana, on the other
hand, has similar health effects in most case
studies, with the exception that it is not
addictive. In some senses marijuana is better
than alcohol and tobacco.
Marijuana also has therapeutic usefulness.
In a report done by Harris (1978), research
has indicated that marijuana has analgesic,
anticonvulsant, antiglaucoma, and
antinauseant effects. (Harris Report, p.137).
Numerous uses for marijuana are continually
being discovered. Examples include relief
from the effects of chemotherapy in cancer
patients to relaxants in psychological
research. This motivates the idea that
marijuana, proven to be safer in studies and
less addictive, has stronger medical grounds
to be legal than both alcohol and tobacco.
Besides the comparative advantage of
marijuana over both alcohol and tobacco in
terms of safety, there is also an economic
reason for legalization. Upon legalization,
the government would control the sale and
distribution of marijuana. Like alcohol and
tobacco, two legal drugs, the federal
authorities could collect tax revenues on the
purchase of marijuana. It has already been
shown that millions of people use the drug
every month. Since it is less harmful than both
alcohol and tobacco, and could net the
government billions in revenue as a result of a
"sin tax," this approach toward legalization of
marijuana could be beneficial on economic
grounds.
At the same time, keeping marijuana illegal
is harmful. Besides the loss in revenue, the
time and effort of police is wasted in the
pursuance of eradication of the crop. More
wasted time is spent on processing arrest
charges, time that needs to be spent on other
more important issues. In addition, wasted
personnel are used in emergency rooms
because of marijuana. In 1988alone, marijuana
prompted 8232 unnecessary calls to the
emergency room. Ambulances were full of
people who were not threatened with death
from "overdose." (National Institute on Drug
Abuse 1984-1988, p.21). This wasted energy
could have been better spent on dealing with
real overdoses. It is clear that prohibition
through la w enforcement is costly to taxpayers
just as emergency room precautions are
ineffective.
In addition, keeping marijuana illegal is
also setting dangerous precedents. Drug
testing of employees is becoming an ever more
popular tool in the "War Against Drugs."
Sure, certain examples of fatality, like the
Amtrak train disaster, were caused by
employees under
the influence of
marijuana. Yet the
same result would
have occurred
under the influence
of alcohol, a legal
irue. Th's example
does not present a
sufficient reason to
keep marijuana
illegal. It simply
ill u states when, if at
all, marijuana is to
be used, which is
clearly not on the job
If this is true, why
test for drug use at
all? We would
contend that the net
gain from a drug
test is an
encroachment on the personal liberties of the
individual, with no tangible benefit to the
corporation.
Some general observations are in order.
1. Illegality doesn't necessitate harm in the
case of marijuana.
2. Some drugs are harmful because of their
addictive tendencies, but marijuana is not
addictive and for all intents and purposes not
harmful. There has never been one reported
death as a result of the use of marijuana.
3. As a result of contention 2, marijuana
should not be illegal.
4. Legalization of marijuana doesn't
necessarily condone the use of drugs; it simply
gives the right of choice to the individual.
5. The "War on Drugs" has been a failure,
and we must do something to affect changes in
drug policy immediately.
6. Drug use is a problem, but legalization
must be accepted as a method to deal with the
problem.
7. Fear of political sucide by adopting this
plan is not a sufficient excuse.
8. Alternatives must be found, and this is
certainly an alternative.
9. People are misinformed as to the dangers
of marijuana. About the same percentage (40%)
believed that the smoking of one or two joints
in a lifetime was comparable to the risk in
volved with the consumption of one or two
drinks of alcohol a day.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1991
11
The Official Bowdoin Orient Drug Survey :
It's just what you expected
Is drinking a problem at Bowdoin?
Female Male
37.29%
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No, drfnklnj It a problem it Bowdoin
62.71%
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No, drinking ll ■ problem it ftowdom
Evidence of higher
education?
53% of Bowdoin males polled have used illegal drugs in the past.
60% of Bowdoin females polled have used illegal drugs in the past.
92% of the men polled at Bowdoin drink alcohol beverages.
91% of the women af polled Bowdoin drink alcoholic beverages.
Does Bowdoin have a drinking problem?
(done by class and gender)
How often males drink in a month
How often females drink in a month
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30
20
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Junior Male
A 60
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JA 81
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Understanding the official drug survey
Graphics by John M. Skidgel
By John Valentine
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
On Wednesday, November 13,
the Orient conducted its official
drug survey. It was considered
official because it was slightly
more scientific than the sex poll.
The questions were designed
by sociology major Ken Legins in
hopes of avoiding the unfortunate
pigeonholing of questions noted
by several respondents during
the sex survey. As would be
expected, some were still
unsatisfied. One senior male
constructively suggested that we,
"Learn to conduct a survey." As
he was the only one to criticize us
so severely, we reached the
conclusion that this senior male
was a deviant and his criticism
was not considered to be a reliable
critique of survey quality.
300 surveys were distributed to
random people who were
entering and leaving the Moulton
Union. This was slightly more
random than setting up a table in
the Union and having those who
were inclined to do polls fill them
out. A total of 127 surveys were
returned.
The results were by and large
predictable, with very few interesting
surprises.
Bowdoin students drink. The
lowest percentage of students who
drink alcohol, when subdivided into
different gender and class groups,
was 86% for first-year males, with
the rest of the classes mostly over
90%.Ofthese,themajorityofdrinkers
drink between 2 and 10 times a
month. More than four times the
number of men as compared to
women drink in the highest bracket
of "more than 10 times a month."
The overwhelming majority of
students have not consumed alcohol
or illegal drugs due to peer pressure,
although many more have
succumbed to peer pressure for
alcohol than for drugs. 38% of senior
women have consumed alcohol due
to peer pressure, as opposed to 25%
of senior men.
The majority of Bowdoin students
have experimented with illegal
drugs: 53% of men and 60% of
women. Pot was by far the most
commonly used drug compared to
other illegal drugs in each gender
and class group, often by a factor of
more than 5 to 1.
Extremely few students reported
that their illegal drug use has
interfered with their academic
performance. The highest
percentage was 10% female, senior
drug users followed with 9% of
first-year males. No other class/
gender group reported any effect
on their academic life due to illegal
drugs.
This brings us to the only really
interesting statistic: not a single
female, first-year respondent
believed that alcohol consumption
was a problem on this campus.
This changed radically by senior
year, when 81 % of women reported
that they believed Bowdoin has an
alcohol problem. Men viewed the
drinking scene more negatively:
50% of first-years , 60% of
sophomores, 56% of juniors and
80% of seniors felt that there is an
alcohol problem at Bowdoin.
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Inside the Bowdoin drug scene
By John Valentine
ORIENT FOCUS EDITOR
Drugs. The mere whisper of the
word is powerful enough to make
most parents cringe in terror.
There is such a great stigma
attached to drugs within our
society that drugs can be used by
many as an immediate and
complete explanation for a
modern teenager's decline into
ruin. So what about the Bowdoin
drug scene? Exactly how
dangerous is it to attend this
institution of higher learning?
According to Jasper (The
identities of the sources for this
article were assured anonymity.
Accordingly, Jasper and Jerome
are entirely fictitious names.),
"The times are dry. It's really hard
to get pot."
Jasperdescribed himself as only
an occasional user o f illegal d rugs,
but has himself witnessed and had
the opportunity to partake of more
at Bowdoin than he has actually
done. "My use is limited to pot on
a weekend once a month." While
he has previously experimented
with cocaine, mushrooms, opium,
hashish, and ecstasy (many of
these tried only in Europe), Jasper
does not regularly use any drug
except marijuana. "It (recreational
drug usej doesn't interfere with
my school work. . . Being fully
aware of the health risks, I think
I'm sort of balancing that with a
need to escape reality for a couple
of hours *
Jasper does not consider himself
to be dependent on drugs in any
way.
Jerome feels that the Bo wd oin d rug
scene is "something you'd have to
havea keen interest in to even notice."
Jerome describes his drug use as
"variable. "Sometimes I get a kick
going and I just enjoy smoking dope
a @#$%load. When that happens, I
smoke a lot. Other times, I can go for
months and not touch the stuff."
Aside from marijuana, Jerome has
previously tried hashish and
mushrooms. "I'm not addicted to
anything. I used to have a cigarette
habit, and that was hard enough to
kick. I don't want to even imagine
what a coke addict goes through."
According to Jasper, thedrug scene
at Bowdoin was much more
prevelant in years past. "I've often
heard that there wasa hard -core coke
scene. I've never seen it. . . lit was
mostly] the rich people" in certain
houses, said Jasper. Jasper and
Jerome believe that the menu of
illegal drugs used at Bowdoin today
is limited to marijuana and,
occasionally, LSD.
Jerome buys his marijuana from
"a reliable dealer" in Bath. The
reason there isn't much of a drug
scene at Bowdoin is that most people
don't know where to get it. They'd
have tohunt too hard, so they'd ratheT
just get drunk."
Jasper agrees. The way things
work here is that it's so hard to get
the stuff, that the campus becomes
inundated with it for two weeks
(whenever a shipment comes in] and
then if s gona It's not arou nd enough
* for people to be affected."
According to Jasper and Jerome,
the paucity of drugs has driven up
(CONTINEUED ON PAGE 12)
12
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1991
Bowdoin Drug Scene
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11)
the price enough to keep it out of
reach of many, at least for regular
use. "I've heard of people paying
upwards of $70 an eighth [of an
ounce] for pot," said Jasper.
Jeromeattributes such ridiculous
prices to "townies" taking
advantageof "rich Bowdoin idiots.
It's around for a lot cheaper than
that. You just have to have the right
friends. Personally, I'd never pay
more than $40 for an eighth."
But despite what 'those in the
know* will pay for marijuana, there
is a lot less of it around than there
used to be. "Thegovernment'sbeen
doing a great job seizing crops. . .
rounding people up. That's why
it's so hard to get," said Jasper.
Wheredo most students get then-
drugs then? Jasper believes that
there aren't many, if any, drug
dealers on campus. "Nobody's
making a profit" dealingdrugs, said
Jasper. He explained that most of
the time, students will come to
Bowdoin with a large quantity and
distribute it to friends at cost.
Jerome also finds that students,
in general, don't profit from each
other. "I've been here two years,
and I've never seen students
'dealing/ Friends usually go in on
it together and go way off campus
to buy it. A lot of people bring it
back from home after breaks."
For both Jasper and Jerome, the
drug scene, even at its previous
height was not excessive and is
currently so obscure that both men
believe that it should not even be of
concern to the college. Said Jasper,
"The administration shouldn't care
about the drug scene here because
it's pretty tame. . . Nobody here is
on anything."
The effects of drugs
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9)
dangerous substance, the preferred drug.
Each different drug affects the body in a different way.
The effect of marijuana is to elicit a pleasant feeling of
well-being. "The later effects usually tend to make the
user introspective and tranquil. Rapid mood changes
often occur. A period of enormous hilarity may be followed
by a contemplative." It is virtually non-addictive but
lowers the testosterone level in men.
Alcohol in small doses is a stimulant but at higher doses
can cause depression, coma, and death. It has been clearly
linked to violent crime: 40% of all reported assaults and
60% of all murders involved alcohol, according to Ray
and Ksir's Drugs. Society and Human Behavior .
Cocaine is often "snorted" up the nose, in an attempt
"to get the very fine cocaine hydrochloride powder high
into the nasal passages . . . From there it is absorbed quite
rapidly and . . . reaches the brain rather quickly." Thedrug
"produces a feeling of increased energy and well-being; it
has an important status among modern achievers who
self-prescribe it frequently to overcome fatigue." However,
it can cause quick physical dependence and large doses
can result in cardiac arrest. Cocaine use has often been
connected to violent crime.
LSD, or d-Lysergic acid diethylamide, has no lethal
dose and causes hallucinations. A synthesized, non-
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natural drug, LSD was accidentally discovered by
Dr. Albert Hofmann in a laboratory in Switzerland
in 1938. Five years later, Hofmann made this entry in
his journal:
"I was forced to stop my work in the laboratory in
the middle of the afternoon and to go home, as I was
seized by a peculiar restlessness ... I lay down and
sank in a kind of drunkenness which was not
unpleasant and which was characterized by extreme
activity of imagination. As I lay in a dazed condition
with my eyes closed (I experienced daylight as
disagreeably bright) there surged upon me an
uninterrupted stream of fantastic images of
extraordinary plasticity and vividness and
accompanied by an intense, kaleidoscope-like play
of colors."
Rose said he enjoys discovering and discussing
the effects of various drugs: "I have fun with this
stuff."
Administrators
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9)
what happens to students suspected of dealing drugs
on campus: "We can dismiss that student temporarily.
. . until the situation has been clarified to our satisfaction
or until there is a disciplinary hearing." Brunswick
police have not come to the administration in the past
with evidence against students. "I've never had a
Brunswick police officer coming in and telling me
'Hey, this is what I've got [against a student).'"
Lewallen stressed the difference in dealing with
students caught dealing illegal drugs and those caught
merely using them. "Students who are using drugs
we approach as a counselling issue more than anything
else."
For the most part, Lewallen has not dealt with
many student offences for illegal drugs except
marijuana. "It's almost unheard of for a person to
come in and tell me that their roommate or whomever
is involved in hallucinogenic chemicals or cocaine or
heroin, whatever. . . We tend to hear only about
alcohol and marijuana."
Lewallen believes that the college has made some
strides in improving students' drinking habits. "I
think that a number of our fraternities are practicing
more responsible alcohol servirfg." He noted that this
semester has had the fewest incidences of students
hospitalized for alcohol in recent history. Lewallen
attributes this to greater responsibility among party
hosts and improved alcohol awareness, although he
admits that this lull could simply be a temporary lull
or of his not being informed when they take someone
to the hospital.
Lewallen does not feel that Bowdoin students drink
any more than students at other colleges. He believes
that Bowdoin students' drinking reflects societal
values on alcohol and that many students' drinking
patterns are established well before they come to
Bowdoin.
Bowdoin has what Lewallen calls "a very good
relationship with the Brunswick police. . . [in that] we
have had an understanding that. . . because this is
private property, the Brunswick police would inform
us if they were going to come on campus for any
reason but an emergency." Lewallen did note,
however, that recently this understanding has been
somewhat forgotten by Brunswick. "I think students
should be aware that even though this is private
property. . . if they are involved in illegal activities, the
local, state, and federal authorities may come on
campus without informing anybody and arrest them."
He cautioned that recently, Brunswick officers have
walked into residence halls and handed out citations
for underage drinking. Despite the atmosphere of
immunity from the law, Bowdoin is no sanctuary.
"For most offences, [the Brunswick Police would]
rather have Bowdoin handle it because our students
are far more concerned about the Dean finding out
than the citation downtown," said Lewallen. Despite
the greater involvement Brunswick Police have shown
in Bowdoin affairs this year, Lewallen feels that this is
not a vendetta against Bowdoin students but rather a
response to the Brunswick community's complaints
about Bowdoin, especially about noise.
As far as the administration's stance on crimes
concerning drugs and alcohol committed off-campus,
"If it doesn't affect the [college] environment in some
way. . . I'm not as concerned," said Lewallen. He
mentioned that the Brunswick police department has
notified Bowdoin of several student arrests this
semester, although all have been alcohol related.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 5, 1 991
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SPORTS
CBB football title belongs to White Mules
Colby defeats Bowdoin 28-13 for fourth straight CBB crown, Polar Bears finish at 4-4
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The CBB title was on the line, and
the Colby College White Mules
made the big plays that enabled
them to retain the trophy for the
fourth straight year, beating the
Bowdoin Polar Bears, 28-13, in the
season finale for both teams.
Bowdoin finishes the 1991 campaign
with a 4-4 record, Colby's 5-3 mark
represents their first winning season
since 1979.
The Polar Bears traveled to
Waterville with hopes of assuring
their first CBB crown since 1 987. But
Colby rolled to a 28-7 halftime lead,
then held the Polar Bears to one
touchdown in a second half that
was territorially dominated by
visiting Bowdoin.
Colby started the game with an
impressive drive that ended in a
missed field goal, but still broke on
top in the first quarter when, with
3:35 to play, Polar Bear quarterback
Chris Good '93 was intercepted by
White Mule linebacker Eric DeCosta
at the Bowdoin 42. DeCosta broke
several tackles on his way to the end
zone, and the touchdown gave
Colby a 6-0 lead, after the missed
extra point.
Bowdoin failed to gain a first
down on its next series, and the
Colby offense went to work. On the
first play of the second quarter,
White Mule quarterback Jim
Dionizio hit Jon Bartlett with a screen
pass. Bartlett broke several tackles
as well, and rambled 46 yards for a
touchdown. Dionizio then found
tight end Todd Bosselait in the
corner of the end zone for the two-
point conversion that increased the
Colby lead to 14-0.
Again Bowdoin was unable to
answer with a first down and Colby
got the ball back. This time it was
bruising tailback Len Baker who
made the big play. On lst-and-10 at
the Bowdoin 37, Baker took a
handoff to the right and appeared
to be stopped after a 15 yard gain.
But the Colby co-captain suddenly
broke free of the tackle and"
continued all the way for the third
Colby touchdown in eight minutes.
All of Colby's first three scores
were the result of poor tackling by
the Polar Bears, a fact which coach
Howard Vandersea noted. "We
didn't tackle well in the first half,
and they made some big plays. But
I give our team credit for not packing
it in early in the game. Playing on
the road, that would have been very
easy," said Vandersea.
Indeed the Polar Bears were able
to answer the Colby touchdown on
their ensuing drive. The Bears drove
71 yards in 15 plays, with J im LeClair
'92 picking up most of the yardage
on the ground and Good finding
Mike Ricard '93 and Jeff Lewis '92
for first downs on the drive. The
touchdown came on 2nd-and-goal
from the Colby 7, when Good threw
to Lewis in the center of the end
zone with 3:19 left in the half. The
touchdown cut the White Mules'
Tony Schena '93 bears down on Colby quarterback Jim Dionizio in Saturday's game. Dionizio escaped the Bowdoin rush on this play, and the
White Mules escaped with a 28-13 win over the Polar Bears on their home field. Bowdoin ended the year at 4-4. Photo by Jim Sabo.
Carenzo '93 had his extra point 68 yards rushing, crossing the Polar coach said, 'The games we lost were
blocked, but the score was 28-13 Bears up several times with the result of turnovers and mental
and Bowdoin was back in the game, scrambles. errors. The games we won were the
The Polar Bears held the White The surprise for the Bears was result of good, fundamental, error-
Mules on their next possession, and definitely Kapatoes. The first-year free football. This team was exciting,
Merrigan on a 3rd down play at Kapatoes immediately hit Nye for made his debut a productive one, and I'm pleased to have the majority
midfield, then found Dave 26 yards to midfield. Then Mike completing 5 of 9 passes for 136 of the players back for next season."
Kahler '94 broke loose for 23 yards yards and gaining 35 yards on 5
to the Colby 19, and the home fans carries, showing both a strong arm
began to squirm. But three plays and exceptional poise. Vandersea
gained nothing and, on 4th-and-10, said, "Hehasa very impressive arm,
Kapatoes was flushed out of the and he made good decisions. He is
pocket by a blitzing Rich someone to watch for in the future."
Wagenknecht and gained only four The performance earned Kapatoes
yards. "Co-Freshman of the Week" honors
Still, the Bears' defense held the from NESCAC
first play from scrimmage to put the White Mules on three plays, and. The Polar Bears ended the season
Bears in Colby territory, and LeClair after three runs by Kapatoes and a with a 4-4 record, a mark which
added a 16 yard run on the same 13 yard pass to Nye, the Bears had a represented a full three game
drive. But on third-and-1 at the 1st down on the Colby 13. But three
lead to 21-7.
But Colby delivered a serious
blow to Bowdoin's chances when
they scored another touchdown
before the half. Dionizio hit Tim
McCarthy for a 23 yard touchdown
just 31 seconds before halftime.
McCarthy made a great diving catch
on the play, and the White Mules
took a commanding 28-7 lead into
the locker rooms.
Bowdoin came out strongly in
the second half, however. Eric
LaPlaca '93 gained 27 yards on the
In other NESCAC action from last
week, two in-state rivalries ended.
In the 102nd and final meeting
between Union and Hamilton, the
Union Dutchmen prevailed 51-17.
Norwich and Middlebury also
played the final game in their 98
year series, with Norwich winning
33-25. "The Game" turned into "The
Rout" as Williams shut out Amherst
37-0. Trinity won the battle of
Colby 2, first LaPlaca and then Good more plays lost two yards, and
were stacked up at the line of Kapatoes' fourth down pass
scrimmage, and the Polar Bears were bounced away from LaPlaca at the
forced to give up the ball on downs, goal line. ,
Good aggravated a thigh injury The Polar Bears stuffed the White
on the final play of the drive, so Mules again, but on the first play winning attitude back, and our team
Vandersea inserted Jeff Kapatoes after the punt, Kapatoes' pass to spirit was very high. We had
'95intohisfirstcouegefootballgame Chris Seeley '94 was fumbled by the confidence that we could score and
late in the third quarter. The receiver after a 15 yard gain, and stop the opposition, and we learned
Colby recovered. The White Mules to run the clock out. The only goals
ran out the final three minutes to that were not met were a winning
earn their fourth straight CBB title, season and winning the CBB title."
Bartlett and Baker were the heroes Still, the Bears have a lot to be
for the winners. Bartlett had 145 proud of, beating Amherst for the
yards rushing on 25 carries, while first time in four years, upsetting
Baker made the most of his lOcarries, Tufts,and winning in Middlebury's
gaining 114 yards. Dionizio added new stadium in the opener. The
improvement over 1990. Vandersea Connecticut, humbling Wesleyan
was impressed with the Bears' 47-11. And Tufts beat Bates 16-6.
improvement throughout the Next season, NESCAC will begin a
season. He commented, "We new schedule, in which each team
improved inevery facet ofthegame. plays all of the other nine teams in
We were more unified, we got a the conference, with the first game
quarterback's first pass came on
2nd-and-6 from the Polar Bear 27,
and it resulted in a spectacular 73
yard touchdown pass to Peter Nye
'94. Nye reached up and caught the
long pass at the Colby 40, shook off
his defender, and outraced several
White Mules to the end zone. Jim
being a scrimmage.
Final 1991 NESCAC Standings:
Williams 7-1
Trinity 6-1-1
Colby 5-3
Tufts 5-3
Hamilton 4-3-1
Bowdoin 4-4
Wesleyan 3-5
Middlebury 2-6
Amherst 0-7-1
Bates 0-7-1
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1991
Magic Johnson says goodbye to basketball
LOUDER THAN
WORDS
B\ Dave Jackson
Last Thursday afternoon, one of
our greatest athletes left the game
he adored and the game that adored
him. Magic Johnson announced his
retirement from the Los Angeles
Lakers because he had tested
positively for the HIV virus* a virus
about which only two facts are
essential: it is fatal, and it has no
cure at present.
The basketball world, the sports
world, let's face it, all the world was
shocked at the suddenness of the
news. Magic Johnson has the AIDS
virus. Not only would we no longer
get to see the greatest guard in the
history of basketball performing his
wizardry in front ofcall his fans, but
also one of the world's most
recognizable faces was suffering
from the most feared virus to strike
the human race in recent memory.
The time has come not to eulogize
Magic, but to celebrate him. He is
still healthy; his retirement is the
result of doctor's orders to limit
activity that might further enhance
the effects of his illness. But
basketball fans all over the world
will miss thcthings that made Earvin
"Magic" Johnson so unique: his
uncanny passing ability, his clutch
shooting, his impeccable free throw
shooting, his winning attitude, and,
perhaps most of all, a smile that lit
up the court like the jewel in a
diamond ring.
For the past twelve seasons, Magic
Johnson and his counterpart Larry
Bird pumped life into the NBA,
which at the end of the 1970's was
suffering from perennial boredom
with only Julius Erving being the
kind of player that could attract fans.
But in March of 1979, both Magic
and Bird appeared in the finals of
the NCAA Tournament, and a
rivalry was born. More people
watched that game between
Johnson's Michigan State Spartans
and Bird's Indiana State Sycamores
than any other basketball game in
history. Johnson's team won the
game, 75-64, but the focus was on
the two players whose styles were
so different yet whose abilities to
lead their teams to victory were
almost identical.
Both men entered the NBA in the
fall of 1 979, Johnson with the Lakers
and Bird with the Celtics. For the
next decade, the two earned a
respect for each other that began
grudgingly but emerged as a lasting
friendship. Indeed, Bird was one of
the few close friends that Johnson
called before his press conference
last Thursday. The rivalry between
the Lakers and Celtics dominated
the 1 980's and fans flocked the gates
of NBA stadiums, effectively ending
the league's financial woes. It was
clear that the NBA was reborn that
night in Salt Lake City when Bird
and Magic faced each other for the
first time.
Though both men had their
shining moments in the following
decade, it was clear that Magic's
team dominated the Lakers-Celtics
rivalry. I n Joh nson's t wel ve sea sons,
the Lakers reached the NBA finals
nine times and won five titles. The
Lakers were blessed with a host of
talented players, but the soul of the
team was Magic. He was the glue
that held the Lakers together.
Magic Johnson was a team player
in every sense of the word. His
primary contribution to the NBA
was that he made the pass an
important part of the game again.
Before Johnson appeared, the 24
second clock had turned the game
into a contest of individual prowess,
players dribbling end to end and
controlling the ball themselves.
Magic, hardly the prototype point
guard at 6' 9" tall, made the most of
his height and dominated the game
with his full court vision. Many of
his personal highlights involved
teammates scoring off his no-look
passes and full court bombs.
But Magic meant more to his team
off the floor. Perhaps the greatest
moment of Magic's career came in
1 990 when he took a cut in his salary
so that the Lakers could sign on free
agent Sam Perkins. What a thing of
beauty it was when Johnson
unleashed a perfect pass to Perkins,
who promptly nailed a three-point
basket to win the first game of the
NBA Finals last year. In this era ,
where the thought of money drives
most athletes to become immature
crybabies, Johnson's action of
lowering his salary to help his team
was not only selfless, but
unprecedented.
Yet Magic's numbers prove that
there was something special about
theindividual basketball player that
he was. He averaged nearly 20 points
a game throughout his career, and
he completed this with over seven
rebounds and 11 assists per game.
In the playoffs, these numbers
increased, again nearly 20 points,
just short of eight rebounds, and
125 assists per game.
He gave one of the greatest
basketball performances anyone
ever witnessed, and he did it at the
age of 20, just one year out of
Michigan State. In Game 6 of the
1980 Finals, with Laker star Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar at home with a
sprained ankle, Magic took the court
in Philadelphia and proceeded to
score 42 points, pull down 15
rebound s, and dish out seven assists
to lead the Lakers to the victory that
clinched the NBA title. But what
was so startling about Magic's
performance was the fact that he
played all five positions on the court,
spending much of the time at
center. Here was a rookie in the
midd le of one of the most important
games of anyone's career, and he
rose far above the competition.
Magic spent the rest of his career
looking down on the rest of the
NBA, though he would never admit
it.
Johnson and the Lakers went on
to win titles in 1982, 1985, 1987, and
1988, the last being the most
impressive, when they survived
seven game series with Utah, Dallas
and Detroit to become the first back-
to-back champions since the 1968-
69 Boston Celtics. In both victory
and defeat, Magic was the epitome
of class. He relished the spotlight,
but he was never overcome by it.
Once again last Thursday, the
spotlight fell upon Earvin Johnson,
though the news came from off the
court. He had tested positive for the
HIV virus, and his basketball career
was over, just like that. There was
no warning; no one but Magic's
closest friends and family were
informed of his condition until 6
p.m. on Thursday. The reactions
ranged from tears to anger, but most
people simply felt a numbness that
came with the abruptness of the
announcement.
Over the next few days, Magic
received tributes from nearly every
newspaper and television station in
the country, and surely many more
around the world followed suit.
While the tributes were well
deserved and often moving, most
of them seemed to signify that Magic
was gone for good. This could not
be further from the truth. While
Magic Johnson the basketball player
may be! gone, Magic Johnson the
human being is very much alive. He
said that he felt healthy, that he was
able to lead a normal life, and that
he planned to become a
spokesperson for safe sex and the
HIV virus.
In my mind, there could be no
one better for the job. Magic is
respected around the world,
especially by children, who more
than anyone else need proper
education in these areas. He is an
upbeat personality and a leader who
brings hope and empathy to the
gro wi ng nu mber of those who suffer
from AIDS, a population that begs
to be heard, but whose cries have
mostly fallen on deaf ears. It's a
shame that it takes something like
this to bring AIDS to the forefront of
the nation'sattention, but hopefully
now people realize that "it can
happen to anyone." Johnson will
handle his illness with all the grace
and dignity with which he handled
himself for the past twelve seasons.
Magic Johnson has touched so
many people throughout his
basketball career, and there is no
doubt that he will touch many more
in his new career. On behalf of all
his fans, I thank Earvin "Magic"
Johnson for all that he has done for
us, and I wish him the best of luck.
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By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The Bowdoin women's soccer
team's bid for the ECAC title ended
in the semifinals, when Bates edged
the Polar Bears 2-1 in an overtime
shootout. The women ended the
season at 8-6-2, with four straight
appearances in the ECAC
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In the second half, Bates played
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defense. Our offense has been
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has progressed ." Cullen particularly
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The two overtimes provided no
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game to a sudden death shootout,
in which each team received five
penalty kicks. Bates won the
shootout, four goals to three, as
Bobcat goalie Amy Brunner saved
the final Bowdoin shot, which
would have forced the contest
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For the game, Bates outshot
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Bowdoin community hypocritical about AIDS
The nation was rocked this week when Magic
Johnson announced that he was resigning
from the L.A. Lakers because he had tested
positive for the HTV virus. The nation was
not nearly so disturbed as it should have
been, however, about the broader implications of its
distress. The media interviewed loads of people about
Johnson's announcement, and a terrifying number of
them said something to the effect that such an person's
contraction of the HTV virus hit them out of the blue. "1
couldn't believe it>" said one man; "how someone so
strong, such an athlete, could get AIDS." Is our society
really still that misinformed?
Johnson's immediate offer to act as an AIDS
spokesperson is admirable; does it not imply, however,
that people in this country are not yet really ready to
accept AIDS as an impartial killer? The answer, of
course, is yes; AIDSis so terrifying that it clouds peoples'
judgement. Just as a recent study found women on the
juries of rape trials to lean towards acquittal because
they want to believe that the victim somehow asked to
be raped (in order to deny the possibility of rape ever
happening to them), we as a society want to blame AIDS
on homosexuals or intravenous drug users. Despite the
statistic than some 75% of all AIDS cases world-wide
were contracted by heterosexuals, many of them free of
intravenous drug abuse, we want to separate ourselves,
to lay blame.
Magic Johnson is an extraordinarily gifted athlete
and, by all accounts, a good man, but does that raise his
worth above that of any of the others who have suffered
and died over the past fifteen years because of AIDS? A
friend and colleague of Johnson's, Charles Barkley of
the Philadelphia 76ers, doesn't think so. Much as
Johnson's illness must trouble him personally, Barkley
still questioned why it takes a superstar's misfortune to
stimulate debate, press coverage, and action over a
disease that afflicts so many.
Consider, for a moment, the Bowdoin community.
We are members of a subset of American society deluged
with opportunities to learn. We laugh when concerned
TV personalities ask us gravely whether or not we
know any of the facts abou t AIDS. Almost all of us know
the basic facts — how it is transmitted, how it isn't, and
so on. Lots of us probably know more than the celebrities,
in fact. Biology majors know what a virus is, and how
AIDS attacks the immune system, causing a
disproportion of certain types of cells in the blood
plasm that weakens the system's ability to combat
disease. Sociology and Government majors will speak
with authority on the way our government and people
have responded (or, more properly, failed to respond)
to combat this disease. How, in fact, it is possible for a
majority in power to fail to address an affliction that
they consider to be one of the minority. We know all
these things, and yet in a survey conducted by the
Orient some three weeks ago, fifteen percent of those
who said they had had sexual intercourse at Bowdoin
said that they did not practice safe sex. Now, some of
those people are involved in monogamous relationships,
certainly, but still . . . fifteen percent? What are we
thinking?
It should not take Magic Johnson's misfortune to
make us aware of the dangers of unsafe sex, should it?
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By John Valentine
People who drink alcohol and oppose the
legalization of marijuana because it is "a dangerous
drug" are either hypocritical, ignorant or stupid.
Period.
The prohibition of marijuana while rivers of
alcohol legally flow throughout the American social
landscape is one of the most logically inconsistent
and culturally biased aspects of our supposedly
enlightened culture.
I believe prohibition of marijuana in the US. is
senseless because alcohol is a more dangerous drug
than marijuana. Besides ruining motor control, your
ability to speak and, sometimes, to remember your
actions, alcohol is deadly in that a person can die
directly from the effects alcohol has on the human
body. We've all heard of students who have been
taken to the hospital with blood poisoning, and we
all know that sometimes they never wake up from
these drunken stupors. To quote Chandler Klose
and Norman Lee's article on page 9 of this issue,
alcohol, "at higher doses can cause depression,
coma, and death." Heavy, habitual drinking can
also lead to several physical disorders like
cardiovascular disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
Alcohol can also be addictive. In fact, alcohol is one
of the toughest and most dangerous addictions to
break. Addicts can die from alcohol withdrawal.
Marijuana, on the other hand, has comparatively
few side effects. If s no good for your lungs, it
lowers the testosterone level in men, and smoking
too much, too often can cause a decrease in
motivation for the user, but comparatively,
marijuana does much less damage than alcohol. To
quote Klose and Lee again, "The effect of marijuana
is to elicit a pleasant feeling of well-being. . . It is
virtually non-addictive. . ." There is not a single
reported case of death due to marijuana overdose,
and alcohol is more clearly linked to violent crimes
than marijuana.
With all this in marijuana's favor, how could it
possibly be prohibited when alcohol is on sale at
' . . . marijuana [should] be legalized
for agricultural, medicinal, and
recreational uses.*
every comer 7-11?
I believe the fear our society has of marijuana
is culturally based. The history of alcohol in our
European-based society goes back thousands of
years. It is as much a part of our culture as eating
bread.
Marijuana has no such pedigree. It was
originally used in Native American cultures and
was only adopted after the discovery of the New
World. The fact that we reject it in favor of a drug
like alcohol is a reflection of our cultural prejudice
against so many non-Western things. This bias has
been fostered by the U.S. government with
fallacious smear campaigns and mindless "Just
Say No" (but don't question why) propaganda.
The only valid argument I've heard against
legalization is that law enforcement officials have
no available apparatus to determine how "stoned"
someone is and how dangerous certain levels of
intoxication are. Certainly the money gained from
the taxation of a legalized marijuana product would
more than repay the money invested in developing
such equipment. The problem hardly seems
insurmountable.
I therefore respectfully suggest to the powers-
t ha t -be that marijuana be legalized for agricultural,
medical and recreational uses. It should be regulated
and taxed accordingly. Those performing
irresponsible acts under the influence of marijuana
should be reprimanded similarly to those punished
for crimes under the influence of alcohol.
It's time to legalize it! Nothing else makes
sense.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1991
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Just Say No? Yes? Maybe? - Drugs at Bowdoin
By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
^
Background: In light of this week's Focus section, we lenient is the administration regarding its drug
asked students (and accosted one security officer) to talk (including alcohol) policies? Is there a big drug problem
about drugs. on campus? Would you know where to get drugs if
Not surprisingly, responses were more forthcoming you wanted them?
than usual. How available are they? What do you think about the
We used the following questions as guidelines: How legalization of drugs'?
PAUL MOYER '92
Gettysburg, PA
I'm the wrong person to ask about this. I haven't taken
any or searched out any sources, but I think it would be
relatively easy to get drugs at Bowdoin. I know people who
are supplied by other people on campus. On one hand, I
think drugs should be legalized, but since they're not, I
think it's good that the college takes such a hard line
against them. One of the reasons I think drugs should be
legalized is because of foreign policy — organized crime
would go down, and legalization would give us the ability
to concentrate on drug addiction as a medical problem.
NELSON RODRIGUEZ '94
Bronx, NY
I think there's a big drug problem on this campus. Drugs
are too accessible. I knew a lot of freshmen last year who were
selling drugs out of their dorms. The administration seems to
be re-painting the lines of legality on this issue. Pot and acid
are very easy to get. I think everyone could tell you at least a
couple of places to get them. As far as legalization, I do not
think it would change the rate of addiction. If drugs are
legalized, peoples' performance levels are just going to keep
going down. We don't need the same thing that happened in
New York to happen all across the U.S. - the thing where the
subway driver killed ten people because he was high on pot.
ROBERT MAYER
Security Officer
If something is sitting out in plain sight, then of course
we'd get it. But the disciplinary action would be up to the
Deans. It's not like there's a narcotics team, or anything,
because the school understands there's going to be a
certain amount of experimentation. Whether this attitude
is right or wrong, however, I'm not going to say. But it is
tolerated - marijuana, that is. We've never even
encountered any harder illegal drugs. We've just
confiscated pot plants, bongs and pipes. I couldn't tell you
what would happen with something like cocaine
trafficking.
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CAT SPERRY '93
Berkeley, CA
Drugs and alcohol do seem to be available to people
who want them, but I've never felt pressured into either of
them. That's one thing I like about Bowdoin - 1 can go to a
party and drink or not drink, and I never feel pressured. It's
a matter of personal choice. Alcohol does seem to be
readily available. I've never tried to get any drugs, but I
know people who have done a lot of experimenting and
not had a problem getting them.
ERIK A BLACKBURN '92
Kansas City, KS
This campus definitely has a bigger akohol problem than
illegal drug problem. As far as the illegal drugs, though, they
are fairly accessible. I've never gotten them, but they've
always been available to me. I would like to see marijuana
legalized, because I feel like everyone does it. And the fact that
it is illegal makes it dangerous because of all the black market
activity that goes along with it. So if it were legal, then people
wouldn't have to go through drug dealers and risk danger to
get it. Harder drugs should be illegal, though.
KEVAN RINEHART '95
Benton, NH
As a freshman coming out of prep school, this definitely
seems like complete freedom. I know things get out of
control sometimes, but it seems like people watch out for
each other when they drink Granted, people sometimes
party when they should be studying, but that's the exception
rather than the rule. It is easy to get alcohol, and I guess
other drugs aren't that hard to get either. I think the school
is relatively lenient - I'd hate to see it get either stricter or
looser. At times I see security guards at parties, but I don't
think they 7 re out to bust people, just to make sure everyone's
okay. From learning about drugs in Psychobiology 60, it
blows my mind that marijuana isn't legal, and tobacco and
alcohol are.
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Through The Looking
Glass
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By Paul Miller
This Week:
"Mirror, Mirror On The Wall..." J LM
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"You ain't got no flavor and I can
prove it!"
Flavor Flav
"Cold Lampin' "
life'
'He who controls the spice, controls
Somebody in the
movie "Dune",
you guess.
"The Pagan Isms"
Around me roar and crash the pagan
isms
To which most^ of my life was
consecrate,
Betrayed by evil men and torn by
schisms
for they were built on nothing more
than hate
I cannot live my life without the faith
Where new sensations like a fawn I
will leap
But old enthusiasms like a wraith,
Haunt me awake and haunt me when
I sleep
Claude Mckay
Notes of a Madman. Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture: As usual, it
was a Sensationsally stupid thing.
We have five senses that are all
linked by a sixth: thought. Which is
more "pretentious?" To have
experiences and a will to relate
them, or a false modesty that
suffocates any realism, and that, at
foundation seeks only a safe place
to lie down and die? "Riddle me
this," the Joker said to Batman:
"What is the difference between a
fool and someone who is foolish?"
The Joker smiled at Batman's dense
and convoluted thought, and after
waiting some time for the reply, the
Joker laughed and responded: 'The
foolish can leam." It seems that there
are many, many fools, and very few
foolish people (It is the same
difference between being smart and
being intelligent. Many smart
people are insipidly stupid. ..many
intelligent people are not very
smart ). Foolish people menace
fools: they have flavor. They have
soul. Perhaps it takes something
stronger than a knife or shallow
aspersions to cut through soul
(although keen wits would
help but most fools lack that as
well). The Joker said to Batman the
fool: "Comeback after you've lived
a little bit. Maybe then we can talk.
By the way, want a piece of
watermelon?"
It's weird to see today's conflicts
pasted wholesale onto history's face.
So many people create fictions of
the past to justify the conditions of
the present that they lose sight of
how fruitful the present, that's right
in front of their eyes, really is.
Whenever a conflict of interest a rises
people tend to seek some sort of
justification in the traditionally
sanctified past that lies beyond
experience, beyond questioning
and, in a way, beyond relevance.
Maybe it is at these cross roads of
relevancy and experience that multi-
culturalism and post-modernism
meet. Both have the right
positioning in the present to be
relevant to each other, they just need
a little push. For most people, this
brief foray intothemodemmedi um
of clich6 manufacturing will be a bit
confusing, so a slight amount of
history is needed (contradiction in
context? medium in the message?
snap cackle pop Rice Krispies? so
long and thanks for all the fish?).
Perhaps it takes
something
stronger than a
knife or shallow
aspersions to cut
through soul.
For example, one can look at the
France of the 5CS and 6Cs (one of a
multiverse of examples). Here a
situation developed where student
groups pressured the government
to such an extent that several
regimes were ousted, and the
country was paralyzed. Occurring
alongside of these internal "family"
disputes one could see the
"decolonization" of France's
possessions overseas. The most
noticeable object of these student
pressures on the government was
that the students actually saw a
relation between their goals and the
peoples' of other countries. They
had a unified approach to their own
problems, and recognized that
others had problems as well. All
without being dogmatic or, in
reverse, being "open" to the point
that there was all talk and no action
(with any political action, it should
be noted, there is a balance of good
and bad ...I'm not saying that these
were the actions of saints, only of
students who were trying in the
only way they knew to change a bad
system). It seems that there is a point
where one is forced to recognize
that cultural differences exist, and a
mutual respect is required. At the
same time, one has to recognize that
there are certain areas that people
need to recognize their common
interests, and move onto action.
What "post-modernism" has is a
world-view (again. ..speaking
broadly) based in the industrial
countries (which today also have
significant non-European
populations), but which also can be
inclusive enough to viably work
with other world-views. Post-
modernism, in this sense, is a fluid
Criticism of thestructures that it was
derived from. With multi-
culturalism, one can see that
(finally maybe) students have
begun to see in degree rather than in
absolutes. Both Eurocentric and
non-Eurocentric ideas of curriculum
are related and, in fact, both views
need to realize that they both have
taken so much from each other that
only a fool wouldn't be able to
recognize how much each has
contributed to the modern
educational context. The crux of the
situation, however, is that the
Eurocentric curriculum seems to
take all relevancy for itself. The
"tradition" bound curriculum of this
structure seems to be in fear of
change. But as has been noted
earlier, permanence is on its
deathbed, people need to get used
to the fact: paradigms change.
Its at precisely this point that both
multi-culturalism and post-
modernism have a central focus
point, and its precisely at this point
that both views can act in
conjunction. One offers a critique of
academic and social relations based
on the stasis of the past, but that is
forcefully transposed on a fluid and
everchanging present. The other
offers a critique of structural racism
and homophobia that is the most
dynamic around. Both are derived
from the continuum of modem
culture, and all the aspects that go
along with it. How could either not
see what they have in common? I
guess the only thing that has kept
these two fruitful criticisms of static
decay that one finds in the
"academy" apart is the fact that
people tend to act dogmatically. The
funny thing about these two ideas is
that one would think that they
would tend to be anti-dogmatic.
Who knows? Sometimes maybe we
can escape from the cycle of la plus
ca change.... But then again like
Murphy says, "What can go Wrong
Will go Wrong." I append to the bill,
"Only if You let it." Fried chicken
anyone? Welcome to the Multiverse.
Executive
Board
Report
Jonathan Winnick
The Executive Board
accomplished a
number of things at
this week's meeting
which included the decisions to
extend campus facility hours,
hold a Student Senate and not to
raise the student activities fee.
The first issue discussed was
the extension of campus facility
hours. The Board decided that
Adams 310 would no longer be
open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on
Friday. Hubbard 208 would
extend its hours on Sunday
through Thursday and will now
be open from 830 a.m. to 12.-00
a .m . , which is an extension of one
half hour each of those nights. It
is also important to note that a
new computer lab opened in
Hatch Library on Wednesday,
November 13. The athletic
facilities hours will also be
extended an hour and a half each
night and will no w close a 1 11 :30
p.m.
Another topic of importance
was the Student Senate. On
Monday, November 18th, the
Executive Board will hold the first
On Monday,
November 18 th,
the Executive
Board will hold
the first Student
Senate.
Student Senate. The Student
Senate is made up of, all those
membersof the student body who
have been elected or appointed
to any governing, overseers or
management board on campus.
It is designed for these students
to interact and share ideas
between the different governing
boa rd s . The meeti ng wfll begin at
8:00 p.m. in Lancaster Lounge.
Attendance is mandatory!
Remember, the Executive
Board meetings are held on
Mondays at 7p.m. in the Moulton
Union and are open to anyone.
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Student Opinio
Views From
the Couch
"The Magic Isn't Gone"
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By
Brian Sung
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I dropped on my bed just
yesterday, six days after
the day, and picked up an
old issue of Sports
Illustrated. The cover
showed Dan Gladden running over
Brian Harper and screamed the
words "World Series" at you. I
flipped through it, registering the
words of different articles but not
the meaning. Then, I came across an
article with a tall guy holding a
basketball in the middle of Paris. He
had a broad grin and was wearing a
yellow jersey numbered 32; thetitle-
" Monsieur Magique." I put the
magazine down.
When I was really young, there
was a TV show called Magic
Shadows. It was about a bunch of
kids in a neighborhood. I watched
about three episodes, waiting for
Magic to show up, but he never did.
He had the coolest name in the
world, I remember thinking. Magic-
his parents must have been really
cool. One day, my friends and I
found out his real name was Earvin.
That used to be a real loser name,
but now. ..Earvin was cool. We all
wanted to be an Earvin.
I never loved the Lakers at first, I
mean 1 liked them, but they never
had that quality that causes you to
fall in love with a team. They were
just too good. They had a former
UNC Tar Heel on the team (James
Worthy), which did gain my
attention though. But the more and
more I watched the Lakers, I fell in
love with this guy named Magic. A
6'9" point guard? He did everything.
His passes were mindboggling, his
moves unbelievable, and his
fa ntastic abil ity to score i n the cl utch-
these things blew me away.
His shot, possibly as ugly as a
Greg Kite free throw, was
usually dead on. ..just ask any
Celtics fan.
Magic isn't young, but he
had some years left to run his
Showtime offense. Jerry West
accommodated Magic by
trading for needed players.
This was an offense built
around itsquarterback. When
Magic struggled, the team
struggled. And when he was
on, the Lakers were
unstoppable.
I've been hearing people
saying what a blow this is to
the Lakers and to the NBA.
Shove it. It is a huge loss to
both organizations, but this isbigger
than basketball. It affects the whole
country, possibly the whole world.
The only comparable events were
nowhere near as d rast ic, Lou Gehrig,
Pelle Lindbergh, Bart Giamatti. You
will never hear a Magic Johnson
AIDS joke. All you will hear are all
those eulogies that have been
breaking out since his retirement.
Has there ever been a man in such a
public position that has been so
loved by everyone? His opponents
love him, Europe loves him. ..even
Celtics fans love him.
But stop the tears. Yes, this is one
of those things where you will
always remember where you where
when the news broke out. And yes,
I wascrushed. I immediately started
thinking of him as dead. I heard the
news at 4:30 p.m., and throughout
that time until dinner I was silent.
Then a friend of mine, seeing the
gloom on some of the faces at
our table said, "You guys are
all acting like he's dead."
Another friend of minetumed
to her and said, "He is." I
woke up real fast.
Is that what I was doing?
Was I just writing him off?
Yeah, I guess I was. Now, I'm
damn ashamed that I did.
Magic has the HIV virus. He
could live for another twenty
months or another twenty
years. Did any fan of a team
playing the Lakers ever
believe the game was truly
over until the buzzer went
off? Did you ever see Magic
notinthegameduringcrunch
time? Ever see Magic give up,
even when his team may have been
down by thirty? No.Is it fair for all
of us. to write him off? No. In fact, I
would be pretty sure, that Magic
would be pissed off if he found out
the way that all his fans are treating
this. The man is a fighter, and why
are we forgetting that so quickly?
Did his fighting spirit only appear
on the court? He had a boundless
energy in the off season, visiting
hospitals, charity functions, being a
spokesman for charities, and
running clinics to benefit the
underprivileged.
You all say you love Magic. He
spoke at his press conference and
delivered the news the way Magic
does things. Straightforwardly,
without pretense, and a smile. His
letter to the Forum fans, read before
the first home game following his
retirement, was one of thanks and
humor. This is a man with pride.
Magic Johnson is the most
prominent basketball player in
history. He did more for the game
than anyone else. We have to g ; .ve
him a chance to fight this out,
because he will. Support should be
given with a laugh, not a sad smile.
Hisbasketball career is over, but his
life isn't. Don't even think that.
etters to the E^dito
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Blood Drive Coordinators urge
* people to give blood
9
Blythe Edwards clarifies her
employment at College
Student expresses need for
single-sex fraternities
To the Editor:
On Wednesday, November 20, the American Red Cross
will be holding the second of four campus blood drives in
Sargent Gym from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. We ask all members of the
campus community to donate — the need for blood is great at
this time. Bo wdoin has been an important source of donations
since the program started. We provide two-thirds of the
blood collected on the day of the drive.
Although one cannot associate a particular name or a face
to a blood donation, most of us know someone who has used
blood or blood products in his or her life. Eighty percent of
people who enter the hospital use blood. Blood or blood
products are used by cancer patients, accident victims,
hemophiliacs, transplant patients, and others. For example,
patients with aplastic anemia, the disease afflicting Julie
Fortin Beaupre, for whom 350 Bowdoin students attended a
bone marrow drive, are supported with blood products unless
they can be treated with a bone marrow transplant.
One blood donation maybe used to help threeor even more
people. An hour is a small thing to give when considering the
results. We hope to see a great turnout next Wednesday.
Last, we would like to apologize for the scheduling of the
September drive on YomKippur. Theblood drivecommittee
has no control over the days that the drives are held; they are
scheduled by the Red Cross, which holds blood drives
throughout the state almost every day. However, we have
asked the scheduling coordinator to be more conscious of this
in the future. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Terry Payson '92
Cindy Atwell '92
Blood Drive Co-coordinators
& the Blood Drive Committee
To the Editor:
Questions have been raised in theOrient and jlsewhereabout
my relationship to theCollege. I am writing this letter because
the matter needs clarification and also because the situation of
the spouse of the president of Bowdoin may be of interest to
other women and institutions since women today choose
among many patterns of life and work.
When my husband and I were considering the possibility of
coming to Bowdoin, we had a number of serious discussions
about my role with John Magee, then chair of the Search
Committee and now chair of the Board of Trustees. Today
many spouses of college and university presidents pursue
entirely independent careers. This was a possibility. But there
also appeared to be a serious role to be played at Bowdoin by
the president's spouse. If taken seriously, it would require a
heavy commitment of time and would draw on professional
experience I had gained in other colleges.
I agreed to commit myself toa professional role at Bo wdoin.
In doing so, I requested a contract and employee status
because I believe that, if spouses are willing to play significant
support roles at certain stages in their lives, those roles should
be recognized and given a standing in some relation to their
substance. I did not request a salary. I did, however, request
an independent benefit package; my salary, under $5000, is, in
fact, the minimum allowed under Maine law to qualify for
employee benefits. John Magee signed my contract at the
same time that he signed my husband's, in February 1990.
At present, my activities are concentrated in development,
alumni affairs, women'sconcerns,theaestheticsofthecampus
and preparation of the president's house for official use. The
time commitment varies, but it averages between 20 and 30
hours a week.
To the Editor:
Congratulations are due to the Orient staff for two items in
the November 8 issue: the interview with Phineas Sprague on
page 2, and the editorial concerning single-sex fraternities on
page 10.
A feeling of disgust with the administration has taken root
within many students and alumni, growing along with the
sense that Dean Jervis and others wish to regulate fraternities
out of existence. This sense is not, as they would have us
believe until it is too late, unsupported by facts.
Hopefully, articles such as the two in last week's issue will
bring more administrators, faculty members, and college
benefactors to understand what quite a few students and
alumni know already: that "quality of life" and "quality of
education" could never be promoted by restricting the very
basic freedom to associate with whomever, and in whatever
manner, one chooses.
As long as all people involved recognize the equal freedom
of others to do the same, understanding that nobody can
rightfully by required to associate with others by force, this
liberty does not seem too much to ask of a liberal arts college.
Sincerely,
Steve Meardon '93
Sincerely,
Blythe Bickel Edwards
Letters to the Editor are
always welcome.
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NUMBER 11
Disbanded Coalition reunites after
hiatus to discuss future action
By Michael Golden
ORIENT COPY EDITOR
The Coalition of Concerned
Students held its first meeting of
the year early this week.
Best known for blockading
Hawthorne-Longfellow Hall on
November 2 of last year, the group
attracted nearly fifty students to
the meeting, undoubtedly its
largest gathering since the
demonstration.
Whitney Smith '92 organized the
meeting by sending notices to all
of last year's
Coalition
members.
Smith was not
active in the
organization
last year, as she was studying off-
campus.
Happy with the large turn-out,
many Coalition members beamed
at the prospect of revitalizing the
once-active organization. After
last year's blockade was met with
harsh student criticism, the group
virtually disbanded. "[Wei went
into hibernation," lamented
member Chejsea Ferrette '94.
Formed in February of 1990 by
members of BGLAD, LASO, the
Afro-American Society, the BW A
and the Bowdoin Jewish
Organization, the Coalition sent a
list of demands to Presidents
Greason and Edwards.
Specifically, the Coalition wanted
the College to increase its minority
recruitment efforts for faculty and
Coalition revives
struggle for diversity
to explore the possibility of forming
a Gay /Lesbian Studies program.
Most Coalition members felt that
the demands were far from
fulfilled.
At this week's meeting, Coalition
members spoke only of setting new
goals, rather than issuing demands.
Pat Flaherty '92, a coordinator of
BGLAD, suggested that the group
should work to, "Bring more
faculty and students of color to
Bowdoin; that has to be done."
Flaherty also believes that the
Coalition must strive to, "Create
a n
atmosphere
where
difference is
accepted."
Julie Felner
'91 wasn't so
sure; "We can't assume we all have
some common PC goal," she said.
Flaherty then suggested several
actions that he would like to see
the Coalition perform. Asserting
that as a senior he wanted to give
something back to the school,
Flaherty stated that he would
perform an exorcism at theClass of
1 875 Gateway in front of the Visual
Arts Center, referred to by some as
the "phallic symbol." "H want to]
exorcise the 'Old Boy 7 spirit out of
Bowdoin. I want to put a huge
condom over it (the phallic
symbol]."
Flaherty also recommended
protesting the honorary degree that
Bowdoin bestowed upon Jefferson
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
Two students attacked on campus
Isolated incidents leave Security searching/or clues
By Kevin Petrie
orient staff writer
Two Bowdoin students have
been assaulted in the past ten days,
according to Bowdoin Safety and
Security. The attackers roughly fit
the same description.
At about midnight Wednesday,
November 13, a female student was
walking north along the parking
area between Maine Hall and the
Heating Plant. Donna Loring of
Bowdoin Security says, "A male
subject jumped out from between
two parked vehicles," and "he
grabbed her from the side. She
struggled and got away." She ran
towards Winthrop Hall, and "He
did not follow her."
The second attack occurred at
about 4.-00 a.m . Saturday, November
16. A male student was walking
away from Brunswick Apartments,
when, near Coles Tower, a man
approached him and asked if he
had any money . The student replied,
"No," and kept moving, but the
man grabbed his collar from behind
and threw him down, demanding
to know if he had money. Yelling
"No!," the student pulled away
and the attacker fled. Rick
Ginsberg, President of Alpha
Kappa Sigma, gave the preceding
account of the incident and says
the victim is a member of the
fraternity.
Donna Loring says, "We were
tipped anonymously," about the
second attack, and although her
source told the story slightly
differently, she does confirm the
similarity in descriptions of the
attackers. The first assailant was
5'8" or 5'9", with dark hair and
blue eyes; he wore a brown leather
"bomber" jacket. The second
attacker has been described as a
57" white male, of medium build.
Dean of Students Kenneth
Lewallen says these incidents,
"Point out the need for increased
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
Inc ident reveals Honor Code fla w s
Six students reprimanded for academic dishonesty sparks debate on
campus concerning ineffectiveness and inconsistencies constituted in
unrevised Honor Code.
By Tom Davidson Jr.
orient news editor
"Bowdoin assumes that all
students possess the attributes
implied by honor, without which
the College could not fulfill its
educational mission," or so states
the Honor Code. But the College
was reminded recently that such a
fullillment of academic integrity is
not held in such high regard by every
student that signs the book, and that
a breech of these stipulations occurs
despite the ambiguous existence of
the code.
It is an issue that has captivated
the entire Bowdoin community in
recent days amid reports that six
first-year students were caught
cheating on an exam and eventually
punished with a grade of "Failure"
in the course and a strong informal
recommendation issued from Dean
of Students Kenneth Lewallen that
the students not participate in any
pledge activities involving
recognized fraternities.
While many students have
asserted that the College should not
tolerate any form of academic
dishonesty, the recent case has
proven that students are, for the most
part, unsure about what exactly is
constituted in the honor code and
what course of action is required
and acceptable for students, faculty,
and administrators to take regarding
a violation of academic integrity.
Many students were under the
assumption that such a breech of
academic honesty led to a
subsequent review by the Dean of
Students and the Student Judiciary
Board when in fact sole discretion
lies in the hands of the professor
that witnesses the incident.
This ambiguous aspect of the
code has opened the doors of
interpretation throughout the
debate among the students, as the
exercise of discretion will inevitably
differ from professor to professor
and case to case. "Basically, it is a
crapshot with each professor,"
explained Taran Grigsby, Chairman
of theStudentExecutiveBoard who
is currently working with Lewallen
on revising the Honor Code. "What
I would like to see happen is a
compulsory addition to the Honor
Many students were under the
assumption that such a breech of academic
honesty led to a subsequent review by the
Dean of Students and the Student
Judiciary Board when in fact sole
discretion lies in the hands of the professor
that witnesses the incident.
campus, as students and faculty
have struggled with how the
professor should react to cases of
academic misconduct within the
classroom and how he or she can, as
the code states, satisfy their
consciences that the principles of
honor are consistent with measures
prescribed in the Honor Code."
The individual nature of
conscience has sparked much
Code, a mandatory turning in."
What happened in the case of the
six students was an unofficial
consultation by the professor with
the Dean of Students. As Lewallen
stated, "A professor explored with
me an incident of suspected
academic dishonesty. I continued
to counsel the professor for several
days, reviewing official procedures
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
President Edwards recently took an excursion to the Coffin Street School to read stories to children
who, judging by the picture, were captivated by both the tale and the man. Photo by Erin Sullivan
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991
Coalition Meeting
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
Davis several years before he
became President of the
Confederacy. Several Coalition
members expressed support for
Flaherty's suggestions of action.
Flaherty also spoke about the
status of the Coalition's demand
for a Gay/Lesbian Studies program.
In response to the blockade,
President Edwards formed a
com mittee to explore the possibility
of implementing such a program.
Flaherty pointed out that Bates and
Colby have classes that deal
exclusively with gay and lesbian
topics, and questioned why
Bowdoin was behind other Maine
liberal arts colleges.
"A lot of respectable colleges and
universities Bowdoin likes to
compare itself to already have these
programs," said Flaherty. Felner
added, 'There's been a lot of
confusion and
mischaracterization... [we're] not
trying to compete with other
programs. We're hoping to get a
cross-listing [in the course catalog] ."
The Coalition also spoke
extensively about the other
committee established in response
the to the blockade, the Committee
for Diversity. Committee member
Kolu Stanley '93 said that the group
was trying to raise private funds to
hire a consultant to review
Bowdoin's minority recruitment
policies.
'It's all resting on this money
issue — we won't get any from the
school," said Stanley.
Several Coalition members
expressed disappointment with the
work of the two committees and
blamed President Edwards. "It's like
he's washed his hands of the whole
thing," said Felner. "We [must] put
pressure on Edwards," continued
Felner, who demanded more action
than simply forming committees.
The Coalition discussed several
other topics during the meeting.
Stanley identified several faculty job
openings — expressing hope that at
least some of these positions would
be filled by minorities. Several
students spoke of hiring an Area
Coordinator in the Dean of Students
Office who would deal solely with
the concerns of students of color.
Stanley also revealed that Faith
Perry, Acting Director of
Multicultural Affairs, might be,
"Asked to leave, as Bowdoin likes
to put it. No one will take her place."
Stanley encouraged the Coalition to
pressure Edwards to, "Keep her on
in some capacity or to fill her
position."
The Coalition's first meeting of
the year served as a forum for
Bowdoin activists to gather and
discuss their mutual concerns.
The organization plans to become
an active force next semester. When
one first-year student asked about
the possibility of another
demonstration, Felner replied, "It's
[highly likely] if we have an agenda
to rally around. I think that's why
everyone's here — for action."
TD and Theta probation
up for review next week
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ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
Theta Delta and Kappa Delta
Theta expect to be up for review
early next week by the
administration to reconsider their
termsof probation. Theta Delta (TD),
whose term ends provisionally Nov.
25, meets Thursday with
administrators to discuss whether
they have correctly met standards
concerning their probation. Kappa
Delta Theta (Theta) submitted a
petition Monday asking to be
released from probation early
because of their good behavior.
The two fraternities were placed
on restriciton in consequence to
seemingly alcohol-related incidents
which occured in connection with
the houses. This fall, a first- year
student who had been drinking at
TD was taken to the hospital due to
excessive alcohol consumption.
Earlier last spring, a Theta pledge
was seriously injured after having
consumed large amounts of alcohol
the evening before.
Dean of Students Kenneth
Lewallen termed the TD incident "a
far more complex, lengthier and
serious issue" than the oversaving
of alcohol to one first-year student.
As for Theta, he said that its
"...sanction resulted from numerous
probations involving the use of
alcohol in the past..." as well as this
one serious incident.
In accordance with agreement
reached by the administration and
TD members, TD has only to prove
its compliance with all conditions
of restriction to be let off by Nov. 25.
Conditions include hosting smaller
and more controlled parties,
employing a professional bartender
at parties where alcohol is served,
and holding an alcohol seminar in
the house for TD members.
This Thursday, the alcohol
seminar will take place bringing
Counseling Service Director Bob
Vilas to talk to house members about
alcohol. The members will view an
instructional film from the
University of Maine about
responsibilities of drinking.
However, Theta, whose
probational period technically
doesn't end until March '92, must
await a response from the
administration to see whether they
will be let off probation early.
Recently, TD members submitted a
petition requesting a
reconsideration of their situation.
The petition must show the
fraternity's orderly conduct and
change in ways in order to sway the
administration.
Lewallen said that he remains
"unconvinced at this point that the
probation has made a fundamental
change in attitude" at Theta yet
recognizes "demonstrations that
they are learning."
Theta President Matthew
Patterson said that he is hopeful
about being let off and that the
probational. period fias "...really
forced us to examine our ways.
There have been a lot of changes in
our attitude to alcohol and the party
scene. We can't afford another
problem."
Both fraternity presidents and
administration have said they have
worked coherently together on this
issue. In the future, the
administration hopes to further
increase cooperation with the
establishment of an IFC Judiciary
Board „fo handle fraternity
problem^ instead of directing them
towards the Dean's office. Also the
future may include system-wide
pledging program which would
encompass holding numerous
seminars in topics such as
harassment and hazing for all new
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1991
Honor Code violation
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
for referring as well as other options
and initiatives."
Lewallen continued to assert that
the case had never been officially
referred to the Dean's office, placing
him in the position as an informal
advisor to the professor. "I did meet
with the students involved,
expressed my disappointment with
their behavior and forbade them
from pledging activities this spring,"
explained Lewallen, who added
that he had no official means of
enforcing the sanctions because the
meeting with the students was
informal, therefore, technically, the
students could drop anywhere they
choose in January.
Lewallen's decision to dissuade
the students from taking part in
pledge activities shocked and
angered community members who
thought that these informal
regulations were in fact corelating
academic dishonesty with fraternity
participation and unduly punishing
the houses.
Fraternity members and officers
expressed concern during this
week's Inter-Fraternity Council
meeting about the synthesis of the
scandal and fraternities. David
Howe, Vice-President of the IPC
explained, The IFC reaction was a
lot of indignation concerning why
fraternities showed up as
punishment. People also thought
that the punishment wasn't that
harsh for cheating." Grigsby saw
the fraternity regulations
recommended by Lewallen as a
"non-issue. I think that they should
be taken off the ice. I'm appalled
that these guys should be allowed
to suit up."
What Grigsby is referring to is
that a number of these students
invloved are members of the
Bowdoin hockey program,
although Coach Terry Meaghar
declined to comment on whether
any of the players were indeed on
SILENCE = DEATH
the Varsity squad. Mr. Meaghar
assured that the incident "is one we
do have guidelines for within the
team." Mr. Meaghar asserted that
theteam'ssanctions would be dealt
with within the team and had no
comment on the discipline to be
levied against the students.
Regardless of student opinion on
the latest case, the general feeling
among members of the Bowdoin
community is that the Honor Code
needs revision. The placing of
complete discretion in the hands of
the professor has many students
feeling that it is an individual issue
and that one student will be dealt
with differently than the next." I
understand the reluctance of
professors to bring cases to the
Dean's office for fear that the
student will be dealt with too
harshly," explained Eben Adams,
Chairman of the Student Judiciary
Board, "I think dealing with
academic dishonesty on a case by
case with each professor is
ineffective. It is unfair to students."
Even with this recent case, the
College's honor code remains a
skeletal and ambiguous doctrine
leaving complete discretion with
the professor who witnesses the
infraction. Until the constitution is
revised, the Honor code depends
entirely on the students standing in
a class and how the professor
guages the gravity of academic
dishonesty.
Circle K Club new programs
aimed to help community
By Jeremy Lacasse
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
What good have you done for
the Brunswick community lately?
Probably nothing; however there
is a dub on campus that bridges
the gap between Bowdoin and the
Brunswick community.
Last springBowdoin got its first
glimpseofa new club, the Circle K
Club. The Circle K Club is an
international dub that is devoted
to community service. The Club is
split into three levels, an
international, district, and club
level. The governing board of the
Circle K consists of 5 officers.
Kristen Deftos is the president
and she asks that anyone that has
any questions about the dub or is
i n terested in pining should call
her at 725-6985, At the moment,
the Club has fifteen members. The
Club meets every other
Wednesday night The Circle K's
parent organization is the K wanis
club, and both groups are working
on the Club's next project.
Thanksgiving baskets for the
holidays are the Club's next
project. Circle K is working with
the K warns Club and Bowdoin
fraternities to put together the
baskets for ten needy families in
the Brunswick area. The K wanis
Club is donating the ten turkeys
and the fraternities are donating
what they can out of their kitchens.
The Women's Fitness Studio in
Brunswick will also be donating
some things for the baskets.
Anything that is lacking will be
donated by the Club. The Circle K
got the names of thefamilies from
the welfare office and will deliver
the baskets on Sunday. Anyone
that is interested in helping with
the baskets, please call Kristen.
The baskets will be put together
on Saturday.
Thebasketsareanexceflentway
for the Bowdoin community to
help the Brunswick community.
Bowdoin can become very
i nsolated from the outside
community . At the moment, Mid-
coast Maine is in a poor economic
situation. The Bowdoin,
community needs to be a part of
the Brunswick community, and
the Circle KClub is a good way to
get involved.
Students assaulted
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to call Security whenever they hear
one.
But why has Security waited
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says they "Were planning to do it
for some time." He terms the
conception of the idea
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Loring, "We don't Safespaceapproached Security with
want to cause a »te idea last spring, and Nancy Bride
of Safespace confirms that BWA
supplied most or all of the money
for the whistles. But she also says, "I
didn't know until this week that
Security had the whistles."
BWA gave $1,500 to Security
last spring, and coordinators Jen
Higgins "92 and Marissa Freider '91
worked with Mike Pander through
the summer, planning events that
would go along with distribution of
the whistles at Orientation. There
was a delay until now.
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Dean Lewallen proposes removal of honor system
COMMENTARY
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Editor's Note : The following essay
zoos printed in the Orient on Friday,
March 9, 1990. Dean LewaUen has
resubmitted the essay because of recent
events calling the honor system into
question yet again.
Okay, I'd like to shift focus away
from the tired debate over
fraternities to a serious discussion
of issues far more fundamental to
the nature of the College: academic
integrity and the Honor System.
To spark thought, I will "go out on
a limb" and propose that we abolish
Bowdoin's Honor System (gasp!). I
argue that the Honor System is ill-
conceived, victimized by
relativism, unilaterally, and
inconsistently enforced, and poorly
understood. I admit, this is one
narrow limb I'm inching out on...
Part of my criticism results from
a personal belief that Bowdoin's
Honor System (adopted in 1964) is
philosophically flawed. Framers
(faculty and students) of the
concept clearly envisioned a
"system" mandating institutional
compliance with honor.
Current critics, however, argue
/ will "go out on a limb" and propose that we
abolish Bowdoin's Honor System (gasp!). I
argue that the Honor System is ill-conceived,
victimized by relativism, unilaterally, and
inconsistently enforced, and poorly understood.
that honor systems are inherently
contradictory: personal honor
requires internal self-regulation; an
honor "system" implies external
supervision.
If individual honor implies trust,
then an honor "system," it appears,
presumes mistrust. I agree with
observers who doubt that an
appreciation for individual
initiative and genuine intellectual
achievement can be externally
regulated.
This injured beginning gives rise
to other problems with our Honor
System. The originators virtuously
prescribed a code of academic ethics
for the "honest" (???) and
adjudication procedures for the
unredeemed. Remarkably, these
framers diffused their highly-
principled efforts by permitting
community members to enforce the
Honor Code by taking "such action
as he/she believes is consistent with
his /her sense of honor." What does
this mean? Since many argue that a
"sense of honor" is relative, how
can our Honor System ever become
meaningful? With no common
interpretations of a "sense of
honor," that everyone is free to
confront communal misconduct in
any way we choose. How nice, how
vague, how comfortable. ..how
utterly irresponsible.
So, one professor's official
referral results in a student's
dismissal while, under paralleled
circumstances, another instructor
simply assigns a student a failure
for the assignment. Similarly, one
student agonizes before exposing
her classmate for cheating while
another student only gently
admonishes his roommates by
muttering "naughty, naughty,
naughty." All these responses to
intellectual dishonesty are certainly
acceptable under our current
structure, however, I charge that it
is educationally and ethically
unsound for a "system" to advance
lofty institutional values while
purposely permitting inconsistency
in the teaching and enforcement of
these ideals.
I'm on a roll. In 1964 (and, again
in 1977) both faculty and students
equally pledged themselves to
supporting the principles of
academic honor. Unfortunately,
students quickly abandoned their
initiatives for self-governance and
forfeited enforcement of the Honor
Code to the faculty and
administration.
In this case, just whose "honor"
is it, anyway? Is it just the faculty's
or administration's? Or is it
everyone's? If so, then why has only
one student in my five years at
Bo wdoin actually reported another
for cheating? One critic mused that
in instances such as this, faculty
have the honor and students have
the system! If our "system" is
virtually unuateral-and it appears
so-then, it is ineffective and should
be scrapped.
Academic probity is inarguably
essential to a liberal learning
experience. Intellectual dishonesty
is, therefore, the academy's version
of murder and should be addressed
accordingly. Although Bowdoin's
Honor Code Constitution suggests
severe treatment for the guilty, I
suspect that there isn't much
community consensus on this
interpretation. Students, faculty,
parents, alumni, and administrative
staff are often astonished at the
potentially devastating
consequences offenders face once
charged with academic misconduct.
The knowledge that cheating may
mean dismissal has clearly
produced a chilling effect on the
most courageous students or
diligent professors who consider
reporting a violator. How is it
possible, then, to maintain an
effective honor system when the
principle participants appear
confused about its intensity?
Let'sdiscontinuethecharadeand
abandon the Honor System. Simply
replace it with a structure which
treats academic fraud much like
other forms of ethical misconduct
such as stealing and
misrepresentation (i.e., lying,
forging registration cards). True,
we won't solve our problems with
a single bold stroke of reality, but
we will address the important issue
of institutional delusion.
Bowdoin students aren't
inherently more honorable simply
because of an elaborately
conceived, although faulty,
"system."
Indeed , as one observer
correctly noted, a strengthened
honor principle results primarily
from individual resolution and a
community commitment to
instilling respect for personal
initiative and intellectual
accomplishment.
Until we begin either achieving
or renewing our commitment to
these goals, then let ' s just recognize
that intellectual dishonesty is bad
and make the "Administration" (as
usual) do something about it. Then
we can feel ethically committed,
yet painlessly free to invest agents
other than ourselves with the
responsibility of ensuring
community values.
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ARTS Si LEISURE
Colored Girls take center
stage in "unplay-like piefe"
By Nick Schneider
ORIENT STAFF
Well, readers, this weekend I went
to the theatre again (surprise,
surprise, huh). This time I went to
see a very unplay-like piece called
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered
Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by
Ntozake Shange . Its title, Til admit,
is a mouthful, but then the play is a
mouthful as well, maybe even a belly-
full. It's not really a play — more of a
poem for many voices. Maybe I
should explain.
After the lights come up, women
actors begin to appear on the stage.
They talk about themselves, their
men, their children, their lives. We
hear these voices and these stories
and see these women. The lights go
down and we go on with what we
were doing. No real effort is made at
plot, certainly not at dramatic unity.
That doesn't make it easier though,
this sort of thing is very difficult to
pull off.
Chelsea Ferrette, the director, and
the cast of the play, however, have
done a pretty good job of pulling it
off all in all. Without sounding too
poetical and not too esoteric, they
give us a listen (maybe) to what it is
like to be one of these "colored girls."
I' m not saying it came of f perfectly,
(I'll admit I found myself wishing I
was hearing Shange herself a couple
of times) but at its best it really
worked. The play seems to be
designed to emulate the structure
of the free-form jazz that Shange
loves so much, and more often than
not, the performance I saw on
Wednesday felt like that— the
performers working together and
solo at the same time.
The cast (which was admirably
color-blind) was competent at
doing a difficult thing. Set -pieces
are the most difficult thing to do
well, and I didn't often find myself
looking at the other cast members
to see if they were doing anything
interesting. Basically, my attention
was held by these people actors
and characters for an hour and I felt
a lot of the emotion they wanted me
to feel. The different colors of the
rainbow were played by Melissa
Burton (Red), Ivana Djordjovic
(Orange), Natasha Padilla (Yellow),
Erika Blackburn (Green), Kate Raley
(Green), Eva Nagorski (Blue),
Jeannie Ellis (Purple), and Josephine
White (Brown).
I think if Ntozake Shange had
seen it, she would have liked it, and
that's good enuf for me. Once again,
the moral of the story is, if you're
looking for something to do, drop
over and see the colored girls, they
are well worth listening to.
Reed to give lecture on
AIDS and Art History
COURTESY OF COLLEGE RELATIONS
The Bowdoin College Museum
of Art will be observing A Day
Without Art: A National Day of
Mourning on Sunday, December
I, 1991 with a slide lecture by
Christopher Reed, assistant
professor of art history at the
University of Southern Maine.
The lecture, titled "Strange
Bedfellows?: Art History and
AIDS Activism, Politics, and Post-
Modernism," will be presented
at 7:30 p.m. in Beam Classroom,
Visual Arts Center.
Professor Reed's topic will
focus on the growing number of
AIDS-related graphic works.
These posters and pamphlets are
based upon and reproduced from
well-known worksof art, as wide
ranging as the works by artists
Francois Boucher and Norman
Rockwell. North American and
European government agencies
and private organizations use the
revitalized images to inform the
public about AIDS and the
transmittal of the virus. In
addition, gay-oriented AIDS
organizations are using similar
methods of art historical
reference with images created
by gay artists to educate and
identify the gay cultural
community.
The World Health
Organization has designated
December 1, 1991 as its fourth
annual AIDS Awareness Day.
In this country, A Day Without
Art : National Day of Action and
Mourning has been organized
by a group of arts professionals
called VISUAL AIDS who
imote AIDS-related
is and events. The goals
of A Day Without Art axe to
honor and recognize friends and
colleagues who have died or are
dying and to seek greater
support and understanding
from the general public.
Bowdoin Symphony Orchestra
3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 24
Bowdoin Chapel
A concert of strictly Schubert
Kate Raley '92 as Green in For Colored Girls. Photo by Jen Ramirez.
Ferrette brings Shange' s play to
Bowdoin to offer new perspective
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Paul Miller
ORIENT STAFF
Ntozake Shange is a Black
woman who creates
choreopoetry. She involves
motion and word to create a
tapestry of life. What Chelsea
Ferrette ('94) decided to do
when she elected to present the
play at Bowdoin was to follow
in the same style. Ferrette, a
native of Washington D.C., had
wanted to present the play last
year, but felt that there wasn't
enough cohesion among the
various factors that are involved
in presenting a theatrical piece.
In her words: 'It was like the
professors were all for it. The
students were the ones that
were hesitant. It was felt that
there 'wasn't an audience' for
the play at Bowdoin." After a
successful bout this year of
recruiting a dynamic cast,
Ferrette felt that the play would
definitely work at Bowdoin.
Shange's play was first
presented in the Haight-
Ashbury district of San
Francisco in the late 196CS, and
comes directly out of her
experiences, and a sense of
eclecticism informed by real world
action. From there, the drama was
brought to New York where,
strangely enough, it took Broadway
by storm. What is so strange about
the play's success, is that it is a no-
holds-barred perspectiveon the pain
and strength that women of color,
and ultimately all women, have
created within themselves to
withstand their experiences in the
world (it does all this and still
maintains a sense of vibrant
humor real life, real presentation).
Plays like this aren't exactly
Broadway fare.
It's precisely this sense of a play
for and by women that Ferrette felt
comfortable in bringing For Colored
Girls to Bowdoin. Presenting a
theater piece that was created with
an all women of color cast in mind
(the original was presented by a
Black and Hispanic cast) at
predominantly white Bowdoin
could be perceived as being
somewhat contradictory, but as
Ferrette points out, "This is a small
campus: there aren't too many black
women here, and I felt that this
could be a human thing."
Theplay is written with a dynamic-
tension between shared group
experiences, individuality, and
anonymity: each woman has no
name, only a color. With all these
qualities, the women are united
by their experiences. Shange
intended to give the piece a
livelihood derived from the
realities of several different
"kinds" of women.
Shange writes ""They were
numbered pieces (the original
poems that the play is based on):
the women were to be nameless
and assume hegemony as
dictated by the fullness of their
lives."
At foundation, the play is
meant to be a vita , and a slice of
life: each woman and her color
representing a fragment of the
whole, and like geist (the
German word for 'spirit', but
translated here as 'soul'), their
sum is greater than their parts.
Each woman takes strength from
the group as a whole. This is
what Shange wants to bring
home, and this is what Ferrette
is trying to present in her
rendition. Both play with
perception of types, and both
come up new ways of presenting
them. One can only wonder if
there are other theater pieces that
have people of color as central
participants but "wouldn't have
an audience at Bowdoin?"
Regency
a funky, jazzy acapella quintet
Saturday, November 23 at 9:30 p.m.
In Kresge Auditorium
Free of charge
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2Z 1991
Turtle String Quartet
will jazz up Bowdoin
COURTESY OF COLLEGE RELATIONS
The Turtle String Island
Quartet will perform in concert
at Bowdoin on Friday,
November 22, at 8:00 p.m. in
Kresge. The event is part of the
Student Union Committee's
Lively Arts Series. Admission is
$12 and tickets may be
purchased in the Events Office
in the Moulton Union.
The Turtle Island String
Quartet with violinists David
Balakrishnan and Darol Anger,
violist Katrina Wreedeand cellist
Mark Summer is a connecting
point for the rich diversity of
American music, reflecting the
influences of jazz, blues,
bluegrass, and other musical
traditions. Their original
compositions and performances
of jazz classics from Cole Porter
to Miles Davis have garnered
enthusiastic critical response.
Derk Richardson of theSan
Francisco Bay Guardian wrote
that the group, "explodes the
classical string quartet format to
embrace the effervescent swing,
harmonic richness and
improvisatory opportunities of
jazz."
Balakrishnan's arrangement
of Dizzy Gillespie's "Night in
Tunisia" on the first Turtle Island
album Metropolis (Windham
Hill) received a Grammy Award
nomination in 1988. Subsequent
recordings have risen to the top
20 on the jazz charts, and include
the sound track for the 1990
motion picture A Shock to the
System. The quartet's third album,
Skylife, was released earlier this
year.
The members of the Turtle
Island String Quartet represent a
wide range of skills and
accomplishments. Violinist
Balakrishnan, who has a master's
degree in composition, is
currently director of the Jazz
String School in California, and
in 1988 received a composer's
fellowship from the National
Endowment for the Arts.
International recording and
performing artist Anger, who
plays violin and baritone violin
with the Quartet, has served as
producer on a dozen recording
projects and haslongbeena figure
in the new instrumental music
movement. Violist Wreede brings
a broad range of experience from
symphony orchestras to pit
bands, a range that is unusual for
players of her instrument.
Summer, who studied at the
Cleveland Institute of Music,
recognized by critics as one of
today's premier jazz cellists, has
developed improvisational skills
and extended techniques for his
instrument.
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Friday, November 22
7:30 p.m. and KfcOO p.m. in Smith Auditorium.
"Birdy," USA, 1984, 120 min.
A young Vietnam veteran who withdraws into a fantasy world is labeled a madman and
confined to a hospital. Part mystery and part psychological thriller. This is an unforgettable
study of friendship, love and war.
Saturday, November 23
7:30 p.m. and 10KX) p.m. in Smith Auditorium.
Tame," USA, 1981, 119 min.
This film is an electrifying musical drama set in Manhattan's celebrated High School of the
Performing Arts. It is an inside look at the hopes and dreams of eight young people trying
for a foothold in the world of showbusiness.
Midnight showing in Smith Auditorium.
"Midnight Express/' USA, 1978, 120 min.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1991
Student work to be on
display for print sale
The Bowdoin College Department of Art will
present a print exhibition and sale from 3-6 p.m.
on December 5 in the Rshbowl Galleries of the
Visual Arts Center. The show will include original
etchings, drypoints, monotypes and woodcuts
produced this semester by students enrolled in
Art 170, Printmaking I, taught by Professor Mark
Wethli. The sale will include over sixty prints in
all, ranging from five dollars and up.
Printmaking I is a studio art elective that is
offered every fall semester and meets in the Burnett
House Printmaking Studio at the back of Burnett
House on the Bowdoin campus. The course covers
all of the basic approaches to intaglio and relief
printmaking — etching, aquatint, drypoint,
monotype, and woodcut, among others — and
concludes with a month-long final project in which
each student selects a particular medium to explore
in depth in a suite of abstract etchings to a set of
monotypes drawn for a poem by Robert Frost.
The course, which is one of the most popular in
the Department of Art, includes not only studio
art majors but also majors in Biology, Chemestry,
Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Religion,
English, and Art History. "Printmaking is an
important extension of our drawing and painting
curriculum," said Professor Wethli, "integrating
aspects of both areas with its own unique graphic
language. I think that students find it a particularly
challenging course in terms of gaining control
over a variety of technical skills, even while the
usual creative questions continue, but it can also
become a very enjoyable and engaging process.
It's not unusual to find people working in the
studio at onea.m., and the students often continue
into the advanced section (which is offered every
spring) and beyond."
Graduates of Bowdoin's printmaking program
have gone on to graduate studies, teaching, and
related areas in the graphic arts. "Just this past
summer," added Wethli, "Brendan CMalley '91
was an assistant printmaker at Vinalhaven Press,
a nationally-known print studio here in Maine.
Brendan was working with master printers to
produce print editions by major contemporary
artists who come there every summer for that
purpose. The position he found was highly sought
after and we were pleased to see him take part."
Wethli sees the upcoming print sale as an"
integral part of the introductory course. "It
involves each of the artists with the whole process
of printmaking. from studio to exhibtion, which I
feel is an implicit part of any artform — to have it
seen and enjoyed. It's also a chance to share with
others some of the exciting work that's being
produced right here on campus." Because they
are made in multiples from either a metal plate or
a woodblock, intaglio and relief prints have
traditionally been the easiest way to own an
original artwork at a very reasonable cost. Wethli
added, "It's one of the greatest virtues of
printmaking that it can embody an original artistic
expression and yet also be available to many
people at a time. Like photography, it's a very
decorative medium that can also be as subtle as
and elegant as any other."
The exhibition will go on display as of
Wednesday, November 27, to provide a week-
long preview prior to the afternoon of the sale.
The sale hours of 3-6 p.m. on December 5 will be
marked by an opening reception with
refreshments. All are invited.
Contact Mark Wethli, 725-3676.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22,1991
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Bowdoin needs a consistent Honor Code
The recent decision of a professor to punish six
students caught cheating in her class herself,
within the confines of her own classroom, rather
than to refer them to the Dean for discipline, is
one that Bowdoin students should find
disturbing. Not because the students involved deserve
more punishment that they received, but rather because of
the uncertainty it casts on the interpretation of the Honor
Code, which most of us have until now considered quite
obvious and clearly articulated. Not any more.
Article II, Section 6 of the Honor Code Constitution
states that "When students are charged with a violation of
the Honor Code, they shall appear before the Student
Judiciary Board . . . ," which Board, presumably, would
assure them not only of fair consideration, but also set
standards by which other students could guide their
conduct. Until now, the meaning of that clause seemed
perfectly clear. If you cheated, and were caught, then you
answered to the J-Board, who would impose a penalty, one
that was "necessarily severe." [Article HI, Section 10.]
Consider the wording carefully, now, and think again:
"when students are charged with a violation . . ". In other
words, if the faculty member in whose class the student or
students are caught cheating so desires, he or she may
render his or her own judgement and punishment.
That the students may give their consent to be judged by
the faculty member matters not so much as it might be
judged; any student caught cheating is bound to be nervous,
upset, frightened. Deservedly so, and yet he or she might
willingly agree to any sort of punishment quickly and
without thought, in order to try and ameliorate the
consequences of their lack of integrity. Not to mention the
fact that the relative strictness of various professors ought
to have no role in student discipline. It is hardly fair that
some students mightbe offered less severe penalties within
the classroom while others have no such choice, simply
because they happen to cheat under the wrong professor.
Is not one purpose, indeed the greatest purpose, of any
constitution the careful articulation of rights? And is it not,
then, a feeble constitution that guarantees rights only
when the parties in power judge it convenient or agreeable?
The professor who took action in this case may be widely
considered to have tempered justice with mercy.
Some might like to argue that the faculty ought to have
that discretion, for is not a student who cheats ultimately
violating a trust between instructor and student? Isn't it a
matter, ultimately, between the two of them?
No, indeed; one could just as easily argue that the
protection against cruel and unusual punishment in the
Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is properly a
matter between the victim and the criminal. The purpose
behind an impartial standard of review is to assure that
justice for all is equal and consistent.
Naturally, the faculty and administration of the college
have a certain interest in seeing such discretionary powers
left within their domain. And surely this interest is not
motivated out of hunger for power, but out of an honest
belief in the tightness of their own judgement. We do not
mean to question that integrity here; however, it is only
human nature to act, on occasion, out of bias or
prejudgment. The temptation to act out of such
predetermined and partial standards is precisely the
injustice that a strong constitution is meant to eliminate
from the equation. We do not mean to call for a pound of
flesh here, though certainly if the students in question did
in fact cheat then they ought to suffer for it. Such an act
cheapens the character of the institution where it occurs,
and so affects us all. Nevertheless, it is with a view towards
the protection of the rights of all students, rather than
towards making an example out of these six, that this
editorial is addressed. We simply want to know, indeed,
demand to know, precisely what standard of justice it was
we agreed to abide by when we signed that little Honor
Code Pledge.
There has been a great deal of attention paid of late by
members of the Bowdoin community to the First
Amendment and the freedom of speech it guarantees.
This, despite the fact that the protections of the Constitution
do not extend undiminished to students enrolled of their
own free will at a private institution of higher learning. No
less important are the protections of the Sixth and Eighth
Amendments, and the version of it we had until now
thought resided in the Constitution of the Honor Code.
Members of the faculty and administration, if you are
going to teach us of our rights as Americans, of the value
of equal justice and the importance of their protection,
then you cannot expect us to sit idly by while their Bowdoin
equivalents are so grossly shown to mean nothing.
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By Ke vtn Petrie
SADDAM IS STILL OUT THERE
Recently, my history professor, trying to put
some medieval battle in Spain into context
and to rouse us from an early morning
slumber, discussed the Persian Gulf War
and tried to elicit some class comment. He wanted us
to recall our feelings about the war as it happened.
Getting no response from me or my classmates, he
said, exasperated, "you lived through it!"
We did live through this war, and, we should
remember that less than a year ago some potent
political opinions arose among this young generation.
Why has the nation completely forgotten about the
Persian Gulf War and the Iraq-Kuwait area? The
War's consequences are still important.
The last of the Kuwaiti oil fires was extinguished
recently, reassuring the distracted American
conscience that the ecological ramifications of the
Gulf War may not be as apocalyptic as it may have
seemed. Does this mean we can completely forget
about the region? Current domestic concerns have
swept the yet powerful Saddam and his indolent
nose-thumbing out of our minds.
Latest reports indicate that Iraq came precipitously
close to producing nuclear weapons: had the Gulf
War not occurred, the Iraqis may have created the
Bomb in another eighteen months. The latest U.S.
News and \Sorld Report issue points out that United
Nation efforts cannot fully eradicate their nuclear
Why has the nation completely
forgotten about the Persian
Gulf War and the Iraq-Kuwait
area? The War's consequences
are still important.
potential: as an Iraqi physicist said, "You cannot take
it out of our heads. We now have the capability."
Our concern with the Persian Gulf conflict can be
likened to a one night stand: our attention toyed with
the situation for a while, considered the pros and
cons, then dove in. The majority of the American
public enjoyed the intensity of war mania, and even
basked in the after glow. The morning after, our
concerns left Iraq's dangers lying on the bed and flew
out of town.
We cannot so imrnaturely leave this cornmitment
behind. Allied and Iraqi soldiers made sacrifices, and
we should not forget mis area. Watch Iraq, and watch
the United Nations - Saddam has not been pacified
or completely disarmed.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1991
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tudent O pinion
Through The Looking
Glass
By Paul Miller
This Week:
"The Politics of Experience"
"They told me you had been to her,
And mentioned me to him:
She gave me a good character,
But said I could not swim.
He sent them word that I had not
gone
(We know it to be true):
If she would push the matter on,
What would become of you?
I gave her one, they gave him two,
You gave us three or more;
They all returned from him to
you,
Though they were mine before.
If I or she should chance to be
Involved in this affair,
He trusts to you to set them free,
Exactly as we were.
My notion was that you had been
(Before she had this fit)
An obstacle that came between Him,
and ourselves, and it.
Don't let him know she liked them
best,
For this must ever be
A secret, kept from all the rest,
Between yourself and me."
The Testimony of the
White Rabbit at the Trial
of Alice
Lewis Carrol
"Alice in Wonderland."
Credo quias absurdum (I believe
because it is absurd)
Terrullius
Notes of a Madman. Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture: the axis of
the multi verse turned and the layers
of maya fell away like so many
theater curtains. Having been
educated in America, he had learned
in the course of living that,
humorously enough, if, in
comparision of physical, spiritual
and mental attributes of "Black" and
"White", and "Red", "Yellow" and
"Brown" one would find many
similar things. If one could detach
oneself from false ideologies and
vicious man-made traditions and
d welled only on those attributes that
one saw in a person, one would
maybe see the object from its
shadow. Maybe He wondered if
people would ever be able to see the
silhouettes that were pushed on
them as just that. People would
finally be able to perceive
themselves not as individuals and
seperate identities, but on the whole
a part of humanity; maybe people
wouldn't see themselves as
disparate discrete islands, but on
the other hand, as infinitesimal part
of universal change in a sea of
human change. He wondered if
people were ready to accept
themselves as human. All is flux,
flux is all.
Once again, once again. Ina recent
conversation on relativity and the
academic canon the "dangers" of
dynamic change were once more
dialogue of creation and in any
search for immortality you search
within given parameters. Too bad,
maybe heaven has changed. As we
base our actions on experience
(informed, ofcourse by our positions
in the theater of life), we each stretch
our self created costume to fit us.
Sometimes masks fit too tightly. As
long as one reacts within the
parameters of the structure that one
belongs to, your costume, your
mask, while it may fit you well, is
not yours: It's being leased, and
upon conditions of the contract can
be taken away if you violate the
'Society perhaps, as a
construct, inevitably leads to
this striving for immortality
in creation. We live through
the external world, and
become its by-product. '
brought to light. What people fear is conditions of the contract,
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for stasis. People create these oxymoronic concept: everything
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that only function for the future and breath: unsubstantial and transitory,
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dying." needs to change to preserve its
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become its by-product. Grasp as is relevant only to those who are
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that has occured will be that an
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upgrading of Broadside's
charter.
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accomplished this past week
was a successful Student Senate
meeting. The student
representatives are members
elected to the various
committees by your happily
appointed Executive Board,
who interviewed them and
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meeting this Monday at 7:00
p.m. in the Moulton Union, or
any other Monday thereafter.
Remember, these meetings are
open to anyone interested or
concerned.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT. OPINION FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22.1991
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Students must speak out if
they want things done their way DBy Noah Littin
The College has done
it again. They have
eliminated a choice
for us. In the Moulton
Union, students can
no longer use large paper cups
because the College is on a campaign
to cut its paper waste. Fine and
dandy. I'm just as concerned about
the environment as the next person.
What irks me is that the College felt
a need to eliminate my decision
making abilities. If students care
about the environment they won't
use the cups, plain and simple. I do
no want the College telling me that
it's wrong to use them; I want the
choice to decide that for myself!
This example is emblematic of
what has been going on at Bowdoin
ever since I can remember (granted,
it's only since last year but bear with
me). The College initiates policy,
but in doing so removes choices for
us. Like with the cups, the College
worries that we will make the
decision they don't want, therefore
they won't give students and
decision at all.
According to the administration
we are young adults, example: we
can pick our schedules with the
minimum of requirements. When it
comes to social organizations,
however, administrators feel that
they can tell us who we can associate
with and who we cannot. The
College's policy of "de-recognizing"
fraternities as a way to dissuade
students from joining them has
obviously not worked. So now, as
rumor has it, the school will make all
incoming students sign as part of
the honor code that they will not join
single-sex organizations. The school
is limiting our choice because they
find something offensive about the
notion of all-male or all-female
organizations.
Obviously, students support
single-sex fraternities; students join
them, others go to their parties, yet
as young adults that is not decision
enough The College must eliminate
them so we have no choice at all.
The College
initiates policy,
but in doing so
removes
choices for us.
That is tantamount to the school
telling me that I can't associate with
an African- American. Actually, it is
different, because using the
administration's line of thinking,
they would just prevent African-
Americans from attending this
college. The administration is not
acting on our behalf when hiring
the lawyer that is going to deal with
the fraternity "problem". The
College is acting on the behalf of the
limousine liberal upper
administration that finds single-sex
Greek organizations morally
offensive.
Some of you may say it's not true
that most students support (or
merely tolerate) single-sex
organizations. I respond by calling
for another "unofficial" poll from all
of you. Write in your opinion to the
Orient . Besides the fact that the
Orient hasbeen sorely lacking letters
to the Editor this whole year, it will
show to the administration that
there is a "silent majority" that agrees
with what I'm saying.
It's sad that a vocal student
minority and a leftist administration
that is out of touch with student
opinion make the decisions. I know
that opinion is out there. It's just
ridiculous that I have to read it on
the wall of the bathrooms. Don't be
afraid to voice your opinion. Start
telling the administration what it
knows, but assumes (and with good
reason) will not be said by us. If
what the administration responds
to is terrorist tactics, likeblockading
a library, then maybe that is what
we should give them. However, my
level of terrorism is a lot less extreme.
Write letters, have your parents
write letters, or maybe just send the
check to pay for this fine, open-
minded school, in late. Remember,
no matter how much you would
like to get Dean Jervis into a
bathroom stall to read the "writing
on the wall" and then dunk her head
- we can't. For in reality, we have
given her the notion that she is
speaking for us by us not speaking
up. It's time for role reversal, it's
time to tell the administration that
they really don't have any choice at
all.
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Cheating incident handled badly
by College and lK)ckey ^
To the Editor.
I can hardly resist commenting on yet another Bowdoin
incident that amazes me. I mean to comment on a recent
incident that occurred within the Bowdoin community; one
which moat of us are probably familiar with. This is not old
news, but rather disturbing news.
Last week there surfaced another cheating infraction on the
Bowdoin campus. This time, the finger was pointed at a group
of first-year students. Regardless of what year they are, it
seemed to me another opportunity for which the Bowdoin
ad ministration to make an important statement for the rest of
thecommunity. Well, now that this incident is all but forgotten,
let's dunk about the statement our administration has made.
First, perhaps the Bowdoin community should know that
these infractors were not sent to the Judiciary Board. Instead,
as the student handbook so curiously explains, the professor
"decided to handle the matter in her own way. Instead of
consulting the Judiciary Board, the professor deemed it
appropriate to merely fail each of the involved students. And
so ended their academic punishment. No Judiciary Board, no
suspension, and no consistency with previous infractions of a
similar manner. As for the rest of the Bowdoin community,
well, I guess well just have to suck it up.
I hope tins is not disturbing to only me. I'm sure that those
of you out there who failed a course and never cheated can
find it in your heart to forgive these transgressors. Besides,
what do we have to complain about, they're going to fail the
course, right? That's pretty harsh! Maybe we should at least
applaud them for giving it a good effort.
It also came to my attention that, in addition, these students
will be excluded from second-semester fraternity rush. Well,
this I can certainly understand, for this incident has so much
relevance to the Bowdoin fraternity system. Who thought of
this brilliant punishment? I assume that it wasn't the professor.
I also know that it never went in front of the IPC. So, Dean
Leweuan, could you please tell us who decided to involve the
fraternities? Will the administration ever stop trying to make
the fraternities look bad? As if the fraternities here at school
don't have enough obstacles to overcome, I would like to
thank the administration for stepping on them once again.
In conclusion, it should not be forgotten that these first-year
students are on the hockey team. Being student-athletes, it
occurred to me that the coach of our men's hockey team
would take some sort of issue with this incident. It doesn't
surprise me that this did not happen. These first-year students
will continue to play for Bowdoin with no significant
reprimand by their coach. I must say, this is truly disappointing
to me. It is disappointing to me mostly because I, too, am a
student-athlete. I believe that my own coach, like any other
coach at Bowdoin, would have addressed this issue much
more severely. These hockey players should not be allowed to
play hockey, and their coach should help make an important
statement to every student-athlete and the entire Bowdoin
community. Instead, these transgressors have once again
slipped through cracks. For the most part, this infraction has
been disregarded. This only reminds me of the disrespec t I
have for our Bowdoin hockey coach. C mon, coach, can't you
think of a little more than just your third line?
If we are going to address an important issue here at
Bowdoin, let's please do it with some sort of sense. In every
way, I am disappointed with the way this issue was handled.
It showed little consistency to similar infractions and absolutely
no fairness to the student population. It was also disregarded
by our athletic administration, which should have been the
first to step forward and put its foot down on this unacceptable
behavior. I'm only glad that my coach has the principles to
know how to address a situation such as this. Instead, the only
foot that was brought down was placed on the head of the
fraternity system. I certainly hope that the IFC can come up
with a logical explanation for this. If it can't, I guess that this
incident will only continue to appear as a complete joke. If s
too bad our administration will permit this. Next year, I guess
111 have to run for President
Sincerely,
Brian Berlandi <93
College security praised for
publicizing attack of Nov. 14
To the Editor
I would nice to commend the Bowdoin Security team for
publicizing the event which occured on November 14. 1 also
commend the woman who reported the incident. I urge
people to report crimes to Bowdoin Security and to the
Brunswick Police De partm ent as soon as they happen so that
the perpe tra tor s of these crimes do not go unpunished. I
encouragethe Bowdoin Security team to continue to publicize
events so that the Bowdoin community is aware of possible
dangers they may face if proper precautions are not taken.
Incidents such as these need to be publicized more often so
that people realize that Bowdoin is not as safe as it may appear
tobe.
Sincerely,
Shari Simmons '94
Last Chance!
...to write a letter to the Editor this semester The next issue is the last one
of the term, so if you Want to make your opinion the last thing searing the
brains of everyone going on vacation, write something up and drop it in
campus mail.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1991
11
SPORTS
Cross-country teams finish 2nd in New England
By Pete Adams
ORIENT STAFF
Ttte men's cross-country team
concluded their landmark 1991
campaign by capturing second place
at the New England Division III
Championships last Saturday at
Gorham Country Club near
Portland. In a field of 26 teams the
Polar Bears, with 90 points, were
bested only by Brandeis, who won
the meet with 75 points. The
harriers' strong showing placed
them ahead of NESCAC foes Bates
(92 points), Middlebury (153), and
Williams (161).
In what has become an effective
team strategy, the Polar Bears began
the race with a conservative pace.
Two miles into the five mile race
Sam Sharkey '93 was running
aggressively in third place, while
Andrew Yim '93, Bill Callahan '92,
and Dave Wood '93 were in 17th,
18th, and 23rd place respectively, as
once again the team relied on its
depth.
By the race'sconclusion, however,
team captain Callahan had surged
to sixth place (26:33) out of 183
runners, leading the Polar Bears'
charge in his last collegiate cross-
country race. Callahan's sixth place
finish was one place short of
qualifying him for the Division III
Nationals.
. Much.like Callahan, Wood and
Yim moved well through the second
half of the race as they finished in
11th (26:53) and 14th place (26:56).
Sharkey also ran a superb race as he
finished closely behind Yim in 15th
place (26:58). Over the season the
ability of these four runners to work
together in a pack was the major
reason for the team's success.
Dan Gallagher '92 ran an excellent
race as he fulfilled the vital fifth
man role finishing in 44th place
(27:42). Andy Kinley '93 and Ken
Rampino '95, who completed the
Eileen Hunt '93 and Ashley Wernher '93 after the New England Championships on Saturday. Hunt
finished second and Wernher fifth as the Polar Bears finished second in the meet. Photo by Erin Sullivan.
race in 54th (28:00) and 82nd place
(28:29) respectively, also had solid
races.
By placing in, the top fifteen,
Callahan, Wood, Yim, and Sharkey
were named to All New-England
Team for the race. Bowdoin was the
only participant to have four men
named to this team.
Coach Peter Slovenski, in
reflecting on the day of milestones including a 26-3 record, their first
remarked, "In four years with Bill NESCAC Championship, and rank
Callahan on the team we've of fifteenth in the National Division
improved from 22nd in New III Poll.
England to second in New England. Although the team will suffer
He raised the level of dedication from losing the likes of Gallagher
and courage on this team, and it and Callahan to graduation the
showed in Saturday's race." future looks bright for Bowdoin
The harriers' season was filled cross-country, as Wood, Yim and
with a myriad of achievements Sharkey lead the returnees.
By Pete Adams
orient staff
The women's cross-country team
completed a highly successful
season with an impressive second
place finish out of 29 teams in the
Division III Championships this past
Saturday. The Polar Bears, with 89
points, defeated rivals Brandeis
(104) and Middlebury (125), but
Williams was the victor on this day
with 72 points.
From the outset of the three mile
course, Bowdoin's Eileen Hunt '93
and Ashley Wernher '93 were
aggressive. At the mile mark, Hunt
and Werhner were in third and
fourth place, while first-year
phenom Muffy Merrick '95 was
running steadily in 14th place.
Anthea Schmid '94 was also edging
towards the lead pack as she ran in
32nd place.
At the finish line the strength of
the Bowdoin squad was evident.
Hunt finished in second place
(18:11), while Wernher finished in
fifth place (18:19) out of 199
competitors. Both Hunt and
Wernher qualified for the Division
III Nationals which will be held next
week in Newport, Virginia. Merrick
ran to a fantastic 12th place finish
(1858), which was the best finish by
any class of '95 runner in the race.
By finishing in the top fifteen Hunt,
Wernher, and Merrick also'eamed
All-New England Honors. Coach
Peter Slovenski, reflecting upon the
performance of these three,
remarked, "That was the best 1-2-3
finish I've ever seen by Bowdoin
runners. Eileen, Ashley, and Muffy
all outraced some runners who were
expected to beat them."
Schmid also turned in an excellent
race as she finished 28th (19:28).
Finishing in 44th place (19:54) was
Tricia Connell '93, who rounded out
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
Men's hockey kicks off tonight against powerful Bab son
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
The tenants of Dayton Arena
return to action tonight as the
Bowdoin Polar Bear ice hockey team
begins play against archrival
Babson.
The Polar Bears hope to improve
on last season's disappointing 11-
1 2-2 season, which featured six one-
goal losses. Head coach Terry
Meagher enters his ninth season at
the helm with high hopes for a
successful year. I'm very excited,"
said Meagher, This is an exciting
time for the players, the school, and
the whole community."
The offense starts with senior co-
captain Steve Kashian '92, whom
Meagher terms "a natural leader."
Kashian is the only returnee among
Bowdoin's top five scorers from last
season. Kashian scored 1 4 goals and
added 24 assists to lead the team in
points for the first time in his career.
Though thenext four high scorers
have graduated, Meagher has
reason to be optimistic. Chris
Delaney '92, who spent much of last
season nursing a shoulder injury,
returns for his final year. Though
Delaney scored only 12 points last
year, his 68 point career total
indicates his multitude of offensive
talents.
Though those two seniors are keys
to the offense, the Polar Bears have
a group of players that can
contribute to the offensive totals.
Torey Lomenda '94 comes off a
strong rookie season in which he
scored 13 points, sixth best on the
team. Chris Coutu '93 added 12
points, including a team high of
four goals in a game against Amherst
last year.
The coach has moved co-captain
Peter Kravchuk '92 and Mark
MacLean '93 from defense to
forward to boost the offensive
firepower. He noted, "Mark had
always been a forward until he came
to Bowdoin, and Peter was the most
versatile of the remaining
defensemen. so the moves seemed
more natural."
The Bears also return depth at
forward in the form of Brad Jenkins
'92, Derek Richard '93, and Mike
Kahler '94. These three will be
counted on to replace the scoring of
the graduated seniors from last year.
In addition, Peter Geagan '92 has
joined the varsity team after three
years at the JV level. Meagher's hope
is that the group of forwards will
step up to the next level. "Our key is
to have some of our scorers move
from single digits to double digits
in goals," said the coach.
The Bowdoin defense is young,
but Meagher is counting on the
leadership of Jim Klapman '93, Tim
Bourgeois '92 and Brian Clifford '93.
With MacLean and Kravchuk now
at forward, first-year defensemen
Paul Croteau '95, Jeff CaroT'95 and
Tim CSulfivan '95 hope to stem the
tides of the strong opponents that
Bowdoin will face throughout the
year.
Meagher comments, "We have
three rookies on defense, but all of
them come out of strong high school
programs, Paul at Lewiston High
and Hotchkiss, Jeff at Westminster,
and Tim at Catholic Memorial."
Perhaps the keys to the season
will be the two Bowdoin
goaltenders, Darren Hersh '93 and
Tom Sablak '93. Hersh and Sablak
have formed a rotation for the past
two seasons, and Meagher hopes
the experience of the twosome will
continue their success this season.
Hersh maintains a career record of
19-11-2, with a 3.94 goals against
average. Sablak stands at 8-9-2 with
a 3.72 GAA. Meagher cites his goal
for the tandem is a 350 GAA this
season.
The Polar Bears face a new
schedule this season, as the ECAC
has paired teams for travel to cut
down on the number of weeknight
games this season.
Bowdoin and Colby will be
paired, as will Hamilton and
Williams, Middlebury and
Norwich, Babson and St. Anselm,
and Holy Cross and Trinity. Thus,
the Polar Bears will face most of
their league rivals twice, once at
home and once away.
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. the season
opens, as the Polar Bears face
archrival Babson. Though the
Beavers reached the finals of the
ECAC tournament last year,
Bowdoin beat Babson twice during
the regular season, 4-3 on the road
and 4-2 at home. The game promises
to be evenly played with both teams
strong at the defensive end.
Tomorrow the Bears face St.
Anselm, hoping to earn revenge for
a 6-3 Hawks' win that ended the
regular season last year. Game time
is 4:00 p.m. Over Thanksgiving
break, the Polar Bears will be at
Amherst for their first road contest
of the season.
Despite the talents of Middlebury,
Babson, Salem State and others, if
the Polar Bears' talent falls into place,
they should find themselves near
the top of the ECAC East once again
in 1991-92.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22, 1991
College hoop season off and running this weekend
LOUDER THAN
WORDS
By Davu Jackson
This weekend marks the
beginning of another yearly ritual.
This is the official opening of the
1991-92 college basketball season,
which culminates in March
Madness, another riveting addition
of the NCAA Tournament, where
dreams come true and young men's
hopes are born.
To celebrate the start of the season,
I wish to announce my personal top
20 for this season. But this top 20 is
different from all others, as it
contains five groups of four teams:
the final four, four teams right on
their heels, four overrated teams,
four sleepers, and four teams that
will be fun to watch no matter where
they finish.
Four teams to watch for in
Minneapolis in March, 1992
1) Duke-Last year's NCAA
champions will be hard to beat in
their quest for a repeat title.
2) Indiana-Bobby Knight's
Hoosiers are primed to give their
coach his fourth NCAA title, led by
potential All-America forward
Calbert Cheaney.
3) Arkansas-Perhaps the most
athletic team in college basketball.
Hog fans wait for the arrival of Todd
Dayand Oliver Miller,both of whom
are suspended for the first six games.
4) LSU-Everyone knows how
good center Shaquille O'Neal is.
Nobody knows how to stop him.
Four others that have legitimate
Final Four aspirations
1) Kansas-Last year's runners up
lost three starters, but an impressive
recruiting class ensures another
strong season.
2) Kentucky-Wildcat fans now
understand why Rick Pitino is voted
one of the best coaches in America.
3) Arizona-Despite their
graduation losses, this team appears
to have better chemistry than its
predecessors.
4) Ohio State-If you're looking for
a player of the year, look no further
than the Buckeyes' Jimmy Jackson,
a man who can do everything.
Four teams not to get too excited
about this year
1) North Carolina-The Tar Heels
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talent to come through for them.
2) Georgia Tech-Some say Travis
Best, the Yellowjackets prized
recruit, is the next Kenny Anderson.
Not just yet.
3) Michigan-Sure they got the best
group of recruits in the country, but
the Big Ten is too tough a league to
rely on all of their contributions.
4) Georgetown-It's become
Alonzo and the bricklayers in the
nation's capital.
Four teams that could surprise
come March
1) Seton Hall-The Pirates have
become one of the NCAA's elite;
now they don't have to rebuild, they
just reload.
2) DePaul-From the school that
produced Mark Aguirre and Terry
Cummings comes another superstar
in the making, David Booth.
3) UCLA-There's no Walton
or Alcindor on this team, but
there is a whole host of talent.
4) Oklahoma-A return to
the NCAA's is likely after last
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Four teams worth a look despite a
lack of national attention
1) Richmond-All five starters
return from the team that stunned
Syracuse in last year's NCAA
Tournament.
2) Florida State-Theteam that led
college football for most of the
• season is ready to take on the
basketball elite as it moves to the
ACC.
3) Utah-Does anyone remember
that this team went to the Sweet 16
last year, playing UNLV very tough
before bowing.
4) Princeton-Let's wait and see
who they terrorize in this year's
NCAA tourney.
For a final four, how about Duke
from the East, LSU from the
Southeast, Indiana from the
Midwest, and darkhorse UCLA
from the West.
Then watch the broad shoulders
of Shaquille O'Neal lift the LSU
Tigers to the national title on April
6,1992.
Men r s swimming seeks
more success in '91-'92
By Rashid Saber
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
The 1991-1992 men's
swimming team is
definitely in a state of
transition. After losingthree
standout swimmers to
graduation, and one to
study abroad, the team will
be extremely shorthanded
in many important events.
Coach Charlie Butt
characterized this year as
essentially a "rebuilding"
season.
However, there are
several bright spots for the
men's team this year. Frank
Marston '92, last year's
Division III national diving
champion, and one of this
year's captains, will be
poised to defend his title.
Bob McGarr '92 and John
Diener '92, the team's other
two captains, will provide
much needed senior
leadership for the younger
group of swimmers.
McGarr commented that
he is "optimistic" about the season
despite the major losses, and that
the season should prove to be
rather "successful" considering the
circumstances. Andrew Fowler
'93, one of the teams butterfliers,
stated that the men's team has "the
potential for a great season and
should meet the challenges
associated with the long season "
Garrett Davis '93, thetopoverall
swimmer in last year's New
England Chapionships, will
provide another glimmer of hope
for the team and will look to
improve upon his honorable
mention All-American status this
season.
Last year the men's team ended
the season with a 5-3 record, and
placed third out of 20 teams at
New England's. This year, with
resounding senior leadership and
a fine group of incoming and
returning swimmers, the team will
most likely overcome the obstacles
associated with a rebuilding
season.
The season opens this Sunday at
home with a dual meet against
Babson and Colby.
Women 's cross-
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11)
rounded out the top five for
the Polar Bears. Darcie
McElwee '95, who finished
in 69th place, and Rachel
Cleaves '95 played
supporting roles for the
harriers. The depth of the
team was noted by Coach
Slovenski, "We've been
successful because of our
teamwork, and Saturday
country
was a great team effort."
The women's cross-country
team certainly had a productive
season as they went 27-2 in the
regular season, captured second
place in the NESCAC's and the
Division Ill's, and at one time
achieved tenth place in the National
Division III Poll. With all of the
members of this season's varsity
squad returning, next year's
women's cross-country team hopes
to eclipse this year's achievements.
Congratulations to both
men's and women's X-C!
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
NUMBER 12
Presidential hopeful Brown brings m essage to Bowdoin
In third bid for White House former Governor of California stresses the need to regulate government spending and protect an ailing
environment as key components of his message
By Tom Davidson Jr.
ORIENT NEWS EDITOR
Democratic presidential
candidate Jerry Brown brought his
high profile, low-budget campaign
to Bowdoin on Tuesday,
inaugurating his third trip to the
Maine caucus after two unsuccessful
bids at the White House. In a candid
speech in Daggett Lounge, Brown
blasted Washington politics and
politicians, claiming that ^^^^
most politicians had "sold
out
donations of $100 or less from
individuals. What many deem
political suicide, Brown sees as a
statement against the prevalent
attitude in Washington that there is
a direct correlation between
donations and victory. Brown
asserted throughout his speech that
politics lack diversity because only
candidates at any level of
to hear Brown rail not only
Democratic Presidential candiate
Tom Harkin (Senator from Iowa)
and John Dingle, but the
"Democratic Majority Leader of the
Senate" as well, not realizing that
this 'leader," Senator George S.
Mitchell, is a Bowdoin alumni.
Brown emphasized that in order
for government to serve the people
fairly and sufficiently, defense
government who have strong
financial support are capable of spending had to be cut and the
running an effective campaign. money channeled to other
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there is a direct correlation between
candiate Ron Daniels
spoke last month), as most
Democratic candidates donations and victory. . . thatpoUtics lack
are gearing up for the ,. . . . ...
diversity because only candidates at
for the
important primary in
New Hampshire.
Bowdoin looks to be an
important political arena
for the candidates, as the
Maine caucus comes just
a few days after the New
Hamphsire primary, ^^^^ m
considered by most to be the most
important primary as it will set the
tone for the race.
Brown, the former Governor of
California whose gubernatorial
term ended in 1988 and succeeded
Ronald Reagan. He ran for
President in 1976 and 1980. He
made an unsuccessful bid for the
California Senate seat in 1982, and
later became head of California's
Democratic Party in 1989.
The candidate's speech centered
directly around government fiscal
policies and the allocation of funds
to inappropriate agencies and
programs. Brown has distinguished
himself from other candidates and
politicians by only accepting
any level of government who have strong
financial support are capable of running
an effective campaign.
on oil with
alternative forms of power
that would be ecologically
safe.
Brown 's speech
addressed the nation's
health care policies under
Reagan and Bush and, if
elected, would develop a
new nationwide health
care system similar to that
of Canada.
Brown stated that he was in favor
of mandatory free television spots
for all candidates as declared in their
federal license. "I see it as a system
that's broken," Brown said. "In
order to get in, you have to attach
yourself to fund-raising," or "fall
into the dark hole of anonymity."
The former Governor also
lambasted Congress for raising its
salaries to $1 25,000 and promoting are _ not , T 8 oin 8 to . be lo ^ in g b Y
a class gap between the people and
the public servants. In addition.
Brown blasted his own party for its
lack of leadership and not having "a
very powerful voice in
Washington." Many students who
attended the speech were surprised
Brown challenged the audience
to get involved in politics. "It's your
future. Start the stopping of the
despoiling of your government," he
said. The candidate ended the
speech with a question and answer
format, and responded to
speculation that he would lose
heavily to Bush, calling the
President's popularity "an illusion"
and stating that "the David Dukes
10
points. They're going to be winning
lots of states."
Brown asked students to
campaign for him in the New
Hampshire primary and the Maine
Caucus and called on them to be
"agents of change."
Davidson selected as Orient Editor-in-Chief
The Bowdoin Publishing
Company has announced that
Tom Davidson, '94 has been
selected to be Editor-in-Chief for
the Spring semester of the
Bowdoin Orient. Davidson, who
hails from Darien, CT., joined the
Orient staff his first year as an
assistant news editor and Arts and
Leisure editor and has most
recently served as the News
Editor.
Davidson came to Bowdoin
from Phillips Academy- Andover
where he was a Proctor and an
Honor Roll student. He was also a
member of the Andover National
Champion Tennis Team and the
New England Tennis Champion
in 1990. Before his post-graduate
year, Davidson graduated from
Darien High School where he was
Editor-in-Chief of the Neirad
newspaper, Vice-President of
Student Government, and a two-
year captain of the Varsity Tennis
team and an All-New England
selection.
At Bowdoin, Davidson is a
Proctor in Winthrop Hall and a
letter-winner on the Varsity Tennis
and Varsity Squash teams. He was
a finalist at the New England
Tennis Championships at
Middlebury College last May. A
Dean's List student, Davidson
plans to have a double-major in
Government and History.
The editorial staff for the Fall
semester has been announced as
well. Michael Golden '94 will be
the News Editor, and Jim Sabo
'92 will be the Senior Editor.
Zebediah Rice, '94 will be the
Managing Editor. Melissa
Milsten '94 will be the Arts and
Leisure Editor. Debbie Weinberg
'94 will be the Copy Editor and
Nicholas Taylor '94 and Rashid
Saber '94 will co-edit Sports. Erin
Sullivan '95 will serve as
Photography Editor. Mark Jeong
'92 will return as Business
Manager.
Governor Jerry Brown
Photo by Tom Davidson
Crime wave plagues
campus over break
By Lewis Fickett
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
Last weekend during the
Thanksgiving Break, three of the
Pine Street apartments were broken
into. Two out of the three cases
appear to have been solved. This is
yet another incident in a series of
college crimes this fall.
The burglaries of units K and L
are thetwo which have been solved.
Brunswick Police have arrested two
adults and two juveniles and
charged them with this and
numerous other crimes, which
include a theft off the porch of a
Harpswell apartment unit and ten
automobile break-ins. Brunswick
Police have recovered $5500 worth
of property which had been seized
by the burglars during these two
break-ins. The articles recovered
included compact discs, winter
coats, radios, and several other
items.
According to Director of Security
Michael Pander, a major reason for
the successful recovery of the
property was citizen participation.
One unidentified student called
security after he noticed "something
that might be helpful." The
important thing was that he called
sectlrity and therefore security was
able to act quickly. Furthermore,
the owner of Bull Moose Records
(who is a Bowdoin alumnus) alerted
the authorities when he found the
stolen compact discs. Apparently,
one of the burglars had attempted
to sell some of the stolen compact
discs to Bull Moose. The owner's
actions gave the authorities an
important lead toward solving the
case. Both College security and the
Brunswick Police would like to
thank the student and the record
store owner for their contributions.
Director of Security Pander said that
citizen participation is the most
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
Restructured Residential Life offers two new programs
Area Coordinators and Associate Dean implement new programming that brings faculty and administration into the halls
By Tom Davidson
orient news editor
The development of a new era of
Residential Life continued recently
as Area Coordinators Joan Fortin
and Doug Ebeling and Associate
Dean of Students Ana Brown
announced two new* programs
aimed at improving Residential Life
for students.
and Brown, and is made up of
numerous administration, staff and
faculty who have been assigned a
floor in a residence hall or house.
These people will attend functions
set up by proctors and generally
"hang out" with students.
Fortin sees the program as crucial
to the academic experience at
Bowdoin, seeing a need to bridge
the apparent gap between staff and
"We see it as a great opportunity to assert
ourselves as citizens of the community. ..We
embrace this challenge and view the council
as an effective agent of change and
development in the crucial arena of
residential life."
The Residential Associates
Program and the Residential Life
Council began recently with two
goals, to bridge the gap between the
administration, faculty and students
and to improve the programming
that is going on in many residence
halls already.
The Residential Associates
Program was a brain-child of Fortin
students. "It was an opportunity to
get administration, faculty and staff
into the residence halls" explained
Fortin, who is in her first year as
Area Coordinator. "It is something
that we did at University of Maine
and I think that there's a real need
for it here."
The program is in the initial
stages, as proctors and Residential
Associates have just begun to meet
and schedule events.
Another important commitment
to residential life has been the
development of the Residential Life
Council, a student-run council of 28
people with representation from all
floors and houses on campus. The
campus will work with the Area
Coordinators and Brown to develop
campus events and programming.
The goals of the 28-member
"council is to promote interaction
among unusual combinations of
people in the residence halls. The
group is also planning numerous
social events including this
weekend's Holiday Charity Ball,
international dinners, caroling, and
can drives for charity. "We see it as
a great opportunity to assert
ourselves as citizens of the
community" explained Mike
Johnson, a representative from
Winthrop Hall. "We embrace this
challenge and view the council as
an effective agent of change and
development in the crucial arena of
residential life."
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Kravchuk awarded Chase Memorial Award
Courtesy of College Relations
Peter A. Kravchuk of Danvers,
Mass., has been awarded the 1991
Curtis E. Chase Memorial Fund
Award at Bowdoin College. The
award was presented by President
of the College Robert H. Edwards.
The scholarship was established
in 1 968 to honor the late 1 st Lt. Curtis
E. Chase '65, the first Bowdoin
Peter Kravchuk and President Robert Edwards
alumnus to die in Vietnam. It is
presented annually to a Bowdoin
senior who is "a person of promise
with the qualities of leadership that
make for citizenship in the best
American tradition."
Kravchuk holds a major in
government with a Russian minor.
He has earned varsity letters in
men's ice hockey and was elected a
co-captain of this year's team.
Kravchuk has served as president
and a member of the executive
committee on the Beta Sigma
fraternity, and has also served on
the Inter-fraternity Council's
judiciary committee.
Kravchuk is a graduate of
Deerfield Acadamy, where he was
a member of the track team and
captain of the ice hockey team.
Under the terms of the Curtis E.
Chase Memorial Fund, the
scholarship is given to a senior who
realizes the best of his/her ability
by being a "well rounded person,
active in sports, and a student eager
to leam."
Area Coordinator Joan Fortin
Photo by Jen Ramirez
Brunswick Naval Air Base
likely to receive squadron
Local base is candidate fdv^3 4Jh$&n squadron
By Zebedi ah Rice
OR IENT ASST. NEWS EDITO R
According to the Portland Press
Herald, Brunswick is the likely
candidate to receive a squadron
of eight P-3 Orion aircraft. These
are the same anti-submarine
aircraft that are currently used at
the Brunswick Naval Air Station.
The decision has not yet been
made by the Pentagon on when
and if Brunswick will receive the
planes, although it is being
considered . The issue is where to
move the three squadrons of P-3
Orions that will bemadeavailable
from closings and reductions at
other Naval Air Stations.
There are four P-3 bases in the
United States, oneeach in Barber's
Point in Hawaii; Jacksonville, Fla;
Moffet, Ca; and Brunswick, Me.
Moffet Field Naval Air Station
has been ordered shut down by
1 995 to reduce defense spending.
Two of the five squadrons
would be eliminated, leaving
three to find homes. Navy
officials say that Brunswick has
been recommended as abase to
receiveoneof thesquadrons. This
plan would also transfer one
squadron to Jacksonville and the
other to Barber's Point.
This could create over 400 jobs
and bring as much as $20 million
into the Brunswick area. This
would help to alleviate the pain
caused by layoffs at the Naval
Air Station and Bath Iron Works.
There is an alternative plan that
doesn't include Brunswick but it
would be more expensive.
Brunswick currently has the room
for an extra squadron whereas
the other option (Hawaii) would
require the construction of costly
new facilities.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Report on facts of violence
against women
(NSNS)
- Although campus studies suggest that 1,275
women were raped at America's three largest
universities in 1989, only three of those rapes
were reported to the police.
- 1 out of every 7 women currently attending
college has been raped.
- 57% of collge rape victims are attacked by
dates. *
- Since 1974, the rate of assaults against women
(age 20 to 24) has jumped 48% . For men of the
same age, it has decreased 12%.
- The average age of a rape victim is 18.5 years
old.
- 486,000 of the girls now attending high school
will have been raped before they graduate.
* 16 women confront rapists every hour.
- A woman is raped every 6 minutes.
- Of the American women alive today, 25
million either have been, or will be, raped at
least once during their lives.
^ — -^ArWoman is 10 times more likely to be raped
than to die in a car crash.
- Only 50% of rapes are ever reported; of those
reported, less than 40% result in arrests.
- There were more women "wounded'' by
rapists last year than marines wounded by the
enemy in all of World War II
Bush Administration proposes rules to ban
race exclusive scholarships at college level
Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander assures that no current scholarships will
be revoked; colleges have four years to comply
By Zebedi ah Rice
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
President George Bush's
Secretary of Education Lamar
Alexander proposed rules that
would ban scholarships based
exclusively on race except under
certain circumstances. Under the
new rules, no current scholarships
will be revoked and colleges will
have four years to implement the
new policy.
Mr. Alexander said that the
proposed regulations clarified what
was permissible under Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This
title prohibits discrimination on the
basis of racial, ethnic or national
backrounds and has been the subject
of increasing controversy as
President Bush and his
administration seek to satisfy
conservative philosophical
concerns.
William H. Gray 3d, the former
House Democratic whip from
Pennsylvania who now heads the
United Negro College Fund, told
the Associated Press that "It's
beginning to smell awfully political
to me. It has the stench of Louisiana
politics." Gray is here refering to
the recent gubernatorial contest
between Edwin Ed wards (a former
racketeer) and David Duke (a
former Ku Klux Klan Grand
Wizard).
Mr. Alexander said that race
could still be used as a factor in
The caution demonstrated in this
statement reflects the tension the
Bush Administration faces in trying
to establish a conservative domestic
policy without seeming to promote
racism. Nonetheless, the more
liberal elements in America are
strongly dissatisfied, as Mr. Gray's
remarks as well as protests from
"It's beginning to smell awfully political
to me. It has the stench of Louisiana
politics"
deciding who received a
scholarship, just as geographic
origin and economic background
would be significant. He said race
would be a significant issue in
determining who received a
scholarship when there was a
proven discrimination, when
Congress specifically created a
scholarship of this kind, or when a
private individual donated! a
scholarship which didn't deny other
students aid.
colleges, universities and civil rights
groups indicate.
Mr. Alexander's proposal comes
after a seven-month review of a
position taken one year ago by
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
at the Education Department
Michael L. Williams, who declared
a $100,000 scholarship for
minorities illegal. The scholarship
has been created by the backers of
the Fiesta Bowl college football
game.
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By Kevin Petrie
orient staff writer
This semester has marked an
increase in campus crime,
according to Michael Pander,
Director of Safety and Security at
Bowdoin. The 47 larcenies already
co mm i ted in the past 12 weeks
represent a rise from the unusually
high 108 larcenies of the fiscal year
1990-1991. These numbers do not
even include other campus crimes,
such as burglary, entry with intent
to commit a crime, and physical
assault.
Bowdoin President Robert
Edwards acknowledges an
increase in "crimes to property"
this semester, but says that the
isolated incidents of physical
assault "don't represent a trend"
in themselves. He says, "our
principle concern is the physical
security of students," and adds that
the new fence surrounding the
Coffin Street parking lot wiil
probably hinder criminals.
President Edwards also said he
sees "some correlation between the
economic recession and the increase
in crime." He terms the fluctuating
crime rate at Bowdoin "cyclical,"
hedoes not foresee an upward trend
in the future. ■
The Brunswick Police arrrested
two adults and two juveniles this
past week, says Mike Pander, and
"they've been simply charged with
burglary."
The alleged crimes of these
suspects include burglary and
larceny from at least two Pine Street
apartments, larceny from one
Harps well apartment, and burglary
and larceny from at least ten
automobiles in the Coffin Street
parking lot. Pander says, "these
[alleged crimes] will account for
any rise in the norm."
Because of these recent arrests,
the residents of two of the three
Pine Street apartments have had.
their valuables recovered . Dan Seale
'92 says the stereo system, CD's
clothing, and other possessions
belonging to him and his roommates
will soon be returned . He had a few
concerns, however. Security
discovered evidence of the theft at
about noon Friday, yet left the back
window lock unfixed all weekend
and did not inform any of the
apartment's residents until the end
of vacation.
How secure do students feel
here? A very informal survey of
Coleman Hall residents indicates
that nearly everyone feels that he or
she is safe on campus, but that
Security cannot effectively protect
every individual and his or her
belongings. About half of those
surveyed state they do not feel
comfortable about the security of
their valuables over the holiday
vacation.
Security does recommend that
students take their valuables home
with them, reflecting the
administration's encouragement of
common assistance to campus
safety. President Edwards says,
"we're going to keep a strong
security presence," but they "can
never give twenty-four hour
protection." He cites the new idea
of students working under contract
for campus safety as an example of
the role citizens can play.
The staff at Security, of course,
encourages citizen participation as
well. Pander says that one student's
observation of suspicious activity
and subsequent call to the Security
Office is what made the recent
arrests possible.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1991
Students rally against Duke gubernatorial bid
By Bridget Bruen
"j NSNS
Students throughout Louisiana
and the country turned their
attention last week to the final
gubernatorial election between
David Duke and Edwin Edwards.
The election aroused questions of
racism and thecorruption of political
candidates while spurring students
in Louisiana to action.
Students on campuses across the
state, including Tulane University,
Grambling State University and
Louisiana State University,
registered to vote in record numbers,
held rallies, teach-ins and
educational forums, supplied rides
to voters on election day and stopped
traffic at main intersections to urge
voters to oppose David Duke.
"I really believe that students
affected the outcome of the election,"
says Meredith Miller, a junior at the
University of New Orleans.
"Students said real loud, 'We don't
want [Dukeltocomeintoourstate.'"
Miller believes that Duke has
brought many students together.
"Duke made us all get together -
women, men, black, white, gay and
straight people. Our issues are all
one issue," she says.
Risa Kaufman, president of the
Coalition Against Racism at Tulane
(CART), also believes that students
influenced theelection by educating
the public about Duke. "Students
got involved in the cause and
showed concern," says Kaufman,
"Students weren't going to sit by
and let this happen in their state."
Kaufman and 400 classmates
participated in a rally at Tulane on
Nov. 6th. According to Kaufman,
hundreds of students from New
Orleans worked both with the
Edwards campaign and the
Coalition Against Racism and
Nazism to defeat Duke.
According to student leaders,
student action against David Duke
did not always follow strict party
lines. In fact, the Young
Republicans at the University of
New Orleans withdrew support for
Duke several months ago but were
unable to endorse Edwards, a
Democrat, d ue to the organization' s
constitution. College Republican
member David Burns says, "This
was a race of who you voted
against."
However, the Republican
organization at LSU at Shreveport
voted to support Duke's campaign
by a margin of one. "By supporting
Duke, people think you're
supporting racism and Nazism,"
says Robert H. Arbukle III, the
organization's new president. "But
you're really supporting what he
can do as a politician." The former
president of the group resigned after
the vote because he did not support
Duke.
Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman, who
works with CART, says he has never
before seen a higher level of activism
on Tulane's campus. "Those kinds
of numbers of students contributed
to the overwhelming victory of
[Edwards]," says Karz-Wagman.
"There were a lot of students out
there who worked on the campaign
in an intellectual and effective way."
The Louisiana gubernatorial
election drew nation-wide attention
due to the backgrounds of the two
candidates. David Duke, the
Republican candidate, is a former
Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
and sold neo-Nazi publications from
his headquarters during previous
campaigns. The Democratic
candidate, Edwin Edwards, has
been indicted and acquitted twice
of racketeering charges.
"Duke legitimatized racism," says
Elizabeth Riganer, a junior at Loyola
University of the South. "Students
must remain vocal and keep the
awareness going."
Washington area students speak against racism in sports
By Jim Haug
NSNS
It was the Washington Redskins
versus the Dallas Cowboys on Nov.
24, but outside the stadium it was
Native Americans and local college
students versus the alleged racism
of the National Football League.
Charging that the nickname
"Redskins" promotes the stereotype
of Native Americans as a wild and
barbaric people, students from
Georgetown University, Howard
University, and the University of
Maryland picketed outside Robert
F. Kennedy Stadium with the Native
American Students for Progress, a
group dedicated to making Indian
mascots culturally unacceptable.
"You don't have a team named
the 'Niggers,' and it is the same
thing," says Collette Becker, a
Native American who belongs to
the Piscataway Nation. "The
'The name was never intended
to offend anyone," says a statement
released by the Washington
Redskins' public relations office,
"over the long history of the
Washington Red ski ns, the name has
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reflected positive attributes of the
American Indian suchas dedication,
courage and pride."
Mike Bishop, a junior who is
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team was named the Washington
Popes, and the mascot imitated
taking communion at half time?"
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Progress was originally formed by
graduate student Charlene Teeters
at the University of Illinois to protest
the schools Chief Illiniwek mascot.
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university over harassment she
received from students for her
activism.
Teeters and other students hope
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again have the same national
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important ingredient in successful
police operations.
Unfortunately, the other Pine
Street burglary in Unit A remains
unsolved. Apparently, the four
people who were arrested were not
involved in this additional burglary.
No property has been recovered
from this burglary. Brunswick
Police and College security have
said that they are continuing to work
around the clock to try to resolve
this case. Furthermore, security
recommends that people should not
let their guard down after the four
arrests. There are obviously still
some people out there who have
committed crimes against Bo wdoin
students.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, FRIDAY,' DECEMBER 6. 1991
ARTS 81 LEISURE
WBOR continues to offer
alternative for listeners
By Matt Roberts
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
Nineteen ninety-one marks the
fortieth year of autonomous radio at
Bowdoin. During the late 1940s,
students broadcasted programs, via
telephone lines, over the airwaves
of WGAN, Portland. Finally, in 1951,
AM station WBOA was given to the
college by the Class of 1924. Since
that time, the station has expanded,
becoming WBOR 91 .1 FM, a 300 watt
community-oriented station.
Located on the second floor of the
Moulton Union, WBOR broadcasts
from 7a.m. to 12:30a.m. daily. Our
signal is transmitted from the top of
Coles Tower, expanding our
listening range beyond Brunswick
to include Topsham, Bath, Freeport,
and Harpswell.
There are several ways in which
college radio differs from
commercial radio. WBOR is licensed
to the president and trustees of
Bowdoin College by the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) as a non-commercial,
educational station. WBOR does
not air advertisements as a source of
revenue, but relies primarily on the
college for funding.
Contrary to popularbelief, WBOR
does not purchase music for its
record and compact disc libraries.
Instead, record companies "service"
us with promotional copies of new
releases. In order to maintain this
service, the Music Directors report
weekly to trade magazines and
record companies our top 35
groups/artists played during the
previous week. Currently, WBOR
is serviced by over 200 of these
companies, receiving all genres of
music. It is common, in many
stations, for the Program Director
to make all decisions regarding
format, and for a computer to spit
out theday's playlist each morning.
Unlike commercial and some
college radio, WBOR allows its DJ's
to design their own individual
programs and to select their own
music. WBOR's purpose, then, is
not to prepare its staff for a career in
broadcasting, but to provide the
community with an alternative to
commercial radio.
Occasionally, we are asked why
WBOR does not air Classic Rock,
Top 40, or other mainstream
programming. The philosophy of
alternative programming is to
offer an option to listeners apart
from the ordinary, and in turn,
provide an outlet for performers
who would otherwise remain
unheard. Why would anyone listen
Alex Ranter on the air at WBOR. Photo by Jim Sabo.
to a 300 watt station playing Jethro
Tull in between a jazz show and
the news when they can listen to
WBLM, WMGX, or other n.ore
powerful and better-equipped
'stations providing only Classic
Rock? Many popular mainstream
performers have roots in college
radio. Artists such as U2, R.E.M.,
and Sinead OConnor would have
met with greater difficulty in
achieving success. One of WBOR's
present goals is to expand the
amount of community
involvementinthestation. Currently,
WBOR is managed entirely by
students and has a staff of about 75
DJ's.
In the past year, WBOR has
welcomed two community members
to the staff, and has invited a local
music interest group, the Midcoast
Jazz Society, to provide DJ's for a
weekly jazz program. WBOR is also
pursuing an underwriting program
to provide for future station
maintenance and expansion.
Positions are available to students
who are interested in volunteering
their time to provide a service to the
community. No radio experience is
required, only a willingness to
practice and learn. Positions
available in January are Assistant
Music Director, Staff Assistants, and
as always, DJ's.
If you're interested in learning
more about WBOR, or have
comments or suggestions, feel free
to contact L ■-..: Monroe, Station
Manager or Matt Roberts, Program
Director at 725-3210.
Cape Fear : A lesson in loss and in film
By Chris Colucci
Orient Staff
The traditional, Hollywood
narrative ending usually
includes some sort of definite
resolution, often a showdown
between polarized forces of gtxxi
and evil. From the western to the
detective film, the "shootout" or
symbolic equivalent has been the
standby for screen writing. The
psychological thriller is a
fascinating genre in that it offers
much more breadth for character
development and the potential
for the introduction of disturbing
issues and questions in a context
where such dilemmas can enrich
the narrative and provoke the
audience.
With Cape Fear, director
Martin Scorsese provides an
exploration of evil that is
frequently disturbing but always
compelling. Scorsese's past
works have often dealt with the
duality of character in many
people and the pain and
destruction it causes themselves
and those around them. Travis
Bickle from Taori Driver (1975)
provides an unforgettable
protagonist who destroys with
hatred and violence behind the
self-affirming moral guise of
"cleaning up the streets." Jake
LaMotta 'in Raging Bull (1980)
stands as an antithesis to
Stallone's Rocky Balboa. The
latter is inspiring and heroic, but
ultimately too iconic and one-
dimensional. LaMotta becomes
pathetic and disgusting, but
eventually achieves peace and self-
acceptance.
It is fitting, then, that Scorsese
has collaborated once again with
Robert DeNir o to bring to the screen
a portrait of a murky, grey
individual who manipulates and
twists reality in an impassioned but
tragic, self -created "mission."
DeNiro plays Max Cady, an ex-con
who has just finished a fourteen-
year sentence for assualt and rape.
Cady e m er ges from his Georgia cell
strikingly fit and obsessively intent
upon destroying the life of the
attorney who he feels withheld
evidence in his defense.
Scorsese has recently assembled
some impeccable, ensemble casts,
and Cape Fear continues his streak.
Nick Nolte is complex and
thoroughly convincing as Sam
Bowden, Cady*s former lawyer,
who is presented as a successful
corollary to DeNiro's character,
instea'd of a bleached white hero
against an utterly evil villain. Jessica
Lange provides the angst and
support mixed in the character of
Sam's wife Leigh, an advertising
designer. Joe Don Baker, Gregory
Peck, and Robert Mit chum appear
in smaller, but nonetheless effective
supporting roles.
The "newcomer" to the film,
however, is the only cast member
whose performance truly reaches
par with DeNiro's. Juliette Lewis
plays the Bowdens' daughter
Danielle with a wholeness beyond
the typical screen "stalked teen."
As Cady starts and continues the
emotional terrorizing of the
Bowden family, she becomes
the mirror who reflects the
duality of both Cady and her
father, and she herself can't be
written off as a one-dimensional
innocent
It is important to note here
that the film is a remake of a
1962 work directed by J. Lee
Thompson, and starring Peck
as Sam Bowden, and Mitch um
as Cady. Scorsese's use of these
actors in bit parts may be out of
a certain reverence for film
history, but it underlines the
stark contrast between the
moral polarity of the original's
characters and the deep
ambiguity they transmit here.
The blur between the
absolutes of good and evil loses
clarity on a number of levels.
Technically, Scorsese is known
for his roving, hyperactive
camera and his unflinching
knack for capturing the tension
in a character by zooming in on
the face. He refuses to take sides
between Cady and Sam Bowden
by visually hyperbolizing the
emotion boiling over in each.
Thematically, the director
weaves a multi-layered portrait
of perverse fanaticism and the
response to it. The ultimate
threat of Cady is not his physical
and/or sexual imposition, but
his ability to master and
manipulate truths toward a
violent end. DeNiro is
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
WoodrowWilson : the
curse of good timing
By Rich Squire
orient staff
A President, bestirred by an
inner moral calling, rallies a
reluctant nation into an overseas
war, and then becomes immersed
in the captivating puzzle of world
politics as he attempts to engineer
a new order of peace. Meanwhile,
a persistent recession and
presidential neglect turns the folks
back home surly. Election day
draws near...
After reading Woodrow Wilson:
A Biography, one cannot help but
noticethe stupendous, and wholly
coincidental, timing of its
publication. The parallels in the
wartime stories of Bush and
Wilson are such that, sometime in
the gap between completion date
and printing date, biographer
August Hecksher's authoritative
work took on a salient
contemporary relevance,
manifested in details no less
remarkable than his construction
of the phrase "new world order"
to describe Wilson's peace plan.
But however fortuitous this timing
may prove for sales, an
unintended relevance for Wilson
may prove a distraction, as the
discussion of this work's
substance awaits the inevitable
"Mr. Bush, you're no Woodrow
Wilson" witticisms to clear theair.
Indeed, Wilson is in its own
right an extraordinary book. By
drawing on the soon-to-be-
completed Woodrow Wilson
papers, Hecksher, a former
president of the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation and advisor
to President Kennedy,
guaranteed that his work would
be the benchmark in its field.
Wilson's letters and recently
translated shorthand notes flesh
out his often concealed
motivations, lending original,
comprehensive historical insight
into his public actions as a college
president, national politician,
and world statesman.
But Hecksher's
accomplishment, both historical
and biographical,
extends well beyond its wealth
ofprimarysources. Heisawriter
of rare gift, with a precise,
cadenced style that exploits the
richness of the English lexicon
for its most impressive affect.
From his narrative an animated
likeness of Wilson emerges, and
the reader senses the intrepid
and humane leader who
fleetingly led the imagination of
the world with his ecumenical
vision, only to pursue his
foreseeing beyond the point of
sensibility, beyond the point
where anyone would follow.
Hecksher's mastery of the subtle
interplay of subject and context
is such that from his describtion
of the times surrounding
America's declaration of war in
1917 the reader senses that, for a
perhaps unique historical
moment, there occurred the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
6
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1991
Four students pursue independent studies in art
Students concentrate in figurative, landscape, portrait, and abstract art
By Sharon Price
orient arts editor
As the term comes to a close and
we finish up with papers and exams,
four students in the studio art
department are completing their
semester-long independent studies
on a variety of subjects. Each student
came to the department with a
specific area that they wished to
work on in greater detail than would
be covered in a regular course.
Ann Lofquist, assistant professor
of Art, was the advisor for the
independent study students,
consulting with them on a regular
basis. "The independent study is a
real challenge for students," said
Lofquist. "The core is so structured,
and it is sometimes a plunge into
the dark for students. They are
confronted with planning a
semester."
"The contact is set by the student,"
studio that is open for students to
use. This spring for the first time, the
art department will be offering an
Advanced Studio course, that will
be taught by Mark Wethli. It will be
a combination of a structured class
and an independent study for
students who have completed the
four lower level requirements.
"Students will be able to design their
own goals," Lofquist said, "but
people will be working together. It is
a way to slide people into
independent study more
easily ."Melissa Schulenberg '93, a
studio art major, completed a set of
small paintings, mostly portraits. 'In
painting class we never did model
work so I thought I would give it a
go," said Schulenberg. She decided
to go back and do master studies of
artists such as Sargent, Freud, and
LeTour. "Their style is looser then
what I usually paint," Schulenberg
said . "I wanted to be more concerned
One of three final drawings by Spande. Photo by Jim Sabo.
she added, "I like to give people a
lot of freedom. They may end up
doing something very different
from their first idea."
• Lofquist indicated that the fall is
the best time for people to do
independent studies because the
department has a smaller course
load, and there is a large unoccupied
about having a less meticulous
manner. My style has changed
[throughout the semester], or I
should say, expanded," she added.
Schulenberg indicated that she was
concerned about color. "I realized
how milky my color was and that's
another change I made."
Schulenberg concluded/Tin
A multi-media work by Scarcelli. Photo by Jim Sabo.
satisfied with doing portrait. I want
to make the portrait into a painting
rather than just a snapshot of
someone."
Thomas Spande '94, who has a
self-designed major in art history and
studio art, spent his semester taking
apart the human body in what he
calls "Artistic Anatomy." He began
the semester working from the
skeleton. Spande started with
detailed drawings of the skull and
worked his way down the spinal
column. He studied the bone
structure and labelled his drawings
with their names. "Bones were
important to know in several
regards," said Spande. To see the
direction of the bones helps to see
the direction of gesture and volume.
It helps to figure out how the form is
resting, sitting and the viewpoint,"
he added.
"There are small landmarks that
are important to know such as the
iliac crest of the pelvis," Spande said .
He stressed that certain areas of the
human figure, such as the sternum
and the clavicles, to be accurately
described should be studied
subcutaneously or under the skin.
"There is a tremendous amount of
detail in every bone and ridge one
sees on the body," said Spande
enthusiastically. "They're not
accidental. Every piece of
information leads to the
understanding of the human
machine." He feels that "the study of
human anatomy is really essential,"
to being able to draw the human
figure accurately.
He has completed three eight hour
drawings in pencil of nude models
which he feels are in a completely
different league from the figures he
drew before his research. His final
project will be a very large nude self-
portrait.
John Skidgel '94, a studio art and -
major did his study on landscape
painting.
"When I was in high-school, I
always though that landscape art
was kind of cheezy," said Skidgel, "I
was basically into portraits then."
"I had an art teacher in high-school
who was a landscape painter, Who
has since passed away. In his class I
did an impressionist project in
landscape which changed
everything," he said. "Then I came
to Bowdoin and all you do is still life,
still life, and more still life," Skidgel
said," so I wanted to get back to
[landscape]."
Most of Skid gel's work is post-
impressionist style like Cezanne.
There are other ones that are more
geometric. His studies are
approximately 3"x 4" whereas his
paintings are 4'x 5'. "The things I'm
trying to get at are color and light, "
Skidgel indicated.
The scenes Skidgel uses are from
all over the area. Some are views
from campus or from the rooftops of
friends houses, while others are of
mere point. He concluded that his
independent study, "makes me want
to paint more."
Rosa Scarcelli '92, a studio art
major, has spent this semester, and
will continue through next semester,
exploring a huge array of media in
her work. "I began the semester
playing with collage and newspaper
clippings," said Scarcelli, "with social
and personal themes." She
incorporated them with other media
such as oil crayons, acrylic paints,
V
One of Sch u lenberg's portraits. Photo by Jim Sabo.
and plaster. 'There was a
predominance of black in the first
few pieces, then I lightened them
up with pale color," Scarcelli
remarked. The surfaces are very
heavy, and she lets them
degenerate over time. Often the
surfaces of Scarcelli's work come
off the piece or they mask what is
behind them. "I wanted to make
something exciting to look at — a
visual treat," Scarcelli said, "It is
not just painting on a surface."
"More of my money is spent in
the hardware store then in the art
store," she commented. She often
uses scraps ot material, canvas and
wood that she finds around.
Scarcelli emphasized that she is
eager to "let the material have its
own integrity." She is presently
starting a new series about "where
art is going." Scarcelli explained that
there is presently a movement
towards realism because "no one
knows where to go." In her new
project she is playing with words
and "free writing" on wood about
political and social issues of concern
to her.
A study of a landscape by Skidgel. Photo by Jim Sabo.
Studio Art Independent study
exhibition
opening reception
Wednesday Dec. 10
4:30 p.m.
refreshments will be served, all are
welcome
mm
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
Fwheelers offer eclectic
blend of funky sound
By Rich Littlehale
editor-in-chief
"We're the 'and' in rock-and-
roll." That's how Luther Russell,
lead singer for The Freewheelers,
characterizes his band's sound.
Take the flavor of that description
more seriously than the meaning,
and you'll get a pretty good idea of
what The Freewheelers are like:
cryptic in a tongue-in-cheek kind
of way, ultimately lacking hidden
meaning, but sounding pretty cool
anyway.
The L.A. band has just released
their self-titled first album on the
DGC label. The album is a little
hard to categorize musically, but
then that's not too surprising
coming from a band that considers
among its influences George
Gershwin, Marvin Gaye, Gram
Parsons, The Beach Boys, Lenny
Bruce, and Niel Diamond.
The Freewheelers' sound is itself
unique; the heavy dose of piano
and Hammond organ in their songs
is unusual and a wonderful change,
as is their live performance in this
age of processed, post-digital
musio-scrubbing. The album was
produced with a bare minimum of
studio interference under John
Rshbach, who has worked in the
past with Stevie Wonder, the Circle
Jerks and Carole King.
The real appeal of The
Freewheelers is their attitude. They
play fun, wise-ass, funky music that
isn't fed through so many machines
that you wonder whether or not
people were ever involved at all. Look
at the songs; 'Thinking About Your,
Mother", for instance, is about ' The
Graduate thing," according to
Russell. "Don't tell me you've never
had a girlfriend with a great-looking
mother you would rather be with?"
Russell's attitude towards women
filters into the music, and a lot of the
songs are about women. "I love
women. The universe is female.
Women are always right. All music
is about men hard up for women."It
is unquestionably The Freewheelers'
up-front, no-nonsense approach to
old-fashioned rock-and-roll makes
their debut album such a blast to
hear. That, along with their original
instrumental arrangements and
general weirdness make The
Freewheelers are well worth a listen.
Just try not to take them too seriously.
BFVS Schedule
Friday, December 6
7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in Kresge.
"Suburbia," USA, 1983, 96 min.
Penelope Spheeris, who directed the punk-rock
documentary, "Decline of Western Civilization," did this
low budget film of punk rockers versus local rednecks and
townspeople in a small suburban area.
Saturday, December 7
730 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in Kresge.
"Edward Scissorhands," USA, 1990, 105 min.
Tim Burton (Batman) brings his phenonmenal genius to
"Edward Scissorhands." An innocent and vulnerable
android with scissors for hands, Edward (Johnny Depp)
lives alone in a Gothic castle until he's discoved by Avon
lady (Diane Wiest). Winona Ryder is Wiesf s lovely
daughter, who's overwhelmed by Edward's
unconventional charms. This film is a gentle, offbeat
fantasy about being different.
Wednesday, December 11
4:00 p.m. and 10:00 pjn. in Kresge.
"Marriage of Maria Braun," West Germany, 1978, 120 min.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's masterpiece is the most
spectacular product of his career and probably of the entire
New German Cinema as well. Mixing soap opera, sexual
politics, offbeat comedy, epic romance, current history,
social satire and period piece into an amazing coherent
whole, Fassbinder uses the story of Maria Braun as a
metaphor for the growing pains of postwar Germany,
moving from the fall of Hitter through the "economic
miracle," and beyond to a destiny that combines
apocalypse, irony and farce. In German with English
^subtitles. 16 mm film.
SYZYGY: DECEMBER FIRST
Photographs by five Bowdoin graduates were
included in five exhibitions in three cities on this
one date.
The photographers are Abe Morell *71, in
Pleasures and Terrors of Domestic Comfort
(Museum of Modern Art, NYC); Don Duncan '81.
Photographs 1980-1991 (University of Southern
Maine, Portland); and Jamie Watts 87,
Photographs (Midtown Y. NYC).
The exhibitions continue.
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Chamber Choir to
perform in Chapel
COURTESY OF COLLEGE RELATIONS
The Bowdoin College Chamber
Choir, under the direction of
Associate Professor of Music Robert
K. Greenlee, will perform Sunday,
December 8, at 3:00 p.m. in the
Bowdoin College Chapel. The
program is titled, "Music of Early
New England and North Italian
Music in the Time of
Monteverdi." The performance is
free and open to the public. Tickets
will beavailableat the Events Office,
Moulton Union.
The first half of the concert
features Music of Early New
England, and includes four works
by William Billings. Other featured
composers include Supply Belcher,
Oliver Holden and John Seccomb.
In the second half of the program,
the choir will perform Italian works
by Monteverdi, Francesca Caccini,
Tarquinio Merula and Salamone
Rossi. The 29-member ensemble
will be accompanied by violinists
Mary Jo Carlson and Susan Shipley;
Kathleen Foster, violoncello; and
Greenlee, harpsichord.
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Cape Fear
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
unquestionably physically
threatening, but the fanatical Biblical
tattoos over his muscles pose a
greater danger than the sinew itself.
When Cady ends his first post-
prison encounc .r with Sam Bowden
by muttering, Tm gonna teach you
something about loss...," we are
witnessing a vow that transcends
its physical prowess to reach the
status of psychological torment and
soon, spiritual dismemberment.
The one problem with the content
of the picture revolves about the
question of the sensationalizing of
violence against women. With his
whirring lens and the inclusion of
two sinister, shocking scenes
between Cady and two of the female
characters, we might question
Scorsese's attitude toward the
female body. In recent reviews, he,
Coppola, and DePalma have been
roundly criticized for a "negative"
portrayal of women. I concur that
this depiction may visually
sensationalize such violence, but it
thematically transcends it and in
no way glorifies it. To get the full
message of the film, all of the layers
must be analyzed. The characters
are not one-sided, and neither can
be criticism of the work.
With Cape Fear, Scorsese cements
his reputation as America's
premiere film artist, but also takes
an important step forward. Past
forays into "mainstream" or genre
works (New York, New York (1977),
The Color Of Money (1986)) have
proven artistically cramping, but
with this film he continues in the
tradition of last year's GoodFellas,
producing an accessible yet artistic
personal vision. He treks beyond
the familiar boundaries of his Italian-
American, Catholic background to
tackle universal social, moral, and
religious questions, and does so in a
big budget ($34 million) format. He
forwards his reputation as this
country's most consistently exciting,
personally articulate film-maker.
Wilson
ase recycle this newspaper
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
union of the American conscience
and the thoughts of a single man.
Hecksher exposes Wilson justly,
allowing partisan politics and
minor concurrent history to be
subsumed, epically, in the triumphs
and lapses that constitute the story
of his hero. But Hecksher's
presentation of Wilson as a Great
Man is compelling despite, and not
because of, his book's underlying
theme of destiny. He frequently
foreshadows and summarizes,
sweeping away the sense of drama
which accompanied the actual
Wilson presidency. For example,
the 1912 election results, exciting
and unusual and demanding of
explanation, are merely reported in
a footnote.
In fact, the opening 250 pages of
the book, devoted to the years
between birth and first Presidential
election, seem cursory and
somewhat two-dimensional when
compared to the following 400. The
fault, though, is not truly
Hecksher's. Publisher Charles
Scribner III solicited a one-volume
biography; Heckhser's effort only
confirms that Wilson's life could fill
a trilogy.
Given his constraint, Hecksher
could hardly have given more.
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9
FOCUS
LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL
Alum makes it big in the music biz with Bull Moose Music Enterprise
By John Valentine
orient focus editor
Imagine a business which tells
you in its radioad vertisements, "We
don't care if you're satisfied, we just
want your money!" Imagine also, if
you will, this business flourishing
in the "metropolis" of Brunswick,
Maine. This establishment would
be founded and owned by a 23 year
old music nut, and as if you didn't
already know, it's called Bull Moose
Music Enterprise.
Incredibly, Brett Wickard
founded Bull Moose during his
junior year at Bowdoin. According
to what Wickard tells most people,
the store's name is derived from the
political party Teddy Roosevelt
founded when he was dissatisfied
with the Democrats and
Republicans, thus symbolizing Bull
Moose's breaking away from the
impersonal business styles of the
traditional corporate music chains.
Wrong. Bull Moose was actually a
cross country/track drinking club
at Bowdoin whose members had to
drink with their left hands, among
other things. The name fits the
enterprise, a business about whose
success Wickard was far from
confident. He describes those early
davs as difficult.
The store was originally located
far from Maine Street in what
Wickard calls the "worst location
known to man" near the State Liquor
Store. It had no storefront sign, a
stock of one compact disc for each
title and a bunch of Wickard's
Bowdoin friends working for $4 an
hour. Wickard directly attributes
Bull Moose's early survival to his
fellow Bowdoin students.
"Everyone at Bowdoin supported
in some way. Some of the people
didn't even like music... My friends
worked, and that was good because
they wouldn't steal. People would
go out of their way to come down to
Bull Moose." He attributes this
support to the closeness of the
Bowdoin community, where word
of mouth was sufficient to give Bull
Moose enough of a customer base to
get by.
When Wickard left Bowdoin in
1990 he was faced with the decision
of whether or not to continue with
Bull Moose. He was already a
successful computer programer.
Brand Software, a computer
programming company focusing on
psychiatric and psychological
business billing programs which
Wickard and a friend had started
while at Bowdoin, was doing well
and had moved to New Hampshire.
Wickard felt confident he could
continue successfully in the
computer programming field. "I
thought, I can either lay my ass on
the line [for Bull Moose] or shut it
down..." said Wickard.
Luckily for us, the monotony of
computer programming didn't have
a powerful enough draw for
Wickard, and he went to the bank for
a loan to expand his fledgling music
enterprise. Wickard knew he was
taking a big chance. "I lied and told
the bank I'd worked at a record store
before. [For a $10,000 loan] I had to
putfeverything upas collateral. I had
to mortgage my dog. If Bull Moose
had shut down, I would have lost
everything down to my dirty
underwear."
The move to a new location at the
Tontine Mall plus theexpanded stock
Wickard was able to procure did the
trick. Bull Moose did so well that
Wickard was able to relocate to a
more visible location right on Maine
Street. Thanks to the new and
refreshingly different anti-ad
campaign on popular local radio
stations like VVBLM, sales are
currently triple what they were at
this time last year. Wickard is hoping
to open another store in the near
future. "We have the money. . . I'm
really just waiting to find the ideal
location."
The way Wickard manages Bull
Moose is the key to his success against
the large retail chains in these rough
economic times. Bull Moose is one
of the only stores in the area where
rarer alternative music is available.
Bull Moose Music Enterprise, and owner Brett Wickard
Record Town simply doesn't have
the eclectic variety of music Bull
Moose offers. With his successful
sale of alternative music titles,
Wickard is being deluged with
offers from bands that want to
plav Bull Moose. A month and a
half ago, Tode the Wet Sprocket
packed the place, selling 1 60 CD's,
and on January 17, the Spin
Doctors will be performing.
Wickard also practices a very
personable sales style and believes
that "people are sick of being just
a number. My goal is to make a
friendly chain, if that's possible."
He tries to get to know his regular
customers, if not by name, then at
least by musical taste.
Because Wickard is a bachelor
and has no one to support but
himself, heis able to "liveoff dirt."
He works 60 hours a week and
only pays himself about $4 an hour
so that he can plow profits into
making Bull Moose a better music
store.
Wickard also has much lower
overhead expenses than the
corporate retail chains. At Bull
Moose, only 23 cents of your music
dollargoes to wards overhead, about
half of what larger chains charge.
Bull Moose is thus able to undercut
the corporate competition
considerably. "We are a lot cheaper
than other stores. . . A lot of retailers
want to make a ridiculous profit."
Wickard feels that it is his "job to
shoulder some of the burden of the
recession" by keeping his prices at
levels people can afford.
With this in mind, Bull Moose
also offers guaranteed used CDs
for much less than the new ones
would normally cost. Incidentally,
CD thieves should beware of
unloading their spoils at Bull Moose.
Wickard recently turned in one of
the thieves who had been plaguing
Bowdoin's apartments over
Thanksgiving. "We nailed that
guy," Wickard said with smile.
"When we first started we were
really just Bowdoin based," but now
the Bowdoin College community
Photo by Jim Sabo
only accounts for about 2-5% of Bull
Moose's sales. Wickard's two
greatest fears currently are that
something should happen to Bath
Iron Works or the Brunswick Naval
Air Station, where the largest
portions of his business come from.
Wickard encourages young
people like himself to pursue their
business ideas. "If not as hard as it
seems. The hardest part is getting
capital. . . You've just gotta leam
how to learn." He feels that Bowdoin
studentsdoknowhowto learn better
than most. "You don't really learn a
lot in your courses. The most
important thing you learn is
networking."
Wickard is extremely happy with
Bull Moose so far. "The store is going
really well,. . . and I just like working
with people." He has had two good
offers to franchise Bull Moose so far,
but feels Bull Moose's personal touch
wouldn't work in that business
context.
"I'm not gonna sell it out ever,"
Wickard said confidently.
Bowdoin experiences Renaissance in campus bands
Compiled by John Valentine
While playing popular dance
music at a party is great as a solid,
dependable background noise,
there's nothing like a live band to
really get the joint coo kin'. Good
live bands, however, often cost much
more than the average Bowdoin
fraternity can afford . Luckily for us,
Rock 'n Roll at Bowdoin has recently
undergone a renaissance with the
emergence of three new bands this
year Sky Nephilim, Military Order
and Slam hound.
Sky Nephilim, a band whose
biblically derived name means
"those who fell from the sky/ lives
up to its title by hitting its audience
with a combination of rock, plain
Militciy Order.
old guita r strum m in', and a powerful
tenor saxophone. The sound can be
almost intoxicating.
The geographic orgin of the band
members shows what musical
influences they brought with them
Photo By Jim Sabo.
to the group. Lead guitar Chandler
Klose comes from the Washington
D.C. area and brings a soulful,
mellow style to the blend;
Genevive Thompson, the lead
vocalist, comes with the West
Coast's eclectic blend of pop
personality and an electric stage
presence; Andrew Morgens of
Atlanta, the group's drummer, puts
his bass drum into the mix with the
crisp jazz style of the South
combined with the infamous sound
of Rush; Jeff Burton, on bass, throws
a little low end theory from New
Hampshire; Putt Smith '94 of the
Boston area also plays lead guitar
(as well as acoustic) and saxophonist
Bryan Campbell gives the band a
touch of jazz to make it complete.
The band's gigs this year have
included engagements at Psi
Upsilon, the Pub, the "Paradise
Weekend Getaway" and Club Rio
in Topsham.
Breaking away from Bowdoin's
image as a bastion of upper-class
WASPiness, Military Order brings
its energetic hip-hop performances
to Maine. With a group of dancers
called the Militia and a core group
of rappers, Military Order conveys
a social message to its audiences.
The rappers, CEO (Nelson
Rodriguez), Casual T (Troy
Woodson), and the Educator (Alex
Santiago) all hail from New York,
but it's the rhythmic combination of
words and music that stand at the
heart of hip-hop music and Military
Order's philosophy.
As CEO puts it, "language is
abused as it's used - we take
language and use it in our own way.
That's what true artists do with color
- they use the colors in a new way.
We do the same with words."
(Continued on Page 12.)
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THE B0WDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
ROCK BANDS
FROM THE INSIDE OUT
A rock musician discusses noise, art, and Spinal Tap
Sky Nephilim.
Photo by Jim Sabo.
By Chandler Klose
orient staff
I've played in a bunch of different
rockbands since tenth gradein high
school, and I've reached two
conclusions. First, something is
always too loud or too quiet, and
second, theonly thing most listeners
care about is the vocals. I'm talking
specifically about rock here, but I
would assume that most bands run
into the same problems.
Volume is unquestionably the key
to rock and roll. Try playing any
drum set in an enclosed area: even if
you can keep the snare drum quiet,
thecymbals will destroy any hearing
you thought you had left. The Spinal
Tap cliche about turning it up to
eleven has significant basis in fact:
how else can you possibly compete
with the drummer's cacophonic
potential? You set up several 150-
watt guitar and bass amplifiers and
a 300- watt vocal amp and go for it,
and what you usually get is a
warning from the cops.
But who wants to go hear a band
that makes enough noise to keep
ears ringing for days — when
performing you have to be very
careful with the volume level,
keeping in mind that most people
haven't spent a large portion of their
lives sitting in front of a huge speaker
testing its maximum output like you
have.
How many times have I heard,
'Turn down the guitars, I can't hear
the vocals." This most common of
all problems is due to the tendency
of vocal microphones to "feedback"
at high volumes. Just when you get
the singer loud enough, a
continuous piercing 300-watt (or
more, if you're rich) shriek emanates
from the amplifier, sending
Volume is
unquestionably the
key to rock and roll.
bandmembers scurrying to turn
down every volume control they
can reach, in an attempt to stop the
mind-numbing sound. The perfect
mix of drums, guitar and LOUD
vocals is the rarest, most desirable
condition of both practice and
performance for any band I've
played with.
The classic problem arises when
one guitarist can't hear herself well
enough and turns it up just a little.
Then the bassist thinks, "(well-
known expletive], I can't hear what
the (another common swear- word]
I'm playing," and proceedstocrank
the volume knob until she is "loud
enough." "Loud enough" is of
course a relative term meaning
audible above and beyond the
already painful loudness of the rest
of the band.
Most people don't seem to really
care, however, if they can hear the
guitars; the only important things
are the beat and the words. If people
hear a recognizable, catchy melody
with understandable lyrics, it is
much easier to identify with than
some goofy-looking creature
squirming around as it blasts
random emissions from its
instrument.
The difference between good
song writingand good musicianship
is substantial: you could be the
greatest soloist in the world but an
audience will only get up and dance
during rhythmic songs with the all-
important "hook." A hook is usually
a melodic phrase that people can
sing along with, like "I heard it
through the grapevine."
Instrumental hooks exist as well,
such as the opening riff in Jethro
Tull's "Aqualung."
As 4 a guitarist, I often strive to find
a guitar hook that people can relate
to and remember. Of course it
usually ends up that I remember it
because I play it for days straight,
and then when the band finally
performs it I wonder why nobody
gets into it. Sigh.
Putt Smith and I are guitarists in
the band Sky Nephilim. We
discourse interminably on the
philosophy of song writing (among
other even more tiresome topics):
theorigins, definitionsand qualities
of our songs. Aside from some
fundamental disagreements in our
approaches to the correct British
accent to use while discussing band
theory (he tends towards a Scottish/
Liverpool lilt and I choose the
London cockney) we agree on the
importance of emphasizing the
vocal melody, supported by
harmonies as often as possible.
Bassist Jeff Burton (whose accent
ranges from a Southern Wales-type
dialect to a more stodgy Oxford
style) is a strong believer in "the
jam," or a period of extended
instrumental improvisation at some
point in the song.
All this theorizing comes to
naught when everyone puts in their
two cents: Bryan Campbell gives
everything a jazzy twist with his
tenor sax, Genevieve Thompson
strengthens both melody and
harmony with her voice, and
Andrew Morgens brings the whole
mess together with his Rush-
influenced drum madness. The final
product is not particularly
reminiscent of any of our individual
styles, and I suppose could only be
defined as Sky Nephilim.
In every band I've played with,
there is always a debate on how
many "covers" to play, a cover being
someone else's song. I have always
wanted to reduce the number of
covers that we play in an effort to
express my own musicality but this
doesn't usually get the band very
far. To get an audience to listen to
your stuff, you have to play them
something they know, like a Rolling
Stones song or something, and then
try to sneak in as many original
songs as you can before they realize
they don't know the music and head
for their seats.
That brings me around to actually
performing, which can sometimes
be enjoyable if, for instance, one of
the guitarists isn't cut off in the
middle of the climactic "Stairway to
Heaven" solo by some goon
stepping on a cord by accident
(which happened to "General
Direction," the first band I was in).
And of course there's the constant
problem of volume which can only
be solved by extended sound-
checking before the show. Even that
doesn't usually work because some
loser guitarist will tum up to show
off a little. From then on it's a sound
battle between guitarists, bassist and
drummer to see who can be the
loudest. The vocalist, who can never
compete in such a match-up, might
as well go find the thickest earplugs
around and take a snooze until the
place clears out, at which point the
volume can be adjusted again.
As far as practice is concerned,
my opinion is that you can never
practice too much, as long as you
take breaks and wear earplugs. If
you don't protect your ears, not only
will you be deaf at forty but a weird
phenomenon called "sound
depression" sets in, and you get
really bummed and lose all your
energy. The bands that I've been in
usually practice for about two hours,
and then take a long break, like a
day.
That is, if wedon't get interrupted
by the police.
One beautiful spring day when I
was a senior in high school we
heaved all the noise-making
equipment outside and gave the
neighbors a run for their telephones.
Sure enough, my dad got a call from
some old guy at least three blocks
away indignantly shouting: "You
call that music?!? Who are you
kidding!"
So, we turned everything way
down but five minutes later a
policewoman pulled into the
driveway and said, "I .ike your
music, but some old crank down
the way can hear it a little too well.
Could you turn it down a little?"
Thus ended our first outdoor jam
session (there were others, but they
were mostly for revenge, not
practice).
We've decided that making
money is a lost cause: you're always
spending extra on strings and cords
and stuff. But it is really fun to just
make some noise with other
"musicians," and having people
pretend to listen to it is an ego boost
for sure.
Aerosmith broke up at one point
because Spinal Tap was too close to
reality. I think the only reason Sky
Nephilim would break up is if we
all went insane after Andy's
trillionth quote from the same
infamous rockumentary: "If you
could not play rock and roll, what
would you do?" asks the
interviewer. The reply? "As long as
there's, you know, sex and drugs, I
can do without the rock and roll."
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
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The Official Bowdoin Orient Rock 'n Roll Survey
The Results
Men
The Top Bands of All Time
1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Beatles
3. The Rolling Stones
Honorable Mention: the
Doors, the Police, U2, Dylan
Women
The Top Bands of All Time
1 Madonna
2. The Beatles
3. Fleetwood Mac/ Eric
Clapton
Honorable Mention: Public
Enemy, the Rolling Stones,
Prince, the Eagles, R.E.M
The Top Songs of All Time [The Top Songs of All Time
1. Bob Seger- Old Time Rock
'nRoll
2. The Beatles- Hey, Jude
1. Led Zeppelin- Stairway to
Heaven
2. Billy Joel- Piano Man
3.Don McLean- American Pie
3. Eric Clapton- Wonderful
Tonight
4. The Police- Every Breath
YouTake
5. Rolling Stones- You Can't
Always Get What You Want
Trying to understand the Rock 'n Roll Survey
By John Valentine
orient focus editor
Rock 'n Roll. It's one of the only
constant, dependable, exhilarating
influences in some of our lives. In
college more than most places, Rock
is especially important. How many
of us have run back to the dorm
after a test and cranked up Drivin'
and Cryin's "Scarred But Smarter"
to "eleven," screaming the lyrics 'til
our throats were raw and our heads
were about to explode from the
blood rushing to our already
overworked brains. Well, maybe
that's just me, but I think most of
you have some idea what I' m talking
about.
For most of us, Rock, our music, is
a part of what we are. It has shaped
our views, how we dress (from metal
heads to Deadheads), and how we
express ourselves. It separates us
from and sometimes joins us with
past generations. It gives us great
pleasure.
The official Bowdoin Orient Rock
'n Roll survey was done to find out
about this vital pulse in the Bowdoin
community. 300 surveys were
handed out last Wednesday to
almost everyone who came through
the front doorway of the Moulton
Union. 23 women and 46 men
completed and returned the survey s.
The men overwhelmingly felt that
the top three bands of all time were
Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and the
Rolling Stones, in that order. The
preference for classic rock was
somewhat startling and disturbing.
Are we one of the only generations
ever to like another era's music
better than our own? What does
that say about our generation's
creativity? Can't we top these damn
Baby Boomers? (And by the way,
the Stones' last album, "Steel
Wheels," was a huge
disappointment for everyone, so I
refuse to regard them as current.)
Other popular male selections
were the Doors, U2, the Police and
Bob Dylan. Thank God for U2, at
least one band we love is still going
strong.
Women were more in touch with
the times, choosing Madonna, the
Beatles, and Fleetwood Mac/Eric
Clapton as their favorites. Since
Madonna, Stevie Nicks and Clapton
are still going strong, I find these
selections to be very encouraging.
Women also liked current groups/
performers like Public Enemy,
Prince and R.E.M. more than men.
Maybe women aren't as stuck in
the past as men, or perhaps their
musical tastes aren't as
conservatiye. I guess it really
doesn't matter, because most
Bowdoin students can't dance
unless they're drunk anyway.
Another impressive and
somewhat surprising result was the
range of songs and recording artists
nominated. The men suggested 91
different titles for "Best Song" and
58 different bands/pe r formers; the
women nominated 45 songs and 45
bands/performers.
Classic rock, however, was
preferred by a factor of over 3 to 1 by
both men and women, followed by
rap and progressive music
respectively.
Oneof the more encouraging signs
from the men was their desire to dip
Barry Manilo w "in honey and throw
him to a swarm of African killer
bees." I believe that the root of this
"Barryphobia" is the way the man
dresses. Fashion-wise, the seventies
through the early eighties was just
an ugly era, and one best forgotten.
Barry is just a hideous reminder of a
time best left behind.
Women, by a narrow margin, were
pro-Manilow. When asked to
determine Barry's fate, most women
seemed to feel like this one, "Well, I
like the song [Copacabana], but he's
a dork. What should that count as?"
It looks like Copacabana won over,
because the female vote was 12 to 9
to save Barry. Perhaps women are
more attracted than men to dorks in
white polyester jump suits with wide
lapels.
Elvis is dead, and 82% of Bowdoin
students are well aware of this. Many
seem quite happy about it. "Elvis
was a sucka-punk, non-talented,
non-dancin', non-singin', racist
white boy. (Ofay)," wrote one
respondent. Another stated that "I
got Elvis' face over my fireplace."
All I can say is, perhaps you should
take it down, it's probably getting
pretty pungent by now.
Bowdoin men say:
Barry buys the farm!
Graphic by lohn Skidgel
In your opinion, should Barry
Manilozv be dipped in honey and
thrown to a swarm of African
killer bees?
Men:
Women:
Yes, strip him and Yes, strip him and
dip him.-23 dip him.-9
No, I really dig No, I really dig
"Copacabana."-19 "Copacabana."-! 2
In your opinion, is Elvis dead?
Men:
Yes, Presley is
pushing up
daisies.-33
No, the King lives
still.-8
Women:
Yes, Presley is
pushing up
daisies.-18
No, the King
lives still.-3
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT FOCUS FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1991
Campus bands review
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9.)
The group's members want the
name Military Order to stand for
empowerment and a challenge to
established ideas. While being
critical of the established order in
music and the disempowerment of
people of color in the world and on
campus, Military Order still sees
the need to make you groove. With
songs and lyrics that are hard-
hitting, and a general positive
response from their Bowdoin
audiences so far, it seems like the
future of Military Order looks
bright.
Bringing a much-needed element
of hardcore to the Bowdoin Music
scene is Slamhound, a group which
has performed mostly at Delta Sig
this year.
"We definitely like hardcore,"
said vocalist Kieth Nokes, "but as
far as seriousness goes, we did this
for fun." Nokes is joined in his fun
by vocalist Barbara OBrien, lead
guitarist Rich Lucas, Tom Rubottom
on bass, and Jason "Rudy" Walls,
the so-called glamour figure of the
band, on drums.
With original songs like "Fuckin'
A," "Headcoats," "Buff As Shit,"
and "OdeToTino," Slamhound has
attracted a diverse audience. "What
we can't play well, we make up
with charm and buffness," said
Rubottom. "Anyway, all the high
school kids seem to like us," he
added. "We have a lot of power in
our performances because we hate
each other," Nokes joked. "There is
a small presence of people on
campus who like hardcore -
unfortunately half of them are in
the band."
Editor's note: Information for this
review gathered from previous articles
by Sharon Price and Paul Miller.
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SPORTS
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Scoreboard
Men' s Ice Hockey:
Babson 3
Bowdoin 1
Bowdoin 2
St. Anselm 1
Bowdoin 10
Amherst 3
Colby f
Bowdoin 1
Women's Ice Hockey:
Bowdoin 6
New Brunswick 4
Bowdoin 7
New Brunswick 6
Bowdoin 6
Wesleyan 2
Men's Basketball:
Bowdoin 106
UM-Augusta 90
Tufts 73
Bowdoin 72
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Bates 98
Bowdoin 89
Women's Basketball:
Bowdoin 61
UM-Farmington 47
Tufts 64
Bowdoin 54
Bowdoin 73
Westbrook 50
Bowdoin 62
Bates 58
Men's Swimming:
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Bowdoin 155
Babson 81
Bowdoin 180
Colby 50
Bowdoin 181
Bates 62
Women's Swimming:
Bowdoin 181
MJ.T. 102
Bowdoin 175
Babson 51
Bowdoin 176
Colby 59
Bowdoin 128
Bates 113
Bowdoin winter sports season
begins in impressive fashion
The 1991-92 winter sports season is
underway, and the Polar Bears have picked
up where they left off in the fall. Bowdoin
teams have a combined record of 1 6-5 through
Wednesday night's action.
Topping the list of teams is swimming. The
women have won their first four meets while
the men have won their first three. Already,
Ruth Reinhard '93, Molly Fey '95 and Frank
Marston '92 have qualified for the nationals,
which take place in early March at SUNY-
Buffalo. Marston looks to defend his NCAA
championship in the three meter diving event
this season. Both the men and the women face
Tufts this weekend at the Farley Field House
pool. The women start at 12 p.m. with the
men to follow at 2:30.
Women's basketball is also looking strong.
Bolstered by the return of Stacey Bay '92, who
has missed the last two seasons with a back
injury, the Polar Bears have posted a 3-1
record, picking up a big win against rival
Bates on Wednesday. The women should
continue their success as starting point guard
Cathy Hayes '92 works her way back from an
ankle injury. The women travel to W.P.I,
tomorrow. Game time is 3 p.m.
The men's basketball team has high hopes
for the season, despite a 1-2 start, which
included a tough one point loss to Tufts on
Saturday. Team captain Dennis Jacobi '92 is
back for his final season, and Tony Abbiati
'93, Eric Bell '93 and Mike Ricard '93 give him
plenty of scoring help. Jacobi is on a pace to
break the school record for assists, and he
started out in impressive fashion with 15 in
the team's opener. Jacobi looks to become the
ninth member of Bowdoin's 1000 point club
tomorrow night at 7:30 against UMaine-
Farmington.
Women's hockey has yet to lose a game,
with a record of 3-0. Carol Thomas '93 has
been the star of the team, with ten goals in the
first three games, including four in the Polar
Bears' second game. Helen Payne '92 has also
scored a hat trick, in the team's first game.
Tonight, the Polar Bears travel to Harvard for
a 7:00 game.
And, lest we forget, it's time for men's
hockey as well. The Polar Bears stand at 2-2
with wins against St. Anselm and Amherst.
On the down side, the Bears' loss to Colby on
Wednesday was their first loss to the White
Mules since 1983. But the Bears have shown
flashes of of fense so far, with shot totals of 52,
64, and 51 in the last three games. UMass-
Boston is next for the team, as the Beacons
travel to Dayton Arena for a 7 p.m. game
tonight.
As the fall semester comes to a close,
Bowdoin fans can look forward to more
excitement come January.
Bowdoin's Marcie Bell '94 looks to pass over the UMainc-Farmington defense. The women's
basketball team broke oat to a strong 3-1 start with a 61-47 win in mis game. Photo by Jim Sabo.
Katie Allen *92 dives for the loose puck against the UNB goalie.
The Bears have won their first three games. Photo by Jim Sabo.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1,991
Men's hockey shoots their way to four-game split
By Dave Jackson
orient sports editor
One thing is certain four games
into the 1991-92 hockey season: the
Bowdoin Polar Bearsarea team with
a lot of heart. Take away five of their
top six scorers from last season, and
they come right back. The Polar
Bears fired a total of 198 shots in
their first four games en route to
two victories.
Coach Terry Meagher was
pleased with theplayof the team in
the first three games, saying "Last
year I was concerned that we were
trying to be too fancy in the offensive
end . This year we have learned that
once you start shooting, eventually
you get the desirable results."
It was rough going on opening
night for Bowdoin, as they hosted
Babson and lost by a 3-1 score. Paul
Croteau '95 scored the only goal of
the game for Bowdoin, just four
minutes into the first period, assisted
by Derek Richard '93. Croteau took
a feed from Richard and unleashed
one of the patented slap shots that
Polar Bear fans should expect to see
more of in the next four years.
But Babson dominated the rest of
the game, particularly on the
strength of goaltender Mark
Kuryak. Kuryak made 30 saves,
twice taking sure goals away from
Steve Kashian '92 on breakaways.
Bowdoin goalie Tom Sablak was
also sharp in his debut, making 33
saves, four of them coming on a
Babson first period flurry that came
up empty.
The next d ay, the Polar Bears came
up with their first win, beating a
vastly improved St. Anselm team 2-
1. The Bears unleashed 52 shots
against Hawk goalie Jim Mill, who
was up to the challenge and made
50 saves.
Jim Klapman '93 and Kashian
were the goal scorers for the Bears.
Klapman scored on a slap shot from
the right wing circle ten minutes
into the game for the equalizer, after
St. Anselm had scored just one
minute into the contest. Mike Kahler
'94 and Chris Coutu '93 drew assists.
Kashian tallied on the power play,
taking a pass from Klapman and
stuffing the puck past Mill on a
great individual effort.
With Mill playing so well, it was
easy to overlook the outstanding
performance of Darren Hersh '93 in
net for the Polar Bears. Hersh made
just 17 saves, but many of them
came with the Bears protecting a
one goal lead. It was a game that
Bowdoin easily could have lost, but
the solid play of the defense, the
forechecking of the front line, and
the play of Hersh kept the pressure
constantly on the Hawks.
Last Saturday, the goals finally
started to come. Bowdoin travelled
to Amherst and played the rude
guest, winning 10-3, with a total of
64 shots on net. Nine different Polar
Bears scored, and the team as a
whole showed their toughness in
rallying from a 3-1 second period
deficit on the road.
Torey Lomenda '94 scored twice
for theBearsand added three assists.
The list of goalscorers included
Coutu, Chris Delaney '92, Kashian,
Peter Kravchuk '92, Richard,
Croteau, Klapman, and Charlie
Gaffney '95. It was Delaney's goal
seven minutes into the second
period that gave the offense the
spark it needed, coming in front off
a feed from Kashian. Less than two
minutes later, Lomenda scored a
shorthanded goal, also off a pass
from Kashian, to tie the score at 3-3.
Kashian and Kravchuk, the Polar
Bear co-captains, added second
period goals. Bowdoin then scored
five unanswered goals in the third
period to break the game open. The
only down side to the victory was
an injury to Sablak, who pulled his
groin trying to make a save in the
first period. Sablak will miss
tonight's game with UMass-Boston,
but he should be ready to assume
the rotation with Hersh by the first
of the year.
Meagher was very pleased at the
progress of the team through the
first three games. The coach
commented, "We'reahead of where
we were at this time last year; of
course last year at this time we had
no rink. But I'm impressed with the
play of our defense, with three
rookies each playing with a veteran,
with our goaltending, and with the
commitment of Peter Kravchuk and
Mark MacLean ('93) moving from
defense to forward to boost our
offense."
Indeed, the Bears have played in
close to midseason form so far, with
rookies Croteau, Jeff Caro '95, Tim
CSullivan '95, Jason Fowler '95,
Marcello Gentile '95 and Charlieand
Joe Gaffney '95 all seeing playing
Paul Croteau '95 is ready to shoot against Babson. Croteau scored the
only Polar Bear goal in the 3-1 Babson win. Photo by Jim Sabo.
time and making the most of it. Just 18 seconds into the third
Unfortunately, the Bears took a period, Bowdoin, on a power play,
step backward with the 4-1 loss at allowed Colby's Bill Foster to race
Colby on Wednesday night. The in all alone and steal the puck,
game was scoreless for 39 minutes Foster's shorthanded goal was the
before the White Mules' Mike Flynn decisive one, as Bowdoin's only goal
scored on a wraparound shot with of the game, scored by Delaney,
just 58 seconds to play in the second was not enough to rally the Polar
period. The Colby fans responded Bears.
by showering the ice and the
Bowdoin bench with debris. As a
result, the tea ms were forced to leave
the ice while a zamboni cleaned up
the surface. When the teams
returned, the final 58 seconds of the
Bowdoin gets the chance to
rebound quickly when they host
UMass-Boston tonight at 7 p.m. The
ECAC East has already seen a great
deal of parity, but if the first three
games are any indication, the
period and the entire third period Bowdoin Polar Bears will be right in
were played. the middle of things come March.
Men's basketball team has high hopes in tough NESCAC
By Rick Shim
orient contributor
The Polar Bear basketball squad
returns three starters and is looking
forward to a strong season and a
possible playoff berth; a goal they
missed by one game last year after a
storybook season that saw the team
go 14-8.
Team leadership will have to be
distributed among all the players
but the emphasis will be on Dennis
Jacobi '92, who Coach Tim Gilbride
describes as "the finest Division III
point guard in the country." Despite
the loss of two starters from last
year's team, many young players
such as Nick Browning '95 and Elijah
Whitehead '94 are showing promise
and ensure a strong team for the
future.
According to forward Tony
Abbiati '93, "Dennis will be running
the whole show," however, Jacobi
doesn't feel any added pressure and
emphasizes teamwork as essential
to winning basketball. "As long as
the team plays together our season
will be a success," says Jacobi.
According to Gilbride, the
leadership will have to be
distributed and many of the young
players must mature quickly.
Due to the strong NESCAC and
CBB (Colby, Bates, Bowdoin), many
of the young players will have to
step up. This year's recruiting class
is strong and many feel that the
younger players will make an
impact immediately.
With the departure of Train at
center, Browning will have to fill in
and adjust, however, according to
Abbiati, "Nick is a solid impact
player." Whitehead, a shooting
guard, is another young player who
saw limited time last year, but he
will be counted on for his scoring
and perimeter shooting.
Other players who must play well
are Eric Bell '93 and center Mike
Ricard '93. Many of the players feel
that there are no weaknesses at any
of the positions. With a bench that is
believed to go nine or ten deep the
Bears hope for a strong season
despite the tough NESCAC.
With a balanced offense and an
emphasis on fundamental defense
Dennis Jacobi "92 goes in for two more as Mike Ricard '93 looks on.
Jacobi is on the threshold of 1000 career points. Photo by Jim Sabo.
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the Bears will tackle an evenly
matched NESCAC. Most of the
players agree that the league has no
single dominating team so the Bears
work ethic should enable them to
reach the playoffs. "Anything less
than the playoffs would be a
disappointment," said team leader
Jacobi.
In terms of the CBB, Bates will be
returning all five of their starters
and Colby is always a contender.
Jacobi stated that, "Not taking
anything away from Colby or Bates,
we stand a fair chance at beating
both of them." His statement was
supported by Abbiati who said,
"This is the year to beat Colby."
Gilbride was quoted as saying,
"Last year our young players
learned about fighting for a playoff
berth. I hope this carries over to this
year. It was nice to get a taste of
success, and the desire is there for
more." The success of last year's
squad gives the Bears high hopes
for a strong future in Bowdoin
basketball.
The Polar Bears began the year 1-
2, beginning on a high note with a
106-90 win over UMaine- Augusta
at home. Bell led the team with 26
points and 16 rebounds. Ricard
added 19 points and 12 rebounds.
The Polar Bears lost to Tufts over
Thanksgiving vacation by a 73-72
score, despite 21 points from Abbiati
and 16 from Whitehead. Then on
Wednesday, the Bears got an
outstanding performance from
Jacobi, 31 points, but lost to the
archrival Bates Bobcats 98-89.
Tomorrow, the Bears host
UMaine-Farmington at Morrell
Gym at 730 p.m.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
15
An open letter to the Polar Bear athletes
LOUDER THAN
WORDS
B^ Dave Jackson
Dear Bowdoin athletes,
Since this is my final week as
Sports Editor, I desire to express the
feelings 1 have had for Bowdoin
athletics throughout my three and a
half years as a student here. There is
obviously something special about
athletics at a school like this, but I
haven't been able to put my finger
on exactly what element it is that
makes the sports scene at a small
New England liberal arts college so
unique. My search finally has paid
off.
That special quality that draws
me to Bowdoin sports is the
knowledge that the athletes that
wear the black-and-white uniforms
are athletes in their purest form.
You are playing the same games as
your well-paid professional
counterparts and your soon to be
well-paid Division I peers, and you
are playing to win. But there is also
an extra element of pride that comes
with knowing that in four years your
careers will end. It all creates a kind
of "seize the day" attitude in the
competition that only the playoffs
in professional and college sports
are able to match, a sense of urgency
that drives you to give that extra
effort.
Let's face it, professional sports
are played at least in part for the
financial reward, else why would
so many college athletes give up or
postpone the chance for a college
diploma in order to join the ranks of
the pros and so many pros hold out
just to be paid higher than so-and-
so. And Division I college sports,
particularly football, seem to be the
undergraduate division of pro
sports, with players taking the field
hoping to impress scouts and
anyone else who might be watching.
Combine that with the corruption
that has taken root in the major
colleges, and the NCAA can only
hide its eyes.
But get down to the so-called
'lowest" level, Division HI, a rank
which includes some of the finest
colleges in the country. This is where
the true athletes are found . T h ey are
playing because they love their sport
and because they want to win. And
isn't that what athletics is all about?
When a young boy picks up a
football and playu his first game of
two-hand touch With his friends,
his primary goal is to win and his
secondary hope is to play his best
and to have fun. At Bowdoin, those
of you who wear the Polar Bear
uniforms are representatives of the
same philosophy.
Part of the credit for this goes to
your coaches, another part of it goes
to the fans, yet another part goes to
the nature of the competition itself,
but most of it goes to you, the
athletes. Your sports and the pro
sports are same games, with the
same rules and the same
dimensions, but you are true
representatives of the school as well
as of your own talents. Bowdoin
athletes are also Bowdoin students.
You live in the same dorms and
fraternities that non-athletes do, eat
in the same places, work out in the
same facilities with the same awful
stereo, and face the same course
requirements.
Look at the NESCAC. So what if it
was once rated the weakest football
conference in the nation a few years
ago. Tell a Polar Bear athlete in any
sport that he or she doesn't want to
beat Colby, and they'll likely return
the comment with, at best, a scowl.
The same goes for the White Mule
players. Which is the greater rivalry,
Michigan vs. Ohio State or Bowdoin
vs. Colby? The answer: sorry,
Wolverines and Buckeyes. Our
football rivalry is older and the rest
of the rivalries are no less hotly
contested, including the rivalry
between the two admissions offices.
Creating a sports conference with
eleven of the nation's finest
institutions was an inspired idea.
Think of it this way; if the NESCAC
wasn't so important, why would
Sports Illustrated care enough to give
it a "thumbs down" not once but
twice, for widening its soccer goals
and for forcing its teams to play a
conference schedule in football?
A great effect of sports at a small
school like Bowdoin is that the major
sports aren't the only ones that get
proper attention from the fans. How
did rugby get enough following to
field the best team in New England
this past fall? How many schools'
women's soccer teams have the
following that Bowdoin's has? Then
again, how many schools' women's
soccer teams have been to the ECAC
Final Four the past three years? Why
does the women's hockey team have
such a loyal following here? How
many other schools use lacrosse as
an excuse to welcome in the
springtime with such great cheer?
No sport is unimportant here.
You can't imagine the joy that
covering Bowdoin sports brings me,
just as I can't admit to the same
feelings that are a part of your being
Bowdoin athletes. I've always
thought of a sportswriter as a
"professional fan," someone who
loves sports so much that they feel
compelled to share that love with
others. And every year there have
been several contests that I have
filed in my brain as moments to
remember for an entire lifetime, a
list that has included both wins and
losses. There were decisive wins
over hated archrivals and narrow
victories over other teams, but there
were also games where I knew that
you played the best possible game
and still came up short. I weight all
of those games equally, because,
though the results differ, the
determination and heart of the
participants remain constant.
I could have waited to write this
until the final issue of the year, but
I felt compelled to send the message
while I still had one more semester
to enjoy the scenes that have
enthralled me since September of
1988. 1 want to keep the spirit of this
letter in mind not only for the rest of
the year, but also when I look in the
sports page to see how my alma
mater has fared many years down
the road.
Of all the things that I will miss
about Bowdoin College when I
graduatein May, thethrill of rooting
for the men and women that
represent my own college will
remain the closest to me. I have you
to thank for that.
Sincerely,
David Jackson
Nordic ski season
opens in January
By Jessica Jay
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
Although the snow just arrived
in Brunswick this week, the
Nordic Ski team members have
had visions of snowstorms
dancing in their heads for the last
two months. Co-captaining this
year's impressive squad are
veteran skiers Matt Corbett '92,
Doug Beal '92, Jessica Jay '92 and
Tammy Ruter '93; the team is
expecting strong leadership and
predicting excellent finishes from
this foursome.
Other returning letterwinners
for the men's team include Jon
Martin '92, Chris Badger '93,
"RadicalDude"JimWellehan'92 /
Mike Mascia '93, Brian Dirlam '94
and Jason Rand '94. Returning
skiers to the women's team are
Jennifer Robexson '93, Anna Class
'92, Kathleen Adams '93 and
Shannon Smith '92.
The host of newcomers joining
both the men's and women's teams
includes Holly Jones '91 and Kate
Raley '92, as wellas Anthea Schmid
'94, Heather Standley '95, Heidi
Sherman '95,StephanieStrauss '95,
Tiffany Maclnnes '95, Josh Bisset
'95, Jeff Dunleavy '95, Tom Eng
'95, Andrew Hartsig'95, Cameron
Wobus '95, Pat Kent '95, and Ben
Bangs '95.
The team's first race will be over
break on January 10th and 11th
against Colby. Results of that
carnival will be printed after break.
Don't forget to buy your raffle
tickets for the "Meadow Muffin
Megabucks" being held this
Saturday, December 7th next to
the Moulton Union.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6,1991
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Bowdoin Security situation needs to be reassessed
The amount of crime on campus this
semester has hit the Bowdoin
community like a bucket of cold
water. Like most people, we like to
think we are safe here. But the truth is that we
are something less than immune to crime, and
this hasn't been easy to accept. Even more
troubling is the fact that few of the transgressors
have been caught. The Pine Street thieves were
apprehended recently by the Brunswick Police
and the stolen property was recovered, but
that still leaves a number of crimes unsolved.
Most of these crimes have been burglaries or
vandalism, but at least two were assaults on
students, and those responsible are still at
large.
Several things must bekept in mind about all
of this.
First, the economy is in recession, and more
crime occurs during recessions because people
are hurting financially and those who have
little find themselves with even less. A college,
perceived as an elitist sanctuary for
overprivileged, spoiled kids is an easy and
desirable target for recession-plagued
individuals. Add to this college students'
mistaken belief that their school is a fortress
within whose walls they and their belongings
are safe, and you end up with a semester like
this one.
Of course, students shouldn't be held
completely responsible for this attitude. The
college tries hard, and rightfully so, to make
students feel safe, but if if s not backing up
assurances with proper resources, if s easy to
get in trouble. Bowdoin Security has been hit
with cuts like many other departments because
of the College's own financial hardships, and
has not been able to keep up with the rising
crime around campus. It is up to the
administration, therefore, to take a greater
notice of recent events and make more of an
effort to deal with them before something
more serious happens.
Lef s be explicit. If this means spending
more money and the administration shies from
this tactic, they might want to consider the
value of student and faculty safety, the
potential costs of lawsuits against the college
and the amount of money lost by theft of
college property. If recent crimes are troubling
to students, then they should be aware that
budget constraints have condemned Bowdoin
Security to a level of operation that leaves
members of the Bowdoin community
vulnerable.
The lesson of all these crimes shouldn't be
lost. If Bowdoin Security can't create and
sustain a safe campus then insecurity is the
inevitable consequence. Until the
administration realizes that it is effectively
cutting Security off at the knees, the only thing
left is for the individuals in the Bowdoin
Community to be cautious and take care of
* themselves.
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Paula Abdul Ain't No John Lennon
What's the matter with music today? It seems
like all the popular rock/pop songs are
about: A) sex, or B) love (or rather true
love, which is often linked with or is
identical to sex)?
For a long time now, these vapid, cliched songs have had
a virtual strangle-hold on the the Top 40. They come, are
popular for a brief time, we dance to them and then they are
forgotten. It seems highly unlikely that the New Kids on the
Block or Paula Abdul will be played on "Classic Pop"
stations in the year 2020. Why is this? Because their songs
say nothing we haven't been hearing for the past forty years
(You've got the right stuff, baby. Love the way you turn me
on. . . Eagles call and they're calling your name, blah, blah,
winds of change. Why do 1 feel this way, promise of a new
day. . .). We've heard it all before and we will no doubt hear
it all again with a slightly different beat and arrangement of
lyrics. Who needs it?
Something which disturbed me about the official Bowdoin
Orient Rock 'n Roll survey was that the favorite bands of
Bowdoin males are Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, and the
Rolling Stones. Now these are among my favorite bands
also, and I believe that we owe a debt to the Beatles which
society can never adequately repay. What bothers me,
however, is the fact that (with the possible exception of Led
Zeppelin) these are bands our parents loved and still love.
Have we been unable to come up with anything better, or
at least comparable, in the past twenty years?
I believe the reason that classic rock has such strong
staying power is the messages it conveys. The Beatles talked,
albeit indirectly, about the drug culture and weird stuff we
still can't fathom. The Who told whole stories and rock
operas. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young sang about social
problems. Is it surprising that the issues these songs address,
For a long time
now...vapid, cliched songs
have had a virtual
strangle-hold on the the
Top 40.
which still confront us today, strike a chord in us more
effectively than, "My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo. I
want to sink her with my pink torpedo. . .?"
Perhaps this is why rap music, which originated in
predominately African-American, urban areas, is so
popular among all races and classes, because it often
addresses social issues important to most people while at
the same time entertaining us.
Sure there are still some good performers who shy away
from the cliches and actually address today's problems:
10,000 Maniacs, R.E.M. (when they're in the mood), the
Indigo Girls, Tracy Chapman. . . but they aren't as popular
or lasting as their equivalents of twenty years ago.
Perl'iaps every possible avenue of expression in rock/
pop has been exhausted and rap will be the dominant
popular music for the next thirty years. I hope not. It
depresses me to think that Rock isdead or dying. Whenever
I think about it, I pop The Who By Numbers" into my tape
deck, zone out and hope our generation can come up with
something beyond, "I'm your baby tonight. . ."
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION' FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1991
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tudent Opinion
Through The Looking
Glass
i
By Paul Miller
This Week:
"TimeoftheTrixster"
Notes of a Madman: Year 1991 of
the Petroleum Culture. It seemed
that winds ever- filled with laughter
ran through his mind and turned
into cool relieving streams of water
running down his face. If only
laughter could save the worlds. If
only laughter could save the world.
People could see and feel without
cliche; they would realize how funny
it all was. Life affirmed is life lived.
Tnc sun shined and melted the ice
of the cold world. It seemed that all
that was neec.ed was to put
aside no not put aside, affirm,
acknowledge, and finally live life.
Anything else was a structure put
on top of an essential desire to live.
That was all that he could say. The
rest the music that roared around
him could easily bring to light. He
pictured roaring currents of sound
inundating and uniting while
affirming Expanding while
acknowledging all that was human
in us. The rhythm brought the spirits
together and brought the dead
immortals to life in the living
present. The immortals were alive
in the living, and the living were
dead in the immortals: the music
acted as a bridge between the two
worlds (new meaning to the phrase
"dead music for dead people" eh?).
The sun, as usual, shined down upon
this new world, and the shadows
were driven to their proper places.
The asylum walls were the only
thing that blocked its light.
The Apollinian
beauty of the
world above only
mirrors that of
the world that it
derives its
essence from.
It seems that so many things are
brought to consciousness
nowadays. So many other things
are left to linger in the shadows.
What is brought to consciousness is
what determines the dialogue that
the mind has with its exterior. Limit
the things that the mind has to
confront itself with in its
schizophrenic search for identity,
and perhaps you will see the
fragmented and compressed duality
of life. Wecreatetheduality, we live
the theater. How could it be any
different? Message in the bottle
received, message in the bottle sent.
Catch it if you can: the precipices
are high, but with a leap of faith,
you just might catch 'em.
So many people speak of the
passions that drive modern man,
but none speak of the channeling of
these passions. Who mediates
between the Dionysian currents of
madness of this civilization based
on the ars moriendi that is its motto,
and its other motto of "all are created
equal?" What does "Gods Own
Country" have to do with this? The
Apollonian beauty of the world
above only mirrors that of the world
that it derives its essence from. As
above, so below.... But with a twist.
The natural rhythm of life finds its
form once again only to be torn
apart in an exact presence that no
fantasy can ever represent. The
theater becomes life, and life, the
theater. Enter the trixter; enter the
clown . I n a world of reversed values,
the priest becomes the clown, and
the clown the clown, becomes
something else.
The obvious becomes enigmatic,
and the enigmatic becomes obvious,
and we all become voyeurs into the
souls of the person standing next to
us (everything, it seems, is
becoming. No?). But then again, as
usual, these are only the notes of a
madman, and as I said before, if
everything is a platitude, then
nothing is a platitude, and we have
to start over. Assimilate, annihilate,
affirm, and rejuvenate. You decide:
decide.
Enuf said, Have a Nice Vacation.
Executive
Board
Report
Michael Sullivan
The Executive Board
has spent the past
two weeks busily
finishing the
semester's business.
Prior to vacation, the board
met and approved the charter of
Women and Men in Science. This
group seeks to heighten
awarenessof genderand science
in medicine and to encourage
women to consider science as a
career. The charter for the
Broadside, a poetry newsletter,
was upgraded to allow it to
expand and improve the size and
format of the letter. This
expanded charter will also allow
for a cumulative book to be
published each semester.
The board also discussed the
Student Senate and decided to
hold another meeting of the
Senate; the date has been
tentatively set for January 27 at
8:00 p.m. This meeting will
involve student, and hopefully
faculty, representatives from all
college committees. The board
also plans to hold another open
forum with President Edwards
and members of the senior
administration during the first
week in February. Look for more
information on each of these
meetings early next semester.
Rebekah Eubanks has
announced that she intends to
resign her seat on the board so
that she may study away next
semester. An election will be held
to fill her seat in January.
Finally, the board has begun
reviewing the budget process at
Bowdoin. The first of three
meetings with Treasurer and Vice
President for Finance Kent
Chabotar was held Tuesday
evening. The board hopes to
better understand the budget
process and to determine how
we might reflect student priorities
in the formulation of the budget.
Asalways,theboard isanxious
to hear student opinion. Please
inform any board member of any
questions or concerns you might
have. The Board will resume
meetings on January 24, 1992 at
7:00 PM in the Lancaster Lounge
of the Moulton Union. Our
meetings are always open to
anyone with an interest.
Views From
the Couch
"Tension Relief
Brian
Sung J
Work. It's a dirty word, and as we
enter this oh-so-peaceful point of
the academic year, the word seems
to get dirtier. In fact, people are
damn disrespectful to that poor
word. In an age of people fighting
against racism, sexism, weightism,
Quaylism, Air Supplyism, and
fascism, shouldn't there be someone
fighting wordism?
Study, work's sister, is also taking
a beating in the respect department.
You always hear people badmouth
the word "study". You always hear
people saying "I hate 'studying,'"
that's the participle form by the way.
Someone should stick up for these
bastions of our fine college, but it
sure as hell isn't going to be me. I'm
going with popular opinion on this
one, and all you wordists can go
stick your heads up your. ..urn,
shirts. But those of you who feel
guilty about laying off the old books,
here is my top ten procrastination
list, otherwise known as "things to
do instead of studying Geology" or
"stress break ideas."
10) Go for a fun run. Daylight,
moonlight, it really doesn't matter.
I promise, this will definitely get
people to notice you, wake you up,
and may waste some quality time as
you explain your actions to campus
security.
9) Go to the bathroom. Granted
this may not take a lot of time for
most people, but try to be creative.
A woman next door claims "1 always
have to pee," while a man in my
dorm often reads the Sports section
or plays a quality game of GameBoy
on the can.
8) Nintendo. Every human being
needs a good dose of Nintendo. It
sharpens your mind as you weave
through Mario Bros.3, and it gets
out your aggressions playing games
like Blades of Steel.
7) Self-Examination. I'm not sure
what mi amigo meant when he
suggested this to me, but you go
ahead and figure it out.
6) Killing roommates. Nearing the
holidays, yuletide spirit is definitely
lacking in most rooms. Plotting ways
to get away with this can be hours of
fun. Also, there is a rumor that if
your roommate dies you receive a
4.0 average. Hmmmm...
5) Sleeping. You can always do
your work tomorrow morning. Plus,
you're only going to take a short
nap, right?
4) Sex, or sex and then sleeping.
•Nuff said.
3) Eating. There's always
Domino's, and the Pub offers up a
nice selection from the Grill until
11:30. Thinking about food is often
pleasurable enough for most dieters,
too.
2) Tetris. I'm sorry, but that game
just sucks. But you can turn on the
old Mac, convince yourself that you
will only play one game of Tetris,
then start that English paper.
DTie
a) recruiting Air Supply fans. I
understand that there are lots of
closet Air Supply fans on campus.
Come out, be proud! A sophomore
on my floor and I are forming a fan
club. P.S.-she's also starting a Barry
Manilow fan club for anyone
interested.
b) arguing about who's the
hottest, sexiest, coolest, doi kiest, and
bitchiest on the show to end all
shows- Beverly Hills 90210.
Yes, it is exam time, and many,
many people are feeling stressed
out, have spent eighty-two hours at
the library in the past two days, or
have philosophied themselves into
believing that they're specks of dust
on Nietzsche's left toe. Exams are
important, but they're not
everything. As John Cusack says,
"You must chill. You must chill."
Think about that.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6,1991
\
Student Opinion
Sr^z>J^Jsrr t Sr>^:^J^
A Nightmare on Pine Street: Safety at Stake?
By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
Background: In the wake of budget cuts in the
department of Safety and Security, receiit burglaries at
Pine Street apartments, and reported assaults on
campus, obvious questions have surfaced about student
safety at Bowdoin. We asked the following students:
How safe do you feel at Bowdoin? Have you ever felt
your security was threatened? Do you think the
suburban isolation of Brunswick has any effect on the
security of the Bowdoin community? What could
Security be doing to make you feel safer?
JIM WATT '94
Tamworth, NH
I've seen Security around quite a bit lately-actually
Secutiry has kept me from doing some pretty stupid
things at times. This year they haven't been around as
much as last year, though. It seems like the Brunswick
cops have been around more, which is too bad because
they seem much more harsh. It's too bad also that the
budget had to be cut, because it seems like the local
police have had to pick up the slack. Brunswick isn't an
inner-city environment, but people are still getting
ripped off. I guess that would happen anywhere.
GENEVIEVE THOMSON '94
Pasadena, CA
1 generally feel safe walking around at night, but it gets a
little scary walking down side streets and having the lights
suddenly turn off. When that happens, I get my key out. The
whistle idea is good, but I've heard them being blown during
the day, so I don't know how seriously people are taking it.
One thing 1 like is when I'm walking home at night and 1 see
a Security car parked on the side of the road . . . that's a good
feeling.
SEAN BELL '92
Brooklyn, NY
I feel very safe here, especially compared to
Brooklyn, but I have heard of instances where peoples'
safety has been threatened, such as the attack in front
of Winthrop. My sophomore year, a woman was
attacked in the Coles Tower parking lot. Security's
personnel cuts are extremely dangerous and not a
good idea at all. I think the fact that Bowdoin is so
isolated has a negative effect ... it makes people feel
safer than they really are. Until the Pine Street thefts,
I left my door unlocked all the time.
BENICIA GANTNER '92
San Francisco, CA
I feel less safe this year than I have in the past,
probably becauseofthe recent incidents. . .everything
from women being attacked to apartments being
robbed . I think it's problematic that the shuttle doesn't
run as many hours as it should . Also, people have had
problems with the emergency phone system. I called
the shuttle last night and they weren't running because
of bad road conditions. I think it's important to put
people's safety ahead of a possible fender-bender.
PETER LYLE '92
Newark, NJ
I thought that Brunswick, Maine, if anywhere, would be
one of the safest placest left on Earth, but it was a rude
awakening when my place got robbed on Thanksgiving day.
What really pisses me off is the fact that there is an increase in
crime around Brunswick, but that there is a decrease in
security because of budget cuts. You want to say your faith is
restored because they found the stuff (it wouldn't be M aine if
they hadn't found it) but I just think the Brunswick Police got
lucky this time. As far as personal safety, I don't feel threatened
here, but I feel concerned.
MATT TORRINGTON '93
Chapel Hill, NC
I've had a lot of stuff stolen here, everything from
brand-new tennis shoes to a VCR. Security should
make sure we have adequate locks on all doors and
windows, which we don,l have right now. Sure, we
don't have much violent crime around, there aren't
people getting shot, but if people don't take adequate
measures to protect their property, it is going to get
stolen. It seems like it's mostly high-school kids, so
they're probably spite crimes.
Put your writing skills to work. . .
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1991
19
Student Opinion
Sr^&j&tsrrSi-jSMte
Bowdoin's Honor Code: On Thin Ice?
s
Br Elisa Boxer, with photos by Amy Capen
Background: We all signed the card, but the efficacy
of the Honor Code has been questioned lately. Its
implementation is unquestionably arbitrary. Dean
Lewallen sees it as "philosophically flawed". What do
students think of the guiding abstraction that's
supposed to dictate our academic integrity? We posed
the following questions: What does the Honor Code
mean to you? What does it do for the Bowdoin
community? Have you ever seen it being abused? Do
you think teachers generally trust students? Is the
Honor Code policy strictly enforced? Do you think it
would help the school to eliminate the Honor Code?
ANDY COWEN '92
New York, NY
I think the Honor Code is a commitment that students
make to uphold certain academic standards of honesty.
I don't think it's working. It's not uniformly
implemented or abided by. Some teachers trust students
way too much, while others have no faith in students
whatsoever. However, there are several benefits of it-
-mostly the flexibility in scheduling exams. There
should be specific guidelines and procedures of which
students are fully informed. I think, for the most part,
that students at Bowdoin are pretty honest folk.
JULIAN RIOS '92
MlAMA, FL
Honor Code ... is that the thing I signed? I guess it's the rules
by which Bowdoin pretends this institution should be run.
Sometimes it operates as a big thing watching over you, like
the first year you wonder "What can I write? Is it plagiarism?"
I know of someone who got kicked out because he plagiarized
his own writing ... no one should really care. 1 think it's
necessary to spell out exactly what the expectations are, what
the students are getting into when we sign that thing. In some
ways I think it's ridiculous, kind of patronizing.
CHELSEA FERRETTE '94
Washington, DC
Basically, I think it's unfair how Dean Lewallen
went about treating the students who got caught
cheating. Everyone knows the rules; if you get caught
cheating you're supposed to be expelled. We should
have a precedent. I think most people take the Honor
Code seriously, even though some people joke about
it, but I think abiding by it is almost second nature.
Generally, I think teachers do trust students, like
during final exams teachers go have lunch and then
come back and collect the exams. I think we should
keep the Honor Code. It's a privilege to go to a school
which trusts its students.
ROBIN FISHER '94
Oak Harbor, WA
I've encountered various attitudes about the Honor
Code. Some teachers think students can be trusted,
while others don't. Sure, I've seen people cheating.
These are hard questions to generalize about, because
some people take the Honor code very seriously, and
others think it's worth it to take the risk of cheating. I
don't think it's- strictly enforced, unless you catch
someone waving notes around, but basically I think it's
a good thing.
MARK KONTULIS '95
Worcester, MA
I think the intentions of the Honor Code are good, but it's
silly to have to sign a piece of paper. If they let you into this
school, you should be honest enough not to cheat. If people do
cheat, it should weigh one their own conscience. The cheating
thing was up to the discretion of the teacher ... it was her class.
I think people see it as just a formality. It's not really necessary
to have an Honor Code. Most people our age should know the
difference between right and wrong.
JEN RAMIREZ '95
Hartford, CN
The Honor Code means that the school thinks that
students are mature enough to decide their own
morals. Cheating not only goes against the school, but
against ourselves. I think there's always temptation,
like when a teacher leaves the room and you know
your notes are right in your bag, but what does it
matter if you get a good grade if you didn't deserve it.
I think teachers have a balanced trust—not more or less
than they should. I think the Honor Code is a good
thing; we're away from home, not in high school any
more. The Honor Code says that the school trusts us.
. . .next semester join The Orient staff!
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THE B0WDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1 99 1
to the Edito
It shouldn't take Magic for
people to be aware of AIDS
To the Editor
I am so tired of hearing the words "Magic Johnson." He's
HIV positive. Big deal. I've had over fifty friends and associates
die from AIDS since 1984. I've been HIV positive for years.
The media reaction to Mr. Johnson's diagnosis has been
disgusting. More than 125,000 people have died from AIDS
and here's a sports personality, not with AIDS but with HIV
infection, and the media has gone wild. What makes his life
worth so much more than all those who have died? Is it his
fame? Or is it the fact that he says he acquired the disease
through heterosexual contact? I fear it is the latter. So, what
the AIDS activists have said for ten years, that AIDS is not a
gay disease, but a disease that can attack anyone, is true. Does
this disease have to decimate the straight population before
most straight people care? Apparently so.
^ In all fairness to Magic Johnson, hehasdone more for AIDS
education in ten minutes than AIDS activists have achieved in
ten years. How sad a commentary on our society. And, I do
believe him to be a decent and compassionate man. But what
does he really know about AIDS? Prior to this year, what did
he do in the struggle against AIDS? How many people has he
known who have died from this disease? And more to the
point, what are his qualifications to sit on the National
Commission on AIDS? Why, in fact, was therean open spot on
the Commission to fill? It is because the only HIV positive
member of that body died from AIDS complications two
months ago, and the President of the United States had not
bothered to name anyone to the vacancy in that time. I think
it's clear where the President's priorities lay, and the struggle
against AI DS is not high on his agenda. Some things will never
change.
For the last year, I have paid to run four safe sex/AIDS
awareness ads weekly in the Bowdoin Orient. I felt a need to
f i 11 a void left by the inaction of the faculty, staff, administrations
and students themselves. The ads were aimed at students-
not gay students or straight students-but students. It saddens
me to think that those ads meant nothing when compared to
one small press conference by Magic Johnson. But, if the goal
is A IDS awareness, the real tragedy is that it has taken so long.
Louis B. Briasco'69
Alumni Secretary 71-78
Lecturer, Department of
History 72-77
impressive of the groups is the Chi Psi house who, despite the
fact that they are unrecognized by the College and have no say
in the Inter-Fraternal Council (IFQ, still manage to follow
most of the laws set forth and keep themselves out of trouble.
All of these example show "internal self-regulation" and "a
community commitment to instilling respect for personal
initiative" Therefore, by the Dean's own definition this appears
to be a very honorable system.
The College has chosen to allow dishonorable students to
slip by while it once again punishes the fraternities who have
worked hard to prove that they are an honorable system. It is
sad that, as Brian Berlandi '93 said in his recent letter to the
Editor, "this incident willonlycontinuetoappearasacomplete
joke" until the administration buries their hatchet with the
fraternities and begins to deal with the issues irrespective of
the fraternity system.
Alexa Wright Fitzpatrick '94
liberal arts institution. One where I could confront and learn
from this discovery; to hide this fact would be to obscure the
understanding of the very past that created slavery in the
United States.
This proposed action on the part of the Coalition would be
an extreme form of historical revisionism that, if taken to its
logical end, could justify the cancellation of all Bowdoin
degrees, honorary and otherwise, to all Bowdoin students
before 1960 - for we could assume, under present standards,
that these males were sexist by theifupbringing and education;
and unworthy of this institution's support.
Paul Moyer '92
■/**
Students respond to cheating
incident and honor code
To the Editor:
As a member of the class of 1994 1 was faced with a tough
decision on January 26, 1991. That was my freshman year
"drop" night and, like so many other freshman and
sophomores, thequestion I struggled with was whetheror not
I should choose a fraternity (or the Sorority). Although I
chose, at that time, to be an Independent, I still support the
fraternity system and continue to be amazed at the lengths to
which the College will go to make them look bad.
The most recent incident that brings this issue to light is the
"recommendation" by the Dean of Students, Kenneth
Lewallen, that the first-year hockey players who were caught
cheating not join fraternities. I'm assuming that he means this
as a deterrent from cheating for other students. The question
that then stems from this situation is: would those who have
already "declared" themselves as Independents be given the
same punishment? Staying independent shouldn't be a
punishment for cheating since that is how many students
have chosen to spend their time at Bowdoin. The whole
fraternity issue could have been avoided if the students
caught cheating had been asked to take next semester off, as
has been done in the past.
In Dean Lewallen's article in the Orient last week he said,
"personal honor requires internal self regulation" and "a
strengthened honor prmdpleresultsprimarilyfromindividual
resolution and a community commitment to instilling respect
for personal initiative and intellectual accomplishment." He
intended these words to apply to academic dishonesty, but I
think they also describe our fraternity system. When the Beta
Sigma house had problems with their neighbors they took
internal measures to appease the complaints. The Kappa
Delta Theta house was put on probation last spring and ever
since they have been working together with the administration
and have sponsored a number of non-alcoholic dance parties.
The Theta Delta Chi house has maintained a clean slate while
on their probation and is now sponsoring a mandatory alcohol
awareness lecture for their members. One of the most
To the Editor
The Bowdoin College administration does not realize that
the path they tread is both dangerous and irreversible. Neither
do they understand that the decisions made regarding the
recent cheating incident are wrong and threaten the integrity,
stature, and definition of the College as an institution of
learning.
The ambiguity of the honor code is academic. If you cheat,
you're out. Cheating threatens the philosophical basis of
education and it undermines the student body's confidence in
the system. This particular case threatens the image of student
athletes and tests the academic commitment of the College.
Class failure is a profoundly inappropriate form of
punishment for cheating (though it does open the attractive
option of cheating on any desperate final exam). Tacked onto
this wrist slap is the condition that the students be unable to
join a fraternity next semester. This measure is a brilliantly
creative, random, ad hoc means of suggesting that fraternities
encourage cheating. Fraternities may foster undesirable
characteristics, but one wonders when the link to cheating
became so clear.
The unfortunate fact that the guilty students were hockey
players - and were not cut from the team - only reinforces the
stereotype that student-athletes are dim-bulb meatheads who
need a little help from the administration (or crib notes on
their hands) to get by.
If the college is going to sell diplomas, then it should not
claim to be an institution of higher learning.
The administration's response to the cheating incident is a
precedent. Will this be standard policy from now on, and if
not,howcantheadministrationeverdefendexpellingstudents
for cheating?
Auden Schendler '92
To the Editor
I cannot express in words how happy I am to see the
Coalition of Concerned Students back in action. The campus
can breath easier now that these champions of civil rights,
sensitivity and diversity are organizing again. That fifty
students showed up to the Coalition's first meeting is no
surprise. If you add up the members of Bowdoin's various
"victim" groups there should at least be that many people. In
allyseriousness, aren't these people beating a dead horse?
I think that the Coalition has already made it clear to the
student body, faculty and administration how absurd their
demands are and what a small percentage of the campus they
represent. In retrospect, I thinkthat even theCoalition realizes
how unrealistic it was to expect the College to drastically
increase the number of female and minority faculty members
overnight. And to criticize an admissions office that has gone
out of its way to attract minority applicants in recent years as
not doing enough borders on the laughable.
As for the gay and lesbian studies program, Edwards still
has not ruled this out, which should anger all students who
have any idea as to how serious Bowdoin's fiscal problems are
right now. Such a program would appeal to only a very
narrow range of students (and it's not as. though we don't
already have courses on this subject in various departments)
so even if we did allocate the funds to establish an actual
department, chances are that there would not be enough
interest to justify its existence. What would someone do with
a degree in gay and lesbian studies?
For those freshmen who do not know what the Coalition is
about or for those whose memories need refreshing, Mike
Golden's article in the November 22 Orient should be required
reading. I merely draw your attention to Pat Flaherty's
comment about the Class of 1875's gateway: "I want to put a
huge condom over it," this implying that the gateway is
somewhat of a phallic symbol. What a great photo-op that will
make, eh Pat? Why don't you all go down to our nation's
capital and put a condom over the world's largest phallic
symbol, the Washington Monument.
James E. Simon '92
Coalition article sparks re-
sponse concerning its agenda
To the Editor:
I would like to respond to your "Coalition" article of Nov.
the 22nd; in it, members of the Coalition apparently propose
to protest the honorary degree Jefferson Davis received from
Bowdoin. First of all, I would like to advise the Coalition not
to make the revocation of century old honorary degrees a
central pillar of their agenda for the spring semester. It seems
to me that an organization with limited time and resources
and important objectives, could spend their energy in much
more productive pursuits.
Secondly, and more importantly, this proposed course of
action by the Coalition touches upon aspects of history that
I, as a History major, am keenly aware of. To call for the
revocation of Jefferson Davis' degree is to call for the
sterilization of our history. It would be to portray Davis as a
black or white, good or evil figure - an object upon which we
in the present could pass judgement upon without
consideration to the passage of time. This is a manipulation
and a simplification of an individual, and his historical
context; Davis was a complex historical figure - a man known
for his intelligence and compassion to his close friends, and
a respected figure in the pre-Civil War republic. Granted, he
was the leader of a state that practiced slavery; but one that
also fought for an ideal of republican freedoms in the form of
the state's rights. I would hope that the Coalition would not
hope to expunge or deny the complexities and paradoxes of
history, for I believe that the best environment in which to
promote the objectives of social awareness is in a vibrant
academic community. A community where I could discover
that, yes, Jefferson Davis, the president of a state supported
by a racist political economy, had obtained a degree from a
Students should be allowed to
protect themselves from theft
To the Editor
As a result of the recent string of crime at Bowdoin, I
decided to call the security office and find out the facts about
the liability of my property. I asked the woman at the other
end of the phoneline just who is responsible for things in my
room, such as cd's, computers, etc., if they were stolen. I told
her that I live in Mayflower apartments and I'm a bit worried
about security over the break. She said that I am responsible
for my own things. I then asked, "You mean to tell me that the
College does not own any insurance against theft?" Again,
she told me that it is my responsibility. That is somewhat
understandable, but then I asked her, "Am I allowed to install
additional locks on my doors?" The answer to that one,
obviously, is no. I'm no lawyer, but this sounds a bit ludicrous
to me. As a result of the school's policy, I will be forced to
schlep all of my valuables home with me over the break.
Alternatively, I could rent a storage space for the month, but
that would cost me.
Maybe I'm overreacting. I mean, thedoors to the Mayflower
and Brunswick apartments are made of fairly thick plywood.
Also, it's not like anyone can break the glass on my back door
and then reach in, unlock the door and help themselves. No,
that is not very likely. I don't mean to criticize Bowdoin
Security, that has been done enough. I just mean to point out
that if they can't afford to hire more guards, than we should
be allowed to take extra steps in order to protect ourselves.
Kenneth L. Cornick '94
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992
NUMBER 13
Dismal outlook for T 92 gra ds
After a brutal 1991, college graduates see no
reason for optimism in recession economy
By Tom Davidson Jr.
orient editor-in-chief
1991 Bowdoin graduates found
themselves joining thousands of
recent graduates in the
unemployment lines. And just when
it seemed it couldn't get any worse,
new studies project a grim job
outlook for the Class of 1992.
According to the 1992 Lindquist-
Endicott Report, projections show
that the hiring figure for 1992 will
its toll," says Katrin Verslas,
Outreach Specialist (for Access
Networking , a Boston-based
organization that helps recent
graduates find non-profit jobs. "For
us that's meant a rise in the number
of people turning to the non-profit
sector."
The Lindquist-Endicott Report
also projected a four percent drop in
the demand for graduates with a
bachelor' s degree, a 1 6 percent drop
in the demand for those holding
According to the 1992 Lindquist-Endicott Report,
projections show that the hiring figure for 1992 will
be down 30 percent from 1989 and that 47 percent of
the corporations surveyed will decrease the number
of graduates they hire.
be down 30 percent from 1989 and
that 47 percent of the corporations
surveyed will decrease the number
of graduates they hire.
The report ,written by Associate
Dean and Director of Placement at
Northwestern University Victor R.
Lundquist, surveys more than 250
mid-to-large sized businesses across
the United States.
Experts blame the recession for
the recent rise in unemployment
and the growing number of
graduates who have pursued
careers in non-profit organizations.
"The recession has definitely taken
bachelor's degrees in economics and
finance, and a five percent decrease
for those with bachelor's degrees in
business administration. According
to the report, those with bachelor's
degrees in liberal arts appear to be
the least affected, with a drop in job
opportunities at four percent.
According to the report, 70
percent of the firms intend to
implement more stringent drug
testing policies. These firms said that
they would use drug testing as a
qualifier, a figure significantly
higher than the 30 percent reported
in 1987. Data provided by NSNS
College mourns the death
ofShadrach Woods '93
The College community
laments the death of Shadrach
Woods '93.
Friends describe Woods as
academically gifted and
athletically inclined. A member
of the lacrosse team, Woods was
revered by all for his unique
ability to unite the team.
"I went to high school with
him. I was a good friend with
him in high school — he was
beloved by the whole school.
And when he got to Bowdoin he
continued this legacy," said Dave
Sciarretta '93.
Woods is best known for his
magnetic personality. He
appealed to all types of people,
as reflected by the rich diversity
of his friends. "His funeral
attracted both his friends from
the lacrosse team and from the
Coalition [of Concerned
Students]. Shadrach could bridge
any philosophy. He was a man
for all people — he had such great
potential," said Sciarretta.
"It was my understanding that
Shadrach was a popular and well-
liked person. The community
collectively mourns his loss," said
Dean of Students Kenneth A.
Lewallen.
Woods came to Bowdoin from
the Green Meadow School of
Spring Valley, New York.
Contributions to the Shadrach
Woods Scholarship Fund
established at Green Meadow
may be sent in care of Mrs.
Waltraude Woods, 34 Pine Brook
Road, Spring Valley, New York,
10977. A memorial service will
be held today at 1:30 p.m. in the
Walker Art Museum.
Bates in uproar over rapes
Rapist found guilty by College, yet evades arrest by authorities
In December, the expelled student
filed a written appeal with Bates'
President. The President's Ad Hoc
A recent series of acquaintance Appeals Committee upheld the
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
rapes on the Bates College campus
has ignited a student protest
attracting state-wide media
coverage.
During the fall semester four
female students accused a male
student of rape and ~^^^~
various forms of sexual
harassment. The Dean of
Students Office
presented the women
Student Conduct Committee's
ruling and expulsion. Adding to the
tense campus environment, the local
police department expressed
concern about not being notified of
the rape and internal trial. The police,
not under oath, as required by a
court of lav/.
The Maine media is focusing
much attentionon the Bates' campus
environment after another alleged
rape occurred recently. In an
unrelated case, a female student
accused a male student of
acquaintance rape. "She is going to
the polici!. The alleged perpetrator
has withdrawn from
theCollege," said Dean
The Maine media is focusing much Saw y er - . .
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attention on the Bates' campus attempting to explain
the campus' protests,
said,
with various options of
recourse against the environment after another alleged rape Dean sawy
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student. The four victims
collectively decided to
charge the student mmma^m
internally, through Bates'
judiciary system, and not to seek a
police arrest and legal indictment.
The Student Cond uct Committee,
consisting of five elected students,
five faculty members and a faculty
chairperson, found the male student
guilty on two counts of rape and
seven counts of sexual harassment.
The Committee also declared the
student guilty of "socially
unacceptable behavior" and
promptly expelled him in
November.
occurred recently.
"There have been
compla J nts that the
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informed [by the Dean
along with several students, believe of Students of their legal options)
that if the College finds a student
guilty of rape, it should be required
to report the student to the police.
"We can't publicly say we found
a student guilty of a legal charge
because this was not a legal trial.
That's why we encourage victims to
go forward to the police," said
Associate Dean of Students Stephen
but, in fact, they really were. We
will develop a written list of options
so [future accusers j won't have to
remember in th e heat of t he moment
[their options]."
"It's really scary this went on. It's
really disturbing as a female student
I'm happy about the police
involvement and I think We Student
Sawyer. Pointing out differences Conduct Committee took it really
from a legal trial, Sawyer asserted seriously," said Bates senior Leslie
that the testimony of witnesses was Chaison.
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Orientation
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by the Dining Service and Union Director Bill Fruth, the Buns is a
welcome addition for students who are looking for some chow.
A look back at Rush 1992
Oatmeal wrestling, ice fishing, dating games, Jeopardy, physical graffiti
all made for an interesting rush period. As the first-years were
smoozed, the brothers and sisters held the prospectives' social fate in
their hands.
Hockey downs Middleburv
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Status of Off-Campus Study Page 3
Flooding soaks campus Page 5
ReviewofRobbieRobertson's "Storyville"....Page 6
Lou Reed Review Page 9
Editorials Page 12
Women's Ice Hockey Page 18
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
Ah yes, the conventional wisdom convenes for an enlightening look at
our administration( and a bonus plethora of others. Firings, hirings and
admirings make for a wacky, zany, well, just a downright nutty world
inside Hawthorne -Longfellow.
Administrators
Bobby Edwards
Old OCW: This guys gonna make Bowdoin some cash! New OCW:
Recognize the signature, but what in God's name does this man look
like?
JOAN FoRTIN ad OCW: Can you say Rubber Stamp? New OCW: No arrow high
DOUG Ebeling enough. These two do it all
OCW says SAVE THE TREES! You've wasted the entire Amazon
SECURITY Basin on tickets for our loving Editor's car alone. Does Brunswick
PD subcontract?
DEAN Great work Mr. President (oops!) sorry, Mr. Dean. The busiest man
IC 1 r on campus keeps getting busier. Look for the ex-Golden glover
K£N LEWALLEN Kenny « the Tmth - g . 02 |j B^e^a Olympiad.
Come on folks, half of the student body had to mortgage their
BOOKSTORE r EOPLE parents' homes just to buy books. On the brighter side, the clothes
certainly can't get any uglier.
Quotes of the Week
"Have a nice day," says the traffic cop as he finishes writing you a speeding
ticket. That might occur just about anywhere English is spoken, but not in
Brunswick, Maine. In 1988, that town's police chief ordered his 40-member
force to eliminate this "absurdly shallow insult" from their on-duty
vocabulary and not to enrage their victims more."
-an excerpt from an article appearing in Delta Airlines Sky magazine
"Probably nothing'
-Republican Presidential Candidate Pat Buchanan to a homeless man
pushing a cart who asked "If you're elected, what will you do to help
the homeless?"
ACROSS
1. Where one might study Andy
Wharhol's works (3 words)
12. Enrollment into college
14. "Calculus Made Simple," e.g. (2
wds.)
16. Evaluate
17. Extremely small
18. Follows a recipe direction
19. Belonging to Mr. Pacino
22. Of land measure
23. Meets a poker bet
24. Gay (WW II plane)
26. Capri, e.g.
27. Belonging to Mayor Koch
28. Irritate or embitter
30. Train for a boxing match
31. — and the Belmonts
32. Processions
35. Diet supplement (abbr.)
38. Scottish historian and philosopher
39. College in Greenville, Pa.
40. The Venerable
41. "...not with —
43. Return on investment (abbr.)
44. Pondered
45. Belonging to Mr. Starr
47. Part of the classifieds
48 Possible place to study abroad
52. Small School in Canton, Ohio (2
wds.)
52. Orson Welles film classic (2 words)
DOWN
1. Those who are duped
2. "Do unto — ..."
3. Fourth estate
4. Goals
5. Well-known record label
6. Well-known king
7. 151 to Caesar
8. Prefix meaning milk
9. Confused (2 words)
10. husky
11. Most immediate
12. Like a sailboat
13. Cash register key (2 words)
14. En (as a whole)
15. Auto racing son of Richard Petty
19. Political disorder
20 dt. (footnote abbreviation)
21. Traveled on a Flexible Flyer
24. Glorify
25. Prospero's servant in The
Tempest" .
28. Well-known government agency
29. American League team (abbr.)
30. Fictional hypnotist
32. Style exemplified by Picasso
33. She's—..." © Edward Jutius
34. Be unwell
35. Visible trace
36. Think
37. Woman's undergarment
38. Commit kiri
40. — burner
42. "...for if I— away..."
44. Actress Actress Gibbs
46. African antelope
47. Well-known TV band-leader
49. Price
5tt 1968 film," -Station Zebra"
51. 1965 film, " — Ryan's Express"
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1 992
to make the grade
By Alex Wild
orient contributor
Across the nation this past
winter break, hundreds of
Bowdoin students trekked
faithfully to their respective
mailboxes, some eagerly, others
with a painful reluctance,
awaiting report cards that never
came. „
This alarmed many students;
the grades had always come
before. Perhaps moreperturbing
than the non-arrival of the report
cards was the silence from the
Registrar's office. "I didn't mind
not getting them," said Hoyt
Peckham '95, "if*. the not
knowing if or when they're
coming that's the problem."
According to Dean Jervis, there
were two considerations taken
into account when deciding not
to send the grades home. First,
Jervis stated, was the matter of
timing — "By the timethe grades
came in, there were students
already starting to come back."
Theduedate for grades was Dec.
30, but some faculty waited until
Jan. 7 to report grades.
The second consideration was
financial. The cost for mailing
three report cards is
approximately $1.00, resulting in
a final savings of hundreds of
dollars. Jervis said that thereason
that the students were not
notified wasbecause thedecision
came too late.
Registrar Sarah Bernard,
however, claimed that the
primary reason for the decision
was not monetary. "There is a
way to mail them cheaply," she
said, "It was our intent to send
them home originally."
According to Bernard, the
difficulty lay in the sk> wresponse
of several faculty nv;nber$. "\
have no control over the faculty,
and no sticks with which to beat
them."
Whilethemajorityofthe faculty
were punctual with the grades,
some "perpetually late"
professors and some "one-timers"
delayed the returns for over a
week.
Dean Jervis also remarked that
thedecision not to send the report
cards home "I raised ) the question
of who was receiving the grades-
the students or the parents?" One
first-year student stated, "We ear n
our grades; it's our decision
whether or not to discuss them
with our parents," while another
claimed "grades should be sent
home."
While several students
admitted that they were rather
agreeable to the idea of not
mailing the grades, others felt that
it didn't really matter where they
received them. Hoyt Peckham
'95 said that he was "a little
alarmed," and that the incident
"shows a little disorganization."
Jeremy Meltzer 93 went further
to say that the incident was "an
example of the inefficiency that is
so prevalent in this college," and
went on to compare the
Registrar's office to the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
The consensus seems to be that
the student body should have
been informed .Jervis agreed, and,
added, "We should have made
the decision earlier."
Rebecca Maxwell *95 said, "I
think they should have sent an
apology and an explanation along
with the grades in the campus
man. ~~
Registrar Bernard said that the
failure to mail the report cards
was a one-time occurrence and
that she anticipates that the
College will continue its policy of
mailing them home. "I must
commend the students — people
have been very patient and kind."
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Turner assumes dual campus role
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
For hundreds of Bowdoin
students, the name John Turner is
synonymous with their thoughts of
studying abroad. After a one year
period as the school's director of
off-campus study, Turner will resign
from the post, and return full-time
to his duties as a Spanish professor
next fall.
Turner describes his tenure as a
"year of transition" for the off-
campus study program, formerly
overseen by Associate Dean of
Students Ana Brown. Citing the
time-consuming research involved
in the position, Turner advocates
several significant changes for the
off-campus study program.
Presently, all students wishing to
study abroad must be interviewed
by Turner, who then makes
recommendations about
appropriate programs and
distributes applications.To improve
the advice given to students, Turner
hopes to decentralize the process,
making each academic department
responsible for finding the best
programs for its majors.
"It would be much better if every
department would advise you.
Some departments are already
doing that. Religion is very active in
finding the right universities [ for its
majors]," said Turner.
The number of students choosing
to study of f-campus far excedes that
of only a few years ago. "Twenty
years ago, the number of students
going away was very small —
usually just language students," said
Turner. Today nearly forty percent
of Bowdoin students spend some
time abroad.
In the past "we have thought of it
[study abroad] as somewhat of a
diversion. We must think of it as an
Professor John Turner
Photo courtesy of College Relations
essential part of Bowdoin," asserts
Turner. In fact, a Ad-Hoc faculty
committee dealing with off-campus
study recently polled the faculty
and found near-unanimous support
for the program. Also encouraging
are the supportive attitudes of
President Edwards and Dean for
Academic Affairs Beitz.
Turner cites the lack of a director
dedicated solely to off-campus
studies for the hectic pace of the
office. "I f only we had a staff person
— I'm not convinced it must be a
full-time person. We need better
record-keeping. We must be in
touch [with students] when they're
away — not just wave goodbye.
This ca n' t really be done by a teacher
part time. It needs a great deal of
support," said Turner.
This popularity of off-campus
study has grave financial
implications for Bowdoin. When
studying abroad, students pay
tuition directly to their chosen
institution or the program's
sponsor (usually a large American
University). While receiving no
tuition from these students,
Bowdoin's Student Aid Office still
releases grant money to pay for
the student's tuition abroad if they
are on financial aid. Bowdoin will
pay any cost up to that of its own
tuition. While this policy allows
students on aid to go abroad
without losing their grant money,
it depletes Bowdoin's income.
Commenting on the changing
destinations of Bowdoin students,
Turner cites the large number of
students now studying in English-
speaking countries, particularly
England and Australia. "Up until
1987 we couldn't even send
students there [Australia]." Until
recently both nations discouraged
American students from studying
at their universities. "Now [the
Australians] are looking for hard
currency — American dollars,"
Flu epidmic ravages campus during exams
By Jonathan Dugan
orient contributor
The first reported case of viral
influenza appeared at Dudley Coe
Health Center on Dec. 6, just five
days after Thanksgiving Break. In
the following week, that one flu case
exploded into an epidemic on the
Bowdoin campus.
Soon students everywhere were
complaining of the same symptoms:
the sudden onset of a sore throat,
coughing, body and head aches, and
102-104 degree fever.
In total, the Health Center
diagnosed over 200 cases on
campus. The staff was able to
quickly diagnose the illness, but
because of the viral nature of the flu,
they were helpless to aid students.
Tylenol, sleep and lots of fluid s were
the best remedies, but the only cure
was to outlast the flu's three to four
day run.
Ian Buchan, co-director of the
Health Center, was "surprised they
did not receive more cases," due to
the extremely contagious nature of
the virus. It is now generally
assumed that many sick students
did not report to the Health Center,
knowing there was little help
available.
For college students the flu is not
life-threatening, as it sometimes is
for elderly people susceptible to
pneumonia. However, the
outbreak's timing was particularly
bad, reaching its worst proportions
during finals week.
The Health Center staff left
students to deal With their
professors individually about
personal sickness instead of
continuing their policy of written
excuses. One flu-stricken student,
Holly Malin '95, said, "I felt like 1
couldn't do anything at all." Some
cases even required hospitalization
and caused students to postpone all
of their finals.
Bowdoin was hit with the mildest
of three types of influenza. While
the flu has not resurfaced since the
second semester began, there
remains a possibility of another
outbreak.
Flu shots are not necessary for
healthy college-age people, but
those students with "chronic
illnesses such as asthma or diabetes
should come in and get shots," said
Buchan.
Since it takes two to four weeks
for the shots to become effective,
those requiring shots should get
them immediately.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS' " " FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1992
Lewallen lone crusader for new Code
Disgruntled Dean restates need for revamped Honor system
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
Bowdoin's administration is
seeking the modification of an
academic honor system lately
criticized by many in the Bowdoin
community.
The Student Executive Board
designated a subcommittee "to look
into rewriting the Honor Code and
Social Code," said Dean of Students
Kenneth Lewallen. He also wishes
"to resolve the issue of whether
student conduct codes should be
partoftheconstitution." Interviews
He said that its creators wanted
student initiative to serve as the
Honor and Social Code's enforcer,
but "that didn't happen."
Responsibility for "honor"
enforcement instead falls upon the
discretion of professors as they are
confronted with individual cases.
The administration's impotence
regarding the most recent cheating
incident, involving five math
students, stirred emotions on
campus last semester. The professor
discussed the problem with
Lewallen "unofficially," then chose
to merely award the cheaters with
If you have proceeded this far in the article, you
are probably not a student. Lewallen pointed out
that most students do not know or care about the
issue of what constitutes cheating at Bowdoin.
to determine the members of this
committee begin next week.
"We want students to be able to
know exactly what is acceptable
behavior," stated Taran Grigsby,
chairperson of the Executive Board .
The Honor and Social Codes,
omitted (but not abandoned) from
the Student Constitution during its
revision last spring, are to be closely
re-examined. "Hopefully by the end
of Spring Break we can have
something for the students," said
Lewallen.
The current honor system fell
under increasing criticism.
According to Lewallen, "Our
adjudication system is
cumbersome, unworkable,
unrealistic — and not in the spirit of
the framers (of the constitution!."
an "F' in the course. Lewallen said,
"the instructor did not formally
present the case for adjudication."
Discretion of the individual
professor played the decisive role
in handling cheating incidents for
years. Since the adoption of the
Honor Code in 1964, said Lewallen,
professors typically "explore
alternatives" to official procedures
concerning academic dishonesty,
then "don't follow through." The
official introduction of cheating to
the administration calls for review
of the case by the Student Judiciary
Board.
Why did this most recent incident
arouse such disgust? Lewallen
denies the relevance of the five
students' positions on Bowdoin's
hockey team; rather, he cites his
"unofficial" demand that these
students do not pledge a fraternity
as the public irritant. "If I hadn't
touched rush — I don't think there
would have been as much of an
outcry."
Twice before Lewallen proposed
abandoning the Honor Code. He
favors "dismissal for a year as the
normal consequence of cheating."
Grigsby offers a stringent alternative
to the current enforcement policy.
"I personally would like to see a
more compulsory Honor Code."
Advocating a "Draconian"
approach similar to the
government's, he said, "If you have
knowledge of a crime and don't
report it, then you are a criminal."
Lewallen desires many changes
in the Social Code, terming it
"restrictive of student rights — by
being so vague as to what is
permissible conduct." He looks for
a more comprehensive presentation
of the rights of the infracting student.
If you have proceeded this far in
the article, you are probably not a
student. Lewallen pointed out that
most students do not know or care
about the issue of what constitutes
cheating at Bowdoin. Indicating
that he received no student response
to his original proposal for the
dismissal of the Honor Code in the
spring of 1990, he brings a concern
to light.
If professors are notoriously
reluctant to fully charge a student
with academic fraud, and students
are reluctant to care, how can the
administration say in its Honor
Code, "Bowdoin assumes that all
students possess the attributes
implied by honor, without which
the College could not fulfill its
educational mission?"
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Take note of the locations of emergency
telephones. They are marked by a red light
and are also located in elevators. Picking
up the receiver or pushing the button
connects you directly to the Safety and
Security Office, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
Brunswick Apt. fire causes
$60,000 worth of damage
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The aftermath of the December fire.
Pnoto by Erin Sullivan
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
A fire causing $60,000 worth of
damage raged through four
Brunswick Apartments in unit E
on Sunday, December 15, during
exam period.
The inferno began when candles
placed on a window sill fell onto a
couch in one of the ground-level
apartments. The couch's wooden
frame immediately ignited and
flames spread to the window frame
and curtains.
Only feet away in the kitchen,
the apartment's residents noticed
the fire approximately thirty
seconds after it was ignited. With
their living room already engulfed
in flames, the students promptly
exited and notified their resident
assistant, Alexa Fitzpatrick, who
called Security's emergency
hotline. Simultaneously, the unit's
fire alarm sounded due to smoke
detection.
Upon receiving Fitzpatrick's call,
a Safety and Security officer
immediately notified the Brunswick
Fire Department. Another officer
arrived on scene and evacuated all
remaining residents in the unit's
three other apartments.
When the fire fighters arrived the
"fire was really hot," said Bowdoin
Safety and Security Director Michael
Pander. Fire Department officials
estimate that the apartment was
between 750 and 1 200 degrees upon
their arrival.
A television in the living room
completely melted as did a phone
fifteen feet away from the flames.
"If you breathed in that type of heat,
you would severely damage your
lungs, and couldn't take another
breath," said Pander.
In addition to the burned-out
apartment where the fire started, all
three neighboring units sustained
smoke damage. Residents of
building E could not re-enter their
apartments that evening.
Bear Buns Cafe opens in the Moulton Union
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By Mike Robbins
orient contributor
A new night time eatery opens on
campus this semester as another
restructures.
Operated by the Dining Service,
the 'Bear Buns Cafe' has opened for
business near the Moulton Union's
game room. Thus far, response has
been favorable, as early figures of
around seventy customers per lunch,
and eighty to eighty-five in the
evening have exceeded expectations,
said Operations Manager Jon Wiley.
The coming addition of the bonus
point alternative is likely to provide
even greater returns.
Meanwhile, a more familiar
Bowdoin establishment, the Bear
Necessity Pub is making several
changes to reverse a swift decline in
business last semester.
Moulton Union Director Bill Fruth
and Pub co-manager Ben Grinnell
'92 stressed the Pub's return to
independence as key among these
changes. Grinnell, speaking for
fellow co-managers Sara Wasinger
'92and BUI Callahan '92, mentioned
that Dining Service will no longer
be related to the Pub operation,
lea ving the enterprise to be student-
run.
When Dining Service prepared
the Pub's food last semester, prices
raised dramatically. "Dining
Service was in the business for the
[bonus] points," stated Callahan,
who attributed the inflated prices
to the Dining Service. "I'm kind of
glad we're back on our own. It
appears as though this will be a
solution," said Callahan.
The Pub's managers express little
fear of competition from the Bear
Buns Cafe. "We're a different
crowd. We're a place you can hang
out with your friends," said
Callahan stressing the Pub's seating
area and frequent entertainment.
Free of Dining Service input, the
Pub's menu will be undergoing
changes, with mainly micro wavable
items remaining, such as nachos,
pizza and buffalo wings. These will
be available on a cash-only basis,
but a sharp drop in prices should
help to offset the loss of the bonus
point option now only offered at the
Cafe.
A second change will beanadded
emphasis placed on programmed
events, such as campus bands, under
the direction of Sara Wasinger,
especially Thursday through
Saturday. According to Mr. Fruth,
the first week of business this
semester has been promising for the
Pub, and if this continues, its hours,
currently Wednesday through
Saturday 9:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.,
might be expanded to include
Tuesday, or even Monday.
Circa 182
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Newman
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992
Campus Crime Log
Compiled by Bowdoin Safety and Security
We were delighted when
Orient News Editor Mike Golden
approached us to initiate a
weekly column featuring
events/situations handled by the
Safety and Security Department.
It is our hope that this column
will keep our community
informed.
As in the past, major events
will be reported in separate
articles, as is the case this week
with a report on the Brunswick
Apartment fire from December,
elsewhere in this edition.
-Michael Pander, Director of
Safety and Security
Thursday. Ian. 16, 1992
8:24 p.m.
A fire alarm at Brunswick
Apartments was caused by
smoke from an oven in an
apartment.
Friday. Ian. 17. 1992
1:38 a.m.
A fire alarm at Mayflower
Apartments — a cause for the
alarm could not be determined.
The alarm was reset.
10:13 p.m.
Loud noise reported at
Brunswick Apartments. Tenant
was told to keep noise down.
No further complaints.
Saturday. Ian. 18. 1992
3:07 p jn.
Delta Sigma reported a
trespasser who would not
leave the house. The trespasser
was removed.
Sunday. Ian. 19. 1992
752 p.m.
A visitor at Dayton Arena had
cash taken from her wallet.
Brunswick Police took a
description of the suspects but
were unable to locate them.
Monday. Ian. 20. 1992
8:09 a.m.
A jar was thrown through the
window of the Treasurer's office
in Hawthorne-Longfellow Hall.
4:19 p.m.
A fire alarm at Winthrop Hall
was caused by smoke from
someone cooking popcorn.
4:20 p.m.
A student reported that her
glasses were left in the student
lounge at Appleton Hall, and the
glasses were broken into several
pieces.
Tuesday. Ian. 21.1992
10:02 p.m.
A fire alarm at Brunswick
Apartments was caused by a
malfunction in a smoke detector.
The smoke detector was
replaced.
Wednesday. Ian. 22. 1992
2.-05 a.m.
There was a fire alarm at Delta
Sigma was caused by cigar
smoke.
1:37 p.m.
Two fishing tackle boxes were
recovered in the wooded area by
Pine Street apartments.
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Flooding soaks campus during past weeks
Flooding around campus halted traffic and blocked roads.
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By Mike Robbins
orient contributor
The intersection of College Street
and Park Row flooded once more
this past week, slowing traffic and
eventually forcing most vehicles to
find an alternate route.
This area between Hawthorne-
Longfellow Hall and Kappa Delta
Theta experienced similar problems
in the past, but rarely nearing the
twelve to eighteen inch depths
reported on this occasion.
Brunswick town officials have
identified potential problems along
the Maine Street sewer line and
"approved a budget for further
study." No corrective action will be
taken until May or June of this year,
according to a Brunswick Highway
Department source.
The Maine Street sewer system,
last cleaned in the Spring of 1991
"should work" despite adverse
slope conditions, says Brunswick
Town Engineer John Foster. The
current problem, in his estimation,
is not a design flaw, but rather
common happening during winter
rain storms.
Cold weather and heavy
Photo by Jim Sabo
precipitation combine to create
freezing in the sewer's water catch
basins, where it is not easily cleared .
The lack of water flow "prevents
optimal water dissipation from the
road surface."
This, as well as the general
concern of catch basin clogging will
be addressed in May or June.
Cleaning the sewer line, or
sending a video camera down the
sewer for further analysis will be
used if appropriate. "[Brunswick's]
concern is spending money in the
most efficient way possible,"
according to Mr. Foster.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1992
Arts & Leisure
Robertson's Storyville marks new era for Band-leader
The singer-songwriter releases his most complete solo effort to date with the help of a few friends
By Tom Davidson
orient editor-in-chief
I suppose when you surround
yourself with the likes of Aaron,
Cyril, and Ivan Neville, along with
Neil Young, Rick Danko and a host
of other distinguished and talented
musicians, it's really hard to go
wrong. Robbie Robertson has done
just that in what might be his best
post-Band album. Storyville is a trip
down into a Mardi Gras world for
the singer-songwriter and the
musicians he employs to create the
kind of festival sound that backs up
every track on this album.
1 recently saw Robertson on a
special that was a tribute/
documentary of the singer, marking
his indelible impact on music during
his early years with the Band, and
his relationships with other musical
gurus such as Bob Dylan and the
Grateful Dead. But what really
struck me during this interview was
when he picked up this ancient
guitar that had been made in the
early nineteenth century. He went
into this elaborate description of
the guitar and explained that he
was using it during the recording of
Storyville. He said that it gave a
much more full sound than any of
the guitars being built today.
That is how 1 describe this album:
simple. I suppose he took a page
from Sting's book, as Storyville is
close to a Soul Cages-same eerie
sound, same amazing, yet often
pretentious lyrics.
With Storyville, Robertson seems
to be paying tribute to his past as
well as establishing himself as a
songwriterand performer who can't
be stereotyped in a certain role,
generation or decade. The cover flap
has a quote, obviously from
Robertson, that says "Man, if these'
walls could speak" . Obviously, they
still do.
Storyville starts out with a mellow
ballad called Night Parade.
Dedicated to a Mardi Gras life in
New Orleans,the song has this
Robbie Robertson.
tremendous underlying bass that
basically runs throughout the entire
album. The song has a strong bass
drum that keeps the same beat
throughout the entire tune, even
through the chorus. The horn section
is extremely well-arranged and its
low tones go well with the eerie bass.
The bass kicks in at the end with a
nice solo that offsets the vocals. The
tradeoff is nice and it works well
throughout the song. Lyrically, the
song is as good as any on the album.
It describes a certain loneliness
within the party, "just a shadow in the
streetlight, just a shadow on the wall, A
silhouette, face in the darkness, I've been
waiting for the call."
The most distinctive thing about
Storyville is Robertson's light, yet
powerful vocals; they stay at the same
' low level in all of the songs. There is
not a whole lot of variation in the
music or lyrics, but Robertson does
depart on Go Back to Your Woods co-
written by Bruce Homsby. But the
song is not your typical Homsby
song, like something he would write
with Don Henley. Robertson
handles the guitar while Art
Neville plays his distinctive Neville
Brothers riffs on the organ. The
song is right out of the John Hiatt-
Bonnie Raitt book of songwriting.
The horn section in this song is
extremely well done.
But perhaps the best song on the
album is Hold Back the Dawn. I
remember the guys at Bull Moose
telling me that I would literally
pass out when I heard this song.
And although I didn't reach a state
of unconsciousness, tl:e song is
incredible.
Robertson's vocals are at their
best on this song. When he combines
with Rick Danko on vocals, it is as
close to a musical orgasm as you
can get.
The rest of the songs on the album
are up to par with these. They do
get a little redundant, but I would
contest that this is by far Robertson's
best solo effort. So take a trip down
to Storyville, it's definitely worth the
ride.
Florentine art comes to Walker Museum
Renowned exhibit of classic draftsmanship opens Tuesday to the public
Detail rrom Florentine exhibition.
Courtesy photo.
By Melissa Milsten
orient arts & leisure editor
Ushering in the new year with
renewed vigor and enthusiasm, the
Bowdoin Art Museum's staff is
thrilled to open its latest exhibition
titled "From Studio to Studiolo:
Florentine Draftsmanship under the
First Medici Grand Dukes."
Arranged by Oberlin College's Allen
Memorial Art Museum, the exhibit
will open this Tuesday. Art lovers
are sure to enjoy the fifty plus
drawings on display, all produced
by Florentine artists between 1560
and 1600.
Chronologically arranged, the
collection enables the viewer to
observe the various stages involved
in the making of art. Lorena Coffin,
Secretary to the Director at the
Museum, explains that, "this is the
first time in two decades that
Florentine draftsmanship has been
exhibited in the United States."
Included in this rare collection
are drawings of live models and
studies of human anatomy,
drapery and composition.
Represented in the exhibit are well-
known Renaissance artists Jacopo
Pontormo, Andrea del Sarto and
Gorgio Vasari.
English and American art
collectors have nobly collaborated
by combining drawings from
various private collections. The
Bowdoin Museum will proudly
display several pieces from its own
permanent collection. Specifically,
Jan van der Straet's "Storks
Fighting Snakes" and Andrea
Boscoli's "The Visitation " promise
to captivate lucky museum-goers.
To help celebrate the exhibition's
opening on Tuesday, Karenedis
Barzman will present a slide lecture
in Kresge Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Barzman also livens the informative
exhibition catalogue with her essay,
"Perception, Knowledge, and the
Theory of the Disegno in Sixteenth-
Century Florence."
Adding to the scholarly
festivities, a slide lecture will be
delivered by Charles Avery, a
historian of sculpture. His lecture
will commence at 7:30 p.m. in Beam
Classroom on Thursday, February
6.
The Museum is open Tuesday-
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m ., and on Sunday from 2:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m .
The Museum is open free of
charge to the public.
Tours of the exhibition can be
arranged through Helen Dube, the
Education Program Coordinator of
the Museum.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992
Wanderlust drives journalist to cover war after war
Caputo, author of 'A Rumor of War/ tells of his career as a war correspondent in Means of Escape'
By Rich Littlehale
bowdoin publishing co.
Philip Caputo was bored with
the t>urbs. life outside of Chicago
in sleepy Westchester in the wake
of World War II was all about safety,
security, and lack of strife. Philip
Caputo was poorly suited to such a
life — he was possessed of a
powerful
wanderlust, of a
need to see terrae
incogn it at .
Hidden lands,
places other
people didn't go.
He grew up
watching men walk on the moon,
and thought that it should be him.
It drove him to enlist in the
Marines and fight in Vietnam.
Like most who fought there, he
was profoundly affected by the
experience. Like some, he wrote
about it — though his book, A Rumor
of War, is widely considered to be
the best of its kind. Unlike most,
however, fighting in a war hadn't
purged his system of his need to
live dangerously, to go where
others feared to tread . He has spent
the rest of his life as a foreign
correspondent, mucking around in
whatever war-torn country in
which people were interested.
Means of Escape, Caputo's fifth
book, is a memoir of his years as a
Means of Escape
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war correspondent. Caputo left home
\Jto find adventure — well, it seems that
he succeeded. Means of Escape is filled
with stories of courage and crazi ness
that act to dissuade you from
considering a career as a journalist,
on the off chance that you might feel
compelled to go to places half as bad
as Philip Caputo.
That, I suppose, is the part of all of
this that strikes you the most; each
incident, in and of
itself, is an
adventure, a
flirtation with
Death. Caputo
never gets
enough — he goes
back for more
over and over again. «^
One story, elegantly horrifying, is
his capture in Lebanon by members
of the Popular Democratic Front for
the Liberation of Palestine. Caputo
is interrogated, tortured, and
threatened constantly for several
days, and yet manages to catalogue
his captors clearly. There is The
Chocolate Soldier, who quotes
Shakespeare, The Happy Warrior,
who dances around Caputo and
gives him high-fives, and Erebia of
the killer's eyes.
Eventually, Caputo is released.
The first thing he hears when he
climbs out of the limo that brought
him to freedom is Peter Jennings
congratulating him on his Pulitzer.
Caputo looks at him dazedly — what
Pulitzer? The committee voted a
few days ago, Jennings says, and
gave it to you and the team you
worked with on the Chicago Tribune.
That incident is emblematic of
Caputo — never stopping for a
second. Some of his work is up for
a Pulitzer, and the day the award is
confirmed is the first day of his
captivity by extremist rebels.
Sprinkled throughout Means of
Escape are short, fictionalized pieces
that amount to distilled essence of
war — Eu de Cordite. They seem to be
a sort of literary sneeze for the
author — something tickling his
brain that just has to come out before
he can keep going. More than
anything, they serve to set the mood
for the rest of the book, to place the
reader in a blood -soaked rice paddy
where Caputo's muse is a hobo
named Oneway — short for Oneway
Ticket — who appears in different
forms to Caputo throughout his life,
beckoning him towards adventure
and new places every time he starts
to become bored and complacent.
Eventually, though, we come to see
that Oneway is not leading Caputo
towards glory and excitement.
Rather, he is as Virgil's shade was
to Dante, leading Caputo through
the different layers of Hell, showing
him the torments and barbarisms
of which human beings are capable.
Early in the book, as Caputo takes
us through his childhood, trying to
understand what drove him to
spend his life searching for wars, we
have a sense of motion, of energy, of
his yearning to be somewhere,
anywhere, other than a sleepy
Chicago suburb. It's a little slow, I
won't lie to you, but it's necessary.
Otherwise, we would think Caputo
completely mad for the way he
spends his life, rather than just a
little different.
Means of Escape ends with Caputo
sitting on his porch, looking out over
a salt marsh outside his home,
man's life. The physical details may
be altered a little, but only to better
show the course of the author's
development. We see his
beginnings, culminating in the
terrible restlessness that finally
drives him to enlist in the Marines,
the roller-coaster of his career,
slamming through war after war.
He saw the angel in people
sometimes, he says, but far more
often, he saw the devil. "One or two
times — and it was one or two times
Caputo left home to find adventure... That,
I suppose, is the part of all of this that strikes
you the most; each incident, in and of itself,
is an adventure, a flirtation with Death.
Caputo never gets enough — he goes back
for more over and over again.
listening to the reports of American
bombers pounding Iraq. He was
invited to report on that war, too,
but he had had enough. Thirty years
of Hell and mad ness, of seeing things
no one ought to see (least of all the
people they happened to) was
enough. It's quite moving, really.
Means of Escape is a straightforward
account of the full parabola of a
too many — the Dark One gave me a
red-eyed wink in the mirror."
Finally, it was enough, and Caputo
settled down to write and reflect
without the boom and crash,, of
falling shells as a counterpoint to
his musings. He hasn't seen Oneway
for some time now, and he doesn't
seem sure whether he misses him
or not.
'Nasty' foreign film unearths Nazi truths
By Pete Adams
orient movie reviewer
Home Video Review
Nasty Girl
Starring Lena Stolze
This recent arrival in the video
rental stores was little advertised
during its playing in theaters owing
most likely to it being a foreign
film. Nasty Girl, however, is a film
to be considered when choosing a
film to rent in the future. Nasty Girl
is thestory of an academically gifted
young girl, played by Lena Stolze,
whose research of her German
hometown's history unearths the
townspeople's secrets of their
experiences during the Third Reich.
Her search for the truth results in her
persecution and consequently leads
to her eventual downfall.
The film employs the first person
narrative to the extent that the main
character throughout the movie
appears as if talking directly to you
to tell her life story.
This element of the movie was
interesting in the sense that it was
different and fresh. On the other
hand, this constant interruption
seemed to disrupt the continuity of
the film. In addition to the film's
original format the film's theme of
"search for the truth" isaninspiring
one as demonstrated by other recent
films such as JFK. Like JFK this
movie involves a crusader
attempting to attain access to the
perennial "classified file."
As much as I value a movie that is
distinctive, I found that Nasty Girl
did not really keep me on the edge
of my seat. For whatever reason I
found myself somewhat tired of the
movie after a short time. This may
stem from the use of subtitles or the
bizarre nature of the movie. Despite
its flaws, Nasty Girl was a decent
film whose message of truth is
worth hearing.
Bowdoin Outing Club Schedule for 1/24 through 1/31
Sunday, January 26 @
11:00 a.m. Advanced
canoeing and kayaking.
Saturday- Sunday, Wednesday, January 29
January 25-26 <§> 7 :00 p.m. @ 7 :30 p.m.
Join John Simko for a Introductory Rock
snowshoeing adventure. Climbing Course in
Sargent Gym.
Kennebec Art Gallery offers
a rare glimpse of local art
By Charlotte Vaughn
orient staff writer
There is a new discovery to be
made in the neighboring town of
Bath: the Kennebec An) Gallery.
It is a small, two room gallery that
houses oil and watercolor
paintings done by local artists,
both professional and amateur.
A large part of the collection
consists of outdoorsy Maine
scenes selling for around $50-
$150, with some prints available
for as little as $8.
The museum opened at the end
of August and is affiliated with
the Kennebec Artist's Association.
The museum occasionallly houses
an exhibition by a feature artist,
and exhibits change every month
to maintain community interest.
Claire Vigneau, patron of the
gallery and featured artist this
month, feels that the museum's
variety is unique, an "interesting
blend of amateur and professional
art."
She explained that anyone can
join the Kennebec Art Gallery for
a mere ten dollars. Members are
more than eligble to have their
artwork on exhibition at the art
gallery. The frequency of exhibit
changes also produces a
motivation for members to
complete a substantial quantity
of work each month. Obviously,
the museum provides a good
opportunity for amateur
publicity.
Anyone interested in vis:tir*£
the gallery or joining the Artist's
Association should contact the
museum at 442-8915, or stop by
for a visit on your next trip to The
Cabin." The gallery is located in
Bath's quaint business district at
140 Front Street. Meetings of the
Artist's Association are held on
the first Tuesday of every month
at the Cosmopolitan Club on
Washington Street in Bath.
Interested in
photography?
How about
taking pictures
for the Orient?
Contact Erin
Sullivan at
x3807 or
x3300.
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the bowdoin ORiEirr ARTS & LEISURE fiuday, January 24. 1992
JFK shows history not written in Stone
New movie by controversial director offers a shockingly different
view of the assasination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
By Chris Colucq
orient staff writer
JFK
Directed by Oliver Stone
Starring: Kevin Costlier
Joe Pesci, Gary Old man
Few directors have tackled such
incendiary topics as Oliver Stone.
Starting in hisdaysasa screenwriter,
when Stone's script for Midnight
media criticism concerning what
Newsweek Magazine recently
referred to as the "twisted truth" of
his story.
The historical leeway Stone takes
Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison, the only
"official" who ever brought to trial a
case involving criminal charges in
the murder of President Kennedy.
The real Garrison was often one-
tracked in his attitude and paranoid with his subject matter cannot be
of others, but Stone smooths the denied. Mr. "X" (Donald
edges for Costner's role, and the Sutherland) was based on retired
ambiguities in Garrison are less Air Force colonel L. Fletcher Prouty,
important to his story than the web and the contents of a note he wrote
of deceit and suspicion created by a to Garrison in 1989 were portayed
wonderful ensemble cast. in a fictional conversation between
Joe Pesci and Tommy Lee Jones the two just before the case went to
Express (1978) earned him his first portray David Feme and Clay Shaw trial in 1969. Furthermore, Kevin
Oscar,hehasconsistentlyexplored respectively, two men embroiled in Bacon's character of prison
topics disturbing to the collective aseedy worldofsubversivepolitics, informant was created to provide
Americanpsyche,andusuallytaken crime and sexual devia nce. Gary better narrative flow,
the side of the . Tbeirnportanceof
unpopular and ■—-—-—-—-————
disenfranchised.
After his brilliant
statement on Central
America with Salvador
(1985), Stone was
. some » hums lies ui
The importance of Stone s films lies in their moods and
. , ft. • „ messages, however.
their moods and messages. ..Mis is a H is is a cinema of
cinema of essence and emotion over ^SSSTS
finally able to make details and SpetiflCS, of Suggestions and specifics, of
Platoon (1986); a film " . . F J , ? , _„,„ suggestions . and
from a script he had supposition over concrete statements, supposition over
written a decade LL concrete statements.
earlier for which he ^^ This ,s where the
had unsuccessfully sought Oldman, stunning as Sid Vicious in criticism of the film has miserably
producers over a period of years. Sid and Nancy (1985), is shockingly failed. It is understandable why
The film earned Stone Oscars for authentic to the look of Lee Harvey those involved in the power
best director and best picture and Oswald, and Sissy Spacek, Ed Asner structure of the Sixties may be
gave him the economic and popular an d j ac k Lemmon provide solid uncomfortable with many of the
clout to continue with his left-wing supporting roles. questions raised by the film, but
views of serious subjects. Wall Street Yet, as the story is Garrison's the even younger Americans have
(1987) was a searing look at gTeed in film belongs to Stone and Costner. chastised the work for "falsifying"
the ranks of corporate America, and Never before has the latter so history
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) won convincingly portrayed confusion . As Stone has implied, history
Stone another Oscar for directing. an d moral anguish, and compared was and is being written by the
to his somewhat one-dimensional "winners" in this world, and history
Elliot Ness in The Untouchables itself must be realized for the
(1987), Costner has matured and
focused his talent. Likewise, Stone
has captured the essence of the very
best of his past films, combing an
authentic, colorful period look with
a spastic camera and a very caustic
subject matter.
With The Doors (1991), he explored
another disturbing facet of the
Sixties but ultimately created a
visually overblown, sometimes
pompous and obnoxious film.
JFK returns Stone to the familiar
territory of questioning "the
establishment", this time by
supposing that the "industrial
subjective, often propaganda-
ridden "official" story that it claims
to be.
Stone definitely takes license with
the "facts" but his underlying
questioning of authority and call
auujc^viuaiici. for eternal vigilance concerning its
military-government" complex jh e n\ m > s montage sequences possible corruption is really why
were the ones actually behind maintain an integrity while whirring we should remember this film. He
Kf>nnf»r1\/ / c accaccinatirm _t >i i i i i
Kennedy's assassination
Stone typically chooses a
confused yet basically virtuous man orcharacter development for visual
sensationalism, a problem which
along at breakneck speeds and very reminds us that our government
rarely does Stone sacrifice his story was created with the notion that it
as a protaganist for his films. From
Chris in Platoon to Fourth 's Ron
Kovic, his heroesare everymen who
struggle for truth in a horrible world .
Here he casts the highly-likeable
Kevin Costner in the role of New
plagued and eventually ruined The
Doors .
Despite a masterful, powerful
film, Stone's work has been
primarily subjected to a barrage of
would be disbanded if it became
obselete.
Perhaps today we should discard
our obselete notions of history as
the "real story". Maybe then we
could understand the liberties taken
in a film as brilliant as JFK .
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©9:00 p.m. Love Cactus
performs in the Pub.
@ 7:30 p.m. Everything Sprite,
one act play, USM ' s Lab Theatre,
($4)780-5483.
® 1 1 M a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Getting
Published, with Linda Spencer,
Abbot Auditorium, Belfast Free
Library, ($30/$35L
9 8:00 p.m . Curtis * Wheeler
in concert, Hauck Auditorium,
UMaine Orono, (free) 581-1405.
©8:00 p.m. Prelude to a Kiss, a
Craig Lucas play, the Belfast
Community Center.
Saturday, January 25:
©3:00 p.m. Bach, Handel &
Schubert, a conceit with cello
and piano, Round Top Center
for die Arts, Damariscotta, ($6 /
$7)563-1507.
© 2.-00 p.m. & 6.-00 p.m. Mozart
and His Friends, with pianist
John Gibbins, the Eastland
Ballroom, Sonesta Hotel,
Portland, ($20) 772-8630.
Sunday, January 26;
© 3:00 p.m. Gallery Talk,
"Faces of Diversity: Portraits of
a /New World/" by Linda J.
Docherty and Stephen W.
Greene, Bowdoin College
Museum of Art.
L.L. Bean Cross Country Ski
Festival, for beginning and
advanced skiers, Gould
Academy, Bethel, 824-3585.
Tuesday, January 28:
© 7:30 p.m. Slide Lecture,
"Figure Drawing in Florence
1500-1700," by Karen-edis
Barzman, Kresge Auditorium,
VAC.
© 12:30 p.m. the Bates Noonday
Concert Series presents pianist
Ira Brans, Olin Arts Concert
HalL
« 10:00 a .m. Exhibition, 'From
Studio to Studiolo: Florentine
Draftsmanship under the First
Medici Grand Dukes," Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
Wednesday, January 29:
©1:00 p.m. Gallery Talk:
•"Good Metal:' Pewter from the
James M. Brown III Collection
and the Elijah Kellogg Church
Communion Service," Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
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New Lou Reed shows the wild side of death
* New 'musical catharsis' exists to pay tribute to late friends who died of cancer
By Mike Johnson
orient staff writer
"BETWEEN TWO APRILS I LOST TWO
FRIENDS
BETWEEN TWO APRILS MAGIC AND
LOSS..."
A self-telling of the loss of two friends,
Lou Reed's new album Magic and Loss exists
as a musical catharsis. The loss of friends
Doc Pomus and "Rita" to cancer prompted
Reed to return to his muttered music as an
attempt to free his soul of pain. This album
is Lou Reed's account of Death. It is not a
moralistic guide book on self help. There are
no courageous, encouraging words for lost
souls to lean on. Magic and Loss is a somber
portrayal of those that are left behind and
the demons struggled with.
But I wish I'd known thatyouwere
going to die/Then I
wouldn't feel so stupid, such a fool
thatldxdnftcalV
And I didn't get a chance to say
goodbye/NO-I didn't get
a chance to say goodbye
The beauty of the album stems from the
elegant austerity of the music. A dark swvl
Lou Reed
"Magic and Loss"
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Records
Available at Bull Moose Records
of slow intertwining silences, it conjures up a
velvet curtain of rich sounds that make the
emotional lyrics a painful bonus. The familiar
framework of Mike Rathke on guitar, Rob
Wasserman on bass, and drummer Michael
Blair returns to support Lou Reed on Magicand
Loss. Through their deathly slow music, the
tightknit band isableto produce subtle images
of the helpless death struggle of Cancer and
the silent screaming pain that accompanies it.
They're trying a new treatment to
get you out of bed/
But radiation kills both bad and
good/ It can not
differentiate/ So to cure you they
must kill you/ 1
see the Sword of Damocles hanging
above your head
The complementary low-key
instrumentation of the band is particularly
noticeable on "Magician" as Reed speaks from
the pain-weary eyes of a cancer victim.
I'm sick of looking at me/ J hate this
painful body/. ..I want
some magic to keep me alive/I want
a miracle...! don't want to die.
Wasserman and Rathke combine to create
slow melodious waves of sound that engulf
the listener within the song as Reed carries on
his sombre deathbed monologue.
The dark beauty of Wasserman's upright
bass acts as a silent partner to Reed's stoney
speak.
Its moaning strings supporting his
melancholy self-confession as hedredges and
deposits the sorrow of his soul.
An album similar to Magicand Loss is heard
far too rarely. Too often an album of this type
is ruined by the artist, the beauty adulterated
with moral solutions and a variety of self-
help trash.
Magic and Loss is a smple account of raw
emotions. Lou Reed does not offer any
promises or suggestions about Death. He
offers an album. ..and it's a great one.
There's a little bit of magic in
everything
and then some loss to even things
out.
Loot
A play by Joe Orton
To be directed by
Tasha Mieszkowski
Cast Selections
Fay- Catherine
Edmonson
Hal- Brian Dunphey
Dennis- Mike Bresnick
Macleavy- John Valentine
Truscott-Dave Finitsis
Meadows-Derek
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Now in production
To be performed on the
12, 13, 14 of February
in Pickard Theatre
D'Attilio finally legal and
back reviewing once again
By Matt D'Attilio
orient advertising manager
After turning 21 a month ago, I
thought it was time to do my
seventh beer review. This week's
topic answers the following
question: if a beer producer pumps
tons of ingredients into one bottle,
what would the beer taste like?
For the first beer we must travel
down to Jamaica for the thickest
beer on the market, Dragon Stout.
Robust is an understatement for
thio concoction; in fact, twelve
ounces of Dragon Stout could put
hair on anyone'schest. Regardless
of its powerful flavor, this beer is
quite enjoyable as long as you stick
to only one at a time. Dragon Stout
is a beer that one drinks for the
sake of flavor and not for its
alcoholic content. The most
notable experience involved with
Dragon Stout is the heavy
molasses aftertaste, and believe it
or not, molasses is often used in
higher quality brews.
To understand the beauty of a
stout, one need only buy two beers
in the store: one Dragon Stout and
3ny Miller, Coors, or Budweiser
product (the one that says "A fine
pilsner" preferably). Proceed to
swill the Dragon Stout first, and
immediately follow with the light
colored American beer. Clearly,
far more thought was put into the
making of the stout.
A stout is like the royalty of
beers in the sense that a stout has
a lot ot everything in it, lots of
dark barley, quite a bit of hops,
and as many fermentable sugars
as the flavor will allow. Naturally,
stouts tend to have higher relative
alcohol percentages because of
their rich ingredients. The most
popular stout. Guinness, is the
inexperienced beer drinker's usual
favorite, and the biting aftertaste
can leave your mouth charred for
days. Though Guinness is
undoubtedly amazing in its
producers' countries, the imported
stout gives your taste buds a
workout. Dragon Stout tests your
tongue to that same level, but with
A stout is like the
royalty of beers in the
sense that a stout has a
lot of everything in it,
lots of dark barley, quite
a bit of hops, and as
many fermentable
sugars as the flavor will
allow.
a pleasing and more smooth flavor.
The Australians also pride
themselves as stout drinkers as they
should, since one of the best stouts
in the world is made there: Coopers.
This stout is just plain good.
Unfortunately, Coopers Stcut is not
available in bottles in the United
States, possibly because most
Americans arc far more concerned
with the feeling in the head than the
feeling in the mouth. In somespecial
taverns, though, Coopers is on
draught.
If you are interested in a relaxing
beer that will warm your body and
start a parade on your tongue, try
any stout including Guinness. The
amount of ingredients is
overpowering which makes the
price tag seem like a drop in the
bucket. If you're not interested in
that type of experience, I suggest a
twelve pack of Milwaukee's Best
and a couple of aspirin.
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Tuesday 7:30 p.m.: "Figure
Drawing in Florence 1500-1700,"
slide by Karen-edis Barzman,
assistant professor of art at the
University of Maine and catalogue
essayist. Kresge Auditorium. The
exhibition is open to the public
following the lecture.
February 6 at 7:30 p.m.: "Italian
Sculptors of the Cinquecento and
their Use of Drawing," slide lecture
by Charles Avery, historian of
sculpture and fine art consultant,
London. Beam Classroom.
February 9 at 3:00 p.m.: "Florence
and the Birth of Opera," lecture by
Robert K. Greenlee, associate
professor of music at Bowdoin
College, with musical exmaple
performed by members of the
Bowdoin Chamber Choir. Gibson
Hall 101.
February 19 at 1:00 p.m.: and
February 23 at 3:00 p.m.: "Beauty for
Beasts: Patronage of the first Medici
Grand Dukes," Gallery Talk by
Kclucational Schedule
Katherine J. Watson, Director of
Bowdoin College Museum of Art .
Walker Art Museum.
February 27 at 7:30 p.m.:
"Drawing to Conclusions: The
Role of Drawing in the Design
Process of Florentine Artists in
the Late Sixteenth Century," slide
lecture by Malcolm Campbell,
professor of history of art,
University of Pennsylvania.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts
Center. The exhibUicr* folp'-v:ng
the lecture is open to the public.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1 992
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The system changed. Bowdoin hasn't.
Ever since its inception in 1967, the
four point grading system has been a
bone of contention among the entire
school community. The faculty stood
sharply divided during their last vote,
the students held a referendum to
keep the four point honor system,
and alumni stood aghast as a unique
tradition came to an end. What did
we gain from all this trouble?
The reasons for the grading change
were articulated primarily by its
advocates among the faculty. It was
said that the Pass grade was too
broad, that it wasn't fair for those
students who nearly missed an honor
grade to be placed in the same grading
category as those who were nearly
failing.
Fair enough, but did the change
accomplish these ends?
The office of the Dean of the College
recently released the grade summary
for the last five semesters. The
statistics are extremely interesting.
Although considering the information
contained in the report won't tell us
conclusively whether or not changing
the system was worth it, it will help
us figure out if it accomplished what
the faculty set out to do.
Using the statistics from the fall
semester of 1989 to the spring
semester of 1991 (last year the four
point system was used), 29.88% of
total grades were High Honors, 44.2%
were Honors, and 19.65% were
Passes. A comparison of these
numbers to 30.2% A's, 43.2% B's,
17.4% C's, and" 1.0% Fs indicates
that the new grading system has not
changed the overall makeup of the
grades, except for the small decrease
in the number of Pass grades. (For a
complete graph of the grade summary,
see page 3.) If you add the percentage
of C's to the percentage of D's (17.4%
+ 3.1% = 20.5), the result is very close
to the four -semester average of the
Pass grade.
Well, it seems as though the faculty
achieved what they set out to do:
distinguish the broad range of the
pass grade while maintaining the non-
competitive atmosphere of the four
point honor system. No one can deny
that a small part of Bowdoin College
changed with the new grading system.
Yes, the four -point system no longer
exists, but it's unfair to argue that the
academic character of Bowdoin
College has changed.
The four point grading system has
been replaced by the five point system.
The statistical facts indicate that the
grade summary has not changed
significantly. Period. And Bowdoin
still doesn't use grade point averages,
nor does it compute class rank. The
tone that Bowdoin is trying to set for
its academic environment hasn't been
altered much by all the fuss.
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pinion
Shields of the Coalition
An Opinion by Mark Schlegel
As I read about the latest Edwards.Hebrandedtheactsofthe more outrageously corrupted,
rumblings of the long-dormant coalition "fascist", and instead of therefore, than in the realm of racial
Coalition for Diversity, my thoughts considering the validity of this, the politics; nowhere will the effects
often return to the venomously Coalition merely retreated behind prove more catastrophic than in the
its shields, staked the higher moral hiring of faculty. The simple fact is
ground, and rained down calumnies that there are only a handful of
upon Edwards. black men and women in possession
The blockade is gone yet of highly regarded doctorates and
most of them are knocking on the
door of Harvard. This fact will not
^ HH ^ change despite a score
cynical film "Broadcast News".
Albert Brooks here warns that the
Devil will declare his coming by
"eroding the standards of excellence,
by subtly yet insidiously replacing the shields remain.They in fact seem
genuine substance with no less unassailable now. There is
superficiality." Brooks' wmtK^Kmammmmaamttmmm^ammtmmHmmm
condemnation
of
of blustering demands
on the part of the
coalition that the
modern journalism- of The blockade is gone yet the shields
seeking to usurp and
corrupt the principle of r ^ ma / n . They in fact seem no less f*" ftf^*!!*,,,?, *
merit- can be applied J J immediately renounce
vnth no less Te^ncy unassa n a bi e n0 w. There is still a ]
to the Coalition
policies. What they
demand is, not in
language but certainly
in effect, that the
administration
disregard white
faculty applicants in
oZ&^^l Hirin8 P mCtiCeS °ff aCUlt y WlthOUt applicant / of*
tragically misguided acknowledging the emptiness of this
agenda. For I see in those
pictures students rallying CTJ.
brandishing signs that '
read in empty outrage, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-i
And as i look significantfaction within the student
back upon the pictures -' ■ ■ .
taken of their blockade and even administrative body
of the library this belief
only crystallizes within calling for a 'diversification of the
me. That act, a symbolic
diminished academic
caliber. The argument
hasbeen raised that the
black, the homosexual
minority on campus
"(No) Sexism", "(No) Racism".
Such incendiary charges would
demand decisive proof in any
legitimate political arena, yet in that
of campus activism they went
unquestioned. They were directed
at no one in particular, because of
course they could not be validated
still a significant faction within the are in crying need of role models
student and even administrative
body calling for a 'diversification'
of the hiring practices of faculty
without acknowledging the
emptiness of this rallying cry. They
are the basest of
proclaiming the
and I will not dispute that. It is a
genuine, very valid point. But the
fact is that most of us strive
academically not in reverence of
individuals but of principles- the
hypocrites, principle of equality and most
intellectual certainly the principle of the
in regard to any one person or legitimacy of all, black, white, male reciprocal relationship between
faction within the administration and female and yet seeking to hire
orstudentbody.Everyonetherefore by only the most superficial of
took them as a personal attack. And qualities. The proponents of
indeed in the coming days and
weeks, as the actions of the Coalition
diversity do not seek to hire
intellectual leaders. They seek
ornaments of color and sex-clumsily
introduced sacred cows around
which they will erect their shields.
Anything less than ^SST^^S^S.
a full compliance SSt^HSSStr
with their vision-
act of racism or sexism.
In this they act in an
alarming unity of spirit with those
directing Berkeley student
admissions. That university has in
with blacks whose academic records
do not justify their admission. A
and a bland,
unquestioning
reverence for those
Whom theV have sta 88 erin 8 seventy percent fail,
wnum inty riUVC callously abandoned by a university
embraced- is an act who so ferventlv - and so
i rnufcu ( (i i \ un m t exp i itively, solicited these human
ornaments. By disdaining the
brightest minds, such policies
promise an academic landscape of
crippling sterility.
Nowhere are these issues
distinction and reward. The
diversity movement is an
abomination of these principles
because it seeks, as Brooks so
mournfully predicted, to reward not
substance but superficiality. It has
nourishes one of the most facile and
devastating lies of liberalism, that
diversity is the product of color or
sex. It is not.
True diversification heeds
neither, demanding instead a
fragmentation of intellectual
ideology because only this generates
the messy chaos of ideas that is
education. Although I have not yet
seen this fully crystallize at
recent years flooded its student body Bowdoin, I hope and even predict
of racism or sexism.
that it someday will. The diversity
coalition, by seeking to marshal a
faculty to serve first as aesthetic
symbols and secondly- even
optionally- as scholars, have
determined to prevent its
realization. As the new year dawns
may they, and the shields behind
which they cowered, rest in
irreparably shattered pieces.
Executive
Board
Report
Daniel Sanborn
The executive board has
once again convened, and we are
busier than ever. We feel that the
first semester was a successful one
for the Board, but we also realize
that there is much work to be done
this semester. The Board, as a
whole, attended a budget
workshop before Fall Break so that
the students would have a more
constructive voice in budget
related decisions, and so that the
Board would be better informed
overall. The Board is very
concerned with the up and coming
budget report as well as issues
which are directly affecting the
students. The next few weeks are
going to be busy with elections,
forums, and budget decisions, and
we hope that the student body will
show interest in their cojlege and
Two positions are
open on the Executive
board this semester
and the Board would
like to fill those
positions as soon as
possible.
let their voice be heard.
Two positions are open
on the Executive board this
semester and the Board would
like to fill those positions as soon
as possible. Students who are
interested in the positions should
look for petitions requiring a set
number of signatures this week.
The petitions will be due on
Thursday, January 30, at which
time the candidates will be
expected to give a short speech
to students and Executive Board
members stating why they
should be on the Executive
Board. Signs will be posted
shortly giving the time and
location for the speeches.
Elections for the two positions
will take place on February 4,
and the Board hopes that
students will come out and vote.
The Executive Board does
require an amount of time
commitment, but if you are
interested in leading the student
body, this is the board which |
will allow you to make sure that
the students' voices are put into
action.
Also on February 4, the
Board has scheduled an Open
Forum for students to express ,
their opinions to the'
administration. This is an
excellent chance for groups and
individuals to talk directly with
administrators and to insure that
their voices are heard.
With the start of the
new semester, the computer lab
hours have once again been
shifted. The new coordinator,
Charles Banks, is interested in
students' opinions on the new
hours and can be reached in his
office in Hubbard Hall near the
computer lab. The Executive
Board is the representative for
the entire student body and we
can not effectively seek to
represent the students without
their input... We encourage that
students discuss with us any of
their opinions and concerns, and
we will be working hard this
semester to make sure that the
student body is fully informed
of all the important decisions to
be made on the Bowdoin
Campus.
came under scathing criticism, its
members only underscored the
recklessly unfocused nature of their
offensive. The signs became shields
of righteousness behind which the
Coalition trembled, their lacerating
accusations of sexism and racism
leveled not at those who had
revealed themselves to be guilty of
such, but at all those who sought to
question the motives of the
Coalition. Only one condemnation
emerged from the entire sorry
incident with any genuine
resonance- that of President
Welcome back McFly ! ! Sear the
ears of the Bowdoin community
and write a letter to the Orientl
14
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1 992
s to the Edito
Dave Jackson's
'Open Letter' attacked
To the Editor
Far be it for me to wonder why I have a compelling desire
to write to you about some concerns I have about "An Open
Letter to the Polar Bear Athletics" written by your Sports
Editor, Mr. Dave Jackson. I find it difficult to believe that he
has really been involved with Bowdoin College Athletics for
"three and a half years."
It is my "humble" opinion that his comparions between
Division I College Sports and Division III College Sports are
without basis and just don't hold up under deeper scrutiny.
Just for the fun of it: Let us compare the University of
Michigan's Athletic program with Bowdoin College's Athletic
Program...
Michigan has a rectiriting budget to entice qualified student
athletes to attend their school so does Bowdoin.
Michigan offers Financial-Aid inducements to its scholar/
athletes so does Bowdoin.
Michigan athletes have fun participating and love their
sport so do Bowdoin Athletes.
Michigan athletes are Michigan students.... so are "Bowdoin
Athletes, Bowdoin athletes. ;
Michigan athletes "live in the same same dorms and
fraternities that non-athletes do, eat in the same places, work
out in the same facilities with the same awful stereo and face
the same course requirements" so do Bowdoin Athletes.
Division I includes some of the finest Colleges and
Universities in the country so does Division III.
Wherein lies the difference? I ask!
Perhaps a study could be done to compare the amount of
Financial-Aid the Michigan Mens' Hockey Team receives
with the amount of Financial- Aid the Bowdoin Men's Hockey
Tean receives. Of course, it wouldn't be fair because the
tuition of Bowdoin is probably much higher than Michigan's.
I do agree with you that there is a "corruption" in College
athletics, but I blame that on the weakness of a few human
beings, not on the system. "Corruption" may occur in any of
the NCAA Divisions, not just the "Major" Colleges.
How many Division II recruiters have advised parents to
hold off reporting on some of their financial worth, or to
spend whatever savings they can, in order that their Financial-
Aid total will be higher?
How many Admissions offices will choose to offer
admissions to a "B" Average student/Athlete over an "A"
average student who may only be able to contribute his/her
intellect?
And another thing! You write that "no sport is unimportant
here." Is that really true? Are all spoprts treated equally? Are
the sports that charge an admission fee rated higher on the
priority list? Is there a priority list? Are all the coaches on the
same salary scale? If "no sport is unimportant here" why did
you use the term "Major". Rugby is a "Major" sport to the
players.
Those who criticize should offer solutions.. .so. .Herewith: I
submit my personal rules and regulations for College Athletics
in its "Purest Form."
1. There will be no recruiting
2. Do not keep score.
other Department of the College.)
I feel glad to have gotten all that off my chest, because if I
were a Bowdoin College Athlete, I may be tempted (after
having read your open letter) to use some of your statements
as an excuse whenever I find myself on the losing side of a
contest.
Sincerely,
Lou MacNeill
Richmond, Maine
Student praises King commem-
oration and draws lessons
What we see here is a bored cop waiting for a college
student to mess up so he fills his quota. Why wasn't officer
Strout trying to track down the person who assaulted the two
Bowdoin students last month? Why wasn't he investigating
the people whobroke into the Orient over Thanksgiving break
or the thieves that stole over $12,000 worth of belongings from
Pine St.? 4
It's time to stop wasting the tax-payers' money. We
don't pay police to trouble college students who don't commit
serious crimes. We pay them to make Brunswick streets safer.
Yes, I broke the law. But what I ask for is concentration spent
on real crimes, not stopping students for missing a license
plate, having license plate lights out, or spitting on the wrong
side of the street. s
For a town of 20,000 there is no reason for the crimes
we have witnessed. Start protecting the innocent or you
might see the criminally minded, mischievous college students
who pay taxes through the college, start going to schools in
nice, safe, Poughkeepie New York, or maybe even Lewiston.
Noah B. Littin ^4
To the Editor:
I would like to thank the college administration and in
particular the African- American Society for the time and
energy they devoted to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.
Had he stepped foot on our campus this past week in the
midst of the lectures, presentations, and dinner designed to
honor him, he undoubtedly would have felt very welcome.
Nonetheless, I fear that as a student here he would not have
been so highly regarded.
You see, more than a man of action, King was a man of
uncompromising faith and conviction. An ardent believer in
absolutes, he criticized modern man for having
"unconsciously applied Einstein's theory of relativity, which
properly described the physical universe, to the moral and
ethical realm"(21). On our campus, where relativistic thinking
has gained such a stronghold that the assertion "there is no
Truth" has ironically become that truth. King's view would
scarcely have been appreciated.
Neither would his devotion to God, whom we have
conveniently erased from our ceremonies, nor his allegiance
to His son, Jesus Christ, whom we have likewise eliminated
from the Christmas holiday have contributed to his
popularity — not that King would have cared! He was hardly
timid about the role he believed God should play in one's
life — "Love your neighbor as yourself. You are commanded
to do that. That is the breadth of Life.
But never forget that there is a first and even greater
commandment: 'Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart
and all thy soul and all thy mind.' This is the height of life.
And when you do this you will live the complete life" (64).
And while as "open minded" individuals we may scoff at
his Faith, we must not forget that it was precisely his absolute
belief in the insurmountable power of love — "as exemplified
in the life of our Christ"(65) — that propelled and enabled him
to lead the movement which so profoundly altered history.
The "safety school" chant at
sports events is arroagant
To the Editor
An open letter to Bowdoin sports fans:
It was great to see such enthusiastic crowds at the recent
Middlebury hockey game and Colby basketball game, but do
you realize just how arrogant the "safety school" chant
sounds?
Sincerely,
Natalie Troya "93
3. The Admissions Department will fill the
Freshmen Class with the highest possible
academic students and then award each
member of the Class with whatever
Financial Aid that Princeton determines.
4. At the start of each sports season,
publically announce a meeting of all
interested students. Form the Team from
this group.
5. Members of the Athletic Department
may not communicate with members of
the Admissions Department regarding
potential students /atheletes.
6. Do not charge an admission fee to seethe
students play. (If participation on an athletic
team is "an important and integral part of
a student's college life," then the program
should be financially supported hist as any
It's time for Brunswick
Police to start doing their job
To the Editor
Brunswick police, it's time to get your heads out of
your proverbial "you know what," the jelly doughnuts out
of your mouths, and wake up.
For years now you have been creating the ultimate
paper chase, harassing students and causing ill will between
the College and the town. It's time for you to stop and pay
attention to what really counts. On the night of December
5th at approximately nine p.m., a Brunswick police officer
gave me a ticket for rolling through the icy intersection of
College and Main street. Granted a stop sign is a stop sign.
But what was reasonable and proper at the time was not to
stop and risk skidding out and fishtailing into main street
traffic.
Sincerely,
Mitch Price '89
Two Students feel Littin's article
is "beneath contempt"
To the Editors:
*
We want to take Noah Littin's advice in his "article"
from November 22nd. His opinion, though trite and naive, is
valid . The development of his argument, however, is beneath
contempt. Let's trace his logic for a moment.
First, choices in dishware seem to be "emblematic"
of the shrinking ability to determine one's own destiny at
Bowdoin college. Fine, we can handle this. It'ssillybutwecan
grasp the connection. He's got a reasonable bone to pick.
Then, choices in dishware move to sororities and single sex
fraternities. Fine again, these people use dishware. And, they
made choices that the college may not condone. This ends the
train of thought that we can follow.
However, we begin to lose Noah when he equates
college policy on unrecognized fraternities with Jim Crow.
Pledging a social organization is not the same as being denied
an education on the basis of your race. Furthermore, African-
Americans are not institutions, they are individual people. By
overlooking this distinction Noah exhibits his racism to
everyone who read his (at best) foolish "article."
So, further reading, we wondered who he was
addressing. We don't know about his bathroom, but our
bathroom walls offer little reading except the names and
numbers of who to call when we are raped. What sort of
enlightenment into the minds of Bowdoin students would
Noah have Dean Jervis gather by reading the walls of his
bathroom? Is this a prime example of social commentary at
Bowdoin? And no, we wouldn't want to shove her head
down a toilet. His final image is alarming in its violent and
oppressive contempt of Bowdoin's only high level female
administrator.
Noah, this is our letter. We find your logic sickening.
We are frightened by your imagery and insulted by your
assumption of our complicity in your call to action. But of
course, you made it dear you never considered us as your
audience.
Shannon McCauley "92
Gina Gardner "91
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1 992
15
Bush, An Artful Dodger
George Bush, like nearly all
politicians, has lately done a
damn good job of proving his
hearty declarations to be little
more than hollow rhetoric. What
did he return from Japan with?
A disgusted Japanese
government, fuming American
auto dealers, a dry-cleaning bill
for the Prime Minister's
trousers, and no deal. As soon
as George left, the Japanese
denied committing to any trade
concessions, and one official
there had the candor to find fault
with US policy as he termed
Americans 'lazy."
What is George's response to
this apparent failure? He reads
a book to some pre-school
children, and announces plans
to better fund the Head-Start
program. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! His
prudent strategy after failing to
read his own lips and adhere to
the "no new taxes" pledge was
similar: avoid it. When a
reporter asked him a few weeks
ago if he would sign a Buchanan-
style contract not to raise taxes,
he waved away the question as
he would do to one of ten
horseflies assaulting him on a
blistering day.
The Gulf War may have
By Kevin Petrie
Bush-bashing is
altogether too popular
a sport nowadays. No
single leader can be
held responsible for an
entire nation's woes.
Yet our leader's recent
actions have seemed a
virtual parody
deluded Americans into thinking
that our president is more than a
fireman who continually reacts to
influences about him. But his
approval rating has plummeted
since that daydream passed, and it
is currently altogether too easy too
criticize the President.
After expressing my disgust with
George's "read my lips" method of
discrediting himself during his
previous campaign, 1 was chided
by some older people for ever
believing him. My fault. The
youthful idealist in me cries out
that promises should be
respected . Perhaps the television
cameras and millions of faces
among the audience rendered
the setting too surreal for George.
Enter the politician underworld,
where reality deceives.
Bush-bashing isaltogether too
popular a sport nowadays. No
single leader can be held
responsible for an entire nation's
woes. Yet our leader's recent
actions have seemed a virtual
parody, as he schedules, cancels,
and reschedules his trip through
Asia with far too much regard
for public opinion. The media
have cheered him on with
derisive laughter as he lets
concern for appearances run the
show. The strident idealist in me
holds that a leader should rad iate
inner strength and hold solid,
tempered views about what the
populace needs. This leader's
response to public concerns
should involve this inner resolve.
He or she should have developed
some methods for attaining
objectives. When I open my eyes
to reality, however, I sometimes
feel terrified that most politicians
are merely doing a silly acting
job.
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Student Opinion
Pro-choice or Pro-life?
By Rob Shaffer
. j
Pro-choice or Pro-life? We all
know that this week marks the
anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade
decision on abortion. We have all
seen the gruesome poster in the
Moulton Union with the coat
hanger, and the quote, "The Truth
Hurts". Controversy on campus
pertaining to the issue of abortion
has peaked. People parrot common
phrases such as 'Think of the baby",
and "A mother should be able to
make decisions about her own
body". These days, you are either a
pro-choice ax-murderer, or a pro-
life "communist" who believes in
an all-powerful government.
Everyone loses, and there is no
solution. This is not because an
answer doesn't exist, but because
people tend to view the issue from
a very traditional, and narrow
perspective. I recently asked a friend
what the effect would be if he were
to die right now painlessly,
instantly, and with no warning. He
quickly responded, "Well, it would
affect my friends, my girlfriend, my
family, and I guess myself." 1 then
made the point that after he were
dead, he would not be able to sit on
the couch and think to himself,
"Golly gee- I'm dead. That really
sucks. I'm only in college, and I
haven't experienced all that life has
to offer." He smiled and responded,
"OK. I guess it would affect my
friends, my girlfriend, and my
family." Think about it. If you
were to suddenly die, you would be
unable to contemplate your
potential losses. Upon death,
emotions and thoughts end. The
pain involved with death is not to
the individual, but to those who
knew and cared for the person.
Those who attend a funeral service
are there because a part of
themselves has died. How many
people did you know before you
were born? How many people
honestly loved you before you
entered this big happy place we
call society? Most of us can
respond by saying "My mother
loved me." I rest my case. Any
mother who.chooses to abort her
child, probably does not love this
child developing within her. This
is a child who can honestly, and
sadly claim that nobody loved it.
Any mother who
chooses to abort her
child, probably does not
love this child
developing within her...
If the child were to be
aborted professionally
and without pain, what
would be lost?
If the child were to be aborted
professionally and without pain,
what would be lost? The potentially
aborted child means as much to the
mother, as the millions of other
sperm (potential children) which
perished on their journey towards
life. A lost life to a potential
child cannot be reflected upon, and
therefore cannot be regreted. If there
is no one to reflect upon the death
with sadness, then what is the harm
in a painless abortion? A wise person
once said, "When you were born,
you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life such that when you
die, the world cries and you rejoice."
What is the point of being born, if
there won't be anyone there to
rejoice?
If you would like
to write an
opinion piece,
contact Zeb Rice
at the Orient
(x3300)
16
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992
SPORTS
Men's Hockey downs Middlebury for sweet revenge
First-year line ofGaffney twins and Gentile combine for 25 points in
Bear's Steve Kravchuck centers the puck against Middlebury.
By Dave Jackson
orient staff writer
urged on by a boisterous Dayton
Arena crowd, the Bowdoin men's
hockey team defeated Middlebury
6-5 and Norwich 7-2 in their most
successful home weekend in three
years. The Polar Bears upped their
record to 7-4 with the two victories.
The weekend was an important
one, as the Polar Bears were
recovering from a disappointing 6-
5 loss to UMass-Boston last Tuesday.
The host Beacons rallied from
deficits of 3-0 and 4-3, using three
goals in the third period to withstand
a hat trick by Bowdoin's Marcello
Gentile '95. Coach Terry Meagher
said that the team gave "maximum
effort.The results just weren't there."
For 15 minutes of the first period
Friday, it looked as if another loss
was on the way, as the veteran
Middlebury Panthers, with ten
seniors in their lineup, took
advantage of Bowdoin defensive
lapses to take a 3-1 lead on goals by
Neil Sinclair, Dave Fritzsche and
Jon Parr. Derek Richard '93 scored
at the nine minute mark for
Bowdoin's first goal.
But at 16:15, Bowdoin scored the
MEN'S HOCKEY STATISTICS
pla )i:u
GAMES
GOALS
ASST.
HTS.
Charlie Gaffney
10
6(5)
8(7)
14(12)
Steve kashian
11
5(4)
9(6)
14(10)
Marcello Gentile
9
9(8)
3(3)
12(11)
Chris Delaney
11
6(5)
5(3)
11(8)
Torey Lomenda
11
5(3)
6(3)
11(6)
Joe Gaflhey
11
3(3)
8(7)
11(10)
Derek Richard
11
6(5)
2(1)
8(6)
Paul Croteau
11
4(3)
' 4(2)
8(5)
Jim klapman
11
3(2)
5(5)
8(7)
Chris Coutu
11
2(1)
5(5)
7(6)
Brad Jenkins
11
KD
4(2)
5(3)
Jason Fowler
6
KD
4(4)
5(5)
Tim Bourgeois
11
KD
2(1)
3(2)
Peter Kravchuk
11
1(0)
2(2)
3(2)
JefTCaro
10
KD
2(2)
3(3)
Tim O'Sullivan
10
0(0)
3(3)
3(3)
MikeKahler
10
0(0)
2(2)
2(2)
Brian Clifford
7
0(0)
KD
1(1)
MikePendy
4
0(0)
Id)
KD
Mark Maclean
4
0(0)
KD
1(1)
Peter Geagan
4
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
Andy Noel
1
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
Bobby Matthews
1
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
Darren Hersh
7
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
TomSablak
i
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
Photo by Jim Sabo
first of four unanswered goals. A
Jeff Caro '95 slapshot from the right
point hit the post, but Chris Delaney
'92 positioned himself perfectly for
the rebound and easy tip. Just 37
seconds later, Tim O'Sullivan '95
led a three-on-two break into the
Middlebury zone and fed Torey
Lomenda '94. The sophomore wing
drilled a slap shot from the right
circle that beat Panther goalie Brent
Truchon to the far side of the net.
At the 19:15 -mark, Charlie
Gaffney '95 stole the puck from a
Panther defenseman in the
offensive zone and beat Truchon
with a similar shot to that of
Lomenda. Then, for good measure,
Gaffney's twin brother Joe '95
launched another almost identical
shot on an offensive rush just 15
seconds later.
In just three minutes, the Polar
Bears had turned the 3-1 deficit
into a 5-3 lead at the end of the first
period, as the packed Dayton Arena
fans came to life. Meagher called
the crowd a "7th man. We really
appreciated the support against an
outstanding veteran team like
Middlebury."
The two defenses began to take
over in the second period.
Middlebury scored on a three-on-
nothing break at the 14 minute
mark, with Joe Dumas sliding the
puck past Darren Hersh '93.
But two minutes later, Delaney
scored his second pivotal goal of
the night from 20 feet out as he
skated through the slot. The goal
proved to be the game winner, as
the Panthers' Kent Hughes rallied
his team to win a goal less than two
minutes after Delaney' s shot.
The third period belonged to
goalies Hersh and Truchon, as each
held off a seemingly endless flurry
of opposing shots. Hersh came up
with big saves on Middlebury 7 s
Doug Cochran and Pat Currie in
three games to lead team
the last five minutes, robbing
Currie on a pad save with just 17
seconds left. Hersh finished with
29 saves, as the Panthers outshot
the Polar Bears 34-33.
Meagher was obvio usly excited
by the team's performance against
such a worthy opponent, saying,
"Our players really rose to the
challenge. We played well in all
three zones, and wegot sustained
pressure on Middlebury late in
the first period and took
advantage of it ."The next day, the
Bears took on Norwich, a team
which earlier in the week had been
in first place in the ECAC East.
But after losses to Salem State and
Colby, the Cadets were coming in
on a down note. The Polar Bears
took advantage, breaking open a
close game with four goals in the
third period to win going away.
Norwich scored the only goal
of the first period on its second
shot, as Bill A very beat Tom Sablak
'93 from point blank range.
Bowdoin had a 19-8 shot
advantage in the period, but the
Bears had nothing to show for it.
But a pair of goals by Charlie
Gaffney in the second period, both
on rebounds, gave the Polar Bears
their first lead of the game. Then,
after Norwich's Bill Mcintosh
scored a short handed goal to even
the score, Chris Coutu '93 took a
breakaway pass from Jason
Fowler '95 and drilled a low
slapper that Norwich goalie Jim
Mooney deflected but could not
control to give the Bears the lead
for good.
But the 3-2 deficit widened very
quickly in the third period, as
Gaffney scored his third goal of
the game four minutes in. His goal
was followed by tallies from Joe
Gaffney, Delaney and Gentile, the
last two on the power play.
Meagher noted that the Cadets
were a "very good team. Though
they came in with two losses in a
row, they were a physical team
with improved talent." Again,
Meagher cited the importance of
taking advantage of offensive
opportunities, as the Bears
unleashed 53 shots. He was also
pleased with goal tend er Sablak's
21 save effort.
It has been the play of the all
rookie line of the Gaffney twins
and Gentile that has paced the
Polar Bears of late. The trio has
tallied 25 points in their last three
games, and Gentile has scored in
six of the last seven Polar Bear
contests, five of which the team
has won.
This weekend brings the team's
longest road trip of the year, a
journey to Hamilton tonight
followed by tomorrow's
showdown at Williams.
Meagher noted, "This is still a
young team with a lot of growing
to do, but this kind of a road trip is
good for us. It gives us the
opportunity to come together as a
team. Our long road trips have
been positive experiences in the
past."
to ninth in the nation
Bowdoin vs. Middlebur
Scoring
FIRST PERIOD
Bowdoin Midd.
SCORING : Bowdoin- Derek
Richard , Jeff Caro, Chris
Delaney, Joe Gaffney, Charlie
Gaffney, Torey Lomenda,
Middlebury- Nell Sinclair, Dave
Fritzsche, Jon Parr
SECOND PERIOD
Bowdoin Midd.
SCORING : Bowdoin- Chris
Delaney, Middlebury- Patt Curry
THIRD PERIOD
Bowdoin Midd
No Scoring This Period
Bowdoin vs. Norwich
Scoring
FIRST PERIOD
Bowdoin Norwich
l
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SECOND PERIOD
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SCORING : Bowdoin- Charlie
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SCORING : Bowdoin- Charlie
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1992
17
White Mules down men's hoops 81-71 in NESCAC clash
By Rick Shim
orient asst. sports editor
On Tuesday the Bowdoin men's
basketball team faced off against
archrival Colby in a game that was
dominated by the White Mules.
Colby shot forty eight percent from
the field, led by senior forward John
Daileanes, who had twenty seven
points, and freshmen guard
Matthew Gaudet ,who contributed
twenty one points.
Heading into the game Coach
Gilbride was aware of Colby's
sharp-shooting abilities but felt that
the Bowdoin defense would be
enough to stop the Mules/x Colby
has good outside shooting and what
we hope to do is disrupt their offense
by not giving up the open shot, *
said Gilbride.
Early in the game Colby's strong
defense disrupted the Polar Bears
and the Mules jumped out to a 13-4
lead, forcing Bowdoin to call a time
out to re-group. However, after the
time out Bowdoin came out
gunning.
Bowdoin's floor leader, Dennis
Jacobi,whorecentlyreachedtheone
thousand point and five hundred
assist marks, came out penetrating
to pull Bowdoin to within two at 20-
22. Jacobi slashed through the lanes
to score five points and dish off
three assists as Bowdoin started to
come alive. Unfortunately, Colby's
sh jj\g offense kept them in the lead.
The three point shooting of
Daileanes and Gaudet kept the
Bowdoin defense off balance, and
they entered half time with the score
Colby 39 and Bowdoin 28.
After the half Bowdoin came out
Dennis Jacobi skies for an easy two
on fire; however, poor defense
allowed Colby to retain the lead.
Sophomore Elijah Whitehead' s shot
from the corner cut the lead to four,
but Colby had a response to
everything Bowdoin could muster.
Colby surged to a 49-41 lead,
forcing Bowdoin into a time-out.
Following the time-out Colby
jumped to a 54-43 lead. The Bears
tried to keep pace with the White
Mules but were simply out-manned
Bowdoin showed signs of life
against Colby. * Photo by Jim Sabo
when they surged to 57-60 sparked
by Eric Bell's '93 three pointer and a
defensive surge.
Unfortunately, Colby answered,
as they had throughout the game,
by hitting two three pointers to put
the game out of reach for the
Bowdoin Polar Bears. The final
score read Colby 81 and Bowdoin
71.
Despite this tough loss to a strong
Colby team Coach Gilbride was
optimistic about the tenacity the
Bowdoin team demonstrated
despite being down throughout the
game. "There were lots of positives
about last night's game. For one
thing we were able to come back
despite being down at times. We
also shot better and I was very
pleased with our half-court
execution, " said Gilbride.
He went on to say, "I feel that our
defense was good throughout the
game; it's just that Colby has four
good outside shooters. I feel
encouraged about the rest of the
season."
One person who won't be able to
enjoy the season is Nick Browning
'95 who tore his anterior cruciary
ligament and will be out for the
season. The Bears will sorely miss
his scoring and rebounding ability.
This weekend Bowdoin will play
host to a pair of teams as the Bears
hope to better their record. Bowdoin
will tangle with Amherst on Friday
nightand face Williamson Saturday.
After the half Bowdoin came out Bowdoin showed signs of life optimistic about the tenacity the goo d outside shooters. I feel nightand face Williamson Saturday.
Trainer Kerry warns of the dangers of winter outdoor training
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It seems that timing couldn't be
more appropriate to understand that
cold weather need not ruin your
enthusiasm for outdoor training or
activities. Provided you dress
properly and take a few extra
precautions, exercising in the cold
can be a safe, comfortable, and
invigorating experience.
Even though exercising in the cold
is generally safer than hot, humid
weather, there are inherent dangers
to consider. The most prevalent are
frostbite and hypothermia.
The damage of frostbite is caused
when ice crystals form in the fluid
around the skin cells. The blood
vessels may also freeze so that no
blood can circulate. In extremely
cold conditions the flesh may freeze
quickly and without warning due
to the anesthetizing effect on the
skin surface.
Common warning signals of
frostbite include a redness of the
skin surface, painful burning
sensations, tingling, and numbness.
As the skin continues to cool, it
eventually becomes numb and the
severe pain disappears. When the
skin temperature drops below 32
Fahrenheit, circulation stops and the
skin develops a white waxy
appearence. The most susceptible
areas of the body are the fingers,
toes, ears, and exposed parts of the
face.
The most effective treatment for
frostbite is to rewarm the skin with
warm water (100-108 degrees
Fahrenheit) immersion. It is
important not to rub the skin as this
can cause further damage. Frostbite
can be a serious condition and is
best treated by a physician.
Hypothermia is the other
dangerous cold weather syndrome.
This occurs when the internal body
temperature drops one or more
degrees below its normal
temperature of 98.6 degrees.
Hypothermia can be a fatal
condition. The following signs must
be recognized: 1) shivering (the
body's attempt to generate heat
2)slurring of speech, sleepiness, and
mental confusion
3)Unconsciousness, dilated pupils,
slow breathing and pulse 4)Frozen
hands and feet. Treatment of
hypothermia is immediate
notification of medical personnel.
Remove any wet clothing and
gradually rewarm the body with
warm, dry blankets.
One of the most important ways
of preventing frostbite and
hypothermia is to dress properly to
maintain body heat. The amount
and type of clothing you should
wear depends on your sport, level
of intensity, and the weather.
Continuous movement sports such
as running do not require as much
clothing as downhill skiing which
is an interrupted activity. As you
exercise your body can produce ten
to twenty times as much heat as it
does sitting or standing. Wind chill
must also be taken into
consideration. This can greatly
increase the dangers of exposure to
cold. A 25 F day with a 15 mile per
hour wind has the same effects as a
zero degree day.
Winter workout clothing should
be layered, relatively loose-fitting
and not tight around the wrists and
ankles. Multiple layers of clothing
trap air which is a good insulator. It
is important to wear a material such
as polypropylene next to the skin
carbohydrates and fat. God
examples are pancakes, oatmeal,
fruits, potatoes and bread.
Just because it's cold and you
don't perspireas muchdoesn't mean
fluidsarenolongerimportant. Even
though you may not seem as thirsty,
fluids are lost through perspiration
and breathing. Drink plenty of water
before and after exercise to prevent
out and return with the wind. This
way less sweat will be produced
early in the run so that your clothes
will be dry. Clothes filled with
perspiration will draw body heat
away and will be very cold when
returning into high wind chills.
After your workout is complete go
indoors to prevent chilling. Be sure
to let skin temperature return to
Proper warm-up and stretching can help prevent cold weather injuries such
as sprains and strains. Walking and light jogging will produce heat to make
the body more flexible. Injuries can also be more common due to icy surfaces
and uneven ground. Be sure to use caution for these conditions.
that will carry sweat away to keep
you dry. The outer layer should be
a material such as nylon to break the
wind. A hat is the most important
article of clothing as 40 to 50 percent
of body heat can be lost from the
surface of the head. Make sure to
cover the ears to prevent frostbite in
this tender area. Finally, be sure to
cover the hands and feet. Mittens
are much better than gloves so
fingers can share warmth. The most
appropriate socks for cold weather
should be thick and high cut.
It takes a great deal of food to
supply the energy needed to heat
your body in cold weather. Don't
neglect proper eating habits. More
than 60 percent of the calories
burned in cold weather exercise are
used to maintain warmth. That only
leaves 40 percent to fuel the muscles.
The best fuel foods contain
dehydration.
Proper warm-up and stretching
can help prevent cold weather
injuries such as sprains and strains.
Walking and light jogging will
prod uct heat to make the body more
flexible. Injuries can also be more
common due to icy surfaces and
uneven ground. Be sure to use
caution for these conditions.
I f you notice that you're bothered
more by cold temperatures early in
the winter season there is a logical
explanation. Our bodies need to
acclimatize to the cold for greater
comfort. The more you train
outside the more heat your body
produces. Fingers and toes can even
develop a greater blood supply for
self-preservation. A good tip for
those who plan to run throughout
the winter is to recognize the wind
direction. Plan your course so you
run against the wind on the way
normal and change to dry clothes as
soon as possible. Winter weather
athletes must also be willing to
accept decreases in performance.
Much of our energy must be used to
maintain body heat in cold weatheT.
This means there is less fuel to the
working muscles. Each degree drop
in temperature can affect endurance.
Cold temperatures need not keep
you indoors until the spring thaw.
For your safety understand the signs
and symptoms of frostbite and
hypothermia. Give extra
consideration to clothing. As
always, good nutrition and proper
hydration promote optimal body
function. Adapt slowly to
decreasing temperatures and wind
chills. Finally, know the
temperature and wind chill
combinations throughout the day.
You may need to alter workout
schedules accordingly.
18
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1992
Thomas lifts women's hockey over Mules
Bowdoin Women fight hard for the puck. Photo by Erin Sullivan
By Rashid Saber
orient sports editor
Wednesday night, Bowdoin
College's Carol Thomas '93 scored
the winning goal with 57 seconds
left in overtime to lift the Lady Polar
Bears to a thrilling victory over
Colby at Dayton Arena.
The Polar Bears improved their
record to 5-2 overall, 3-0 in ECAC
Division III, and distanced
themselves from Colby in the
Division. With the loss Colby
dropped to a 1-1 record.
Bowdoin coach Lee Hunsaker
expressed his satisfaction with the
way the women played .Hunsaker
commented, "We've been erratic. I
think the kids had something to
prove to themselves/'Erin Miller,
Bowdoin's goalie, played an
excellent game in turning away
countless Colby threats. In the
opening minutes, Miller frustrated
Colby's Laura Iorio on several shots
on goal.
Colby goalie Shawn Gager also
played an excellent game. With 6:01
left in the first period Gager
thwarted Katie Allen's '92 attempt
to score for the Lady Polar
Bears. Bowdoin came out hot in the
first period outshooting Colb* 13-
10.
During the second period Miller
preserved Bowdoin's slim 1-0 lead
with several outstanding stops
through screens.
The Mules held a 1 4-6 advantage
in shots during the period. Colby
had several chances to score in the
final 1 :10 of regulation while holding
the same 14-6 advantage in shots.
However, Colby failed to score
prompting a regulation tie.
In the overtime period Maggie
CSullivan '92 and Katie Allen '92
assisted on the game winner by
Thomas.
With the score Thomas ad~^d to
her division-leading seventh goal
of the year.
In the final period Colby once
again outshot Bowdoin, this time
bya5-4 margin. Miller, who studied'
away for the first semester, finished
with 42 saves; an impressive statistic
considering she has been on the ice
for less than a month.
This winter, the Bowdoin
Women's Hockey Team has
transformed into a major New
England power. With the high
expectations of Coach
Hunsaker,and the competitive
nature of all the team's members,
Lady Polar Bear Hockey is once
again reeking of excellence.
Alpine ski team races to top three finish
By Tracy Boulter
orient contributor
On January 5, twenty-five male
and female alpine skiers headed
north to Sunday River Ski Resort for
their annual pre-season training
camp. Fueled by peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches, spaghetti, and
yogurt, they enjoyed a week of
excellent weather, team bonding
and intensive gate-training. The
hard work paid off as Bowdoin
stormed to a top-three finish against
a strong field of eleven Division I
and II teams in their first race of the
season, held January 10-11 at
Sunday River.
In Friday's giant slalom, the
women were led by top-15 finishes
from Lia Holden '94 and Tracy
Boulter '94. However, it was the
outstanding performances of
newcomers Allison Ayer '95 and
Kimara Jebb '94 that secured the
team's high finish. The women
dominated Saturday's slalom as
well, with Holden '94 and Boulter
'94 placing fourth and sixth
respectively, followed closely by
Jebb '94 and Ayer '95. The team's
depth was apparent as first-years
Megan Putnam '95 and Courtney
Lower '95 made successful debuts,
finishing in the top half of the sixty
racer field.
The men also placed high in the
slalom and the giant slalom, led by
the strong skiing of Jim Watt '94,
who recorded two top-ten finishes.
Captain Mike Gibbs '92
demonstrated his experience and
talent by skiing into the top-20 both
days. Finishing right behind Gibbs
was Jeremy LaCasse '94, impressive
first-year student Nate Snow '95,
and ski team veterans Rick
Abramson '92 and Andy Fergus '93.
Bolstered by their success at
Sunday River, members of the travel
team bonded a van on Thursday,
January 16 bound for West
Mountain, New York, the site of the
second carnival of the season. The
races, held January 17-1 8and hosted
by Skid more, coincided with frigid
temperatures and a lack of snow
that turned Friday's giant slalom
into a treacherous affair. The icy
course caused many falls, including
those of Ayer '95, Snow '95, and
Gibbs '92. On the men's side, Watt
'94 and LaCasse held on to four top-
twenty finishes. The women placed
well, despite the absence of Lynne
Mason '91, with Holden '94 and
Boulter '94 earning top-ten results.
After the race, coach Rick Garrett
seemed to sense the team's
disappointment with these results
and commented, "I'm not one for
pep talks. Lets win the slalom
tomorrow."
The team took Garrett's words to
heart and rebounded with a
fantastic team effort which
completely dominated Saturday's
slalom race. In the women's race,
Holden '94 and Boulter '94 set the
pace with their season' s-best third
and fourth place finishes, while Jebb
'94 cracked the top-15, and Putnam
'95 improved to 25th place Gibbs
'92 skied to an outstanding eight
place finish to lead the men, and
Snow '95, Abramson '92, and Fergus
'93 all finished in the top-30.These
excellent slalom performances
foreshadow the team's potential
dominance over the rest of Division
II this season. The talent, hard work,
and desire of this young team
should lead to many more top
results. On a less positive note, the
weekend's success was marred by
the bad news that Allison Ayer '95
will be sidelined for the season
because of a knee injury sustained
during Friday's race. She will be
sorely missed and we all wish her
the best for a speedy recovery.
Nordic ski team's training
pays off at ski carnival
By Douglas Beal and
Jessica Jay
Over winter vacation this
January, the 29 member cross
country (nordic) ski team
inundated Jackson, NH for eight
days of training. Last weekend
the nordic team competed to bring
home numerous top place finishes
and an overall victory for Bo wdoin
in the second ski carnival of the
1992 season.
The nordic race schedule began
the weekend of Jan. 10, and
continues every weekend until
Feb. 15. Most weekend carnivals
consist of two races - one skating
and one striding. One day is an
individual race, and the other a
relay. All eight schools in Div. II
race each weekend.
Without overly massaging
nordic egos by listing individual
performances, let it suffice to say
the team has skied well .
On the last weekend of
Christmas break, January 11 th and
12th, Colby hosted the team to
both 7.5k and 15k individual
freestyle and 3X5k relay for men
and women.
On the first day, Bowdoin
women captured first place overall
(thanks to stellar finishes by
Tammy Rut cr '93, placing second
overall (only one second out of
first place), Anthea Schmid '94,
third, and HeidiSherman'95, fifth.
Also competing for the women
were Shannon Smith '92, and
StephanieStrauss'95, who placed
sixth and eleventh in the event
respectively.
The men's nordic team
produced equally impressive
times placing second behind
Colby with top finishes by racers
John Martin '92, sixth, Jason Rand
'94, seventh, Matt Corbett '92,
eighth, Cameron Wobus '95,
twelfth, and Chris Badger '94,
fifteenth, as well as Ben Bangs '94,
23rd, Jim Wellahan '92, 1 9th, Doug
Beal '92, 28th, Jeff Dunlaevy '95,
25th, and Brian Dirlam '94, 29th.
During the day of relays, both
Bowdoin men and women
narrowly missed taking first place,
which was secured by Colby, and
had to settle for second, still far
ahead of other competitors. The
relays included strong finishes by
Ruter, who took first place in this
event, Jessica Jay '92, who took
fourth, followed by Sherman in
fifth, and Schmid in sixth. The
men's team of Rand, Martin, and
Corbett produced overall finishes
of fourth, sixth, and eighth and
were followed by teammates
Badger in tenth, and Bangs in
twelfth.
This past weekend on the 18th
and 19th, Bowdoin raced in
Craftsbury, Vermont, in a carnival
hosted by MTT, just 20 miles south
of Canada in weather that was
bitter cold. The first race was an
individual classical 10k, and the
absence of Colby was felt as
Bowdoin raced to the top places
with ease. Women took second,
third, fourth, seventh, and ninth
with finishes by Ruter, Jay,
Schmid, and Sherman while the
men swept second, third, and
fourth with Martin, Corbett, and
Rand, a mere four seconds
separating their times.
The second day of racing was
an individual freestyle 10k and
was onceagain swept by Bowdoin
racers. Men took second, third and
sixth with finishes by Rand,
Martin, and Corbett, and women
secured second, fourth, and fifth
with finishes by Ruter, Smith,
Sherman, and Schmid.
The best part of the weekend
was real "snow," said first-year
skier Heidi Sherman. As Schmid
said, "the ski team's snow deficit
now equals the college deficit."
This weekend' s carnival will be
hosted by the Division I team
Castleton in Craftsbury and
Bowdoin looks forward to racing
Colby as well as the stiff
competition of the Division I
teams in an individual 15k and
20k traditional race.
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MEN'S INDOOR TRACK
Jeff Mao, "92 extended his own
school record in the triple jump
when he leaped 46'2 3/4" in a mea
January 18th at UNH. Mao bested
his old record, set last year by one
inch. Bowdoin came in second in
the three way meet, defeating Colby
but losing to UNH. The Polar Bears
rerieved first place performances
from Jim Sabo in the high jump and
Nate McClennen '93 in the 8oo
meters. Bowdoin will host U-Mass
teams on Jan. 25 at Farley Field
House.
Spoils Brief:
WOMEN'S SQUASH
The women's squash team split
four matches this week to post their
first victories of the season . Bowdoin
posted an 8-1 win over Haverford
on January 15, then went 1-2 on
January 18 at the Amherst
invitational. Enjoying outstanding
individual weeks for Bowdoin were
Melissa Minor, '94 and Kathy
Kugler, '92. Both women won all
four of their matches during the
week of intense play.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Led by the outside shooting of
Laurie Towle, '95, Bowdoin
surprised Wheaton on Jan. 17.
Wheaton entered the game with an
impressive 9-1 record, but left
Morrell disappointed after falling
to the Polar Bears 70-66. Towle hit
four of six three-pointers, and
finished with 20 points to pace the
win. Stacy Bay, "92 added 18 points
and Cathy Hayes "92 contributed 13
points and seven assists in the win.
Bo wdoin will tangle with Midd. this
weekend.
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19
Words' recaps the highlights of 1991 sports
Louder Than
Words
B^ D.wi Jackson
Happy New Year from Louder
than Words. As we begin this leap
year, its time to relive the highlights
and lowlights from 1991.
Best game -Hard to pick just one,
so I picked one from each sport.
Baseball-Came 7 of the World
Series. Runners up — Games 2,3,4,
and 6. It was that kind of a series.
Pro football-Super Bowl XXV.
Hopefully we're starting a trend of
exciting Super Bowls that will
continue throughout the decade.
College football-Miami 17
Florida State 16. Hardly a game
was played with as much
anticipation as this contest for state
bragging rights and the number
one ranking in the nation. And it
lived up to its billing.
Pro basketball-The third game of
the NBA Finals, with the Bulls
winning on the Lakers home floor
to take command of theseries which
got themonkey off Michael Jordan's
back.
College basketball-Duke's
stunning upset of UNLV in the
national semifinal, which has to
rank as one of the biggest upsets in
the history of the sport.
College hockey-Northern
Michigan's 8-7 triple overtime
victory over B.U. in the finals of the
NCAA Tournament.
The point of the matter is that the
big events in 1991 lived up to their
hype, a rarity in recent sports, where
only the Final Four has been
consistently competitive.
Best day in baseball -May 4, when
Rickey Henderson put his name in
the all time record books (just ask
Rickey himself) with his 939th stolen
base and Nolan Ryan pitching his
seventh no-hitter.
Most incredible performance -
Mike Powell's 29' 4 1 /2" long jump
in the World Track and Field
Championships in Tokyo, a new
world record . The figure seems even
more startling when one realizes
that the record took 23 years to
eclipse.
Nine lives awards -George
Foreman, Jimmy Connors and Carl
Lewis. Foreman went from the
portly comedian of the ring to a
legitimate heavyweight contender
with his 12 round loss to Evander
Holyfield. The 39 year old Connors
played like a 21 year old and
harassed officials likea two year old
en route to the U.S. Open semifinals.
And Lewis, thought to be well past
his prime, not only won the 100
meter dash at the Tokyo World
Championships, but proceeded to
break the world record with a
blistering time of 9.86. Watch for
Lewis to add to his six gold medals
in this year's Olympics.
Best new face (or best at launching
a golf ball into orbit) -John Daly, for
his remarkable win in the PGA
Championship. The man wasn't
even supposed to play in the
tournament, as the 9th alternate. His
three stroke win was almost as
surprising as his ability to hit 180
yard shots with high irons.
Best job for 1992 -Professional
baseball player. You out there; that's
right you! Sign up for little league
right now, preferably in a city with
a good cable contract.
Bi ggest moment -With all of the
world events that took place in 1 991 :
the Gulf War, the collapse of the
Soviet Union, the freedom of
American hostages, hardly an event
shattered the world like Magic
Johnson's unexpected retirement on
November 7th. Yes, anyone can get
the HIV virus. Fortunately, the
person and the spirit of Magic is still
around to teach others the lesson
that he ignored.
Bi ggest disappointment -The
anticipated fight of the century
between Holyfield and MikeTyson.
Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson has
trouble keeping his hands to himself
outside the ring as well as inside.
Worst athlete at calling attention
to himself -Charles Barkley really
knows how to enamor himself to
out-of-town fans, spitting on an
eight year old girl in New Jersey
and beating up a college student in
Milwaukee. Since you haven't won
an NBA title, you'll really do
anything for attention, won't you?
Moral of the year -For as many
outstanding moments as 1991
gave us on the field of play, it gave
us an equal number of depressing
ones off the field. Aside from
Magic, Iron Mike, and Sir Charles,
there was the Len Dykstra drunk
driving accident, the drug
suspensions of Otis Nixon, Roy
Tarpley, Dexter Manley and
others; the freak play which left
Detroit Lion lineman Mike Utley
paralyzed, thedeath of Pittsburgh
Penguins coach Bob Johnson to
cancer, and the spectators killed
at the U.S. Open and PGA golf
tournaments. The point of it all is
that sports, as mystifying as it
may be at any given time, is not a
substitute for reality. It is just as
much a part of real life as anything
else. Our athletes are not
superhuman beings; they are
susceptible to the same
temptations, the same frailties,
and the same twists of fate that all
of us are. Just because they make
millions of dollars does not give
them a blank check to do as they
please. When the lights go out on
another day at the office for the
athlete, he/she enters a common
world with the same
responsibilities and the same rules
for all of its inhabitants.
As we enter 1992, let's hope for
a year of continued magical
moments on the field and less
common instances of tragedy both
on and off it. That would make a
good New Year's resolution for
everyone.
Men's swimming
falls to Lord Jeffs
By Rashid Saber
orient sports editor
The Bo wdoin men's swimming
team fell to the Lord Jeffs by a
score of 168-71 this past Saturday
in a dual meet at Amherst.
The men's team, coming off a
strenuous training trip in San
Juan, Puerto Rico, dropped to an
overall record of 3-2 for the
season.
Garrett Davis '93, in perhaps
the most exciting race of the day,
finished in a dead-heat for first
place in the 200 yard individual
medley with a time of 2:01.75.
In the 50 yard freestyle Josh
Cady '95 was Bowdoin's top
finisher among all participants
in the event.
As is usually the case, Frank
Marston '92 had an outstanding
outing against his overmatched
Lord Jeff competitors. Marston
swept wins in the one-and three-
meter diving events while
continuing his undefeated
season. Coming off an intense
training session at Harvard
University, Marston will once
again stand as a force to be
reckoned with at the New
England and National Meets.
Austin Burkett '94 and Nick
Nowak '94, two of the team's top
swimmers, are approaching top
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NUMBER 15
Wickwire, worms and a
whole lot of garbage
On Nov. 6 Wickwire added 15,000
worms to composted leaf bedding.
As these worms reproduce, Ted
estimates that this community's
The common earthworm, highly population increased to about 20,000
underestimated by society at large, since the project started.
Interview with Eileen Stevens on page 5.
Photo by Ken Comick
By Tom Davidson Jr.
orient editor-in chief
The Bowdoin College Class of
19% boasts students of superior
academic performance and wider
geographic diversity. The 119
students admitted via the College's
early decision program represent
nearly one-third of the incoming
first-year class, which is projected
to have4l0students. Once admitted,
the early decision applicants agree
to withdraw all other applications
and to matriculate to Bowdoin next
fall.
Dean of Admissions Richard
Steele, in his first year at Bowdoin
after a five-year tenure at Duke
University, expressed the need for a
diverse class racially,
geographically, and socio-
economically. Once again,
Massachusetts has the largest
representation of any state, but
Steele commented that there were
numerous students from as far as
the People's Republic of China.
Admission to Bowdoin under the
early decision program has become
more competitive, with the College
granting admission to 37 percent of
the 321 applicants. Last year, 41
percent of those who applied via
early decision were admitted.
Once again, Bowdoin attracted
students with superior academic
record. 87 percent of the accepted
students ranked in the top ten
percent of their class. Despite
Bowdoin's policy of not requiring
SAT scores for admission, half of
thoseadmitted under early decision
opted to submit their SAT scores.
Of these, 85 percent scored 600 or
above on the math portion of the
test, while 53 percent scored 600 or
above on the verbal section.
The Class of 19% is more diverse,
geographically, than classes in past
years due largely to an intense
recruiting program implemented by
Steele and his staff. Steele has been
traveling both within the country
and abroad to attract and introduce
prospective students to the College.
Steele has hosted numerous
conferences in nuetral areas in each
of the regions of the U.S.
New England continues to
account for the largest percentage
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 24)
Edwards summons fraternity presidents
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
President Edwards has called a
special meeting of all fraternity
presidents on Sunday to discuss
the future of Greek houses at
Bowdoin.
Little detail has been released
about the specifics of Edwards'
intentions. Dean Jervis revealed that
the President will conduct two
meetings, one with the presidents
of recognized, co-educational
houses and another with the
presidents of all-male Chi Psi, Zeta
Psi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and all-
female Alpha Beta Phi.
1 can't talk to you about it," said
Jervis when questioned about the
meeting.
Edwards was in New York and
unavailable for comment. The
President sent letters notifying
house presidents of the Sunday
meeting early this week.
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
may just offer a new method of
recycling. Ted Wickwire, a senior at
Bowdoin, is researching the
possibilities that the eating habits of
red worms, "Eisenia Foetida," hold
'The point of this project is to see
if this can be incorporated into the
College's recycling program," says
Wickwire. He adds, "A small two
by two foot bin can take care of all
for the rapid regeneration of the output" of any household, and
garbage. sucn a compost requires little
Wickwire, an Environmental maintenance.
Studies-Biology major, has mixed "For Christmas, I made my
dirt, rotten leaves, organic waste, parents a small one and the/ re using
and 15,000 worms in a box to study it at home for all their organic
the results. garbage," said Wickwire. He
Each of Wickwire' s 15,000 to estimates, "On a household scale,
20,000 worms eats the equivalent of you could do it for under thirty
its weight in a day, and thus he dollars." One pound of worms,
feeds them ten pounds of food waste usually about one thousand, will
Each of Wickwire' s 15,000 to 20,000 worms
eats the equivalent of its weight in a day, and
thus he feeds them ten pounds of food waste
from Moulton Union's Dining Hall five days a
week.
119 admitted E.D. into Class of 1996
New recruiting program yields geographically diverse class
from Moulton Union's Dining Hall
five days a week. 'That's about the
limit," said Wickwire. If he adds
more food than this to his eight-by-
eight foot bin, a rotten smell will let
Kim know that the worms are full.
"They are regenerating the soil,"
said Wickwire, "and this is much
more efficient" than the traditional
type of composting. The worms'
"castings," or feces, enrich the soil
and produce an effective fertilizer.
The typical bacterial compost,
growing warm as the garbage
decays, processes the material at a
much slower rate.
The Physical Plant built the worm
bin that sits in Hyde Cage last fall.
sell for fourteen dollars (although
they made be difficult to find.)
This type of devouring, called
vermi-composting, offers a new,
easier, and more efficient method of
recycling a household's food waste.
"It's been done on a smaller scale,"
says Wickwire. A man in South
Harpswell has tried it for years, and
a similar program in Los Angeles
yielded some success as well.
The temperature that the bin is
kept at can prove to be an issue in
climates such as Maine's, Wickwire
concedes. He has let his cage drop
no lower than five degrees Celcius;
at sub-zero temperatures, these
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 24)
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1 992
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exquisite and the viewof Exxon breathtaking. Check it out.
The Man of Steele
Dean of Admissions Richard Steele discusses the first half of the year
and his intense recruiting policy.
8
Track crushes Jumbos
Ein O'Neill (not pictured above) led the women's track team to a
lashing of Tufts.
Turn the Page...
Brunswick Town News 4
Eileen Stevens to speak on hazing.................. 5
Interview with Steele........................................ 12
Women's Hockey ....................................... 14 *•
Editorials . ......................................... 19
Letters to the Editor „.. 20
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
Whew! Things get hotter this week as The OCW tactfully critiques
Bowdoin policies. Limitless possibilities, you say? Well, just take a seat
and ponder The Wisdom. Last week we shared thoughts on the
misguided Kennedy's...now read about the misguided administrators.
Bowdoin policies
<5nrt at Cnnv Ch ange...oops! We wouldn't want to get the all-powerful Exec Board
SOCIAL V.ODE on our case | ^j Q fucker comment.
Honor Code
Lewallen continues to take a TKO on this one. Remember ,when
you're down for nine, you don't have to get up!
Alcohol Policy
Officially: We observe Maine State laws.
Reality: Laws at Camp Bo-Bo? Ha!
Bias-Incident
Committee ^
Old OCW: Nice touch, Bob.
New OCW: Can we say Toot in mouth"?
BANNING OF yES! Rid the campus of these sexist throwbacks. Just kidding, boys,
SINGLE-SEX GREEKS but wouldn't it make a great front page?
s,
Combustion of the Week
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Ever see a small New England campus explode? We're not going to tell you
which one, but look for a college in Brunswick, Maine to absolutely ignite
after a certain administration announces new policy for unrecognized
fraternities as soon as next week. Stay tuned.
Quote of the Week
You re from New York?
A lotta weirdos there -- but I can tell you're straight.
-An American Legionnaire to a Bates student at a Jerry Brown rally last
week
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6. Disagree with, in law
11. Baseball hall-of-famer, — Baker
13. Reduces in rank l
15. Show excessive devotion
16. Learned
17. Govern
18. European country (abbr.)
20. Wallach and Whitney
21. Bed support
22. Lowest point
24. Fine earth
26. Large grasshopper
28. Zuider
29. Put on a new book cover
31. What Edmund Hillary conquered
33. No — , ands, or buts
34. Here: Fr.
35. Gave a conceited smile
39. — Delta
42. Faux
43. In (behind in payment)
45. Dumbbell
47. Lubricates
49. Neighbor of Turkey
50. one's time
51. Turkish chamber
52. Snakelike fish
53. Sidekick (abbr.)
54. Newer film versions
57. One TV show
60. Most sarcastic
61. Slanders
62. Aroma
63. Physician of old
DOWN
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units
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3. Issue a new lease
4. Retirement account
5. Famous king
6. Fueher
7. Flightless bird
8. Statistical measures
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10. Puts in a new floor
11. Stern
12. Nullify
13. Ridicule
14. Musical group
19. Miss Williams
22. Former world leader, and family
23. Las Vegas hotel
26. Novelist Franz —
27. Knocks down by punching
30. abbreviation before a date
32. Dolores Del
35. Animal tracks
36. Certain race horses
37. Muslim
38. Most arid
39. Dispatched
40. Offensive, as an odor
41. Purchase
44. Before
46. Celebrabons
48. Tree product
50. Fudamental
55. Famous doll
56. Superlative suffix
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1 992
Administrators schedule timely hazing lecture
Eileen Stevens warns community about potential dangers involved with pledging fraternities
By Hong Shen
orient contributor
Eileen Stevens' lecture on hazing
this past Tuesday coincided with
the annual pledge activities of
Bowdoin's Greek houses.Thetiming
was no coincidence.
The administration, the Inter-
Fraternity Council and the houses
have planned an extensive array of
seminars and other services to
educate pledges. "Bud" Brown,
president of the IFC said, "Eileen
Stevens' lecture was to initiate
conversation (concerning hazing]."
The fraternities and
administration recognize the
dangers that hazing could have at
Bowdoin. Fearof a serious injury, or
a civil lawsuit have intensified the
administrator's efforts to prevent
hazing. This past week, the college
clarified its position with regards
to hazing by mailing its an t i-hazing
policy to students.
Cases of pledge activities that
can be construed as hazing have
been heard by most members of
the College. Stories of excessive
alcohol and pressure on pledges
are common.
Inundated with these rumors,
several students wonder why the
College has yet to take any action
against houses. Dean Lewallen
explained that the secrecy that
pledges and members adhere to
are the main deterrent. Even
pledges who have dropped out
have been reluctant to come
Rash of fire alarms
rings through campus
By Joshua Sorensen
orient contributor
Between 3:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.
on Sunday, February 2, three
different fire alarms drove the
residents of Coleman Hall, Beta
Sigma and Theta Delta Chi from
their beds. The Coleman Hall fire
alarm was at 3:36 a.m., the Beta
Sigma alarm at 3:37 a.m. and the
Theta Delta Chi at 3:57 a.m.
According to Bowdoin Security,
someone set off the fire alarm at
Coleman Hall on the basement
level of the building, whereas the
causes of the fire alarms at Beta
Sigma and Theta Delta Chi are yet
unknown.
The Beta Sigma fraternity
employs a private security firm
and by the time the Bowdoin
Security officer arrived at the
house, the fire alarm had been
shut off and everything had been
taken care of. At this time, the
person or persons responsible for
pulling the Coleman Hall fire
alarm are unknown.
The eruption of three fire alarms
within twenty minute period is
certainly conspicuous and
unusual. Yet according to
Bowdoin Security there is nothing
in their reports to indicate that
these fire alarms were related in
any way. There are no implications
of the involvement of fraternity
members or pledges.
Coleman Hall, site of a recent false fire alarm. Photo by Erin
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forward. From Dean Lewallen's
immediate knowledge, no case of
hazing has appeared before him
during his tenure at Bowdoin.
Another factor for Bowdoin's
scarcity of hazing cases is the unique
Bowdoin co-educational fraternity
system. As Dean Lewallen stated,
"Coeducational fraternities tend to
have fewer instances of physical
hazing and abusive drinking,
however, they have far more
psychological and emotional
hazing."
The administration maintains that
if instances of hazing were to be
reported, strong reprimands would
be taken against the organization
and individuals involved. Dean
Lewallen stated that those recourses
include "hearings before the regular
judicial system, the student judicial,
and the administrative
community."
The punishment for cases
deemed to be hazing may involve
dismissal of students involved,
withdrawal of college recognition
from fraternities, and possible legal
action for both the organization and
individual.
As for the unrecognized single
sex fraternities and the sorority,
Lewallen explained that the College
can only take legal recourses against
the individuals, but not the
organization.
Despite these preventive
measures, most students agree that
hazing will occur this year. Part of
the problem is the ambiguity
associated with the definition of
hazing. What one person may
regard as normal pledge activity
may be interpreted by someone else
as hazing.
The president of Beta Sigma,
Chris Varcoe '92, stated that "there
are limits [to pledge activities), but
there are also gray areas." Many of
the pledge activities are
unauthorized by the fraternities.
Those activities which usually only
involve a few pledges may pose the
most danger. Dean Lewallen
strongly advised that all pledge
activities should be planned by the
organization, rather than the
discretion of a few individuals.
Andrew Fergus '93 of Kappa Sig
echoed Lewallen's sentiments by
saying that "all the pledge activity
should involve everyone."
EMT's may augment health care
By Archie Lin
orient contributor
Imagine slipping on the ice in front
of the Moulton Union, you think
you might have broken something
— what will you do no w? I f the plan
to establish a volunteer Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT) service
comes through, there will be a
qualified person available to help
you immediately.
Ronald Crane '94, an EMT, sensed
"there is a need in the Bowdoin
community for medical assistance
on weeknights when the infirmary
is not open." These technicians are
"An EMT course is
probably the most
important course you
can ever take." .
certified and licensed by the State of
Maine to provide lif esaving support
to people with injuries or illnesses.
Crane envisions campus EMTs
working in pairs to help students in
need of emergency medical care.
They will carry a "basic life support
bag" — the same bag that ambulance
paramedics and firemen use to save
lives everyday.
Crane's proposes having Security
inform the EMT team on duty when
a campus injury or illness occurs.
The EMTs will be dispatched to the
scene and assess the problem, and,
if necessary, provide the medical
aid to help the person. If the injury
or illness cannot be remedied on the
scene, EMTs will provide the
intermediary medical aid for the
patient until an ambulance or doctor
arrives.
The proposed program has gained
widespread support. Dean Jervis is
Ron Crane, one of several EMTs on
emergency service program. Photo
idea." According to Crane, the
Health Center is also "very
enthusiastic."
Student reaction has also been
positive. Christopher Colclasure '95
agreed with the Dean saying, "I
think it's a good idea." James
Donald '95 concurred with Mr.
Colclasureand said, "Providing the
vital services of EMTs would be
most beneficial to the college
community."
"A lot of [the EMTs at Bowdoin]
have already worked in hospitals
and with fire departments and have
excited about the campus EMT seen everything from broken bones
program and thinks, "It is a great to severe trauma," said Crane.
campus, is proposing an
by Jen Ramirez.
Thinking toward the future,
Crane expressed interest in
"hopefully starting a not-for-credit
EMT course." Eric Sommers '95 said,
"An EMT course is probably the
most important course you can ever
take."
Crane will submit a proposal to
implement the program to Dean
Jervis. If approved by the College
administration, the EMT crew will
work in conjunction with the Health
Center and Security to augment and
continue "[the] service of medical
aid for students."
Crane has already found six EMTs
on campus, and is always looking
for more.
Are you interested in a challenging summer job with the
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1 992
Town Council and School Board clash over deficit and school
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
the Brunswick Town Council
rejected the School Board's request
few an additional $46,550 in funding
on Monday night.
The School Board sought
additional money after the statecut
its aid to Brunswick education by
nearly $270,000 last year.
Superintendent Dale Douglass
managed to trin#the shortfall to
$46,550 by negotiating a wage freeze
with teacher and cutting capital
projects.
Douglass now plans to arrange a
furlough day on March 20, when
students are already off for a teacher
workshop. The superintendent
believes that layoffs may be
unavoidable with the deficit.
"$46,000 on our part for them
[School Board] would show
support," said Councilor Charles
R. Wiercinski in opposing the
action. The Council rejected the
funding request by a 5-3 vote.
In other action, the Town Council
established a nine-member
committee to explore building a
new high school on Spring Street.
The School Board has already
approved plans to build the
structure on Maquoit Road and is
considering filing a lawsuit to
prevent the Town Council from
interfering in the school's
construction plans.
The Spring Street committee was
elected by a bloc of councilors
opposing the Maquoit Road site.
Council Chair Reginald G.
Pinkham, Ruth E. Fraser, Thomas
E. Crimmons, Marybeth Burbank
and Peter C. Gross voted together
in electing candidates for the
committee. Proponents of the
Maquoit Road site noted that none
of those elected were educators or
favorable to their site.
The town is in jeopardy of losing
nearly $23 million of state funding
for the new high school if it does
not choose a site for the building.
The current high school is in a state
of disrepair, with severe heating
and space problems.
Five families have sued the town
in Cumberland County Superior
Court for the project's delay. Mary-
gay Kennedy, one of the litigants,
expressed dismay with the Town
Council's creation of the Spring
Street committee. "We don't have a
democracy in Brunswick, we have
an oligarchy," said Kennedy in
reference to the Town Council's
actions.
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By Mike Robbins
asst. news editor
Police agencies throughout the
northeastern United States are on
the trail of Robert Ingraham, and
feel that the fugitive is likely headed
for his home state, Maine.
Ingraham, who had his name
changed from Arthur MacKeil, has
been a fugitive since he failed to
report to a Pennsylvania half-way
house after serving three years out
of a five year term for threatening
the life of Senate Majority Leader
and Bowdoin graduate George
Mitchell '54.
Mitchell's security has been
increased as a result, both in Maine
and in Washington D.C.
Ingraham, himself a graduate
of the University of Maine and
former resident of the state, is also
wanted as a suspect concerning
the shootings of three people on
the streets of Boston in January of
this year. He was identified by his
victims, all three of whom survived
the attacks.
Portland Police feel that
Ingraham will return to Maine
armed. The police also report that
he often roams college or
university campuses.
Besides Mitchell, Ingraham has
in the past threatened to kill ex-
Governor Brennan, Attorney
General James Tierney and Judge
Gene Carter. Recent reports in
Washington have stated that the
threats to Mitchell have been
renewed of late.
Ingraham is not known to be
otherwise interested in Maine
politics.
Robert Ingraham is between
5'l0"-6' in height, Caucasian,
weighing about 140 pounds with
hazel eyes and brown hair.
Since graduating from Maine, his
employment has included the
armed forces as well as a failed
writing career.
Safety and Security log
Saturday. Ian. 25
11:12 a.m.
A custodian turned in a radio/
cassette player found at M.U.
Friday. Ian. 31
12:08 p.m.
The doors to the Moulton Union
dining room have been
vandalized. A work order has
been submitted to have the doors
repaired.
9:36 p.m.
A suspicious male was reported
on the north end of Searles
Science Building.
Saturday, Feb. 1
1252 p.m.
A fire alarm at Brunswick
Apartments was caused by
smoke from a pan left
unattended on the stove in one of
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Security responded to a fire alarm
at Delta Sigma. Cause for the
alarm could not be determined.
The alarm was reset.
Sunday, Feb. 2
3:36 a.m.
A fire alarm at Coleman Hall was
caused by someone pulling the
pull station on the west side in the
basement. The alarm was reset.
10:54 a.m.
A student reported an unknown
male in the Women's Resource
Center. The man fled the building
when he saw the student. Possible
registration number has been
reported to Security.
11:45 a.m.
Two tables that were used for
Winter Winter-Fest on the Quad
were vandalized.
Tuesday. Feb. 4
1:44 a.m.
A window in the basement of Sills
Hall has been broken.
1156 p.m.
Security warned a student about
reckless driving in the snow at
Farley Held House parking lot.
Wednesday. Feb. 5
1:02 a.m.
Security warned a student who
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
Eileen Stevens talks about her crusade against hazing
An interview by Tom Davidson
Orient: Could you talk a little bit
about C.H.U.C.K and its charter?
Stevens: I'm pretty much a one-
woman army.. .Often I'm notified
and questioned by victims' parents
or victims' families; sometimes
student safety groups contact me.
National fraternities, some of the
legislators that are interested in anti-
hazing laws have worked closely
with me. But I'm pretty much on my
own, and in regards to funding, I
don't charge and that's something
that I decided from the beginning. I
depend totally on donations and
the occasional honorarium I receive.
When I visit a campus all I ask for is
expenses. This is something that
people criticize. They say, "Well you
could be much larger and stronger
and much more powerful if you
went the other way." But I'm very
comfortable this way and I'll never
commercialize or attach a dollar sign
to it. It is always my hope and intent
when I visit a group that they'll
share what I have shared and
implement it into their own
involvement. I have no desire to get
bigger and have members or
chapters. ..The media has often
brought me attention; I've done
most of the major programs. I
recently did 'Good Morning
America' and coincidentally a
Senator from Kentucky, Mitch
McConnell, happened to view the
program and had his
Administrative Aid call me. He
initiation activity. But it is my
contention that when there is
psychological or physical danger
attached, the pledge is unaware.
Orient: One thing that I'm
interested in is being a woman
attempting to penetrate an
institition. I don't think that you
could have picked a more exclusive
group than the fraternity system.
Stevens: Absolutely. I was a
woman entering male terrain and I
was not welcome. It took a very,
very long time for me to establish
my credibility and to prove that I
was not anti-fraternity. I had to
convince them that I was there as a
concerned ind ividual who had come
to know about fraternity life in the
worst possible way and just wanted
very much for others to hear a
parent's input. I made a lot of waves
and set a lot of precedents. When I
finally did start tobreak down some
of those real problems of people
responding and listening or a least
being open minded about hearing
me or meeting with me, it happened
very, very slowly. Some national
organizations... have never allowed
a woman to address their fraternal
organization, never allowed a
woman to attend a seminar, a
workshop or a conference, much
less a convention, so in some cases
the constitution had to be rewritten
to allow me in their meeting hall...
When 1 began this work I thought
that I could make some noise., .never
dreaming that it would take me
/ was a woman entering male terrain
and I was not welcome. It took a very,
very long time for me to establish my
credibility and to prove that I was not
anti-fraternity. I had to convince them
that I was there as a concerned individual
who had come to know about fraternity
life in the worst possible way and just
wanted very much for others to hear a
parent's input.
couldn't believe that there had never
been federal attention given to the
hazing issue. Hedrafted something
that is now in the Judiciary
Committe on the Hill which would
criminalize hazing and put more
mandates on the universities and
colleges. When I first began this
work, there were only three states
with anti-hazing laws; now 35 have
anti-hazing laws. The trend for laws
has really happened within the last
ten years. One would think that
existing laws would be applicable,
but that's not the case because
reckless endangerment,
manslaughter, assault do not apply
because the victims are considered
willing participants... No one forces
someone to pledge, no one forces
someone to get involved in an
beyond New York, never dreaming
that the fraternities would become
my ally and that we would work
together and that we would come to
understand each other, because
even though I was saying that I
wasn't opposed to them, I kind of
had to prove that.
Orient: Did this help you cope
with your son's death?
Absolutely. I was putting my
grief to work and putting my
emotion in a positive direction. It
gave me purpose; it helped me cope
and deal with the tragedy in my life.
1 probably horrified my family
because I think they felt that I was
perpetuating my grief, that I was
keeping the wound open and that I
would probably fall flat on my face.
I would say to them, even if I do fall
flat on my face, I'll like myself better.
At least I can say I tried.
I was prepared for
disappointment, and I had plenty
of disappointments and
disillusioning moments. But I just
believed in what I was doing and I
believed in students. I felt that I
could reach them in a way that
maybe no one else could. You can't
fool students. I knew that they
would sense that I was sincere. That
was very much the reason why I
would not go about this in a
commercial way, or make it seem
like a lecture or that there were fees
attatched. 1 wasn't going to do that.
I never will, so it was a slow process
but a process that was rewarding. I
learned as I went along; 1 grew and
my convictions grew because I
would interact with students.
Orient-Do you think that hazing
is possibly too ground into the
tradition of the fraternities to
temper and get rid o/? .
It is going to take lots more work
before it is eradicated totally but I
think that we are well on our way.
In the south, and in certain areas
such as Oklahoma and Texas I have
had individualssay tome, "Wehaze,
we believe in hazing, this is the way
we want it. We don't want to
change." Their thinking is very rigid,
but the awareness level has grown
not due to me only, but to the
antihazing laws. The community
uproar and the negative aspect of
this whole thing has surfaced, and
so it is not being swept under the
carpet any longer. People are talking
about it. Hazing is not the dirty
word that is being whispered.
Orient: No college or legal action
has ever been taken against your
son's fraternity? Is that correct?
We did not have a leg to stand on
atthetime. There was no antihazing
law. Chuck, as in many cases we
read about, is considered
responsible; he was the guilty party.
There was very little we could do.
We did seek an attorney, but our
purpose in seeking an attorney was
to obtain the police file, the autopsy
record, the university findings. As
parents we felt we had the rights to
thosedocuments,but they were kept
from us. We were told we would
have to wait until the statute of
limitations expired, and then when
it did expire... we were told that [the
documents] were lost or destroyed.
To this day we have never seen
them.
Orient: When was that, when did
they say that?
This was in 1980. So our attorney
said let's see what we can do about
this in a civil way... maybe we can
put some accountability on the
fraternity and not on the university;
Photo by Ken Cornick
the positive aspects of that
organization, its strengths, its
history, its contribution to the
campus. ..but one pledge said to
me "they never tell us any of the
negative things or the things that
we might be subjected to." I don't
/ have heard why hazing remains — the
unity, the character-building aspects of
it; it teaches pledges repsect, tradition
and the members say "well I went
through it and now it is his turn." 1
highlight that you can unify a group by
doing something positive or something
constructive.
we could do nothing in terms of the
university. We pursued this in a
civil way which was settled out of
court ... we were never able to legally
really do anything productive about
this. That was discouraging and
disappointing.
Orient: There are fraternities on
this campus that do have a
substantial bit of hazing, whether
it be blindfolds or line-ups or other
events. If you had to offer some
advice to pledges who are going
through this, what would it be?
One of the things that I do not
think pledges realize is that they
have an enormous amount of
power. If a pledge class realizes
what they are being asked to do is
clearly in violation of what Bowdoin
states is acceptable, what Maine
state law allows and what fraternity
is supposed to mean, they should
get up and leave, saying that this is
not an organization they want to
affiliate with. They should seek
membership in a group that does
not subject them to that.
I don't think that they realize that
they are as powerful as they are.
The dozen or so pledges that spoke
to me last night. ..indicated to me
that they were hoping that some of
this negative activity would change
because they felt very frustrated.
When you are preparing to affliate
with an organization you hear all of
think that any pledge wants to be
demeaned or degraded or put
through something that is
unpleasant or uncomfortable. I
think the pledges are really the
only ones who can change this by
putting pressure on the leadership
of their organization, unifying as a
pledge class and choosing not to
remain because this is not what
fraternity is supposed to be. Very
shortly they realize how important
they are, and how they are needed.
Orient: One of the strongest
arguments behind hazingisihat it
brings a pledge class together. Do
you think that has any merit?
What are the ways that you can
build some sort of unity?
I have heard why hazing
remains — the unity, the character-
building aspects of it; it teaches
pledges repsect, tradition and the
members say "well I went through
itanb^nowitishisturn." I highlight
that you can unify a group by doing
something positive or something
constructive.
You can find a campus need or
a community need where you can
put that enthusiasm into
something which everyone can
benefit from.
It is not something necessarily
which you can do to your pledges,
but it is what you can do with your
pledges that would benefit the
entire membership, that everyone
would be strengthened by.
THE BOWDQIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
Arts & Leisure
Minich to unveil contemporary drawings after lecture
Celebrated artist returns to the museum with tribute to personal themes and the self-portrait
By Melissa Milsten
orient arts & leisure editor
In what promises to be a
celebration of great contemporary
artwork, the mixed media
constructions of Anne Minich will
be on exhibit in the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art. The exhibit will
open following a slide lecture given
by Minich on Tuesday, February
11, at 7:30 p.m. in Beam Classroom',
V.A.C.
Minich has studied at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
and the University of Miami. Her
work is currently on display in
several galleries in both New York
and Philadelphia.
Although Minich currently
resides in Philadelphia she is not a
stranger to the Bowdoin campus. In
1989, she delivered an outstanding
lecture, which according to Mark
Wethli, Professor of Art, served as
inspiration for a return visit. Wethli,
who is also theGuest Curator of the
exhibit, is primarly repsonsible for
organizing Minich's return. Minich,
whose talents are rooted in drawing,
is well-known for her elegant
framework, which always
embellishes u pon the encased piece
of artwork. The frames can often be
distinguished by the small shell or
fragment of beach-glass which serve
as decoration.
According to Wethli, the themes
for Minich's drawings frequently
'Anne Minich'
Bowdoin College
Museum of Art
private nature, the ultimate sense
of her art is not strictly
autobiographical, but one of
shared emotions-remembrance,
renewal, loss, and longing-
familiar to everyone."
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Maria Martyred and Judas Judged; An Arranged Marriage by Anne Minich
"contrast images of the human and
the divine." A strong spirituality
which is conveyed through her use
of iconogrpahic symbols, is
characteristic of Minich's work.
Much of the spirituality which can
be seen in Minich's art stems from
her strong religious background.
Wethli commented onMinich's style
saying, "Beyond its seemingly
Unlike most contemporary
artists, Minich is very much
insipired by earlier art. Minich was
greatly influenced by Florentine
draftsmanship. Appropriately,
Minich's exhibit will be placed in
close proximity with the exhibit,
"From Studio to Studiolo : Florentine
Draftsmanship under the First Medici
Grand Dukes," which is also on
display in the museum.
Minich's exhibit will contain 18
pieces, two of which are low-reliefs.
The artwork on display will serve
as a sampling of Minich's creativity
from the last seven years of her
career. There will be two pieces on
display, Bozvdoin Alterpiece and
Bowdoin Studio, which Minich
completed while on the Bowdoin
campus. However, Wethli intimates
that this exhibit is "not just an art
show for art lovers. It has other
facets."
According to Wethli, Minich's
artwork should not only be of
interest to artists, but also to
historians and students of religion
alike. Wethli, therefore, holds
special enthsuiasm for the exhibition
catalogue which contains an essay
by Karin Dillman, Assistant
Professor of Romance Languages.
Dillman has written a piece entitled,
"The Line, the Frame, the Sacred,
Art," which serves as testimony to
Minich's unique talents and her
ability to attract a wide audience of
viewers.
■
Guardian Angel a better picture than movie
Seventh in a series of V.I . books is a fictional departure
By Rich Littlehale
bowdoin publis1 iinc company
Everyone needs a departure into
make-believe once in a while. I've
been reviewing non-fiction long
enough. This week, I decided to
look around for a little escapist fare.
I settled on a newly-released
mystery novel by Sara Paretsky
called Guardian Angel. It is the
seventh in a series about a Chicago
private investigator named V.I.
(Victoria Iphegenia) Warshawski.
If you've heard of Sara Paretsky's
V.I. Warshawski series, it's probably
because of the movie of the same
name that hit the video stores
recently. I know it's tiresome to
hear this all the time, but the books
are better than the movie.
Kathleen Turner was fighting an
uphill battle in the film. Her
portrayal of V.I. was typically
engaging, but the supporting cast
was wooden and the storyline was
awful. Standard practice in movies
like this one is to blend half a dozen
storylines from the book* into one
screenplay. The problem is that this
process generally waters down the
lot of them, and makes it all a waste
of time.
In typical Hollywood fashion, the
movie managed to distort the lead
character's personality to suit the
perceived attitudes of its audience.
In the novels, V. I.'s tangled
involvement with men who feel
that she is a woman trespassing on
their territory make sense; they are
a part of her life, not her reason for
being. The movie turned her into a
caricature o f feminism, conforming
to the usual "a strong woman is
basically a woman who acts like a
man," nonsense.
The character Paretsky created is
much more complete and more
realistic. To judge the books by the
movie would do Paretsky a grave
disservice.
That said, the book's series itself is
one of the best in the field. Most
mysteries are rather derivative and
limp — their protagonists are
contrived and unappealing. The few
characters that stand out, like Robert
B. Parker's Spenser, Sue Grafton's
Kinsey Millhone,and Paretsky's V.I.
Warshawski, are set apart by the
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time that the writers put into
developing the people in their books,
rather than by the action and
suspense.
V.I., we are told, grew up in
Chicago, the daughter of a Polish
cop and an Italian emigre. After four
years of activism at college, she went
to law school and became a public
defender. Eventually, the job wore
on her, and she quit to become self-
employed as a private investigator;
an atypical history from the
beginning.
Like all good stories, one of the
most compelling facets of the V.I.
Warshawski series is the
relationships the protagonist
develops. A character who earns the
loyalty and respect of other
interesting characters seems more
real, and holds the reader's attention
better. V.I.'s relationship with a
number of different folks, from Lotty
Herschel, a Viennese doctor who has
been running a women's clinic since
she came to Chicago fleeing Nazis,
to Dick Yarbrough, her ex-husband,
a thorn in her side and a partner in a
blue-chip law firm involved in her
investigations, gives her appeal that
no amount of gratuitous gunplay
could.
The real test of a series of books
like this is the kind of relationship
that develops between the reader
and the protagonist. I'm not talking
about some compulsive obsession;
just the connection that everyone
needs to feel to really enjoy a book.
In the best books, you come away
from each book liking the character,
thinking that they would be an
interesting, worthy person to know.
Paretsky's series is one of the best;
V.I. is a fascinating woman who
sounds like she'd be a lot of fun to
meet. Every time you finish a story
about her you are already out looking
around for the next one.
Guardian Angel is a fit successor to
Paretsky's earlier books. In this one
V.I. is beset by the usual array o:
well-meaning trouble-makers, angry
friends, and thugs who scrape their
knuckles when they walk, while she
tries to solve two problems at once.
First, the yuppies invading V.I.'s
neighborhood are trying to get rid of
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TV commentator, musician
Zukerman begins residency
By Melissa Milsten
orient arts & leisure editor
Renowned flutist Eugenia
Zukerman will be sure to grace
the stage of Pickard Theater
with her musical talents.
Zukerman will be performing
in concert with pianist, Dennis
Helmrich on Saturday,
February 8 at 730 p.m.
This concert promises to be
one of the many fantastic
events organized by the
Bowdoin Music Department:
Barbara Whitepine,
Administrative Assistant tothe
Music Department, feels that
this will be "a great opportunity
to experience her [Zukerman)
as the versatile personality that
she is — she is a world-class
flutist, writer and a T.V.
commentator."
During her 1990-91 season,
Zukerman performed at the
Smithsonian Institute and on
New York's Metropolitan
Museum Concert series. Her
future appearances include solo
recitals as well as a concert in
collaboration with keyboardist,
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
Search continues for the restaurant nirvana
Fun with a Greasy
Spoon
SV( oihl article in a series
Pete Johnston Will Locke
Christian Sweeney Matt Yas
Taking a look up and down the
Moulton Union Driveway, one is
bound to see a regular round-up of
off-road vehicles. This affinity for
rugged automobiles hearkens back
to our ties to the Old West: ties kept
alive through film, TV, clothes, and
of course, cuisine. Chuck Wagon,
located on Bath Road, takes it upon
itself to keep the coals of our past
burning. And believe us, there's
plenty of room for them in the "Giant
Charcoal Pit".
Upon entering Chuck Wagon,
home to prominent civic groups,
one is met by friendly faces and
open spaces reminiscent of the Old
West. Natural wood paneling and
Western paraphernalia covering the
walls make for several comfortable
dining rooms including, the "Saddle
Room", the "OK Corral", and, for
smokers, "Death Valley". The menu
ranges from seafood, to steaks, to
lo-cal, but the house specialty
appears to be burgers.
These were by no means run-of-
the-mill beef and buns. The names
alone deserve credit: "Calamity
|A CHUCK WAGON IS"
**
A rull house at the Chuck Wagon.
Jane"(teryakiburger), "Sitting Bull"
(chili burger), "Saddle Tramp" (all
thefixin's),and "Geronimo" (cheese
and mushrooms).
The burgers live up to their names
with a taste d irect from the Charcoal
Pit to our delighted palates. Don't
let the side dishes pass you by either:
a warm crock of baked beans hits
the spot on a rainy night, and the
top-notch "Golden Lariat" onion
rings are worth riding the range for.
The portions are quite generous,
to the point that even we, champions
of after dinner sweets, had to forego
dessert. The prices are reasonable,
but not as exceptionally low as those
of Grand City (we wonder if any
place is as inexpensive).
Although the history of Western
Expansion is one characterized by a
lack of respect for native peoples.
The tradition upheld at Chuck
Wagon is of the most innocent and
fun-loving nature. It's the spirit of
cowboy boots and ten gallon hats
for the cow pokes and cow girls
Photo by Erin Sullivan
inside all of us.
As we rounded up the posse and
saddled up, we somehow felt a little
bit closer to the culture of the
American West. We left wishing
only that we had horses and a sunset
to ride into.
Anchor Steam weighs down Catamount
Reviewers sacrifice blood to achieve ultimate porter objectivity
By Matt D'Attilio and
Todd Sandell
After giving blood I decided that
I would follow the nurse's
recommendation and replenish my
fluids, so of course I turned to beer,
which is mostly water. Realizing that
operating on one less pint of blood «
is not a good condition for drinking
several pints of beer, I enticed guest
reviewer Todd Sandell to assist in
this week's swill
in nearby Vermont. Catamount's
label proclaims this porter to be the
"Pride of the North Country." Well,
I don't know if I would go that far,
but Todd agreed it was a pretty
good brew considering it was made
in Vermont. Let's face it- Vermont is
not beer brewing central. The first
thing we noticed about this porter
was that the bottle was a twist off,
not a good sign (dodgy at best).
Getting back to the beer itself,
Todd enjoyed the biting hops of the
Anchor Steam is also willing
to experiment; at one time
column. Mr.
Sandell's
credentials are
stellar; he brews
hisownbeerand
spends most of .
his waking tne company got together
hours sampling # x J O O
°'™e b sub n £.of Wltn several anthropologists
this first issue of
the month is
porter beer, a
brew that
involves high
quality hops and
willing to experiment; at one tim^
the company got together with
several anthropologists and
recreated a Mesopotamian recipe.
Anchor Steam's porter contains
only malted barley for its
fermentable sugar (most American
beer makers use a lot of com to take
the place of the more expensive but
richer malted barley) and is
naturally carbonated.
In Todd's words, this beer had a
bold flavor that just madeyoucrave
the next sip more
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
is both riveting and suspenseful
and recreated a
Mesopotamian recipe.
is distinguished by the substitution first few sips while I got into the
of roasted barley for the typical deep, dark flavor. Yet we were both
malted barley. dismayed by the chalky aftertaste
Porters are traditionally darker which wore on us throughout the
than any color known to mankind, full twelve ounces, not that any
but like any other stout they are porter is brewed for the purpose of
over a dollar a bottle even in their consuming mass quantities,
most primitive form. There was some roasted taste to
In addition, porters are more the beer, but the chalky aftertaste of
robust than ales or lagers even the finishing Cascade hops dropped
though they are related to ales in the this beer from our top category into
sense that the beer ferments in the
vats from the top down.
Unfortunately, only two porters
were readily available in the
Brunswick area; many porters are
and more. The
roast flavor is
unparalleled by
other American
porters. Both of
us agreed that
this beer kicked
butt over that
Vermont stuff.
After all, the
taste you get
from every sip of
Anchor Steam
porter is what a
porter should be,
and as the label
purports, it is "wholly superior in
every respect."
The only drawback we could find
in this concoction was the absence
of a hoppy sting on the tongue,
although some may argue that a
dry beer taste is not bad at all.
Todd says if you're going toblow
your cash on a six-pack of beer, try
this (or buy even more of it, because
this porter will never wear on you).
In summary, according to the
the "Good Beer" category. If you try
this porter and dislike it, the five Surgeon General's warning on the
cent deposit might be enough to bottle, this beer is too good to be
buy a Milwaukee's Best.
The porter of porters in our
By Pete Adams
orient staff writer
'The Hand that Rocks the
Cradle'
Directed by Curtis
Hanson
When I went with two friends
last Friday to see The Hand That
Rocks The Cradle , I had
expectations of a movie which
would be both riveting and
suspenseful. To the credit of The
Hand That Rocks the Cradle ,
directed by Curtis Hanson, this
film fulfilled my expectations and
then some. By utilizing a unique
genre of horrors and taboos this
film is definitely entertaining.
Claire and Michael Bartel
(Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever)
and Matt McCoy) are the heads
of what seems to be the perfect
household. They have an
adorable daughter, a beautiful
house, a well-aged Volvo, and a
son on the way. In a routine
prenatal examination, however,
Claire is sexually abused by her
gynecologist. She feels
compelled to report the crime,
and consequently the doctor is
brought under investigation. As
a result the doctor commits
suicide leaving behind his wife,
Peyton (Rebecca De Mornay),
who suffers a miscarriage from
the ordeal.
In addition, Peyton becomes
insane as well as driven to attain
revenge against the woman, who,
at least in Peyton's mind, is the
root of her woes- Claire Bartel.
Peyton applies for the nanny
position at the Bartel's home, and
what ensues is revenge at a level
never witnessed before in the
theater. Peyton does not go for
the jugular as one would expect,
but chooses a different method to
fulfill her madness. Peyton
attempts to isolate Claire from
her husband, her children and
,her friends through planted
evidence and manipulation.
Peyton exploits the weaknesses
of the modern woman and
destroys her strengths. She is
baseenough to attempt to shatter
the bond between mother and
child and make it her own. She is
definitely one of the more
villainous female characters in
recent memory.
This element of the movie is
what makes it such an intense
film, but the film is not without
flaws. If there is one criticism, it
is that the movie is predictable in
various scenes. Beyond this
predictability, The Hand That
RocksThe Cradle is a thriller worth
watching.
carried by stores with large beer opinion was Anchor Steam's porter,
selections. Anchor Steam, a San Francisco based
The first of the two porters we company, is really at the head of the
downed for this review was high quality beer market in the
Catamount porter, a beer pi oduced United States. Anchor Steam is also
brewed by an American company
so buy this paradox while* it's
around.
By the way, Anchor Steam is not
a twist off so maybe the twist off
theory works.
Bull Moose
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1992
NYC band gives 'No Pocky for Kitty*
Superchunk produces individual punk sound with latest album
By Dan Pearson
orient staff writer
'No Pocky For Kith/'
Oddly enough , Superchunk was
dissatisfied with the comparisons
to Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth.
Therefore, on its new record
Superchunk tightened and refined
its sound to give it new definition.
No Pocky for Kitty, its second LP on
Matador records, picks up right
where the first LP left off in terms of
walls of swinging, crunchy guitar
fuzz combined with thundering
bass, drums, and ranting vocals. Yet,
as aforementioned, there is less of
Dinosaur Jr.'s and Sonic Youth's
lethargy, grunge, and dissonance,
and more crisp, concise song
structure combined with greater
importance on melody and
harmony. There are still vestiges of
dissonance yet the interludes are
not merely improvised breaks acting
as bridges, they
are integral parts
grunge, out- Superchunk's first self -titled LP on New of the
volume and out- . . construction of
funk the other. York City's Matador records showcased its the entire song.
One band that .... , ...» „ .. , . It's not that
has puiied itself ability to skillfully combine these various superchunk,
Matador Records
Due in part to a reaction against
the manufactured, mechanized
cotton candy dance music that has
been innundating the radio and
television, or due in part to the wide
exposure given to the innumerable
grunge bands like Mudhoney,
Nirvana, and Tad emerging out of
the mists of the Pacific Northwest,
there ha ve appeared on the musical
map a plethora of guitar bands;
each trying to out-
speed,
bands like Television, the
Buzzcocks, or the Clash from the
seventies punk emergence or, more
recently Husker Du and Firehouse;
all of whom succeeded on their own
terms and all of whom profoundly
influence Superchunk's loud, fast
and abrasive music. Yet
Superchunk, as previously stated,
does not limit itself to simply
playing raging noise but break up
many of its songs with either guitar
solos reminiscent of Neil Young in
speed and style or with bouncy
power pop like fellow North
Carolinians, the dBs.
Superchunk's first self-titled LP
on New York City's Matador
records showcased its ability to
skillfully combine these various
styles to form songs with intelligent
out-
out of this grimy,
grungy mass of
eardrum wearied
flesh is a group
from ' North
Carolina called
Superchunk. ^^^^^^^^"
Other band s who look solely to Black
Sabbath, Blue Cheer, or The
Ramones for musical inspiration
and therefore create monotonous,
linear songs that lack the originality
that their creators possessed,
Superchunk, on the other hand, has
combined various influences from
their past and present to give each
song an individual sound and an
individual strength. Importantly as
well, whereas other bands have
remained idle in their hometowns,
styles to form songs with intelligent
working class lyrics and an unabated
guitar frenzy.
avant garde guitar noise and flat,
mindless three chord punk. Also,
just as Bob Mould's anger and
screaming lyricism had been
overwhelming and liberating to
listeners in the early eighties,
Superchunk automatically reached
listeners discontent with subdued
Superchunk, despite only releasing British guitar bands like Ride who
with the refining
of its guitar parts,
have become the
Allman Brothers.
It is simply that
sometimes in the
^^^^^™^^™ ■"■^^^■"■ , middle of songs
working class lyrics and an prior to No Pocky for Kitty ,
unabated guitar frenzy. Critics and Superchunk had a tendency to
alternative radio immediately resemble the Replacements doing
latched on to Superchunk for its Kiss covers on a heavy night of
ability to bridge the gap between drinking. Now Superchunk is more
two full length records, have
fostered a following through
constant touring and through the
frequent distribution of new singles
on their very own label, Merge
were afraid to let their emotions
overtake them. Yet what ultimately
separated Superchunk from other
indie noise hands were their brief
interludesof discordant twin guitar
willing to try 10 build solid song
structures without fear of falling
into the common musical mass.
Songs like "Skip Steps 1 &3," "Seed
Toss," and 'Tress" are interesting,
not because they wander around
sporadically coming upon bursts of
thick guitar, but because they build
upon these thick guitar bursts to
allow the bass and drums to become
more active parts of the songs.
This does not take any credit or
importance away from
Superchunk's first LP. It is simply
records. Superchunk have even fuzz and experimentation most that No PockyforKitty shows that the
repaid their fans across the country
by releasing singles by other young
and creative groups they have met
cither at home in North Carolina or
on the road.
reminiscent of Sonic Youth and
Dinosaur Jr. Thesebriefbitsof songs
gave the record a looseness that was
refreshing to people tired of hearing
bands treading the same simple
Superchunk's independent spirit paths of punk plotted out almost
concerning their music and the fifteen years earlierby the Ramones
music industry is reminiscent of and the New York dolls.
band is attempting to emulate the
feelings and sounds of the ground
breaking bands they grew up
listening to while trying to remain
individual and offer new variations
on these sounds to present
audiences.
Eugenia Zukerman
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6)
Anthony Newman. Newman and
Zukerman will be returning to
the New York Public Library for
their seventh performance
together.
Since she graduated from The
Julliard School and had her New
York debut in 1971, Zukerman
has studied under such
established flutists as Albert
Tipton and Julius Baker.
Zukerman has recorded several
pieces for CBSMasterworks, Sony
Classical, Pro Arte, Vox Cum
Laude and Opus labels. In
addition to her recording career,
Zukerman has worked in
collaboration with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, Israel
Chamber Orchestra, the National
Symphony, theEnglish Chamber
Orchestra and the Royal
Philharmonic.
In a raving review of her talents,
the New York Times has recently
Zukerman saying, The secret lies
in her musicianship, which is
consummate, and her taste, which
is immaculate, and her stage
presence — she is a sheer pleasure."
Beyond the stage and recording
studio Zukerman is a commentator
on the arts for CBS Sunday Morning
and has made special appearances
on several other programs.
Zukerman has also delved into
writing. Her success as a writer can
be seen on the pages of Esquire, Vogue
and the New York Times. In addition
to publishing in periodicals,
Zukerman has written three
screenplays and has completed two
novels entitled Deceptive Cadence and
Taking the Heat.
Zukerman's exclusive
performance on Saturday, which
is sponsored by both the Bowdoin
College Music Department and
the Donald M. ZuckertFund, will
mark the end of a three-day
residency. This promising concert
will feature works by Bach,
Mozart, Gaubert, Hindemith,
Messiaen, and Dutilleux.
Saturday, February 8
Pickard Theater
Presented by Bowdoin
College Muclc
Department
Arts & Leisure Calendar
for the week of 2/7-2/14
Friday. February 7
@ 12:00 p.m. Exhitibion
opening: Artwork of Deborah
Klotz and Stephanie Mahan
Stigliano, the artwork in the
exhibit reveals the artists'
connection to the process of the
woodcut print, and their
explorations into electronic
print formats and computer
imaging, The Chocolate
Church, 804 Washington Street,
Bath.
@ 4:15 p.m. Lecture on Finns
in America, part of a series of
lectures to be presented on
Race and Ethnicity, Muskie
Archives, Bates College, (free)
@ 7:30 p.m. Concert with
flutist Eugenia Zukerman,
Pickard Theater, (free)
@ 8:00 p.m. Theater
production: The Conduct of Life,
by playwright Maria Irene
Fornes, Gannett Theater, Bates
College, (advanced
reservations required) 786-6161
@ 8:00 p.m. Theater production
presents: 77k Country Wife,
Strider Theater, Runnals
Union, Colby College.
(admission charged)
Saturday. F ebruary 8
@ 6:00 p.m. A cappella
Concert with the Colby Eight,
Lorimer Chapel, Colby
College, (free)
@ 8:00 p.m. Performing arts
presents: The Country Wife,
Strider Theater, Runnals
Union, Colby College,
(admission charged)
Sunday, February 9
@ 3:00 p.m. Lecture by
Robert Greenlee, "Florence and
the Birth of Opera," GibsonlOl .
Tuesday. Febraury 11
@10 :00a.m. Exhibition opens:
Anne Minich & the Twentieth
Century Gallery, Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
@ 7:30 p.m. Lecture by Anne
Minich in conjunction with
the exhibit Anne Minich,
Bowdoin College Museum of
Art.
@ 730 p.m. Lecture by Edwin
Good (Prof. Emeritus,
Stanford University): "The
Modern Piano: The Stein way
Family's Contribution,"
GibsonlOl.
Grand Canyon offers
escape from campus life
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
You may see a few puzzled,
wrinkled noses in the "homey"
Brunswick theatre as dreams of
flying over the city of Los Angeles
and a strong dose of disasters dance
upon the off-center movie screen.
Grand Canyon is currently playing
at Eveningstar Cinema in
Brunswick, possibly the only place
still offering new movies for four
dollars. This production ignores the
restrictions of a traditional plot as it
presents the viewer with a festival
of imagination, and of life's blows
and embraces.
A loose arrangement of friends,
lovers, and
family involves
individuals that
each contribute a
segment to the
story. Kevin
Kline, Danny
Glover, and Steve
'Grand Canyon'
Playing at Evening
Star Cinema
of many characters as they cannot
seem to control their lives . The aging
mother, the lonely, desperate,
secretary, and the paranoid,
confused young member of a gang
all face some type of void in their
lives. In fact, the surplus of crises
befalling these characters had me
flinching, waiting for the next
disaster.
Good turns- "miracles," as Mary
McDonnel dares to call them, do
occasionally lift these people of Los
Angeles from their problems. Some
folk manage to find new happiness
in romance, and battle the gaping
loneliness in their lives. The long-
awaited exodus at the end (have I
said too much?) prompts Kevin
Kline's character, Mac, to say, "It's
not all bad."
The haunting
[dreams that Mac
and his wife have
offer refreshment
midway through
the plot. They reek
of confusion and
frustration about
Martin (watch out - the beard is a
little sudden) collaborate with
others to create the myriad aspects
of life that form this movie.
If you are awaiting a condensed
version of the plot that leaves a few
surprises unrevealed, I am afraid I
cannot help you.
Grand Canyon is a romp through
daily lifein America, and it bounces
around too much for a summary to
be possible. Although I am sure
some viewers find the deep
reflection a little exhaustive, the
movie offers some real insights
to our fears.
Simon, the sturdy and cheerful
tow truck driver played by Danny
Glover, says at one point: "The
world ain't supposed to work this
way!" His frustration matches that
human existence, and of heavy,
perhaps over- zealous, symbols.
And what is up with those
helicopters? There are continual
shots of helicopters flying over L. A .
chopping the air above the city's
desperation.
A traffic pilot is finally granted a
line, commenting, "It's a jungle
down there." Is this diagnosis a
little too Jeep?
Don't worry- Grand Canyon does
not requirea philosophic approach,
although such stuff oozes from the
pores.
The talented collection of
established actors produces a
marked departure from the
traditional contemporary movie,
and offers an interesting escape
from campus life.
*&-
THE BOWDOINOWEW ARTS St LEISURE FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1992
Guardian Angel
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6)
HattieFrizell, an old woman whose
house is an eyesore and whose five
dogs offend their upwardly-mobile
sensibilities.
When Hattie falls and injures
herself, one of the yuppies has
himself, made her conservator and
has the dogs destroyed. V.I. is
busily trying to dig up some dirt
on him when another neighbor,
Salvatore Contreras, asks her to
help him locate an old union buddy
who has disappeared. When the
friend turns up floating in the
Sanitary Canal, V.I. suspects foul
play.
Then, Lotty Herschel is beaten up
while driving V.I.'s car, and things
get ugly. All her friends turn away
from her; including her lawyer who
doesn't want to talk to her. Her
struggles to get to the bottom of things
and generally prevail over evildoers
are good fun. So, if you want to get
away from the daily grind for a while,
Guardian Angel is a great place to start .
Luka Bloom: a real dead flower
Sappiness brings puppy dogs by the droves to reviewer's room
Union Ha p penings
Friday
©^rOOpjihFilm: TheMUagro
Beanfield War, Kresge
Auditorium.
@ 9:00 p.m. 'Trot for Teford," a
dance i nsupport of Tedford
Shelter, Dagget Laounge.
@ 930 p jn. Sidewalk Blues Band,
Moulton Union Pub & Dining
room.
©10:00 pan. Film: TheMUagro
Beanfield War, Kresge
Auditorium.
@ 1130 pjn. Film: Greencard,
Lancaster Lounge.
Saturday
Outing Club Trip
@ 7:00 p.m. Dancing with D.J./
$1.00, food and beverage specials
in the Pub.
Saturday
® 730 p.m. Lecture: Gloria
Naylor, author of Women of
Brewster Place & Mama Day, Kresge
Auditorim.
@ 1130 pjn. Film: House Party,
Lancaster Lounge.
@ 12:00 pjn. Film: Miami Blues,
Beam Classroom.
Monday
@ 730 pjn. Women Directors Film
Series, "A Place of Rage," Kresge
Audtorium.
Tue sd ay
@ 730 pjn. "Lecture: Edwin Good,
The Modern Piano," Gibson 101 .
Wednesday
Student Fourm with senior staff.
By Mike Johnson
orient staff writer
Buy it used!!!
Hailed from all corners as a great
album, Luka Bloom's Acoustic
Motorbike is worth about half (or
maybe less) of the money that you'll
be asked to plunk down on the
counter. Often noted for his lusty
vocals and frenzied guitar playing,
Bloom holds no cards on his new
release. A combination of slow
bittersad songs and more uptempo
acoustic works, Acoustic Motorbike
takes a big crash and burn when
Bloom decides that he had missed
his real musical calling. His cover of
L.L. Cool J's "I Need Love" is
laughably pitiful and about as
appealing as a warm mayonaise
sandwich on a hot summer day.
Listening to an Irish folk singer rap
out lyrics like...
But where the hell are you neither
here nor there/ 1 swear I can't find you
anywhere/ You're not in my closet or
under my rug/ And this love search it's
really
making me bug. or
I need you ruby red lips, sweet
face and all/1 need you more than a man
that's te. ^ettall
...is comparable to listening to
Rosanne sing the National Anthem.
Rolling Stone predictably labeled
this misadventure as "...one of
Bloom's most affecting
performances". Well, it sure was
affecting but not exactly in a positive
way. Ifyouthinkthatfiveandahalf
minutes of Irish folk rap sounds
interesting well ... all right then. I
say "skip it".
Stop!!! I didn't say the whole
album was horrible. It's not.
Actually, some of the album is pretty
good. "Mary Watches Everything",
"You", and "Be Well" are excellent
examples of Bloom's talent as a
constant until the bottom falls out
on when Bloom tries to cover the
Motown classic "Can't Help Falling
in Love". His soft Celtic crooning
drove me out of the room and the
sheer sappiness brought cute little
kids and puppy dogs to my quad by
the droves, all asking to hear that
"wonderfully tender song"
It gets even worse. Apparently,
once was not enough for our favorite
Irish rapper because he surfaces yet
If you think that five and a half minutes of
Irish folk rap sounds interesting well . . .all
right then. I say "skip if .
songwriter/ melodist. The second
trackon the album, "You", is a prime
example of the first (and best) side
of the album. Bloom's energetic
strumming of his electro-accoustic
guitar amplifies thebitterangst and
loss of his words to a point where
the emotional frustration crackles
right through the speakers. On
"You", Luka tells of how the death
of a loved one is not necessarily the
death of the love.
A voice called in the dead of
the night/ I heard it before, it never
warns/ We love to smell roses
As the album continues, the
quality of the songs stays relatively
again on "Bridge of Sorrow". This
tune is much better overall than his
earlier attempt but is still lacking.
One advantage that Bloom enjoys
in his rap lyrics is the flexibility that
his accent allows him. Most people
aren't able to make words like "again
and vein" rhyme, much less "air
and year" but Luka does it with
ease.The saving song on the album
is the very last one. "Be Well" is a
slow ballad that I'm not even going
to comment on because if anyone
goes out and buys this album
without listening to it first they
deserve at least one pleasant
surprise.
It can't do laundry or find you a date,
but it can help you find more time for both.
The new Apple' Macintosh* Classic* II
computer makes it easier for you to juggle
classes, activities, projects, and term papers—
and still find time for what makes college
life real life.
It's a complete and affordable Macintosh
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your work finished fast. It's a snap to set up
and use. It has a powerful 68030 micro-
processor, which means you can run even
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And its internal Apple SuperDrive'" disk
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In addition to its built-in capabilities, the
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to 10 megabytes of RAM, so you'll be able to
run several applications at once and work
with large amounts of data.
If you already own a Macintosh Classic,
and want the speed and flexibility of a
Macintosh Classic II, ask us about an
kOMfeB
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upgrade— it can be installed in just minutes
and it's affordable.
To put more time on your side, consider
putting a Macintosh Classic II on your desk.
See us for a demonstration today, and while
you're in, be sure to ask us for details
. about the Apple Computer Loan.
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For more information visit the
Moulton Union Bookstore
or call 725-3205
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1992
The Common Good h
It ought always to be remembered that literary
institutions are founded for the Common Good
and not for the private advantage of those who
resort to them.
It is not that they may be able to pass through
life in an easy and reputable manner, but that
their mental powers may be cultivated and
improved for the benefit of society.
-Bowdoin President James McKeen
September 2, 1802
Bowdoin Active in
Community Service
B.A.C.S to the helpful basics
An Overview
or
B.A.C.S
by Dan Michon
Do you know that there are homeless men
and women in Brunswick who can be
Bridging the Generations. Students also spend this year, requests for public assistance have
time at the Children's Center, Headstart nearly doubled and the amount expended
prgrams and other programs for young has more than doubled. Some of us are in a
children. In these and many other ways position to help. As students, we have
students are finding off-campus outlets for important resources at out disposal. We have
their energy and talents. They are making a interests, ideas, energy, and time. Time to
difference in the lives of members of the local care, time to share, time to listen. These we
communities and, in the process, enriching can give back to the community we live in.
their own. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all Americans
Never has participation by volunteers been could come to think of community service as
sheltered only with the help of volunteer? more welcome or more necessary. Especially an important and necessary part of their lives?
That Portland receives many refugees from in this economy, the belief that this is a "land Everyone has something to contribute.
East Asia and Central America year after year of infinite opportunities" where anyone can Community service is not always easy. At
who require tutoring in English? Do you "pull him or herself up by the bootstraps" is times it is frustrating. However, more times
know that there are mentally and physically false. One need only drive by the Maine Jobs than not, it is fun and rewarding. As those of
handicapped childrenand youngsters forced Services Center on the Old Bath Road in us who volunteer understand, in the process
by difficulties at home to live apart from their Brunswick, where lengthy lines of of volunteering there are benefits to the
unemployed men and women snake across
the front lawn even on the bitterest of cold
mornings, or consider the fact that many jobs
and benefit from yourcompanionship? Many pay less than a living rate with no benefits.
Bowdoin students have responded to these For example, someone earning $5 or $10 an responsibility in many areas of professional
needs; in fact, nearly a quarter of the student hour wil make only $10,400 or $20,800 a year life. Think how the world would change if
body volunteers each year. before taxes, and will have a very hard time each of us understood that we have a
Many are encouraged to get involved by makingendsmeet,giventhefact,forinstance, responsibility to maintain connections to our
members of Bowdoin Active in Community that a four room apartment in Brunswick communities, contributing our energies,
Service (BACS), which is the umbrella rents for$5-6,000 annually. And what happens intelligence and influence in the interests of
organization for such programs as the Tedford when there is a medical emergency and no thecommon good.
Shelter, Refugee Resettlement Program, medical insurance to cover it? If you aren't already involved, won't
Special Friends, Big Brother/Big Sister, Unemployment and homelessness are on you consider getting started now. You can do
Bowdoin UndergraduateTeachers, the Maine the rise. Nationally, 22.6 million Americans so by getting in touch with any one of the
Lawyers Project, Bath/Brunswick RapeCrisis are enrolled in the food stamp program; BACS coordinators, or by speaking with Ann
Helpline, the Regional Hospital, Snow children comprise 40 percent of all poor Pierson, Coordinator for Voluntary Services,
Shoveling Blood Drive, Project B.A.S.E., and persons in the United States. In Brunswick in her office in Sills Hall.
Bowdoin Active in
Coiimmunity Service
Volunteer Services
Programs Spring 1992
Elka Uchman '92 and Dan Michon "92
Student Chairs
Big Brother/ Big Sister Program
Christy Cappetto'94, Brian Sung'95
Bowdoin students work on a one-tc-to one
basis with Brunswick School children, offering
support and encouragement to those
recommeneded for the program by parents,
teachers, and counselors.
Bowdoin Special Friends Program
Kim Fuller '93, Sarah Wilke '94
Volunteers provide tutoring,
companionship, and recreational activities
that help to improve social skills for mentally
handicapped residents of a local group home.
Athletic clinics are held on campus on
Saturday mornings preparation for the Maine
Special Olympics area games which take place
each spring.
Bowdoin Tutorial Program
Christina Freeman, '93, Michael Earle, '94
Guidance counselors pair a Bowdoin
student's strengths with a junior or senior
high school student's weaknesses and the
students meet weekly to study.
Bowdoin Undergraduate
Teachers Program
Melanie Taylor '94
This organization is designed to provide
experience in the schools for those interested
in teaching as a career or for anyone who
would simply enjoy volunteering as a teachers
aid.
Bath Children's Home Program
Kim Philbin '93
Bowdoin students providecompanionship
and tutoring to children of various ages who
are residents of this group home. Members
visit Bath weekly and thechildren occasionally
visit the campus for films, game, and other
activities.
families who could use a friend? That there
are elderly residents of nursing homes and
young school children who would welcome
volunteer as well as those on behalf of whose
welfare he or she is volunteering.
Soon many of us will be graduating from
Bowdoin. We hope to assume positions of
Bowdoin and Sweester Exchange
Elka Uchman '92
On Saturday's students travel to the
Sweester Children's Home where they
provide support and encouragemtent on a
one-to-one basis or in group activities for
children who are emothionally disturbed or
educationally handicapped.
Regional Hospital Program
AdeleMaurer '93, Steve Martd '92
Student? volunteer in pediatrics, the lab,
emergency room, intensive care unit, physical
and occupational therapy, dietary, x-ray
information, and other areas within the
hospital
Senior Citizens program flourishes with Bowdoin student support
By Katie Pakos
orient contributor
"Spending time with elderly people has
never been a major act of altruism on my
part — in fact, I wish my program "Bridging
the Generations were not a section of the
community service program at Bowdoin, only
because I feel more that I am sharing in
relationships than I am providing a service.
An hour spent with an elderly woman who is
unable to leave her home leaves me with new
perspective and the advice of someone with
sixty more years of life experience than I
have! Events that seem traumatic in my young
life are quickly put into perspective when I
speak with someone who is older — a paper
turned in late is a drop in the bucket of ninety-
two years of life! And I am the one
congratulated for providing the service ?!
We assume that the elderly people in
our lives depend on those of us who are
younger for sustenance and entertainment;
what we don't realize is that the benefits of a
relationship between individuals of different
generations are bound to enhance the lives of
both parties. How can we ignore the wisdom
and knowledge that accumulate through
decades and decades of living? Why are we
not rushing to the sides of those who are
older and seeking their counsel?
I encourage anyone with the slightest
interest and curiosity to volunteer some
time. Never before have I been aware of
more volunteer opportunities with elderly
people in individual and group home
settings. Current budget cuts are causing
the unemployment of a variety of social
workers, nutritionists, and activities
directors t who work with elderly people,
while the need for their services persists.
Volunteers must fill the gap!
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
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Bowcloin Active in
Coumnuinitv Service
Volunteer Services
Programs Spring 1992
Sign up now!
Bowdoin Senior Citizens Program
Katie Pakos '92 Amy Sanford '93
Students provide friendly companionship
and participate in special programs at the
Brunswick 55-Plus Center and Respite Care.
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Maine Volunteer Lawyers Program
Michael Earle '94, Lenise Graddy '92
After completing a short training program
in the fal, Bowdoin volunteers travel to
Portland to work VLP's legal hotlines which
provide low-income Maine residents with
preliminary legal information
Blood Drive
Terry Payson '92, Cindy Atwell '92
The program is an extension of the Red
Cross at Bowdoin. Volunteers participate in
advertising blood drives and encouraging
participation among members of the Bowdoin
community.
Refugee Resettlement Center
Program
Elka Urchman '92
With guidance from the Refugee
Resettlement Center Staff, volunteers provide
support of various kinds for refugees as they
become oriented to a new community, helping
with apartment hunting or furnishing,
shopping, budgeting, English skills, or other
needs.
Tedford House Shelter
fames Beblasi '93, Ted Labbe '92,
Dan Miction '92
Tedford House was created by the
Brunswick Area Church Council to provide
short-term emergency shelter, at no charge,
to anyone in need . There are opportunities for
Bowdoin students to provide leadership in
support of an expanded program of assistance
Bath/ Brunswick Rape Crisis
Helpline
Jean Broadnax '92
After counselor/advocate training,
volunteers provide direct services on the
hotline to survivors of sexual assault or
participate in community education efforts.
Bowdoin Children's Center
Program
Elissa Coldsstein '94, Marizol Cabrera '94
A weekly program in which Bowdoin
students interact with children from infacy to
pre-school. The center provides daycare for
children of Bowdoin faculty and staff as well
as the community.
Snow Shoveling Program
Andrew Petitjean '92
Students help elderly residents referred to
them by the 55-plus organization and other
community groups to clear snowy paths
Big Brothers/Big Sisters ties students to town
Big Brothlr/ Big Sistlr
Ml lan i l Taylor
"Thank you for coming in on the days that
you could as a volunteer. You really were a
great help and we wouldn't have survived
without you helping us with : reading, spelling
and the states. Also, have a merry Christmas
and a happy new year." -3rd grade
Longfellow Student in holiday card to
Bowdoin volunteer
The Big Brother/Big Sister program sets
up Bowdoin students with Brunswick
children in a fun and exciting relationship.
The children are generally elementary school
age boys and girls recommended for the
program by teachers and parents to add
variety to the children's lives and place them
in a different environment for a few hours a
week. The kids are ecstatic about their
newfound friends and love to do things with
them — sports events like hockey and soccer
games, eating in the dining hall which is free
for "littles," going ice skating, playing in the
snow, or just about anything else.
Students see their 'littles" once a week
at their convenience. If one week you can't
make your scheduled time, or there is an
exciting activity on campus or an organized
BB/BS event, it's easy to talk with the parents
and switch times for the week as long as you
try to meet. Volunteering time with a child is
not only fun, but leads to a very rewarding
relationship as well.
Dig Brother/Big Sister program flourishes .
The Bowdoin Undergraduate Teachers
Program similarly provides Bowdoin students
with an opportunity to wOrk with chkldren.
In each of the four local elementary schools
and the junior high, Bowdoin volunteers
collaborate with teachers to help childreb
one-on-one, to lead activities, and most
importantly, to give that extra bit of attention
and encouragement. The kids are so accepting
and enthusiastic; they are always eager to
share their favorite book! Volunteers often
comment on how relaxinbg, enjoyable and
worthwhile their experience is. Not only do
Bowdoin students provide a valuable
community service, especially in this time of
stringent budget cuts, but they also receive a
P hoto by Erin Sullivan
greater understanding of children and the
internal dynamics of education. While
teachers certainly appreciate the contribution s
of BUT participants, the volunteers also find
their time in the classroom to be a respite from
the intensity of college life.
The value of these programs is most
evident when, as a volunteer, you run into
one of "you" kids in the grocery store and
they flash you a juge grin.
If you are interested in either of these
programs, don't hesitate to give the
coordinatorsacall! For Big Brother/ Big Sister
call eitherChristyCapettoat721-8978or Brian
Sung at x3842. For Bowdoin Undergraduate
Teachers call Melanie Taylor at 725-7327.
Refugees Settlement Program helps settlers
Volunteer program assists new residents of coastal cities with everyday needs
By Elka Uchman
orient contributor
I joined the Refugee Resettlement
Volunteer Program in my first year at
Bowdoin. Brunswick and the coastal port-
cities of Maine were to become my front yard
and my back porch for the upcoming four
years, and I wanted to know them from a
sidewalk perspective — not merely through
an institution of academic pearls. Barbara,
the senior who was to be our voyager and
our coordinator worked wonders in small
ways to get our volunteer program
germinating.
She, in many ways, shaped my interests
and inspired my next three years. Within a
few weeks, six of us, as refugee tutors, were
heading to Portland every Sunday. Our
commitment for the year was weekly Sunday
visits to six newly arrived Cambodian men
who had recently settled in Portland, Maine.
I remember the half dozen Bowdoin
students packing ourselves into a small living
room of a Portland apartment one Sunday
early in October. Children were kicking
cans against the sidewalks outside and the
rest of the street was silent in a mid-Sunday
way. I knew the majority of Bowdoin was
just waking up, but then there was our small
group of volunteers who were exploring a
new community of refugees. We met the six
Cambodian men who invited us in and
propelled us into our first visit of many
throughout the year.
One man instantly became the mediator
of English-Cambodian translations. Theother
five made us understand by their gestures
alone that we were invited into their new
reality as refugees. The bare walls of their
apartment told much of their story.
One poster hung on the otherwise bare
living room wall, and there were two low
couches. They served us Pepsi in champagne
glasses, an original gesture in etiquette,
because someone had donated them instead
of regular beverage glasses. To this day the
combination of Pepsi, a small room and new
friendships are preserved as a special memory.
Later that day we saw the Cambodian
community together. Just down the street in
the upstairs quarters of one of the most
inconspicuous duplex-style houses was an
assembly of the recently resettled Cambodian
families. The atmosphere was a blend of
thirty Cambodians, bright colors, and
movements showing their links with each
other. Possibly, because they all knew they
were refugees who had to face a new language,
relocation and American sidewalks that stress
individualism, they held onto their
Cambodian community and now shared its
importance with us.
Volunteering isn't about going into a
new land and seeing newthings and trying to
change them; it's mainly about giving small
increments of time to be present with others
around you. It's about acknowledging
essential aspects of Brunswick and the larger
Portland community.
I first became interested in volunteering
when I was in high school and started working
for a crisis hot-line phone service. I sat in a
worn-down room and dialed numbers which
connected me to Georges and Louises; I
reminded some that their heart medication
should be taken before food and that the
meals on wheels service would bring their
lunch as planned.
With others I just listened to their stories of
the past, about days when the trains still
passed through North Adams, about stories
on how to bake bread in a coffee can, about
sisters and brothers who moved out to Denver.
I listened to them get the loneliness out of
themselves. My hometown became a place I
knew better because these weekly three hours
placed me in a broad context which spanned
from one-story farm houses to new duplex
retirement homes through stories retold to
me by Georges and Louises. Volunteering, to
me, is understanding the everyday lifeways
and networks beyond Bowdoin, which by
invisibl strings connects forces and
individuals to community, connecting "us"
with "them" by removing barriers.
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V.
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How Admissions has
Orient: What are your reflections
on the first half of the year?
Steele: It's great to be back in
Maine... I really like being back at a
small college. I think it's a very
exciting time for Bowdoin. It seems
amazing to think that it's been only
6 months. So much has happened. I
feel excited about some of the
changes we're making in
admissions. We've introduced some
interesting new approaches to
recruitment and research.
Orient : Can you explain your
recruiting process and how things
have changed?
Steele: One of the first things that
I felt was important to begin to
construct was a fairly sophisticated
research operation. By research, I'm
referring mostly to surveys. I wanted
to get a better sense of where the
college was, with relation to other
schools with which we compete.
We had some information, but I
wanted more, so we conducted the
accepted student survey, which
gave us a lot of useful information;
the perceptions that accepted
students have of the institution's
strengths and weaknesses. We got
both that, and how they see the
competition in relation to Bowdoin,
so that was useful. We were able to
mail out a fairly simple
questionnaire to non-applications;
students who expressed interest,
wrote for material, but failed to
follow through. We were interested
to know what was the problem. It
wasn't earth shaking in terms of
what we discovered, but
nevertheless it came in time for us to
address some of the confusion that
seemed to exist out there. The
biggest surprise that we had was
that location was listed by many
non-applicants as being the greatest
barrier to admission. We expected
cost, perceptions that the place was
too expensive, or that the financial
aid wasn't extensive enough, and
we saw some evidence of that, but
the surprise was that so many
students were slowed down by our
location. We think that we've got
the greatest location in the country
in terms of small colleges.... But the
perceptions weren't the reality. They
thought that we were inaccessible,
and we were actually cheered up
to find out this, because that's an
easy thing to solve, once you know
that that problem exists. We spent
a fair amount of time on our
recruitment trips, emphasizing
that we're not very far from
Portland, and that Portland is a
major airport, serviced by 4 or 5
major airlines. They also tended to
see this as a very culturally and
artistically isolated place, so we
thought that we have to do a little
bit more about educating our
prospective students about the
opportunities that exist in
Portland, and what Brunswick
offers, itself, and what the college
offers in the arts. I think that there's
a little tendency if you don't know
the college or it' s strengths to see it
as located in the middle of the
Maine woods, where there's
absolutely nothing todo. We began
to work with that.
What's very exciting to me now
is the work that we're beginning
to do with the student and faculty
surveys. They're pouring in, and
I've had a really nice response from
both students and faculty. That's
very important for us in trying to
position Bowdoin correctly.
O: You also did this at Duke,
didn't you?
S: I'd never in 22 years sent out
a student questionnaire. I was
feared that students wouldn't take
it seriously, and a few didn't.
We've got a few students who
gave very superficial responses,
but most of them didn't. I've got
some very detailed, very
thoughtful and perceptive
responses. The faculty are taking
it very seriously. The nice thing is
that there's a diversity of responses
there as well. There's no one view
of the college or it'» strengths.
There seems to be a variety of
things. The research is to me, very
important, because w« need to get
it into place, and we aeed to keep
monitoring it every year, to try to
discover the true strengths of the
college. It's very important for the
staff to portray the college honestly
and accurately for prospective
students, and this enables us to do
that. Also, it's the kind of
in forma' ; on that's used not just to
admissions, but to others in thi
college. It helps to builc
community. When the faculty wil
discover more about student
opinions, and the student;
discover more about the faculty
they'll find that often times
they're very much lined up or
things. And at the same time, 1
think that this kind of thing help;
to break down stereotypt
thinking among students and
faculty.
Orient: How are the college's
financial problems affecting the
admissions process?
Steele: We've had some pretty
thoughtful questions, more from
alumni, and others that have some
linkage to the college, than from
students. We've had some
thoughtful questions from parents
and students about this. What
they're discovering is that almost
every other institution is going
through some budget trimming,
and have been asking some very
good questions about the quality
of life, the quality of the academic
construction, and some of the
more perceptive parents are
asking specifically "Where are you
making the cuts? Will those cuts
affect the academic programs?"
People are aware that, on some
campuses, not only are courses
being ratcheted back in a harmful
way, but some of the academic
support is disappearing. What I
hear increasingly is concern about
sustaining the quality that's been
a benchmark of things here at
Bowdoin.
Orient: Do you see need-blind
admissions as being available
across the board this year?
Steele: I know that other
institutions are being forced to
limit their response. We've had a
form letter sent out by a group of
schools in New York expressing
their concern about allowing
financial aid to shape the
admissions decision. It's a very
great concern for all of us in
admissions- we want to be as need
blind as we can possibly be. I think
that we've had a thoughtful
approach to that here. Whatever
we do, we'll think about it at great
leneth. and well be up front about
When Richard Steele arrived at Bowdoin
After dramatically increasing the applicai
out on an campaign that stretches from I
to China. He claims that it will take a wh
Decision numbers and characterise
geographical y socioeconomic, and racl
made by perhaps the most
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Bowdoin 's location
Need-blU
\\ c expected cost.
perceptions that the place was
t(K expensive, or that the
financial aid wasn't extensive
enough, and we sow some
evidence of that, hut the
surprise was tlutt so many
students were slowed down
h\ our locution.'
I don't think th
to he many set
country at the
five year perioi
he necihhliud
receiving hca\
the state.
what we do do. I don't think that
there's going to be many schools
left in the country at the end of this
next five year period that can truly
be need-blind unless they're
receiving heavy subsidy from the
state. Unless the federal policy
changes, which I don't think is very
likely. The other thing that we've
tried to work hard at, and I think
that this is working is that we will
not allow any information about
financial aid in the admission file.
We're going to be need blind in the
process as long as we can. It's only
in the final stages when we're
down to a very small group of
candidates who are very close in
ability that we will — at least we
will minimize the number of
students affected. I think that we
end up being as fair as we can be.
For those who are clearly deserving
of admission, they will get in; need
won't be a factor, and that's going
to be the vast majority of your
candidates. It may be that if the
needs of this particular applicant
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
13
:ed under Richard Steele
last summer, he arrived with an agenda,
it pool at Duke University , Steele has set
Jew York to California and from London
He but the changes with this year's Early
tics show a dedication to diversity;
al. Here's an inside look at the changes
important man on campus.
Y Tom DavidSOn Photos by Maggy Mitchell
Athletic influence
nil there's xoinii
\ools left in the
vail of this next
I that can truly
unless they're
v suhsiily from
'We're looking at the student
first as a student. We arc able
then to sec how that student
stacks up in the overall
competition. We will add in at
the time we hrinu up these
candidates for ( ommittcc
review an\ inhlition.'
group shift, it could very well be
that we are back to a year where we
are absolutely, totally need blind.
I'm not willing to tell studentsjthat
we're going to be — we don't know
if we can be totally need blind this
year, but we will try.
Orient: What has the admissions
office done to address the issue of
diversity?
S: I thinkit's quite a real challenge
here for us to become more diverse
in terms of a racial/ethnic
background. Maine has the second
lowest percentage of people of color
of any state in the country. The fact
that we don't have a native group to
draw from also hurts. What we have
done is to move away from the
traditional high school visit and to
focus more attention on direct mail.
We're trying to improve our
publications in a major way. If you
can do that in a more effective way,
you can reach thousands of different
students, regardless of their
background. So that'sa cornerstone,
and that's why the research is so
important. We can use that
information to present the college
in a more effective way. We're going
to supplement that by developing a
series of receptions where we can
invite everyone that's written to us
from a whole region into a neutral
site, and have a lengthy program
with them. It's better quality time
with those students and parents.
Orient: Have you seen good
turnouts?
Steele: We've had pretty good
success with the pilots. The west
coast turnouts were disappointing
with the turnout, but we're not
giving up on the concept, because
Orient: What are you doing in the
area of international recruitment?
Steele: We're doing very little
right now. We're kind of holding on
it, because so many other things are
changing and I feel that we just cant
change everything at once. We don't
want to change a lot of things, there
are a lot of things about the
admissions program that has been
inplaceovertime.That's wonderful,
and we want to keep that going,
while at the same time, we' re adding
on some things. Frankly, the budget
limitations have made it impossible
to do much in the way of
international recruitment.
Orient: During your 5 years at
Duke, the applicant pool increased
Steele: We attract very active
people, and one outlet for that
energy is athletics. The vast majority
are not going to receive special
recognition for their
accomplishments — they're not
necessarily going to be top athletes.
The coaches identify a number of
candidates, who are really
outstanding division three athletes.
They try to find out if they are
sufficiently good students to
encourage them. With what they
know, they list them as students
that they think have special talent,
and we in the meantime review all
of our candidates without knowing
who are the really outstanding
athletes. We're looking at the
student first as a student. We are
To me, the real measure of success is can we attract the students who
really have the best opportunity for doing the most with this education .
As you are able to define the institutions strengths more precisely,
that's going to attract not only the students who are better matched
with the institution, but a larger number of them.
out other meetings in New York
and New England went very well,
and we had a very good response.
We will expand that program. The
alumni leadership just met last
weekend, and we're reorganizing
the structure of BASIC from top to
bottom. The president has
ppointed a new, very dynamic
alumna, Mary Jane Benner Brown
as the new national chair of BASIC.
We'll also be appointing new
regional directors for every section
of the country that will work with
usas members of an advisory board,
to develop a specific strategy for
each region. An important role for
this group will be to devise better
strategies for recruitment of
students of color. That's seen as a
very important part of the mission
for the whole alumni BASIC
organization. We've also
experimented with group travel
with other universities and colleges,
which increases our exposure,
especially in regions where we're
not well known.
dramatically. Do you see that
happening here?
Steele: I'm confident that once we
have enough time to develop these
programs we will see a
strengthening of the applicant pool,
not only in terms of volume but in
quality .To me, the real measure of
success is ca n we attract the students
who really have the best opportunity
for doing the most with this
education. As you are able to define
the institution's strengths more
precisely, that's going to attract not
only the students who are better
matched with the institution, but a
larger number of them. I'm
confident that we will see
significant increases in spite of our
cost, but it's hard to speculate how
long it's going to take to see that
begin to happen, and how dramatic
it might be.
Orient: What is the role of
athletics in the adnnssionsprocess?
Do athletes receive any special
attention*
at>ie then to see now tnat student
stacks upintheoverallcompetition.
We will add in at the time we bring
up these candidates for committee
review any addition information
that we have received about them
from the coaches. Invariably, there
are going to be people on the list
that are just not close enough in the
overall competition for us just not
to consider, and the coaches
understand that, and I've already
had to disappoint almost every
coach from early decision rounds.
It'salla matterof degree- howmuch
advantage do we give for special
talent, whether it's in music or art or
whatever. I think for us, the
admissions committee, the central
question has to be, is this one of the
really outstanding young people in
the country, because we have only
410 spaces in the class, and every
one of them is precious. We have to
think carefully if you don't see it as
a precious commodity, then you are
really squandering the future of the
college, and in some ways the
future of the country.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
SPORTS
^
Men's track downs Tufts to break eight-year streak
m
After eight years of losing to the Jumbos the men's and women's teams come up big;at Farley
by Rick Shim
orient asst. sports editor
The rival ry bet ween Bo wdoi n and
Tufts stems from 8 years ago when
Tufts beat Bowdoin to begin a streak
of wins that ended last Saturday in
the Farley Field House. This win
meant a lot to the seniors especially
who, until Saturday, had not beaten
Tufts.
The win was marked with
impressive performances by a
number of individuals, but Coach
Peter Slovenski was -especially
enthusiastic about the achievements
of the throwers who have, as of late,
matured quickly to rejuvenate the
field events. "We had a lot of
outstanding performances that
added up to our win but I think
MikeTremblay's final throw in the
35 lb. weight was the turning point
in the meet. Our throwers did a
terrific job all season and we owe
our win to Scott Dyer and Mike
Tremblay, " said Coach Slovenski.
Going into the final throw of the
35 lb. weight Mike Tremblay '95
was in third place behind Tufts'
Mike Frisoli. Tremblay, in a clutch
performance, threw a new personal
record, 37 feet 2.75 inches, to push
Frisoli out of second and give
Bowdoin some much needed points.
Scott Dyer '95 continued his streak
of impressive outings to place first
with a throw of 40 feet and one half
inch. Both Dyer and Tremblay
placed well in the shot put finishing
third and fourth respectively. The
throwers show potential and are a
welcome addition to the team
contributing crucial points which
can help to determine a meet.
Several career performances were
Jim Sabo jumps towards an upset
turned in by Bowdoin tracksters
which allowed the Bears to defeat
Tufts 73-71 . In a remarkable feat in
the pole vault Colin Hamilton '94
crushed his previous best, 1 1 feet 6
inches set just one week ago, by one
foot as he took third ,vaulting 12
feet 6 inches. In a courageous effort
in the 500 meter dash Pete Adams
'95 leaned and collapsed at the
finish line to take second from Tufts'
Poget Bryan. In an .exceptional
attempt in the long jump Derek
Spence '92, who had not long
jumped in two years, volunteered
himself for the event and took third
jumping 18 feet 7 and a half inches.
In the jumping events senior co-
captain Jeff Mao placed first in the
triple jump jumping 45 feet 4 inches.
Jim Sabo '92 jumped 6 feet 6 inches
to place first in the high jump.
Derek Spence took his second
third place on the day jumping an
even 6 feet in the high jump. Mao
continued hisdominancein the long
jump taking first with a 20 foot 5
inch effort.
In the sprints Mao contributed
more points as he took first in the 55
meter dash with 6.69. Andy La wler
'94 came in second in the 55 with a
Photo by Adam Shopis
6.84.
Then in the 200 meter dash, Mao
and Lawler finished second and
third with 23.73 and 23.77
respectively. In the 400 meter dash
Nga Selzer '93 finished second with
a 52.22. In the 55 meter hurdles
Jason Moore '93 came away with a
first as he ran a 8.24.
The Bears placed
extremely well in the distance
events coming in first for most
them. In the 1500 meter and the
1000 meter Wood came in first
followed by Bill Campbell '95, who
took second in both of the events.
In the 800 meter run, Nate
McClennen '93 ran a 1 .59.08 to come
in second, followed by Mike Pena
'94 who came in fourth.
Then in the climax of the meet,
senior co-captain, Bill Callahan won
the 3000 meter run to clinch the
victory for Bowdoin and end an 8
year losing streak. The race seemed
like it was written out of a script.
Going into the 3000, Bowdoin was
leading 71-55, but Tufts had some
points coming to them from the pole
vault and the field events. A win by
Callahan would give Bowdoin the
points they needed to end an 8 year
losing streak.
Callahan was earlier quoted as
saying, "We[theseniorsbntheteam]
have never beaten a Tufts team in
our four years here and we would
love to end the streak here on
Saturday in our own house."
Callahan would get his chance to
pull off the win himself.
Throughout the 3000 meter run
Callahan looked strong as he
decided to stay behind in second
place and strike later. Then with
two laps left ,Callahan surged ahead
of his Tufts opponent and took first,
allowing Bowdoin to defeat Tufts
and avenge an 8 year losing streak.
The win proved to be a major one,
leaving Bates as the only school
remaining that Bowdoin has yet to
beat in NESCAC.
Tonight Bowdoin will get its
chance to beat Bates as the track
team travels to Bates for the Maine
State meet. In the first evening meet
of the year Bowdoin will face the
likes of Bates, Colby and U Maine as
they hope to come away the overall
winner of the meet.
Women's Ice Hockey moves to second place in ECAC
.-»»
Carol Thomas '93 clears the puck
Photo by Jim Sabo
By John A. Ghanotakis
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
"We have three out of the top five
League scorers: Carol Thomas '93,
Katie Allen '92, and Helen Payne
'92: and our goaly, Erin Miller '92 is
the top goaly in the division," said
Lee Hunsaker, who is coaching the
Bowdoin College Women's Ice
Hockey Team for his fourth year.
According to Hunsaker, this year's
team works very hard together, and
as a team is working harder than
ever, "...this year we have a team
that has worked very hard to get to
where it is, and through this process,
it's made each individual stronger
as a member of the team," Hunsaker
explained.
In the midst of their long season,
the team will be playing seven
games in the span of sixteen days.
According to Hunsaker, "every
game will be very tough."
Over four years we've worked
up to a schedule like this, so it's
something we can deal with," he
said. According to Hunsaker the
team is in second place in the ECAC
Division 3 presently, but had been
in first place for the whole year until
St. Lawrence passed the team.
According to Hunsaker, the way
things are, the team has a legitimate
shot at making it to the playoffs,
"..although we don't talk about it
really, because you can get too
involved with playoffs, we tend to
focus on each game; this has given
us strength in each game," he said.
Hunsaker explained that his team
will be playing a tough game against
St. Lawrence on Saturday, but based
on the team's effort so far, he feels
that Bowdoin will do exceedingly
well.
women's hockey statistics
PLAYER GAMES GOALS ASST. PTS.
Carol Thomas
9
18
Helen Payne
Katie Allen
9
9
9
4
Carey Jones
Maggie O'Sullivan
Pam Shanks
9
9
9
1
1
Rebekah Eubanks
7
2
Anne Read
5
2
LisaOrt
9
1
Sara Hill
9
Jennifer Ahrens
Caroline Parks
8
4
1
Kris Rehm
7
Paige Prescott
Wendy Houston
Liz Co ugh 1 in
Linda Geffner
4
5
6
4
Sarah Staber
6
Caroline Blair-Smith
6
9
27
8
17
9
13
4
5
3
4
4
4
1
3
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1 992
15
Women's Swimming dominates NESCAC competition
The team crushes Colby en route to a stellar 7-1 record
By Juma Ink a anga
orient staff writer
The women's swim team
regained their winning streak this
past weekend agianst the Colby
Mules by trouncing them 170-112.
In what was possibly the most
bizarre swim meet of the year, the
women took first in almost every
race , despite the fact that many
women were swimming in events
that they were not used to. Muffy
Merrik '95 swam mainly
breaststroke and individual
medley events contrary to
distance freestyle, and Molly Fey
'95 was switched from
breaststroke to freestyle.
The reason for all of these
switches was not only to give the
women a chance to explore their
depth, but also to maintain a race
mentality. They have crushed
every team except for Williams
and Captain Chris Reardon '92
thought they needed to get back
in the groove.
Highlights of the meet included
performances by Lindsay
Artwick '95 who won the 100 and
1 000 freestyle events, and placed
second in the 200. Ruth Reinhard
'93, with her usual style, won all
of the backstroke events hands
down.
The Colby meet only served
to boost the team's already high
morale, and this should carry
them to victory against
Weslayan this Saturday.
Wesleyan has always been the
Polar Bears' nemesis, for they
have been strong in the past,
and have never been friendly
with the Polar Bears, either. It
will be a change for the better
when the women smash
Wesleyan this weekend.
The team is beginning its taper
(swimming less yardage) in the
next couple of weeks and will be
rested and strong for the
upcoming New England
Championships which will be
held at Bowdoin this year.
Again, this is the year for the
women's swim team; Williams
is the only team that stands in
the way of a New England
championship, and as the last
meet proved, the Ephs are in for
a surprise.
Swimmers prepare for Wesleyan.
Photo by Adam Shopis
Alpine Ski team fares
well on fresh powder
By Tracy Boulter
orient staff writer
The Bowdoin Alpine Ski Team,
determined to improve upon last
weeks poor showing at icy Sha wnee
Peak, turned its thoughts toward a
snowier destination: the slopes
o f
Sugarbrush, North Vermont, and
the St. Michael's carnival. Thegiant
slalom and the slalom races, held
January 31-Feburary 1, showcased
Bowdoin's consistency and depth,
as an outstanding team effort
propelled the Bears to a second
place finish.
It was a welcome surprise to see
great packed powder for Friday's
Snow '95 and Andy Fergus '93
found the course to their liking,
compiling top-35 runs.
On a day when few people would
dare to ventureout of bed, the alpine
team, confident after their solid GS
showing, arose at 6:00 am on
Saturday, excited to attack the
slalom course. After a scary van
ride over the trecaherous
Appalachian Gap in a howling
blizzard, most team members
agreed that skiingthe slalom would
be comparatively easy.
Unfortunately, the quick course left
no room for error, a lesson that was
illustrated by the falls of MikeGibbs
'92, Andy Fergus '93, Lia Holden
'94 and Lynn Manson '91 . However,
the women persevered as Tracy
It was a welcome surprise to see great packed
powder for Friday's long and fast giant slalom
race. The women skied well, placing three in
the top twenty.
f Words f discusses "common" Olympics
long and fast giant slalom race. The
women skied well, placing three in
the top twenty. Lia Holden '94 led
the charge, putting together two
strong runs to place fourth. Backing
her up was Tracy Boulter '94 in
eleventh, and captain Lynn Manson
'91 in 20th. Kimara Jebb '94 and
Meghan Putnam '95 both had good
days, finishing 23rd nd 33rd,
respectively. The men's team also
had three top twenty finishers, led
by the super sophmore tandem of
Jim Watt '94 and Jeremy Lacasse
'94. Watt '94 raced to a fast 11th
place, while Lacasse continued his
hpt streak with a 1 3th. Captain Mike
Gibbs '92 assured the team of a high
score by finishing 20th, while Nate
Boulter '94 matched her season's
best result with a 3rd, and Kimara
Jebb '94 raced to a fast 15th. Lia
Holden '94 recovered from a fall to
finish 17th, and Meghan Putnam
'95 came on during her second run
to place 30th. For the men, Jim
Watt '94 had another outstanding
day, capturing 4th place. Jeremy
Lacasse '94 finished off the
weekend successfully, placing 16th,
and slalom specialist Nate Snow
'95 overcame first run difficulties
to end up in 26th.
Next week the Alpine team
travels to Gunstock, NH, for the
New England College carnival, the
last race before the division II
championships.
It's hard to believe 1992 is upon
us. That means three things: happy
birthday to all those born on
February 29, beware of the flying
mud generated by the upcoming
presidential election, and just sit
back and enjoy the Winter Olympics,
which begin «, tomorrow in
Albertville, France. For the Winter
Olympics may be the only sporting
event which greed, politics and hype
have not conquered, a perfect source
of pleasure for all.
First of all, look at the comparison
between the Winter and Summer
Olympics. The Winter Games are
hosted by quaint, scenic villages
with names like Lake Placid,
Sapporo and Sarajevo. With the
recent exception of the latter, the
biggest problem is whether there
will be enough snow to pack the
slopes and enough cold weather to
freeze the luge tracks. The Summer
Games are for the big cities: Los
Angeles, Moscow, Paris. They seem
to occur during the fiercest stretches
of summer heat and they bring extra
throngs of people to an already
crowded metropolis. And we will
be able to see the entire competition
on free television, no pay-per-view
like the Summer Olympics. It's a
shame when something as universal
as the Olympics has to be restricted
to a select few.
In addition, the Summer Games
have been overrun by political
tension in the past quarter century.
The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer
Olympics, while the Soviets did the
same in 1984. Worse yet, in 1972,
twelve Israeli athletes were killed
by Palestinian terrorists at the
Munich Games. It is senseless for
politics to take over the Olympics.
The Games prove, perhaps better
than anything else, that despite
differences of class, race, or beliefs,
all humans have equal rights to what
they deserve. For an athlete who
trains four years for one moment in
the sun, he or she certainly merits
the opportunity to compete.
The Winter Olympics are
dominated by the common man.
Gold medals are won by farmers
from Lichtenstein, fishermen from
Norway, artisans from Switzerland .
To them, the Olympics are not a
chance to appear on television, but
a chance at immortality in their
hometowns, to be revered forever
by their countrymen. The Summer
Games are slowly being infiltrated
by professional athletes. Boy, the
U.S. basketball team will really be
IKll
Words
By Dave Jackson
"Olympics "
tested in Barcelona. For Michael
Jordan or Charles Barkley, the
Olympics are just a sidelight. For
Americans like skier A.J. Kitt or
luger Duncan Kennedy, they are
the fulfillmentof a lifetime's worth
of hard work and perseverance.
The sports of the Winter Games
find that rare balance between grace
and exhilaration. Watch a German
bobsled whirl down the track, a
streak of blue negotiating the sharp
turns with amazing facility. Then
imagine being the person in control
of the sled, traveling at upwards of
70 miles an hour on a winding sheet
of ice, knowing that one mistake
could overturn the sled and risk
serious injury.
Those that drive the sleds are the
best in their field and even they are
susceptible to such mistakes, yet
they continue. Figure skating may
not appear risky nor terribly
exciting. But the ability to propel
oneself into the air, spin three times
and land smoothly on ice is a skill
possessed by very few. It requires
the most training of almost any
sport; the Olympic figure skaters
have been practicing since the time
that they could walk.
The Winter Olympics are built on
emotion. Ask almost anyone in the
United^ States what the greatest
sports moment of his or her lifetime
was, and they will say: February,
1980, the U.S. hockey team's 4-3
defeat of the Soviet Union in the
semifinals and their subsequent
gold medal victory over Finland.
Why? Because at the time the
country was at its lowest level of
self esteem in recant history. The
economy was in a recession, nuclear
weapons were increasing, Russian
troops had invaded Afghanistan,
and President Carter had decided
to boycott the Summer Olympics.
Worse yet, the American contingent
in Lake Placid figured to win only
as many gold medals as speed skater
Eric Heiden could muster.
All of a sudden, twenty kid s forgot
that they didn't have the talent to
win a gold medal. With the eyes of
the world squarely upon them, Herb
Brooks' squad just went out and
won the biggest game of their lives.
Many of them never played in the
NHL, and this was their chance at
glory. It was truly a "miracle on
ice," and it gave the country a
tremendous source of pride.
Surely this year's Winter
Olympics will bring a story just like
-the one in 1980, for some country.
Someone will rise above the odds
and triumph and win over the hearts
of many. Even if such a scenario
does not take place, the Games still
will prove to be exciting. And they'll
give us all a reason to come in from
the cold.
16
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
Women's basketball falls to top-ranked USM
By John Harthorne
orent staff writer
This past Wednesday the
Women's Varsity Basketball team
fought a grueling bout against the
top-ranked Division II I team in New
England. Although the USM
Huskies out-scored the Polar Bears
75-48, the team fought hard, sorely
missing their top two scorers and
one of their best rebounders.
Injuries have been the visitations
of our Women's Basketball team this
year, with the top three scorers
sitting out a combined seven games.
The team has persevered despite
the absentees, forcing eleven steals
and eleven turn-overs during the
battle against the Huskies. Probably
the most severely missed player is
Stacey Bay.
Out for the past three games, the
Bears lack her average 18 points a
game, as well as her eight plus
rebounds. Stacey was previously
named rookie of the year, and "can
match up to any player in the
league," accordingtoCoach Harvey
Shapiro. Also out this past game
was Lori Towle, a freshman
averaging over 13 points a game
including 2 3-point field goals per
gamesunkat53.8%. CoachShapiro
compares the team's losses to the
Celtics losing Bird, Parish and
McHale.One reason the injuries
affect our performance so greatly is
the "lack of depth and experience"
of the non-starters. As opposed to
the Huskies, who have no first-year
players, we have five new students
ontheteam. Almost half the players
have never worked with fellow
Bears before and have never
competed at a College level.
As several players are injured,
many first-years are forced to learn
new positions. With the top forward
out, for example, Cathy Small and
Darcey Heikkinen are forced to
hustle harder and play for a longer
period of time. Cathy Hayes also
"feel (si compelled to shoot more"
even though she prefers to pass.
Despite their adversities, the Bears
are "hanging in" and have still
managed to excel among a tough
group of teams, acquiring a 6-7
record/said Shapiro.
New team strategies, designed to
counteract their weaknesses,
promise to further their record in
the future. Although the
newfangled tactics are still
somewhat foreign to the team, they
show great promise. The loss of the
leading rebounder has forced the
team to keep the ball moving until a
high percentage shot can be taken,
preferably inside.
Rebounds have always been a
problem for the team, due to the
relative shortness of its players;
therefore this recently emphasized
offense is not entirely foreign to the
Bears. In contrast, their defense
strategy has changed quite
dramatically in recent games. Coach
Shapiro generally likes to keep a
press defense.
Due to theextra long playing time
of the uninjured players, this
requires too much effort and the
Bears are now forced to play less-
tiring defences such as the half-court
and zone defenses.The team is
adjusting to their new modus
operandi surprisingly well and
should be tough competition for
their upcoming adversaries. Noel
Austin and Cathy Hayes seized 8
and 5 rebounds respectively against
the Huskies to help out our top
rebounder Airami Bogle.
Airami is currently averaging just
under 7 rebounds a game. Lisa
Morang recently had a career high
of 16 points against UM-Presque
Isle, and Cathy Small has also been
playing extremely well lately. If the
team continues to hustle and work
the boards as they have been
recently, the Bears will present a
formidable opponent to upcoming
adversaries.
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mark in loss to Midd.
By Rick Shim
ORIENT ASST, SPORTS EDITOR
This past weekend the
Bowdoin men'sbasketball team
ended a six game losing streak
and improved its overall record
to 5-11 as they defeated
Norwich, but came up short
against Middlebury. The loss
to Middlebury seemed to
follow a script that the Bears
have been following as of late
where they start off strong and
enter the half leading, only to
run out of gas in the late stages
of the game and finish on a
discouraging note. The next
day against Norwich the Bears
broke out of their role and
pulled off a win.
In the game against the
Middlebury Panthers Dennis
Jacobi passed current Bates
The Middlebury game was a
scoring fest as all ten of the
starters were in double figures
for scoring but the Panthers were
more accurate shooting 55% from
the field as opposed to Bowdoin's
very respectable 49%. The early
minutes of the game seemed to
indicate that it would be a long
night for the Bears as they fell
behind 27-14.
Bowdoin came back when
Jacobi hit a lay up and took a foul
to spark a 9-0 run by the Bears. A
tough team defense, which has
possessed the Bears in their last
few games, caused an offensive
surge, as Bowdoin jumped ahead
36-32.
An aggressive defense and a
balanced offense allowed
Bowdoin to maintain the lead
going into the half 48-47. After
the break the Bears continued to
Jacobi had this to say about this
milestone: "It was definitely great to
achieve but I only wished that the team
was doing better in terms of wins!
it
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head coach and Bowdoin
alum Rick Boyages '85 as the
leading assist maker in
Bowdoin history. Jacobi then
went on to score 21 points
and dish of f 8 assists as he led
Bowdoin in both categories
for the game. Nate Owen '93
and Tony Abbiati '93 scored
15 and IS points respectively
while Eric Bell '93 grabbed 9
rebounds and 11 points.
Jacobi had this to say about
his milestone, *1t was
definitely great to achieve but
I only wished that the team
was doing better in terms of
wins." The team has picked
up defensively and the
offense has followed but it is
very doubtful that the Bears
will reach their goal which is
a playoff berth.
look good as they took a
commanding 5 point lead.
The Panthers, led by top scorer
EnroueHalfkenny '92, took over
and leaped to an eight point lead
with 14:10 left. The Panther
dominance continued and the
lead increased until Bowdoin
attempted a late second half
surge.
With six minutes left, guard
Mike Jackson '94 hit two 3
pointers as Bowdoin tried to chip
at the 11 point lead. Middlebury
managed to hold on, despite two
more 3 pointers by Tony Abbiati
93, to win it 103-88. Although it
was a disappointing defeat the
Bears entered the Norwich game
feeling optimistic.
Last week Coach Gilbride was
quoted as saying, 'The last
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17
Men's Hockey uses late surge to trounce AIC
By Dave Jackson
orient staff writer
Ignited by a five goal flurry in
the second period, the Bowdoin
men's hockey team delighted the
Winter's Weekend crowd with a 7-
3 win over AIC last Saturday. The
Polar Bears improved their record
to 10-5.
The Yello wjackets are one of the
youngest teams in the league, with
only one senior, but they played a
very physical game that frustrated
the Polar Bears. Through thirty
minutes of play, Bowdoin had only
a power play goal by Joe Gaffney
'95 in the first period, and they
trailed 2-1.
But Steve Kashian '92 tallied on
another power play at 10:41 of the
second period to tie the game. Torey
Lorn end a '94 made a beautiful pass
through the slot to Kashian, who
was waiting at the left post.
Then, just 23 seconds later, Chris
Delaney '92 scored on a great
individual effort, speeding around
two Yellowjacket defensemen and
beating goalie Shane McConnell
with a backhander.
At the 15:53 mark, Marcello
Gentile '95 scored on a rebound of
a Jim Klapman '93 shot for a 4-2
lead. This goal was followed 35
seconds later by a Chris Coutu '93
wristshot that found the net. For
good measure, Peter Kravchuk '92 j as0 n Fowler puts one in the net against AIC
fired a slapshot through the pads
backhander and Tom Sablak '93 Head coach, Terry Meagher cited
kicked the puck aside easily . the power play and man down units
Midway through the third period, for igniting the team. Bowdoin's
Jason Fowler '95 capped the Polar power play is at its best in three
Bear scoring taking a cross-ice feed years, and the Polar Bears kill off
from Mike Pendy '93 and tucking over 90% of their penalties
i when Tim Bourgeois '92 the puck into the net. successfully. Meagher said, "Our
pulled down AIC's Tom O'Brien The third period was a sloppy special teams have been the key all
on a breakaway, a penalty that one, consisting of very few scoring year. We had a dead period midway
resulted in a penalty shot for the chances and a great deal of neutral through the game and our power
visitors. But O'Brien mishit a ice play. plav really gave us a lift."
of McConnell in the final minute of
the period for a 6-2 lead.
The Yellowjackets refused to
quit, however. They scored just 14
seconds into the third period and
had a great opportunity to score
The Polar Bears enter the biggest
weekend of the season; a road trip
to Middlebury and Norwich, the
teams that rest on either side of
Bowdoin's fifth place position in
the ECAC East. Both the Panthers
and the Cadets have revenge on
their minds after the Polar Bears
beat them three weeks ago at
Dayton Arena.
Meagher commented, "This is
Photo by Jim Sabo
the right time for these games. We' re
plaving with a lot of confidence ,
and this weekend will show us
where we stand in the conference.
We're ready for this challenge."
Bowdoin and Middlebury will
face off today at 4 p.m. The Bears
will then make the one hour drive to
Norwich fora3p.m. game Saturday.
Women's Squash travels to Yale for Howe Cup
by Oliver Dorta
orient contributor
Last Wednesday, January 29, the
Bowdoin Women's Varsity Squash
team won a decisive match against
Bates, allowing the team to move
from Division D to Division C for
the weekend's Howe Cup
tournament at Yale University.
The team's record for the season
is 4-9 as of last Saturday's defeat
against Tufts University.
'This year the team is doing much
better than last year. First-years are
beginning to become more
confident, run harder, and all of
them start saying they can win,"
says coach Kermode.
The team captains are Pamela L.
Hass '92 and Isabel L. Taube '92.
Starting for the team are Melissa
"minor threat" Minor '94, Jen Bogue
'94, and Emily Lubin '95.
Minor, player number six for the
team, holds a 10-4 record. Bogue
has moved up from being player
number five to number three. She
holds a six and eight record. And
Lubin, who just started playing
squash this winter holds a seven
and two record. Emily moved up
from number nine to numbers seven
and eight. "I expect her to start doing
really well," says coach Kermode.
As the season is progressing, the
women's squash team is playing
exceedingly well.
After starting the season with a
less than stellar record, the team
looked to close up the season with a
strong performance at Yale in the
annual Howe Cup. Good luck Polar
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couple of games we've had trouble
getting over the hump and winning
but hopefully we can do that this
weekend... It'll take a little bit of
everything [to get over the hump)."
On Saturday afternoon the Bears
pulled things together to win their
fifth game of the season.
The Bears continued where they
left off on Friday by creating a
balanced offense and a stingy
defense, but the outcome this time
was a win. The Bears shot 50% from
the field on their way to 86 points
led by Jacobi with 15 points and 6
assists. Mike Ricard '93 pulled
down 9 rebounds on his way to 14
points. The defense allowed
Norwich to shoot a low 42% from
the field and score only 67 points.
Coach Gilbride was quite pleased
with the win, "I think the increase
in offensive production stems from
the fact that when we face tougher
defenses we tend to shoot better.
For the first time all year the team
didn't play to its full potential [in
the Middlebury game] so they came
out more determined for the
Norwich game. In terms of the
remaining season we hope to play
as well as we have of late and hope
that there's an outside chance of
making the tournament."
18
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
Physical Fitness: an essential part of training
Trainer's Talk by
Jeanne Mayo
The American College of Sports
Medicine (ASCM) divides
physical fitness into four broad
categories: (1) cardiorespiratory;
(2) body composition; (3)
flexibility; (4) strength. 1. Cardio
respiratory enduracne or fitness
refers to oxygen consumption
changes. These in turn are
influenced by:(a) Frequency or
how often you exercise. (b)
Intensity or how strenuously you
exercise.(c) Duration or how long
you exercise.(d) Mode or what
type of exercise you do.
2. Body composition refers to
percent of body fat, relative
amounts of lean and fat body
weight. Inadult males a guideline
is 15-18% and females 20-25%.
We all need a minimum amount
of essential fat to sustain
physiological functions. What we
carry above this essential fat level
is called storage fat. If you eat
more of your daily calories as fat
this will increase your "storage
fat" and your total body weight.
It is not always how much you eat,
but what you eat that is important
in determining body composition.
3. Flexibility refers to the range-
of -m otion around a particular joing,
that is how "loose" or "tight" you
feel.
4. Strength is the maximal
capacity of a muscle or group of
muscles to exert force against a
resistance.
Understanding howtodetermine
your maximum heart rate (MHR)
and how to elicit your target heart
rate (THR) will assist you in properly
monitoring your fitness program. It
will also allow your to continue to
upgrade so you do not plateau.
Ideally the (MHR) value should be
measured during a stress test, but
this is usually not practical. A simple
way to estimate your (MHR) is to
subtract your age from 220. To
compute your target heart (THR)
multiply the maximum heart rate
by 75%. For example, a 20 year old
will have a MHR of 200 and a THR
of 150 beats/minute. These
calculated values are
approximations, but they ar a
reasonable guideline.
The ACSM states the minimum
threshold for oxygen consumption
is approximately 60% of Maximum
Heart Rate (MHR) for a 20-year old.
This would correspond to a heart
rate (THR) of 140 beats per minute,
130 for middle aged individuals,
and 110/120 for older individuals.
If you have a lower or higher fitness
level when you start, monitoring
maximal heart rat (MHR) to improve
your beginning fitness level. In
personalizing your fitness program,
suit the activity to your present
capacity and work toward
improvement. Select an activity you
will enjoy, a possible scenario could
If you eat more of your daily calories
as fat this will increase your u storage
fat ,r and your total body weight. '
your THR allows your to safely
overload your oxygen transport
system and to help expend some of
your unnecessary daily caloric
intake. An amount of exercise that
elevated your HR to target level last
month may not longer provide
sufficient overload. As you reduce
your MHR for the same amount of
exercise or activity, you will effect
an increase in your fitness level. This
is called the "training effect."
How often, how long, how much,
what kind of exercises are necessary?
The basic minimum is considered to
be at least 3 times a week for at least
20-30 minutes, at a minimum
intensity of about 75% of your
be- Warm up : 5-10 minutes to
increase your muscle temperature
slow-walk-walk or slow-jog.
flexibility: Flexibility/
Stretching (5-10 minutes) to
increase joint
range and increase muscle
strength. Include various areas of
body.
Strength Training: ( 3 times a
week) : This would be a good
place to introduce specific exercises
to improve strength using free
weights,
rubber bands, nautilus,
universal, etc. Strength training is
not an
aerobic exercise. Both should be
included in your fitness program.
Aerobic Exercise: (15-40 minutes)
: These exercises stress your oxygen
transport system. These are
exercises are where you monitor
your THR. Running, cycling, stair-
master, rowing, X-C ski, aerobic
dance-your choice.
Cool Down: (5-10 minutes) : The
purpose of this phase is to reduce
your heart rate to below 120
beats/minutes. It usually lasts 5-10
minutes, i.e., if you are running,
slow down to a jog, then slow to
a rapid walk and then slow to a
moderate walk.
Many people like to follow this
phase with a few key repeat
flexibility stretches (particularly
hamstrings and heel cords.) Personal
fitness is just that-personal.
The program should be designed
to fit your present condition,
encourage you to improve your
flexibility, strength and endurance,
decrease your body weight, reduce
your % body fat and improve your
sense of well being.
The philosophy that exercise is
only useful if it is very intense is not
correct. What is correct is that you
begin where you are, and continue
to improve.
March madness just around the corner as NCAA season winds down
by Rashid Saber
orient sports editor
It's that time of year again. Yes,
spring is in the air and with spring
comes every die-hard basketball
fan's rite- of- passage: March
Madness and the NCAA National
Basketball Tournament.. As we
near that month to end all months,
parity seems to be sweeping
through Division I college ho^os.
It seems like only yesterday when
a few, select, power-house teams
monopolized college basketball's
upper eschelon. One need only
remember those amazing dynasties
at UCLA under John Wooden and
at Indiana under fiery Bobby Knight
to recall basketball's ruling class.
As of Wednesday night, eight of
the nations top twenty five
basketball teams were beaten. The
list includes Duke, Oklahoma State,
Arkansas, UCLA, Connecticut,
Alabama, and Georgia Tech. Duke?
Yes, Duke. Not David Duke, but
the Duke Blue Devils of Durham,
North Carolina. Two major upsets
marred the top-ten. At Lincoln,
Nebraska the Cornhuskers
trounced Oklahoma State 85-69 to
end the Cowboy's undefeated
season. Jamar Johnson, Nebraska's
outstandind sophmore, hit on a
career high 21 of 25 free throws in
the second half and scored a career
high 25 pointsd in Nebraska's
victory.
Perhaps the biggest upset of the
evening occurred when unranked
Tennessee up-ended Arkansas 83-
81. The Razorbacks, who dropped
to 17-4 overall, would have
undoubtedly moved into the top
three with a win.
Another huge upset occurred
earlier in the week when Harold
Miner and the surprising USC
Trojans took UCLA to school on
the Bruin's home court.
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St. Johns, ranked sixth in the Big
East, provided one of the most
resounding victories over a
nationally ranked opponent when
they dismantled the Connecticut
Huskies on national t. v. by a score
of 90-59.In just about a month,
college basketball's finest 64 teams
will convene and tip off the 1992
Tournament. Even though this
season has been as unpredictable
as any other, the perennial power-
houses of the NCAA will
undoubtedly show up
with their game-faces
Therefore, it my
responsibility to offer
the Orient's first,
unofficial list of picks
and pans for the
upcoming
Tournamnet.
Three teams, Duke,
Arkansas, and UCLA,
will, without a doubt,
tnake it to the final
four.
From there on, the
team that wants it the
most will take the cake.
In my opinion, that
team is Arkansas. This
may sound like a
strange pick
considering this team
has four of the biggest
head-cases in college
basketball in Todd
Day, Roosevelt
Wallace, Darrell
Hawkins, and Oliver
Miller. However, this
is a team that also has
oneof the nations most
accurate and clutch
three-point shooters in
Warren Linn. In the
NCAA Tournament,
when most games are
decided in the final
seconds, this is an
indispensible
advantage and one
that I think will
ultimately prove in the
Razorbacks
advantage.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1992
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Editorials
Elimination of Hazing is necessary but voluntary
This week Bowdoin students received a
detailed description of College hazing policy.
Citing Maine state law, the importance of the
human spirit and the educational mission of
the College, the letter explicitly prohibits
hazing in any form.
The strident involvement of the College is a
potentially dangerous policy. Specifically,
the policy of suspension for alleged violations
of rules during a period of investigation ~ a
clear assumption of guilt until innocence is
proven — is unfair and excessively
authoritarian.
In addition, it is likely that most people
won't heed the exhortations of the College
and may well perceive a greater desirability
in those activities simply because they are
forbidden. The College policy, then, is overly
ambitious.
However, we wholeheartedly embrace the
principle that hazing is a negative experience
and believe that Bowdoin would be a far
better place if it was eliminated altogether.
The whole process is not only asinine, it is
undeniably destructive and completely crazy.
It is a horrible thing for someone to feel so
compelled to belong to a certain group of
people that they would be willing to gc
through such a humiliating process. And it is
even worse that such a process is perpetuated.
As a letter from Mike Johnson this week
makes clear, the negative impact on the
pledges is terrible. To come home crying, to
be abused, harassed, humiliated and taken
advanta°ge of- these are hardly activities that
lend themselves to constructive bonds
between fraternity members.
It is the responsibility of the brothers and
sisters in the fraternities as well as the pledges
(but NOT the Administration) to address this
problem. It doesn't seem such an outrageous
idea that fraternity initiations be characterized
by constructive engagement. Judging from
the approach that some of the fraternities have
already taken on this issue and the response to
these approaches, it seems likely as well as
desirable that the rest of the fraternities will
move in a similar direction.
The true key to conquering any hazing
activity is the creation of an environment which
looks down upon such actions. This
environment can only be created from within,
however, if it is truly to permeate the Bowdoin
pledge period.
Administrators must realize that imposing
policies does not encourage cooperation, but
simply resentment --and quite possibly a more
hostile attitude. Sending an anti-hazing policy
to every student insults the community, for it
not-so-latently suggests that the administration,
distrusts the houses.
An environment free of hazing cannot be
sustained or created without consulting the
fraternities. When the College acts so
unilaterally, the community is forced to
question the administration's sincerity when
insisting that it seeks to create a working
relationship with the houses.
Sending the letter on hazing and inviting
Ms. Stevens to speak may raise awareness of
the issue, but at what cost? The
administration's actions serve only to initiate
an aura of fear about the fraternities.
Permeating such thoughts is irresponsible
and tyrannical, for the houses have little in
the way of recourse.
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Marxism Holds Hope for the Future
The events of the past year and
theeven morerecentdismantlingof
the Soviet Union have been
repeatec ly and incorrectly touted
astheend of Communismand proof
that Karl Marx's ideology is
obsolete. However, we should take
care to differentiate Socialism from
Marx's Communism, and avoid the
assumption that bur current system
of Capitalism isideal simply because
the major alternative to it has failed.
For Marx, class struggle,
involving the exploitation of the
working class by the
owners of industry, mmmmmmmm ^
is paramount. Marx
views Capitalism as
a self-defeating
system that is a step
towards
Communism,
because the free
by Todd Sandell
using Marx's version of
Communism as their foundation,
the Socialists felt that the class
awareness Marx spoke of was
already prevalent in Russia in the
early 1900's. They believed that a
core of intellectuals could increase
the masses's consciousness and thus
speed up the "inevitable"
revolution. Then, during a period
J do not suggest that a Marxist revolution is
imminent, but rather that we should reconsider
the prevailing idea that Capitalism, as we have
instituted it, is the end-all of economic systems.
market system, in its As the recent stagnation of our economy has
c o'n [Tn u C aTi y ; shown > our version of Capitalism also has its
shortcomings. In the coming elections, we should
remain open-minded to those candidates who
propose what may seem to be radical changes
incorporates
technology to
replace manual
labour, creating a
mass of unemployed
workers. This ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■MMi
displacement will
theoretically lead to a polarization of forced government, the necessary
"freedom and equality for all." In
addition, the current nuclear and
conventional disarmament is likely
to generate large numbers of
unemployed workers, and evolving
technology continues to diminish
the demand for human labour in
industry. Marx also predicted, in
1848, that the disgruntled working
class would at first "direct their
attacks not against the bourgeois
controllers of production", but
would instead aim their aggression
towards "the imported wares that
"compete with
their labor" (The
Communist
Manifesto) .
Certainly, at least
in the auto
industry, this is
becoming the
case. So while the
ideas of Marx
may seem overly
idealistic to those
of us raised in the
West and
submersed in the
capitalist system,
we should
acknowledge
that Marxism
of wealth and the destruction of the
middle class. Eventually, Marx
predicts, the growing proletariat
will reach a "critical mass", when
class awareness will mandate a
seizure of power by the masses.
At this point, the goal of Marxism
will be fulfilled: the abolishment of
private property, the end of class
exploitation, and the control of an
advanced industry by the State that
will lead to a period of material
abundance.
The failure of Socialism as an
industrial economy could be
developed, doing away with the
need for an extended Capitalist
stage.
As recent history has shown, the
Socialists were wrong. But
Marxism should not be discarded
simply because one version of it
failed.
Many of Marx's predictions are
validated by recent events within
our own country. Certainly the
United States, a modelof Capitalism
for the rest of the world, has its fair
ideology has been due to, for lack of share of class struggle, however
a better word, impatience. While much we pride ourselves in
continues as a valid ideology.
I do not suggest that a Marxist
revolution is imminent, but rather
that we should reconsider the
• Prevailing idea that Capitalism, as
we have instituted it, is the end-all
of economic systems. As the recent
stagnation of our economy has
shown, our version of Capitalism
also has its shortcomings. In the
coming elections, we should remain
open-minded to those candidates
who propose what may seem to be
radical changes, like the
collectivization of the medical
industry; perhaps those changes
are needed.
Bowdoin Student's role in College
Community is vital to its well-being
Along with every other academic
institution in this country, Bowdoin
has come upon hard economic
times. Every department across the
board has had and will continue to
have cuts in financing. Faculty and
staff positionsandathleticprograms
are being eliminated at a rapid pace.
Students, as a whole, are removed
from any part of the decisions as to
what and whom will remain as a
part of this school. We are merely
here for four years with a limited
view of what is best for the school,
right?
I feel that it is part of our
responsibility as students at
Bowdoin to be active in determining
the fate of our own ed ucation and of
the school community. We must ask
questions and demand answers.
What is the vision that our president
and his administration has for
Bowdoin? To which causes and to
whom are they truly committed? It
seems that every time an area of
concern is voiced by students,
another time- wasting committee is
formed to deal with the issue. No
reports have been issued a year and
a half since the forming of the Status
By Sharon Price
I feel that it is part of our
responsibility as students
at Bowdoin to be active in
determining the fate of
our own education and of
the school community.
We must ask questions
and demand answers.
of Women committee or the
Diversity committee. What is going
on? It seems that a lot of promises
have been made by our
administrators that have been
followed through only far enough
to keep the noise makers quiet. It
should be our right to know openly
what changes are being made and
even be involved in making some
of those decisions. It seems that in
many cases, even the faculty is
unaware of the designs that the
administration has for the future
of the school.
The decision to cut faculty and
staff positions and various
programs may reflect monetary
problems, but the choice of which
people and which programs
reflects the true commitments of
the school. It is difficult to voice
our opinions about the shuffling of
positions and programs if we don't
hear about them until they are
written in stone.
After the one million dollar
endowment was given for a chair
of the Asian studies department,
the choice was made to split the
money up among the departments
that offer courses in that area. This
step is exemplary of the lack of
commitment to the growth of this
and other non-traditional
departments. By cutting programs
and services that would make the
non-typical Bowdoin student feel
more accepted, they bring a dead
hah to the process of diversification.
Executive
Board
Report
Deborah Weinberg
The Bowdoin College Student
Executive Board convened as
usual at 7 p.m. Monday in
Lancaster Lounge. The Board
primarily reviewed the details
concerning next week's elections.
There are two positions
currently available on the
Executive Board. Candidates will
give election speeches at an open
forum held tonight at 7:30 p.m. in
Beam classroom.
There are two
positions currently
available on the
Executive Board.
Candidates will give
election speeches at an
open forum held
tonight at 7:30 p.m. in
Beam classroom.
Elections will be held on
Monday, February 10 from 11:00
a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in Moulton
Union. The Board reminds
Bowdoinites that it is the Student
Executive Board, so please
remember to vote.
The Board has formulated a
questionnaire soliciting student
opinion on important campus
issues such as computer lab hours,
the shuttle service and the effect
of the new grading system. This
questionnaire will be presented
along with the Executive Board
ballot, giving students yet another
chance to voice their views.
The meeting adjourned early
so that Kent Chabotar, College
Treasurer, could brief the Board
on the budget process at Bowdoin.
Chabotar described the types of
data needed to formulate a
budget, compared Bowdoin's
financial status to that of similar
liberal arts colleges, and discussed
possible steps the College will
take to wardsachievinga balanced
budget. The Board welcomes
student opinion regarding the
development of Bowdoin's
retrenchment policy.
I also wonder what the fate of the
shuttle and of security will be. After
having hours cut this year, it is
rumored that it may not be in
existence next year. There are too
many unanswered questions to ask
here. These are some of the issues
that are on my agenda and I'm sure
everyone has their own list of
I also wonder what the
fate of the shuttle and of
security will be. After
having hours cut this
year, it is rumored that it
may not be in existence
next year. There are too
many unanswered
questions to ask here.
grievances. If students, as a
general rule, openly expressed
their concern about the programs
most important to them, then maybe
we would receive some truthful
answers. This past December, there
was a plan to completely cut the
women's ice hockey team (while
leaving the three men's teams
intact). T^ere was enough noise
made th'*: no changes are being
made fov tX ..^ast the next academic
year. Nc • making does pay off
sometinu: .
If any of the facts that I have
presented are inaccurate, I would
be glad to have them set straight.
Most of the proposed changes I have
heard about through the grapevine.
This method of receiving
information indicates the lack of
honest and open communication
with faculty and students that has
been a tradition of the new
administration. Next week there will
be the first ever school wide meeting
called by the administration to
address students and faculty. I hope
students will attend because it is
our responsibility to be informed
about and rally around the issues
that are going to affect our education
and the quality of lifeon this campus.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1 992
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Lette
to Hie Kclito
Security Officer concerned by
administration heavy-handedness
To the Editor, .
I had to comment on the letter to the Editor stating that,
"College Employees need better wages." I was impressed
that so many student were concerned with this problem. The
students did a lot of reserarch and made some very valid
points. I feel the problem is that the Bo wdoin Administration
does not care about the financial plight of its employees.
Years ago under President Greason, Bowdoin was very
concerned with the employees and treated them very well. I
remember a February about ten years ago when I was surprised
to receive two free tickets to the Ice Capades compliments of
Bowdoin College, in appreciation of extra hours worked that
particularly hard winter. These were distributed to Physical
Plant employees.
There is a noticable difference in the present attitude of the
administration. Just one example, July 1st we are going to a
bi-weekly pay period as opposed to the weekly paycheck we
now receive. This will save the college a few dollars, but it
seems the Administration does not care how this is going to
affect those Physical Plant and Dining Service employees who
struggle to make it from week to week now. This is definately
going to create a burden on people who already make very
little.
The College believes that we should feel lucky to have a job
in these hard economic times. Don't misunderstand, we do
appreciate the fact that we are employed. But if Bowdoin
College does not care about us, how can they expect us to care
about what happens to Bowdoin College?
In response to the suggestion to consider unionization, it is
a little known fact that we in Security did vote in a Union last
June. We did not seek the help of a Union for financial reasons.
We had severe internal problems, too complicated to go into
here. We asked the Administration to help us and we were
startled with the realization that Bowdoin did not care. We
were sincere in our request for help for our people. The
Administration's response to our pleas came with the layoffs
last year. We lost 3 people!
Layoffs have to be expected and accepted in these times,
but the way the layoffs occurred bothered a number of us.
There was no consideratin given to these officer's years of
service, which ranged from 9 years to 14 years. The College
opted to retain Officers who had been here a year or two.
Granted the 3 laid off employees were Supervisors, (2
Lieutenants and 1 Sergeant) but they were not given the
option to go back to being patrolmen or even to take a cut in
pay! It was painfully obvious that the college no longer
wanted these people around. (One Lieutenant with 14 years
of service is still unemployed to this day).
Bowdoin seems to have gone the way of Big Business and
those of us who have been here a number of years hate to see
it happen. Bring back the Bowdoin of yesteryear when we
were considered family.
Respectfully,
Louann K. Burns
Security Officer
P.S. After rereading this letter I realized I failed to make one
important point. I can't thinkof any other place I would rather
be than Bowdoin College. The Faculty, the staff, the students,
make Bowdoin College what it is!, and I hope to continue to
be a part of that more many years to come.
3 felt that last week's letter gave me the opportunity to say
that we feel Bowdoin employees and students would be
better served if Bowdoin were a little more like it used to be.
date on your politically correct holidays).
The menu that night (as well as I can remember) consisted
of the following: fried chicken, hamhocks, blackeyed peas,
and sweet potato pie. These were just a few of the delicious
items on that night's menu. Now, do any of you notice
something awry with this list? You are correct, these are some
of the racial stereotypes that are frequently associated with
blacks.
In such a diverse enviornment as Bowdoin, why is nobody
offended by this? If any other stereotypes have been portrayed ,
such as rap music or basketball skills, the college community
would have been in an uproar.
I still might be able to tolerate this contradiction if the
people who developed this menu were not the ones that
should have been most offended, the Bowdoin Afro- American
Society. I would just like to know how blacks think they will
ever do away with racial stereotypes when they themselves
are espousing them?
Sincerely,
Jason T Breitweg
P.S. My sincere apologies to the Orient. After this letter is
printed they will undoubtedly be overrun with replies that try
to justify this double standard.
Martin L. King Birthday meal
perpetuates racial stereotypes
The Orient should be covering
student campaign support
To the Editor,
There are currently three active presidential campaigns on
campus, all of which have sent students to chilly New
Hampshire. I am writing to encourage the Orient to cover
student efforts in the race for the Presidency.
I would be willing to write a column on behalf of Bill
Clinton for President if the paper would deem it appropriate.
Please let me know. A little publicity might go quite a long
way in despelling the myth of Bowdoin student apathy.
Sincerely,
Adam Samaha *92
Student is embittered by
pledging of peers
To the Editor,
Racial stereotypes, this school and many others do their
best to denounce them and say they are unfounded . But I find
one thing very interesting. Think backto the menu at
Wentworth Dining Hall on January 20th (that was Martin
Luther King Jr Day for those of you who might not be up to
To the Editor
I have friends that come home crying at night.
I have friends that want to be part of a fraternity so badly
that they allow it to systematically rip them apart. They will
not say why they come back to the dorm crying. They are not
allowed to say anything about what happened to them.
I don't understand these friends.
I don't understand their fraternities.
I don't understand the urge that makes them want to belong
to a house so badly that they'll undergo this "pledge period" .
At the same time, I don't understand why, when all they
desire is acceptance, they're treated like garbage by the very
people that they admire and seek acceptance from. Whatisto
be gained by twisting their minds and shredding their self-
esteem with screamed insults and intimidation? What is to be
gained by blindfolding pledges and then leading them into a
room full of hostile people? What is to begained by humiliating
them in front of their peers and the rest of the House?
Loyalty?. . . Unity?. . . Love?
I am embittered by this whole situation. My friends
claim that they'll never do these sort of things to someone else;
that they could never put anyone else through this kind of
hell. I don't believe them. They are being molded by a
tradition and most of them will do their part in carrying on the
tradition. In a year or two, some of my friends will be doing
the screaming and the intimidating. In a year or two, it will be
my friends that send people home crying at night.
The supposed basis for these pledge "activities" is
that they force the pledge class to grow together and become
close through the shared experience. This is true. Anytime
you put a group of individuals through a common activity.
they bond and grow together as a result. What these fraternities
don't understand is that the shared experience does not need
to be negative. Wouldn't it be better to bond the pledge class
through a shared experience that was positive and maybe
even enjoyable?
Many of the fraternities of Bowdoin do not participate
in these sorts of negative pledge activities. They recognize the
positive role that Fraternities have to play on this campus.
They fill an important social vacuum, hold a solid position in
the community, and create many lasting friendships. It is
unfortunate that some Houses do choose to treat their pledges
in this cruel and pointless manner. The juvenile actions of
these fraternities act as a poor reflection on both Bowdoin and
the fraternity system as a whole.
Sincerely,
Mike Johnson '95
The Executive Board is
failing in its role
To the Editors,
It is indisputable that the students of Bowdoin have little
to no say in their own lives. The subject of this letter is to
investigate what could be one of the causes or results of this
sad state: our ineffective Executive Board. One of the main
purposes of the Executive Board is to communicate student
opinion to the administration and get it put into action.
Unfortunally it is failing in this essential role. Everyone
can remember trie great fiasco of last year when 800 students
supported in a referendum the maintanance of the four point
grading system, and despite this overwhelming number the
grading system was still switched . The main problem is that
the Executive Board is unproductive and has lost sight of its
goals.
The board has acquired a bureaucracy that is selt
perpetuating. Committees, subcommittees, and ad-hoc
committees are formed and forgotten more often than not.
Did anyone read the column from the Orient last week that
described how the Executive Board created an ad-hoc
subcommittee of an ad-hoc subcommittee because the J-
Board was purposely excluded from the constitution last
year.
Does anyone recall that the constitution that was finally
passed last year, after many years of trying, had the Jud iciary
Section purposely left out because the wording for the
Judiciary section was deemed too harsh by theadministration.
In the Executive Board's attempt to not offend the
administration, student right's were not clearly spelled out,
and were thus put at risk. What in fact happened was the
same group that claimed to represent the students in effect
back stabbed them.
What student government needs is more centralized
leadership. Power should be focused in the hands of class
presidents, not the executive board where power is so
dispersed that nothing gets accomplished. Or do things get
accomplished? Lets see... The executive board went to a
budget workshop so they could learn how to be a more
educated and effective rubber stamp. The Executive Board
has shifted the computer lab hours many times over the past
two weeks. The Executive board claims itself to be
"representative for the entire student body.' Technically
they're correct, spiritually they're not.
When you need something changed, is the first place to go
that pops into your mind the Executive Board? What the
student body needs are those that will run to be on the board
to make substantive, much needed changes. Someone who
is ready tocutthewaste,eliminatethebureaucracy, challenge
the administration and structurally change the board. 1,
Noah Littin offer my services to accomplish this much needed
but politically messy ordeal. I will try to make student
government effective again.
Or maybe we should just accept the fact that Student
Government has its limitations and the Executive board is
not to blame. Lets just give up, for if 800 students joined
together can't get something done, than why should we
expect the Executive Board to be able?
We need to centralize the system if student government is
ever expected to accomplish anything with any degree of
efficiency. If thesystem is notchanged then we mightas well
abandon it all together for it is an embarassment to the
intelligence of the Bowdoin community.
Sincerely,
Noah Litton
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The Road to Peace?
by Angela C. U. Chokani
I recently participated in a three
week academic study program in
New York entitled "Peace Studies at
the UN," which I though would be
an opportunity for an interesting
educational experience for those
Bo wdoin College students who might
be interested. The program paid
special attention to the academic
study of global issues of peace
and justice, international conflict
resolution, the role of the Security
Council, and the peacemaking
functions of the United Nations.
While the program adhered to
the normal academic routine of
text reading discussions, lectures
and writing, there was the unique
opportunity to attend briefings by
UN personnel and world leaders,
do independent research and study,
interview delegates and staff from
several missions to the UN, visit
non-governmental agencies and
President Bush's actions
colored by election year
By Kevin Petrie
Consider this striking contrast:
five- hundred thirty-five Senators
and Representatives rising and
sitting, hanging upon George's
every word as they applaud him;
and a tough Governor from
Colorado leading an attack against
the President at a meeting
intended to be a typical public
d isplay of political sweetness. The
silly pretense of support that is
always rampant at the State of the
Union address is rather pathetic,
The Governer's
message: You are not
untouchable, Mr.
President. We are
following your promises
and the results, and we
are not impressed.
ard I was pleased to see Romer
was willing to challenge Bush face
to face, in front of the Press.
A Coloradan myself, 1 rise and
applaud Roy Romer because this
staunch Government official
publicly confronted the President
with the problems he saw with
the proposed budget.
Far more than the content of
the debate, which sure to be
buried in Congress' pit of
inefficiency anyway, is the
message Romer and his fellow
Governors carried to the East
Room of the White House: You
are not untouchable, Mr.
President. We are following your
promises and the results, and we
are not impressed.
Guns n' Roses, though no
watershed of wisdom, does offer
a fitting challenge: "Get in the
Ring." Welcome to the arena,
George.
You face an upcoming
election, and you need to show
some real clout. Can you do what
you claim you can? (i.e., What
have you accomplished?)
He cannot hold himself aloof
from the concerns of his
constituents and other members
of the Government. So on
Monday these Democratic
Governors carried matters to his
doorstep.
Why does the President insist
on making his promises resonate
so strongly in the voter's ear?
"Read my lips... If you elect me
tomorrow,... I promise you that
you will be better off four years
from now..." It seems to be a bad
habit to let your mouth run laps
around your ability. Pat
Buchanan should be
congratulated for the way he
haunts Bush, recalling his
campaign promises of 1988.
At a moderate level, bristling
egos among government officials
and hearty debate about issues
and policies serve to produce
sound approaches to nursing the
nation's ills.
However, at the extreme level
that Congress often approaches,
this type of debate can create
legislative quicksand. Such
stagnancy is dangerous and
incessant in our current
government: remember Gramm-
Rudman-Hallings, the ultimate
ultimatum with the deficit. Well,
the U.S. failed to comply with it.
Thus my support of Romer,
soon to be chairman of the
National Governors' Association,
A Coloradan myself,
I rise and applaud Roy
Romer because this
staunch Government
official publicly
confronted the
President with the
problems he saw with
the proposed budget.
is qualified. Remind George of
his accountability, guys, but in
the end remember that any plan
is better than atrophy.
Eric Kurlander's rebuttal
misses the point
Dear Editor,
I very much enjoyed reading Eric Kurlander's rebuttal to
my letter concerning Da ve J ackson s perception of Athletics at
Bo wdoin College.
Isn't it curious that Mr. Kurlander missed the point entirely?
Sincerely,
LouMacneU
Campus Wide Meeting
To Be Held Feb. 10
A campus-wide meeting will be
held on Monday, February 10, at
3:30 p.m. in Pickard Theater,
Memorial Hall, to report on the
February 8 meeting of the
Executive Committee of the
Governing Boards. The report
will include matters pertaining
to campus life and a review of
the recommended 1992-93 and
1993-94 operating budgets.
institutions, and even tour Columbia
University. As part of the program,
there were also visits to a number of
centers in New York of economic,
religious and civic power, and the
chance to dine in different ethnic
restaurants corresponding to the
country studied or the world leader
interviewed on a particular day.
Furthermore, gaining increased
familiarity with career possibilities in
international organizations was an
additional attractive aspect of this
program.
The briefings included
representatives from 1 ) the Secretariat
and the Secretary General offices on
conflict resolution, 2) Israeli, PLO,
Cambodia, Lebanese, and Namibia
missions, and 3) UN Programs on
Development, the Environment,
Human Rights, Peace-Keeping,
Disarmament, Refugees as well as
UNICEF and the Center of Trans-
national Corporations.
The readings focused on and
The program paid special
attention to the academic
study of global issues of
peace and justice
scrutinized the fundamental issues of
power, justice, equality, order and
peace. Among some of the well known
authors on studies on a just world
order were Johan Galtung and
Ricahrd Falk. Specific issues related
to 1 .) the revision of the UN charter as
a step towards world peace and order,
2.) injustice and social, economic and
political conflicts in the Third World
as the offspring of insecurity arising
from the ever increasing international
arms race, and 3) how the UN
develops policies effecting peace were
of interest to most participants.
Looking at the world today, people
probably begin to wonder if the whole
world is in a state of decline and if, in
general, we are moving further and
further away from order, and turning
towards disorder. What is going on
in the world today almost exemplifies
the laws of physics and chemistry
which state that all systems have the
tendency to go in the direction of
disorder and require a tremendous
amount of energy to keep things
orderly. I don't know how much
pressure, or its consequences, humans
can actually handle.
It seems as though this process will
continue to occur unless collective
action is taken to reverse the process.
But who is or should be responsible
for the change to take place? Can
there ever be a governing body? In
thinking about creating world order,
is the achievement of that world
government possible? What could be
some of the advantages or drawbacks
of having such a world monitoring
body? Is the UN almost acting like a
world governing body in its global
role as the chief source of technical
assistance and conflict resolutions
aimed at achieving peace (through
peacekeeping, peacemaking and
peacebuilding)? Most importantly,
could it ever be successful? What
model of world government would it
adopt if it ever got the chance?
The main issue of discussion is
peace. Peace cannot be achieved
without the creation of better
living standards for all people
(as stated by the UN at its
inception) and economic, social,
and political justice. If this is to
be our definition of Peace, then
our world today is far removed
from the certainty of ever
achieving peace given the effects
of war, invisible and visible
oppression, the lack of ecological
balance, and multifaceted
struggles among different
groups of people that the
majority of the world population
is suffering from today.
War, for instance, forces
people to leave their natural
settings and to leave behind the
social fabric which is the very
requirement for their survival
and development. War
dehumanizes human beings—
they live under unacceptable
unsanitary conditions, are
malnourished, do not receive
proper administration of health
care when it is most needed and
lack basic resources for living,
particularly in an emergency
situation. We have an extremely
high price to pay for the social
cost of war; this cost manifests
itself in many ways including
health problems and those
interventions that are taken as
part of the reparation process.
Another recent focal issue is
apartheid: in order to give black
people freedom in South Africa,
whites will be compromising
themselves for a great shift in the
balance cf power: they would be
losing a part of the economic,
social and political power. What
major shifts in power are people
in societies and nations willing
to adopt both locally and
globally?
The complexity of the nature
and consequences of social
interactions between individuals
Thebriefings included
representatives from 1)
the Secretariat and the
Secretary General offices
on conflict resolution, 2)
Israeli, PLO, Cambodia,
Lebanese, and Namibia
missions, and 3) UN
Pr grammes on Develop-
ment, the Environment,
Human Rights, ...
and groups of people making up
societies and nationstoday,aswell
as the dynamics involved, are
easily noticeable. An under-
standing of these interactions can
help in understanding the road to
peace; this understanding was the
goal the "Peace Studies at the UN"
trip hoped to achieve. The role the
UN played in the Middle East
crisis as well as the recently
resolved conflicts in Cambodia
and Namibia is and will continue
to be a good place to start in
discussing and understanding
issues of peace and justice as well
as the road to peace, if it can ever
be established and exist.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1 992
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Student Opinion
Economic Conspiracy Explains Crime Wave
The recent rise of crime on the Bowdoin
College campus and the controversy
concerning the college's shuttle services
has led me to seriously reconsider the solid
senseof security that I have felt in Brunswick
since coming to school here. Besides
Bowdoin's stellar academic reputation, it
was the isolated campus and relative lack
of danger that, in my mind, elevated
Bowdoin over many other equally reputable
schools.
Student's Voices
by Daniel Pearson
The recent rise of crime on the
Bowdoin College campus and
the controversy concerning the
colleges shuttle services has
led me to seriously reconsider
the solid sense of security that
I have felt in Brunswick since
coming to school here.
Due to several factors, though, it is
becoming more and more apparent that the
larger crime rate here at Bowdoin is not due
to the outside community preying on naive
students but, quite alarmingly I feel, is due
to an economic conspiracy that has been
created by either the administration, the
alumni council, or both. k
In an attempt to aid Bowdoin's financial
situation and the administration, in
conjunction with campus security, has
created a higher crime rate in an attempt to
sell more reflective jogging apparel at the
student store.
I understand that it is dangerous to make
accusations that seem unsubstantiated but
the facts present themselves all to clearly.
In the first place, last week's "security tip of
the week" in the Bowdoin Orient was to run
"in groups of three or more... wearing
reflective clothing."
Obviously the paper has become nothing
more than a tool of the administration; a
living, black and white document of the
conspiracy.
Secondly, the student store in the Moulton
Union has a fashionable display featuring
reflective dress wear from neon head bands
to colorful and sporty ankle straps with a
sign above stating that "reflective wear
should be worn by all when jogging." As if
infiltrating the media through the widely
read Orient wasn't enough for the
administration, it imposes a sense of fashion
conformity by indicating to students that
hordes of active undergraduates are living
Obviously, somewhere along
the line the present
administration became tired of
confronting their economic woes
and struck a deal with a reflective
clothing company seeking
immediate profit at a cost to the
student.
fuller lives with reflective attire.
Moreover, the lack of shuttle services to off
campus sites is making it more and more
imperative for students to be on foot at late
hours. Such instances unavoidably call for
students to put their faith in reflective wear.
Obviously, somewhere along the line the
present administration became tired of
confronting their economic woes and struck
a deal with a reflective clothing company
seeking immediate profit at a cost to the
student.
It should have been apparent long ago that
the hierarch of the college was responsible
for the recent crime wave in the fact that
President Edwards' bicycle, a valuable and
classic Raleigh upright three-speed, has never
been scratched or even touched despite the
fact that it sits unchained all day in the bike
rack in front of the administrative offices or
in front of the Moulton Union where
countless student's bikes have been stolen.
It is an outrage that Bowdoin* College, one
of the most esteemed institutions of learning
in the country, has make their business a
business of fear and deceit.
It is even more of an outrage to think that
by giving students pleasantries like the ice
cream bar, tacobarjaser Karaoke, airhockey,
and the Bear Bun s Cafe's cheese danish
(with that insulting bit of raspberry filling)
the administration can buy our trust and
divert our attention from the important
matters at hand.
Bowdoin College is, after all, a comm unity
of trust. Eventually the truth willbe revealed
and the students will rise up against the
economicopprcssionthattheadministration
is imposing by forcing students to wrongly
purchase reflective safety garments.
The Orient welcomes your opinions and letters
Protect Human Rights: It's time to take action in Haiti
Michael Golden
The plight of Haitian refugees detained
by our government at the Guantanamo
Naval Base in Cuba is simply deplorable.
By the thousands, desperate souls have
fled the utter poverty, violence, and chaos
that permeates Haiti today. They flee for
promise, the promise of America — the
reason your ancestors arrived on these
shores.
Washington decided that the Haitians
have no legal basis to enter this nation
however, for most of them are classified as
economic migrants, not political refugees.
So back we ship them — back to the poverty,
violence, and chaos that we ourselves have
so indulgently ignored for years. Yet more
awaits the returning immigrants.
Government radio broadcasters have
threatened that the refugees will be "boiled
in their own blood" for daring to embarass
the government by leaving.
So what is America to do? The
administration argues that with our
economy in shambles, the last thing the
nation needs is more unskilled immigrant
labor. The last thing we need, the
government might say, are more people,
most of whom don't speak English, taking
the jobs of unemployed Americans. Of course, shootsoff onthestandard Yankee-imperialist
Franklin Roosevelt used this argument to diatribe,letmeconvinceyou whyan invasion
block German Jews from immigrating during is the only humane option. Yes, I realizethat
the 1930's — are we risking a Haitian
Holocaust by sending these people back in
the hands of a hostile government?
Even assuming that the government is
correct in worrying about employment
considerations,
America is avoiding a ^^^^^^^^^^
long-term solution to
Haiti's problems by
simply returning the
refugees.
The fact remains that
as long as Haiti's
to use the word "invasion" and "humane" in
the same sentence is somewhat ironic —
absurd, perhaps — but look at Haiti's
circumstances.
Months of economic sanctions have failed
to weaken the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ tyrannical
government. A
Only one option is viable: s P okcsman for
J ' Amnesty
invade Haiti, replace the international
denounced the U.S.
government for
sending the
refugees home. But
what if we, along
with members of
the Organization of
American States,
government and permanently
repressive military depose its pereniolly-troubling
government remains .,., , r ... „ (
intact, more and more military. Nowwait! Before even
refugees will attempt Qne p erSOn shoots off On the
entry to the United ' . . ' ;--..■,
states.oniyoneoption standard Yankee-imperialist
is viable: invade Haiti, faatrfoe, let me convince you why wcre to z« at the
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military. Now wait! ^■■■^^■ibhmmm
Before even one person
sponsored invasion
crushed the
oppressive
government, the
elected leader, President Aristide could be
returned to power, thus ensuring Haitians'
safety and eradicating the reason for leaving.
The victorious OAS alliance could insist that
Haiti permanently disband its military, many
of whose leaders date back to the Duvalier
dynasty, notorious for its human rights abuses.
Returning Aristide to power would provide
the leadership and stability Haiti needs to
attract industry.
I have a difficult time coming to my
conclusion, for I am trying to reconcile my
pacifism with my realism. Haitians simply do
not stand a chance against their military. It
has overthrown numerous governments since
"Baby Doc" Duvalier fled the nation in 1986.
Without a complete overturning of power in
Haiti, long-term peace will never exist.
Meanwhile, if President Bush won't risk an
invasion during an election year, he has no
placein sending Haitians hometotheirdeaths.
15,000 Haitians would not bankrupt the
country, or skew precious unemployment
statistics.
Until the President, the OAS and the world
show the courage to work for a long-term
solution to Haiti's problems, the courage of
those Haitians risking their lives for freedom
should be rewarded.
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to the potential geographic extent
of outdoor vermi-composts.
Marshall Carter '91 originally
thought of Wickwire' s project. "He
came to me with the idea," Ted says.
He appreciates the assistance the
Dining Service, the Physical Plant,
have given him, and the interest
various members of the Bowdoin
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of the students, but students from
other regions of the country,
especially from western and
southern states, are showing an
increased interest in Bowdoin.
Early decision statistics reveal that
since last year, the percentage of
students from the far west has risen
from three to nine percent, while
the percentage from southern
states has increased from zero to
11 percent.The Mid-Atlantic states
and the Midwest account for 23
and 7 percent respectively, similar
to last year's figures of 24 and 8
percent.
Following the trend set by
previous classes, more women
than men have been admitted
under the early decision
program. \
Of the 1 19 students admitted
to the class, 67 are women, while
52are men. There are8 students
from minority groups among
those admitted by early
decision, including four Asian-
American students and four
Hispanic students.
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NUMBER 16
Edwards initiates abolishment of single-sex fraternities
College looking at expulsion as method for 'closing the loophole' of Henry Report
President Robert Hazard Edwards during his speech given Monday in Pickard Theatre
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
If the Governing Boards accept the
recommendation of President
Edwards, Bowdoin's unrecognized
fraternities will become a thing of
the past.
The President wants the school to
disband all single-sex fraternities and
the sorority. Edwards proposes to
expel any student who refuses to
comply with the policy, should it be
accepted.
The houses affected would be Chi
Psi, Zeta Psi, Delta Kappa Epsilon,
and the sorority, Alpha Beta Phi. All
eight recognized, co-educational
fraternities remain unaffected by the
proposal.
Edwards announced the
controversial measure to the
community in an open speech on
Monday. Speaking to a near-capacity
crowd in Pickard Theater, the
President explained the proposal
among his other recommendations
on student life and budget matters.
There were two unrecognized
fraternities at the end of last summer,
by the fall there were four," said
Edwards. The Governing Boards
and President are concerned that
the school's social life is beginning
to center around the unregulated,
unrecognized houses for many
students.
To support his proposal, the
President cited the historical
commitments of previous
administrations.
In 1988, the College accepted the
recommendations of the Henry
Report. The report called upon all
fraternities to upgrade the physical
condition of their houses and fully
recognize women as full members
by 1991.
The Henry Report did not specify
that any action would be taken
against houses refusing to admit
members of both sexes. This
"loophole" will now be closed as
houses refusing to decide
membership without regard to
gender, including the sorority, are
at odds with the school's policy.
Many in the audience at the
Pickard Theater speech were hostile
Exclusive Interviews
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President Edwards, and
Dean Jane fervis
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to Edwards' message.
This is going to be a very modest
change," said the President during
his speech. Numerous students
laughed at this assertion,
interrupting Edwards.
The proposed single-sex
fraternity ban was only one of
Edwards' proposals on Monday
concerning student life. The
administration wants to build more
mid-size residences "where people
can know each other and possible
dining (is available]," said Edwards.
The President envisions specialty
houses, such as a house for
international students.
Other student life proposals that
the Governing Boards will consider
are eventually converting the Coe
Health Center into a dormitory and
increasing the size of the student
body.
President Edwards has also
proposed a $4-7 million "student
center" that would be constructed in
the now-defunct Hyde Cage and
Curtis Pool building. "We could
make that an interesting place and
an extension of what we are," said
Edwards.
Several students, angry with the
President's proposal to rid the school
of single-sex fraternities, accosted
Edwards when he left the stage.
Standing face-to-face with the
President, a member of Zeta Psi said.
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"You've f — ed up my social life!"
Edwards calmly assured the
student that forums would be held
to obtain student opinion on his
proposals.
The President also advised the
student to use a different
vocabulary and then exited.
The first of those forums was
held on Wednesday evening.
Joshua Sprague '93, the vice
president of Delta Kappa Epsilon,
also attempted to speak to
Ed ward s after he spoke. Moments
later Sprague told the Orient, "This
is a complete armchair analysis.
None of these people have ever
been in a fraternity themselves.
They've discounted every person
as a useless student. I'm a James
Bowdoin Scholar and it doesn't
mean s — t to them. He [Edwards]
just told me that we're tenants —
so our discussions are useless,"
said Sprague.
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Orientation
Deering vs. Friendly's
Qtef*^ family Restaurants
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Our restaurant reviewers travel to the ice-cream parloring world of
Deering family restaurant and Friendly's to ask the question that
every young man and woman asks? Which is better?
Interview with Edwards
President Robert Hazard Edwards talks about his tumultuous week and
the difficult decisions being made by the Administration.
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Women's Track off the blocks
We lost them last week, but Women's track dusted Tufts for the first
time in ten years
Turn the Page...
Executive Board fails to have 3 candidates.... 5
Interview with Jane Jtrvil ■■>■■ ■■■■■■■ 6
The 1992-93 Proposed Budget... 8
Men's Hockey 14
Student Speak 17
Editorial in support of single-sex ban............. 18
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
What a week for the administration. I guess that's why they get paid the
big bucks. The Wisdomcould care less about the issue at nan, it's
mistakes in execution that The Wisdom looks for. Wisdom calls for a
personal background check for all involved. Beware next week!
Curious Critters
ROBERT HAZARD OCW loves him because he gives a whole new meaning to the word
EDWARDS politiican. But did he really have to encourage picking up hitchhikers?
Ken Lewallen
The Truth elated Tyson verdict. OCW says put on 175 and take on
Evander! Dean of Dean's is loving Edwards and Jervis in spotlight.
But bail out Ken, come fall guess who's next?
Jane Jervis
Old OCW: AH she wants to do is get rid of fraternities
New OCW: All she wants to do is get rid of fraternities
Dear Chairman of Board of Trustees: Don't take Mr. Golden's calls
JOHN MAGEE after 9 pm.? How's this old man ever gonna relate to students. Lord
help us.
Banning of
Single-Sex greeks
Last week's OCW: YES! Rid the campus of these sexist throwbacks.
Just kidding, boys, but wouldn't it make a great front page?
New OCW: Made a great front-page didn't it?
Quotes of the Week
These colleges, this one in particular, grew until 1970. That year we
admitted women and for that, and a lot of other reasons, we got
complicated.
-President Edwards during his speech Monday
You're f-—ing up my life!
-A screaming member of Zeta Psi, an unrecognized fraternity on
campus, while pointing in President Edwards' face after his speech
Monday.
ACROSS
1 "Call Me "
6. Counterfeit coin
10. Certain college graduates
14. " to bury Ceasar. .."
15. Shredded
16. Milan money
17. Genesis event
18. The Emerald Isle
19. "Do you have change for — ?"
20. — wheel
22 Li'l Abner's girl
24. Recording Milieu (2 wds.)
26. First CHief Justice
29. That Hurts!"
30 Hilo Neckware
31.Jai —
33. Depot (abbr. )
34. Centauri
38. Former basketball great (2 wds.)
42. Iron-carbon alloy
43. — canto
44. Inevitable
45. Inlet.
47.— street
49. Actor Ayres
50. Hotel employee
54. Pigskin
55. Few and far between
59. Leslie Caron movie
60. Winter need
62. Fold in doth
63. — Lincoln, first movie Tarzan
64. — arms
65. Creme de la creme
66. Organization (abbr.)
67. Dispatched
68. Units of force
DOWN
1. Offend
2. Phillipine hardwood tree
3. Portal
4. Love, Italian style
5. Doctor
6. Sault — Marie
7. Neville, to his friends (2 wds.)
8. Mr. Heep
^y Edward Julius
9. Friendly
10. Theater handouts
11. Blackjack player's words
12. Sad
13. Mentally sound
21. "Be quiet!"
23. Be libelous
25. Prefix: eight
26. Benchley thriller
27. Dismounted
28. Ivy League school
32. Repihon
35. One of the Beatles
36. Opposite of fire
37. Once more
39. Scale
40. Gymnastics
41. Lanchester and Maxwell
46. Type of calculator
48. Barked like a puppy
50.Spirals
51. Actress Celeste, and family
52. Run to Gretna Green
53. Dawdle
54. Circus performer
56 Jockey's holding
57. Gratify
58. Soissons summers
61. Demolition need
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Jervis may leave
after sabbatical
By Michael Golden
orient news edhx3r
Dean of the College Jane Jervis
may be leaving Bowdoin
permanently.
Jervis will take a sabbatical
leave next year, but she is also
applying for the presidency of
Evergreen State College in
Olympia, Washington.
Somewhat in jest, Jervis recalls
that when she was supposed to
take a sabbatical leave from
Hamilton College in 198$, she
instead left the college to come to
Bowdoin. Now, the Dean may
once again forfeit her sabbatical
to take a new job.
Jervis described herself as
"intrigued" by the Evergreen
position. "It's an alternative
educational system. AH is
interdisiplinary — they have no
academic departments," said
Jervis.
Evergreen students take only
one course for an entire year
which is team taught by
professors specializing in
different disciplines. The school
a state-run institution, is
comprised of 3,000 students
whose average age is twenty-
seven.
Jervis will visit Evergreen next
week and will be interviewed for
the position. She is one of six
finalists.
"There are things that attract
me like crazy I to Evergreen], but
I love Maine, and I also have a
husband who may kick and
scream about being uprooted
again," said Jervis.
Regardless of whether Jervis
accepts the position in
Washington, Bowdoin must find
an Acting Dean of the College for
next year during her sabbatical.
"I would like the peroson to be
selected as soon as possible. The
people who report to me are
understandably abnoxious," said
Jervis.
The Dean expects that the
individual appointed will be a
current faculty member.
"Prof essorNyhus was the Acting
Dean [of the College! in 1987
before I came. Professsors
Springer and Stakeman have been
Acting Deans of Students," said
Jervis.
When questioned whether this
experience would make Nyhus,
Springer, or Stakeman more
likely appointments, Jervis
quipped, "It may make them
determine not to take this
position."
If the Evergreen position is not
offered to Jervis, or if she decides
not to accept it, she plans to write
a book. "I have a book in my
mind about schools like Bowdoin
— and how they can respond to
changing demographics and
aid," said the Dean.
Leakage of Jervis memos creates stir
Circulation of draft notes a timely issue on campus,
Chairman Magee answers
questions on single-sex
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
TheChairof the Board of Trustees,
John F. Magee, explains the current
student life proposals as a way to
make Bowdoin an "outstanding
residential community."
Magee stressed that no decisions
have yet been made by the
Governing Boards on specific
proposals, such as disbanding
single-sex fraternities.
The Chair encouraged any
interested community member to
contact him if they are concerned
about the student life or budget
proposals. He will consider meeting
with students or groups when the
Board meets on March 6.
"I'm available if anyone wants to
talk to me. I would anticipate that
people from campus will want to
make presentations [to the Board],"
said the Chair.
Magee feels that fraternities must
not become disjoined from the
College or its policies. "We cannot
have fraternities become break-
away organizations. We have to
expect that a 11 student organizations
join in and conform to College
policy," said Magee.
"What I believe is that the College
has to have control over living and
dining facilities. I do not believe
that the College should let outside
forces decide policy," said Magee.
The Chair said that the current
proposal was not designed to
punish any student groups.
"I was a DKE!" exclaimed Magee,
noting the ironic situation of his
possibly presiding over the demise
of his own fraternity at Bowdoin,
Delta Kappa Epsilon, which is
presently restricts membership to
males.
Magee stresses that the question
of single-sex fraternities is "not the
most important issue" facing the
Governing Boards.
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orient news editor
Two private memos of Dean
Jervis have been leaked to the
campus press and presidents of
fraternities.
The memos are draft notes from
a speech Jervis delivered about
fraternities. The documents are
dated May 15 and May 20, 1991.
In her notes, Jervis said, "I think
it is hopeless to try to get fraternities
to take responsibility for
themselves...My intent is to see if I
can move them toward ceding some
authority to us." Jervis was referring
to both single-sex and co-
educational houses.
"Beta is on a track that is placing
the College's name in bad repute in
the community; they seem to be in
a state of anarchy. Does the
fraternity system have the ability to
act with /on disfunctional houses?"
said Jervis in her May 20 memo.
In an exclusive interview with
the Orient this week, however, Jervis
praised Beta. "I think Beta's doing
better this year," said Jervis, "lit)
has been quite terrible in years past."
Jervis criticized a Beta rush poster
used this year that showed
attractive, skimpily-dressed
women. "It uses women as a bait to
get [men] to Beta," said Jervis.
During her interview Jervis said
that "fraternities have become
semester," said Jervis."
"I am concerned that it is being
made public," said Jervis. The Dean
said that the memos circulating have
been "selectively editted" and do
not match the copies saved on her
computer.
Toaddress misleading statements
in the memos, Jervis said, "It is not
now and never has been the policy
of the Collge to abolish fraternities
My intent is to see if I can move them
[fraternities] toward ceding some authority to
us."
places that attract people who see
themselves as in opposition to
authority." She said that fraternities
were being abandoned by
upperclass members to the
sophomore members.
"Wecan'tget (people] to be house
presidents for more than one
and those documents don't suggest
that."
The Dean reaffirmed her
committment to listening to the
student body about the single-sex
fraternity issue, and is shocked by
the unauthorized use of her personal
memos.
Does the Colby case apply here?
As the possibility of lawsuits looms students wonder what
precedent was set
By Rich Littlehale
bowdoin publishing com-
PANY
The Executive Committee's rec-
ommendation that the Governing
Boards ban unrecognized social or-
ganizations from Bowdoin has
caused a great deal of resentment
and distress among members of
those organizations. The unrecog-
nized houses haven't had much to
say yet about what they intend to
do about the recommended ban,
but one option would seem to be
for them to seek relief from the
courts.
Students at Colby have been try-
ing that route for the past two years
and have come up empty.
In 1984, Colby College withdrew
recognition of all campus fraterni-
ties and prohibited the practices of
rushing, pledging, and so on. Nev-
ertheless, some students kept the
organizations alive underground.
Members of Lambda Chi Alpha
("LCA") persisted particularly te-
naciously, until they were caught
defying the prohibition during their
"hell week".
Nineteen students, LCA mem-
bers and pledges, were subjected to
various disciplinary measures, in-
cluding suspension and academic
probation. The nineteen students
turned around and sued Colby, on
the grounds that it had interfered
with Constitutionally protected
rights such as free speech and the
right to assemble.
The courts were not persuaded
by their arguments. On July 9 of
last year Maine's Supreme Judicial
Court heard Jeffrey A. Phelps, etal . v.
President and Trustees of Colby Col-
lege, et a l on appeal. The Court af-
firmed the refusal of lower courts
to grant the plaintiffs legal and eq-
uitable relief.
According to Professor of Gov-
ernment Richard E. Morgan, a simi-
lar lawsuit at Bowdoin is unlikely
to be successful. "The core of the
Phelps v. Colby decision was the
Court's ruling that the Maine Civil
Rights Act of 1989 did not create
any new rights," said Morgan,
According to Profes-
sor of Government
Richard E. Morgan, a
similar lawsuit at
Bowdoin is unlikely to
be successful.
when asked to lend his expertise on
matters of Constitutional law.
"It simply provides for state and
private suing of people for viola-
tions of rights that already existed.
First Amendment rights of speech
and association are rights that are
protected only against government
interference. Since the actor which
deprived people of rights of speech
and association in the Phelps v. Colby
case was Colby, a private institu-
tion rather than an arm of govern-
ment, there is no cause of action
under the Maine Civil Rights Act."
And Federal courts? "Indeed you
could try in federal court, but you
are going to run into the same doc-
trine. Without some element of state
action, federal courts just do not
sustain these suits."
Wouldn't the fact that Bowdoin's
prohibition is exclusive to single-
sex organizations matter, though?
"This is not something like racial
discrimination, where state stat-
utes forbid private institutions from
engaging in racial discrimination,"
said Morgan. "For there to be a cause
of action, there has to be a preexis-
tent right, and First Amendment
rights of association and free speech
are protected only against the gov-
ernment. Therefore, by definition, a
private institution cannot interfere
with them. There is simply no cause
of action."
Nothing can be certain in Ameri-
can trial law, of course, but the prin-
ciples at issue in the Colby case, the
same ones that would have to be
brought up in a similar case at
Bowdoin, don't leave much room
for dispute.
Whether or not the odds against
winning will prevent the members
of the unrecognized houses from
giving it a shot remains to be seen.
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theft
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
On Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.,
"President Edwards, Dean Jervis,
Executive Board Chairman Taran
Grigsby '93 Snd other members of
the administration held an open
forum to field student concerns about
News Analysis
the proposed budget for 1992-1993,
and about the new policy concerning
single-sex fraternities.
Tense anticipation hovered above
the one hundred fifty heads
gathered in Daggett Lounge, as
students endured preliminary
questions concerning the budget.
Then the topic of fraternities was
opened up.
"Would you like to let me finish
your answer? Because I'd very much
like to do that," Edwardsdemanded
of the first questioner. The students
at this meeting squared off against
the administration, asserting their
general disgust with the new
development.
A member of the Zeta Psi
fraternity asked if the President
would sit down and listen to a few
concerned students that presented
their arguments to him in a more
direct manner. Edwards conceded
that such a meeting may be
effective, but seemed dubious that
anyone would sway him or the
Governing Boards.
Here is a sampling of student
opinions presented:
The elimination of single-sex
organizations is an unfair
restriction of simple rights.
The administration does not
understand the nature of single-
sex or co-ed fraternities.
The administration does not care
about student concerns.
With the treatment of the
sorority, Edwards does not grasp
the situation pf women here, (one
student sarcastically asked : should
the sorority start singing like
Miscellania to be acceptable on
campus?)
Ed wards has little inclination to
change his mind . (asked a student:
"are you preparing us for the
inevitable?")
Meanwhile Ed wards, Jervis, and
co. held the expected positions:
The Student Executive Board sponsored forum.
Co-ed fraternities need to meet
safety and health standards with
their houses.
Dean Jervis assured us that
administrative standards for
fraternity housing does not include
any fashion taste specifications.
Single-sex fraternities will be
banned from campus, pending
verification from the Governing
Boards in about a month. Next year,
offenders may be expelled.
The showdown here stagnated
toward the end, as this Abe Lincoln-
type character wavered over the
crowd, with waves of fraternity
finger snapping reaching him at
the front. Students generally
Photo by Adam Shopis
expressed disgust with an
administration that had restricted
their freedom of association, and
Edwards generally treated the
brunt of their arguments as
unimportant. He mockingly
referred to "the losttribesof Israel,"
as he discussed their plight.
Plan to implement EMT program temporarily suspended
By Archie Lin
orient contributor
The plan to implement an
Emergency Medical Technician
(EMT) program at Bowdoin has
been temporarily suspended.
Ronald Crane '94, a licensed EMT
and the chief proponent of this
program, has expressed much
frustration as the proposal ran into
"the bureaucratic monster of the
State of Maine."
Two major roadblocks are
keeping this service off the campus.
The first is liability insurance, which
can run to several thousands of
dollars. Crane hopes to be able to
get substantial funding from a
source like the Executive Board to
finance this operation, which may
require petitioning and a charter.
The second roadblock is Maine's
laws and regulations regarding such
programs. The state requires that
all EMTs be recertified by Maine.
"Not a problem," according to
Crane, for the campus EMTs are
looking at a possible candidate to
give a refresher course.
Another requirement the state
imposes is that all EMT crews must
be dispatched with an ambulance
back-up. Crane is looking into
possible affiliation with either
County Ambulance or the Freeport
Division of Public Health and
should be receiving the "rules
pertaining to Emergency Medical
Service" shortly. Upon reviewing
The second roadblock is Maine's laws and
regulations regarding such programs. The state
requires that all EMTs be recertified by Maine.
Fire Department. the document, they plan to invite a
TheDudleyCoeHealthCenterand delegate from Public Health to
Crane have contacted Maine's Bowdoin to discuss the viability of
such a project.
"1 want to see what the options
are and how to proceed," said Crane.
Crane has found seven student
EMTs willing to work in this
program.
He has also received numerous
calls from other students, as well as
some faculty and staff members,
who have expressed interest in
taking an EMT course at Bowdoin.
According to Crane, the college
administration is still dedicated to
the program and is willing to help
in any way that it can.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIEffT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 4. 1 992
5
Lack of interest hurts
Exec Board elections
By Joshua Sorensen
ORIENT CONTWgUTOR
On Monday/ February 10,
elections were held to fill the
three vacant seats on the
Executive Board. Yet on the
ballot, there were only two
potential candidates hoping to
fill these posit ion s . The stud ent s
who ran for these seats are
Amanda Masselam '95 and
Noah littin "94.
According to Taran Grigsby,
the chairman of the Executive
Board, another election will fill
the final position within the next
two weeks. In order to be
considered for the Executive
Board, students must collect 50
signatures, then give a speech
at an open forum at which the
only people in attendance are
usually Executive Board
members.
During Monday's elections,
only 163 of 1,400 Bowdoin
students voted. Less than 12%
of the student body felt it was
necessary to voice their
opinions concerning student
government.
When asked why she ran for
Executive Board, Masselam
responded, "I feel that the
Executive Board plays an
important role at this school and
I would tike to be a part of that."
Masselam would also like to see
the Executive Board have more
power, vis-a-vis the college
administration.
Lit tin, on the other hand, feels
that student government needs a
fundamental change in
organization, from a legislative
body to a more executive-type
style of government.
One of the changes Littin
would like to see is the creation of
a presidential position for the
entire student body. This
president would be elected by
popular vote and would be a
member of the Executive Board.
Littin says, "thecurrent Executive
Board is a very hard-working
group and the limits they face are
due to our system of student
government. Structural reform is
necessary to make student
government work properly."
Littin and Masselam will start
their one-semester terms as
general members of the Executive
Board on Monday, February 17.
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Ruckus over Executive Board attendance
By Hong Shen
orient staff writer
The Student Senate met on
Monday evening following the
adjournment of the Executive
Board's meeting. As theSenate" called
upon each committee member to
report on their work, protests and
inquiries bombarded the Senate's
leaders.
The initial agitation of many
committee members concerned the
absence of most Executive Board
members at the Senate meeting.
During the Senate meeting, Ron
Crane, Jr. '94, a Strategic Planning
Task Force member began to
question why some members
showed up for the meeting while
others were absent. Crane said
during the meeting, "It galls me that
I'm spending my time here, when I
should study — while half the
Executive Board is not here."
Taran Grigsby '93, Chairman of
the Executive Board, said "It's not
the job of Executive Board members
to show up at Senate meetings."
Ameen Haddad '93, moderator of
the Senate, said that in the three
years he's been on the Executive
Board, the attendance rate has
increased dramatically.
Besides the Executive Board
members who failed to attend,
many of the committee members
were also not present. The absence
W the committee members was
especially noteworthy since they
sit on important committees.
"Changes will occur in the Senate
— board members must show up
for every meeting or be replaced —
exceptions will be for those who
have notified [us] in advance," said
Haddad.
Many who attended the Senate
meeting also questioned the
purpose of the gathering. Some
board members felt that they were
only there to give their names and
duties. Haddad explained that the
Senate needed board members to
give their job descriptions.
Since the Executive Board has
the duty to assign positions for
various boards, job descriptions
were needed as references for the
Executive Board.
Haddad said, "We don't know
what the function of the various
board s are from one year to another
— it's hard to tell interviewees what
their jobs would be." Haddad said
that some committees in one year
will deal with one issue, and then
change their agenda the following
year.
To address theconcerns of many
committee members, changes in
the meetings will occur. A plan is
being drafted to add more structure
to the meetings.
The ambiguity over the roles of
the Senate and Executive Board
provided committee members
with ammunition to attack them.
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Thursday. Feb. 6
2:11 p.m.
The rear window of a vehicle
parked on College Street was
broken by a steel ball bearing.
4:41p.m.
A hit and run accident was
reported on Park Row. The
person responsible for the hit
and run has been summonsed
by the Brunswick Police
Departmenbt for driving in the
wrong direction on a one way
street and leaving the scene of
an accident without reporting
it.
Friday. Feb. 7
12:04 a.m.
Eye glasses were reported lost in
Smith Auditorium. Glasses have
been turned in and returned.
5:30 p.m.
A student reported that her
walkman and a black nylon pouch
were taken from Farley Field
House.
Saturday. Feb. 8
8:45 a.m.
Security found a person sleeping
in a lab at Hatch Science Library.
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Ban on single-sex
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)
Members of the Alpha Beta Phi
sorority also expressed unhappiness
with Edwards' proposals.
"I am grossly offended that he
refferd to us as a fraternity —
fraternity means brother and we are
not brothers," said Amy Sacherson
'94.
"I don't think he's thinking of
women. Women are not equal at the
other houses (co-edsl. He might as
well move it back to all-male. All
the presidents of co-eds are men.
Does he want to be known as the
President who put the nail in the
coffin for women? That's what I
want to know," said Iris Rodriguez
'94, also a sorority member.
The President had announced the
proposed policies to all fraternity
presidents at closed meetings on
Sunday. Presidents of the co-ed and
unrecognized houses attended
seperate meetings.
Edwards called the co-ed
fraternity presidents "future leaders
of the country," but did not
characterize the single-sex house
presidents as such. The President
angered other students by referring
to the single-sex fraternity question
as "really marginal to my concerns
as President." Edwards also stated
that the "quality of student life is
central" to his presidency.
"We are entering a co-ed and non-
discriminatory world," said
Edwards. The Governing Boards
will vote on Edwards' student life
and budget proposals at its March 6
meeting. Until then, the President
will solicit the community's input
about his proposals.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1 992
Bowdoin's Dean Jervis was
shrouded in controversy this week
as she reacted to the leak of
confidential memos and the
presaged dissolution of the
unrecognized social houses.
ON HER CAREER
PLANS
Jervis: I am definitely not going to
be in this job next year. It's not at all
the case that I'm not going to be at
Bowdoin after that. I was at
Hamilton College for six years, from
1982 to January of 1988. As part of
the terms of my appointment at
Hamilton I was entitled to have a
sabbatical leave. I was scheduled to
have a leave for the academic year
'88-'89. But then Bowdoin beckoned,
and I decided to take the job at
Bowdoin. I came here in mid-
January of 1988, and thereby gave
up my sabbatical leave, which I was
dying to have. So, when I was
appointed here, one of the
conditions was giving up a
sabbatical leave and I [wanted] to
have a sabbatical leave soon. I
understood that I couldn't have it
the first year but I was going to be
here. So having a sabbatical leave at
Bowdoin has been in the planning
and in the works since I came, so
this is not something new. There
was going to be a new president
coming in, and the new president
came in. We had all new staff this
year and so, basically, it seemed
inconvenient for the institution for
me to have the sabbatical that early.
Finally, this year, this coming year
seemed to be the first time when
most of the staff was replaced. I'd
been staying here for two years and
it seemed like I could finally leave
my staff without being a major
disruption. So, I've got it worked
out and it was arranged that, yes
indeed I'm going on sabbatical. ..All
this other stuff, in the meantime,
has come up.
Orient: Has [the recent fraternity
controversy] affectedyour decision?
Do you think, with the fraternity
situation — this is an explosion
which will blow over into next year.
Jervis: I assume it will. It's part of
the ongoing work of the College.
We've already been working hard
in the last year to change and refine
and upgrade the program for
residential life. I don't know how
much. ..how apparent it is to
students that there's been a sort of
motion .. .a change in the structure of
orientation, doubling the number
of proctors. ..that's been an
intentional kind of progression of
giving more attention to the life of
students outside the classroom. We
have been pressured by the
Governing Boards to move on this.
This question of dealing with
unrecognized fraternities, which
they have been very nervous about
and increasingly concerned about
it, as the number of them has been
increasing. It's totally independent
of the discussions about my
sabbatical. People like to think, I
think everybody likes to think that
they're ind ispen sable, that the world
won't turn if you're not here. But I
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Dean of the College Jane L. Jervis
An interview by Michael Golden
I am not actively seeking to get out,
but if something wonderful comes up, I
will look at it and see . . .
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think that there will be someone in
this position, in an active role, and
it'll probably be a member of the
faculty. I don't know who it would
be yet. It may bea little bit differently
done than if I were doing it, but it
will be done. The point about the
sabbatical; it's been going forward
independent of this other thing —
the whole fraternity issue.
The other thing that goes on in
most professional people's lives is
that they get asked if they're
interested in another job. From time
to time 1 get nominated, and
sometimes I say "no, thank you"
and sometimes I say "Yes, I'd like to
take a look at that." During the four
years that I've been here I've been
nominated for positions. In some
cases I've looked around and in
some cases I haven't been chosen. I
was nominated for this position at
Evergreen some months ago.
I was intrigued because Evergreen
is a nifty and interestingly different
place. It's in Washington State. It's a
public school, part of the University
of Washington, but it's a liberal arts
school, and it's what they call an
alternative educational system.
Everything is interdisciplinary and
there are no academic departments.
There are three thousand students
there and most of them are so called
"non-traditional students." The
average age of the student body is
around 27.
Orient: There are no fraternities?
Jervis: There are no fraternities.
There are only two sports,
swimming and soccer. The students
there, as part of course work, build
a thirty-nine foot sailboat. That is a
course. They study marine biology,
and the structure, construction, the
history of shipbuilding. It's really
interesting...
Orient: Where do you stand at
this point with Evergreeen?
Jervis: I'm one of six finalists. I'm
going out there next week. It is a
public institution and so the search
process is public. My picture has
been in the paper out there along
with the other candidates, with a
full public disclosure by the Public
Relations office at Evergreen. It's
going to be a learning experience
and an endurance experience. I start
at 7:30 in the morning and go
straight through to 10 p.m.
Orient: Is there any desire to
leave Maine, or Bowdoin?
Jervis: No. On the contrary, I
love Maine. If they offer me the job,
I would then ha ve to decide whether
to take it. There's a lot about
Evergreen that is really intriguing.
They have twenty percent minority
faculty, and they have a real
institutional commitment to multi-
culturalism . There are things about
it that are really attractive, but there
are things that I don't know. I've
never worked at a state institution,
and oneof the roles of the president
is to lobby the legislature. I've never
done that before, and I don't know
if I know how to do it. I'm going out
there for them to see if they want
me, but also for me to see if I want
them. It's a mutual kind of
courtship... This also is independent
of the fraternity issue, the sabbatical.
If I don't get offered the job by
Evergreen, or if I get offered it but it
doesn't seem right, then I will be
here, and I will take my sabbatical,
and I will be back at the end of next
year, unless something else comes
up. I am not actively seeking to get
out, but if something wonderful
comes up, I will look at it and see...I
don't think it's a scandal, I don't
think there's anything scandalous
about it. It's a funny coincidence of
timing. Since it's a public matter, I
would just as soon that everybody
got the truth about it. If Evergreen
were a private college, probably no
one would know... I knew that when
I went into this. I also would have
preferred that we could've told
people who my replacement was.
The only other thing I can say is that
people have strong feelings for
some member of the faculty or
another that they think will be
wonderful and they'll lobby forthat
person.
Orient: How is that process run?
Do you have any part in that?
Jervis: I will certainly have a part
in it to the extent that I will talk to
anybody who is considering
it...Given the nature of this I can't
control what happens when I'm not
here.. .much as I might like to.
Orient: Is there any set date that
a person will be selected?
Jervis: I would like the person
selected as soon as possible, both so
that I can begin to get things ready,
and because I am concerned about
the people who report to me, I
understand they're anxious,
because their boss isabout to leave,
and because I think that students
have a right to know. Whether they
like the person or not, at least they
wouldn't be uncertain. The choice
is going to be made, certainly, but
it's clear that I'm not the person
who's going to do the choosing.
Orient: Will it be a full-tenured
professor from the faculty?
Jervis: Yes. There have been such
people before. Paul Nyhus was
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1992
acting Dean of the College one"
semester before I came. And Paul
had been Dean of the College before
from about 1977 to 1981. There's
Alan Springer who was Dean of
Students, and Randy Stakeman who
was Dean of Students.
Orient: Does that in any way
improve their credentials?
Jervis: Oh, yes. I think it would. It
may make them determine not to
take the position. It would make the
transition maybe a bit easier.
Orient: And for your own
personal plans?
Jervis: If I don't goto Washington,
I have a book in my mind about
schools like Bowdoin and how they
will respond to two things almost in
crisis state — one is the changing
national demographics and the
other is the (student] aid. I have
some ideas but I haven't had time to
think it through.
ON THE
UNRECOGNIZED
SOCIAL HOUSES
Orient: You are President
Edwards' top advisor in student
life, how did you introduce him to
student life when he came,
specifically the fraternities?
Jervis: Ever since I've been at
Bowdoin, that predates President
Edwards, it has been my position
that Bowdoin has ignored its student
life for a very long time. That became
more acute when Bowdoin became
co-educational. We have to take care
of our infrastructure. ..the buildings,
or they're going to fall down. That's
one kind of deficit. Another kind of
deficit, the kind I've seen at
Bowdoin, is not taking care of
student life. It has to do with paying
attention to the fact that this is a
residential college, it is not a
commuter'scollege. People are here
seven days a week, twenty-four
hours a da v. Bowdoin has paid much
attention to its academic program
and a good deal of attention to its
athletic program and zip to its
student life. It's left that to the
fraternities, since the 184Cs. And so
what we have on this campus, is a
physical plant that was built
assuming that social life was across
the street [motioning toward
"fraternity row"]. At the time that
these buildings were built, it was all
men in fraternities, who vacated this
place on weekends looking for girls.
There were big social weekends
when women were bused in but the
rest of the time you worked hard
during the weekdays and on the
weekends you go. And we just aren't
that type anymore. There's been a
series of studies, and they've all
come to the same conclusions and
nothing's been done. Part of my role
has been the institutional nudge to
keep this on the agenda. The Henry
Report, I played no role in that. That
set out standards for the College to
follow. It said we cannot ignore the
physical plant of fraternities and
that they must be co-educational.
[Having single-sex houses] makes
it very difficult to work with the
recognized houses to say look folks
you're not doing enough with your
house or alcohol policy when other
just break away. What makes me
not sleep well at night, is not the
legal liability, but the moral
responsibility. These parents are
paying $20,000 per year assuming
that you are fostering an integrated
educational environment. If all you
needed was a classroom experience
you could be going to NYU. So
there's a question of institutional
responsibility.
I'm a civil libertarian and a move
such as what we're proposing to do,
such as the Governing Boards are
urging us to do, is to say no you
can't join these kinds of
organizations, you can only join
these kinds, is very frightening.
Orient: Do you agree with it?
Jervis: (Pause) My answer is yes
and no. It's a very hard question
you ask and very hard for me to
answer cleanly because I think it's
so complicated. Within in the
context of a small residential college
that is relatively isolated, that exists
very much within itself, I agree that
this is the right idea. In a different
context, I think that I would
disagree.
Orient: // you were on the
Governing Boards...
Jervis: If I were on the Governing
Boards I think I would vote for this.
Not with any great joy, but
something that is necessary to do
for the long-term good health of this
institution. ..knowing that the next
few years are going to be awful.
Knowing that 4here are right-
thinking people thinking that this is
an appalling thing to do. People
who disagree with this are not crazy
people. There may be lawsuits and
it's going to cost money and time
and patience. All of those things to
get to the place that is probably the
right place for us to go.
Orient: Tins is a draft report of
yours from May of last year on
fraternities.
Jervis: It has had many revisions
since then. Oh, these are notes for a
talk.
Orient: I realize inplaces lean see
your Libertarian side coming
through, you say we as a community
we should formulate an
environment where students can
determine their fate. And then at
other points you would say, "I think
it's hopeless to get fraternities to
take responsibility for themselves.''
Now how can you reconcile those
two statements?
Jervis: (Pause) I think that one of
the things that has happened with
the fraternities over the years and I
don't know what has contributed to
this is that they have become a place
that attracts people who see
themselves in opposition to
authority. And at the same time they
have become places that have been
abandoned by upperclassmen,
alumni, and faculty. If I am to believe
what what people tell me about the
way fraternities used to be a kind of
integration by age. People pledged
and they aspired to get to live in the
house by the time they were seniors.
The officers were all seniors, there
was a lot of interaction with alumni
and a lot of interaction with the
Jervis: Well, in practice it ends up that it's hostile in that they bail out.
being bad. What happens is there's They don't want to live there,
never any transitions of
experiments, and transmissions of Orient: [From this memo] you
experience. They have to re-define addressed the Beta house
themselves every year. It is so awful specifically.
Yma civil libertarian and a move such
as what we're proposing to do is very
frightening.
Jervis: This was when?
Orient: The fifteenth of May of
last year. How is this being
resolved? Beta. ..you're inferring
that they have bad relations with
their neighbors or with the
community.
Jervis: We have had repeated
difficulty with their neighbors. The
Police don't want to do anything. I
don't know what's going on with
Beta these days. Evidentlyit'sbetter
this year, there's been a combination
of cajoling and threatening [by the
administration]. Beta as far as I
know is doing OK this year. Last
year.. .it has been quite terrible. Are
you a member of Beta?
Orient: No. I had a long talk with
some officers of the sorority and
they're very concerned about
what's happening. They feel that if
you look at the presidents of these
co-ed houses they're all men. How
do you respond to women who want
an environment free of male
dominance, and if you look at these
fraternities you could say that most
of them are male-dominated.
Jervis: I would say two things.
First of all I have an enormous
amount of sympathy for their
plight. And I want to try to see if
there's some way we can preserve
what they have. It would probablv
not be called a sorority. But
something that stands for what
these women have built. The other
thing is that I understand many of
these fraternities, not all of them,
are male-dominated.
[I have a problem J with a Beta
recruiting poster showing
"gorgeous" women and that's not
a recruiting poster to recruit women
to Beta, it really isn't. It uses women
as bait to recruit men. That's
unacceptable.. .for anybody. And
the fact that Beta complies with the
College's rules about membership
Photo by Jen Ramirez for women i s very nice, and it gives
^"—*—**^a**^u*uu us a starting point . But it's going to
be a long road.
Within in the context of a small
residential college that is relatively
isolated, I agree that [banning the
unrecognized houses] is the right idea.
faculty. It was an opportunity for
people to learn from other slightly
older than them. That still happens
in some of t hese fraternities. In some
of these fraternities, however, they
have been abandoned by everyone.
They've been abandoned to the
sophomores.
Orient: Is that necessarily bad?
for the fraternity officers that you
can't get fraternity officers for more
than one semester. They feel used
up and want to get out of it. And
there has developed a culture of
defiance. Again, this is not true in
all of the fraternities, but in some of
them. This results in an
environment in some way hostile
to students. ..to students' good
development. And students realize
Orient: Any closings?
Jervis: Well, this will teach me
not to put my random thoughts
down on paper. The fraternity issue
is one that consumes huge amounts
of my time. I think that fraternities
are here to stay unless they do
something terrible. I wish they
would call themselves something
else because they really are not what
you would call fraternities. And I
think the name gets in our way. I
can imagine a wonderful residential
life here at Bowdoin that would
includeco-educational fraternities.
That are privately owned and
membershiporganizationsand that
are a part of the fabric that has
opportunities for everybody. I hope
we meet this.
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The Proposed 1992-93 Budget
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'Academic' Budget reallocates funds back to classroom
Personnel and coffee slashed as Budget and Financial Priorities Committee seeks deficit reduction
By Tom Davidson
orient editor-in-chief
The advent of the single-sex
fraternity issue has cast a shadow
over what might be the College's
most important and comprehensive
budget in years. Next month,
President Robert H. Edwards will
present the proposed 1992-93 Fiscal
Year budget to the Governing
Boards and with it, a reduction in
the College's deficit of more than
$500,000.
The budget of approximately $50
million was prepared by an
unprecedented committee made up
of faculty, students, administrators
and support staff chaired by
Professor Jim Ward of the Math
Department.
The President explained in a
speech given at a campus-wide
meeting Monday that the "principle
mission of the College is its academic
mission; that is paramount."
Accordingly, the proposed 1992-93
budget represents an augmentation
of faculty salaries and a reallocation
of funds to academic programs.
The budget has been of great
concern to virtually all members of
the Bowdoin community, who have
witnessed significant reductions of
programs, faculty and
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Orient that he knew of no plan to cut 13 more positions will be eliminated
any of the aforementioned
programs.
The comprehensive budget plan
is in its second vear of a three-year
program aimed at balancing the
College budget by 1993. The deficit
for the 1990-91 budget was $871,
665, the estimated deficit for 1991-
92 rose to $938, 611 and by next
year, the deficit will be at $350, 732.
The cuts to achieve the balanced
budget are at the expense of a
number of areas. The largest is the
reductions in College personnel. The
1992-93 budget targeted personnel
costs and reduced spending by
$700,000, about 20 full-time
equivalent positions. Last year the
1990-1991
planning the College," explained
Director of College Relations
Richard Mersereau. "It does mean
another round of difficult decision
making in the next years. At this
stage of the game when you've cut
operating budgets and bottled
water, you need personnel cuts
either through attrition or other
means."
Merseraeu is alluding to the effort
the College has made to offer an
early voluntary retirement program
to staff.
However, a large bulk of the
reduction of the budget deficit
comes from areas that have been
deemed as fringe benefits under past
administrations. About $25,000 was
saved by eliminating free coffee and
bottled water for departments. In
addition, the departments were
forced to reduce budgets for travel
and supply expenses.
But students will also be hit by
the College's attempt to balance the
budget. While Professor Ward and
President Edwards explained that
the total fee will go up to 5.7 per
cent, still only 1 per cent above the
Consumer Price Index and the
lowest in 15 years, the tab for a year
at Bowdoin has risen from $21, 970
this year to $23,952,291 in the fall.
The projected tution hike will be at
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C ollege aim s to meet long-standing goal of "4-5-6" policy
By Rich Littlhale
bowdoin pubuhisng company
President of the College Robert
H. Edwards' Feb. 9 briefing on the
findings of the Executive Committee
was shadowed by the uproar over
the suggested banning of
unrecognized social organizations.
Nevertheless, some of the other
topics mentioned by the President
were equally significant. Edwards
announced that the budget
prepared by the Budget and
Financial Priorities Committee
includes a substantial increase in
financial commitment to academic
spending.
According to the committee's
recommendation, despite the
budget cuts that have touched all
areas of the College, three parts of
the academic budget will increase
next year. Bowdoin will increase
funding for the faculty salary pool,
the library fund, and the financial
aid fund — all areas critical to what
Edwards called an "expectation of
maintaining excellence" in committee mandate was simple: "the
academics. target will be a balanced budget by
The faculty salary pool, the fund 1993-94." With that in mind, the
from which faculty compensation committee pursued a secondary
is drawn, is allocated by the commitment to finding more
President and Dean for Academic funding for the academic budget.
Affairs each year, based on merit Dean for Academic Affairs
rather than step increases. The Charles R. Beitz, who sits on the
The salaries of the Bowdoin
faculty have in recent years been
guided bya rubric generally known
as the "4,5,6" system. In 1979, the
Governing Boards started a practice
aiming to compensate Bowdoin
faculty at a level pegged to faculty
compensation at a comparison
Boothby, professional staff for the
committee, said that "'4,5,6' is
basically a catch-up amount". He
added that the college hopes to
regain compliance with the '4,5,6'
practice by the 1993-94 academic
year.
Boothby said that much of the
Budget Committee's proposal Budget Committee, said that the group of 18 similar colleges. The increase in the salary pool was going
to be directed into newer positions,
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with the best col leges in the country
in hiring — my suspicion is that our
opening offers are low.
"Second, we need to retain faculty
would increase that fund by nine increase in the faculty salary pool
percent. represented an attempt to bring
The Budget Committee's charge Bowdoinbackintocompetition with
was articulated by Edwards in peer-group colleges. "Over the last
idea is that Bowdoin salaries in each
faculty rank (Professor, Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor, and
Visiting Professor) should at least
September of WlJhe committee five years, we've seen particular equal the average salaries paid at memr^wtornightransaer^
was to advise the President on the erosion of our faculty's salaries the fourth, fifth, and sixth ranking elsewhere,
annual budget he must present to relative to other small, good institutions in that 18-college group.
the Governing Boards. The colleges." Director of Budgets Gerald L.
elsewhere.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 24)
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Concert features 20th century
Combination of violin and percussion highlighting sounds of
present century to take place Wednesday
Jan Dobzelewski
By Deborah Wonberg
orient copy editor
"Violin and percussion are a
combination of instruments you'd
only find in the twentieth century,"
said Bowdoin College Professor of
Music Elliott Schwartz. Therefore, it
is not surprising that on Wednesday,
February 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Gibson
101 , when violinist Jan Dobrzelewski
and percussionist Stuart Marrs team
up, it will be for a concert of purely
twentieth century music.
Schwartz is a composer as well as
a teacher, and his piece "Prelude,
Aria, and Variations" is the featured
finale of a program which also
includes works by Dubrovay, Bram,
Wright and Lifchitz.
Born in New York City, Schwartz
studied music at Columbia
University. He has taught at
Bowdoin since 1964, and also served
as professor of composition at the
Ohio State University School of
Music. His works have been
performed by the Cincinnati and
Indianapolis Symphonies, Berkshire
Musical Festival at Tanglewood,
Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C. and other groups, including
Bowdoin's Community Orchestra.
Schwartz composed the original
middle movement of the piece in
1966 at a music festival where he met
a husband and wife, percussionist
and violinist team. "I was interested
in doing a whole series of duets for a
traditional lyric instrument and
another that one usually would not
think of," said Schwartz. Other
unique combinations were viola and
woodblocks and bassoon and
electronic tape. Schwartz found that
his one movement pieces were often
Jan Dobzelewski and
Stuart Marrs
February 19 at 7:30
too short for performance, so in
1980 when another violin-
percussion duo asked him to
lengthen the piece, he added two
movements, "Prelude" and
"Variations" to surround the
original "Aria." "Part of the
challenge was making it sound like
one piece," he added."
The instrumental pair
performing Schwartz's piece this
played in orchestras in Bolivia,
Louisville and Costa Rica and lent
his expertise to TV, Ice Capades
and dixieland bands. The Bowdoin
community may also remember
him from President Edwards'
inauguration last year, where he
played a fanfare also composed by
Schwartz.
Dobrzelewski is another multi-
talented musician. After studying
the violin in Neuchatel and Geneva,
Switzerland and the United States,
Dobrzelewski has performed in
over 35 countries covering Europe,
the Middle East, Asia, and North
and South America. In 1983 he was
chosen as musical director for the
Chamber Orchestra of Neuchatel.
His works have been performed by the
Cincinnati and Indianapolis Symphonies,
Berkshire Musical Festival at Tanglewood ,
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. and
other groups, including Bowdoin's
Community Orchestra.
time come to Bowdoin due to
Marrs' Maine connection. He
currently teaches both percussion
and music history at the University
of Maine at Orono. Marrs is also
the founder and president of the
Maine Chapter of the Percussive
Arts Society, which works to
develop percussion within the
state. A soloist, clinician, orchestral
tympanist-percussionist,
conductor and teacher, Marrs has
He has also served asdirectorof the
orchestra of Fribourg, Switzerland,
and an international youth
orchestra festival in southern
France.
After the Bowdoin concert,
Dobrzelewski and Marrs will
continueon to perform at Bates and
Williams, accompanied by a pianist,
and at SUNY Albany, where a
soprano will add a new dimension
to the group.
'Writer's writer' describes struggle with law and revenge
George V. Higgins' whodunnit The Mandeville Talent follows man on a search through flashbacks and complex plot
By Rich Littlehale
bowdoin publishing
COMPANY
You know, I had so much fun
reviewing a mystery last week that
I've decided to do it again. I'll try
something high-tech next week, like
a 600-page account of the Kennedy
assassination or something.
Seriously. Anyway, it's a good thing
that I decided the way I did, because
I stumbled on a really good book.
It's an odd sort of whodunnit by
George V. Higgins called The
Mandeville Talent.
Higgins has developed quite a
reputation for himself as what
publishers at cocktail parties like to
call "a writer's writer".
He is a craftsman who seems to
write for love of the language as
much as to tell a story, a novelist
who writes with rhythm and
elegance and style. Some people
get even more worked up over him
that that; the London Times called
him "the great classical novelist of
twentieth century America." In any
case, the man can write.
A former assistant U.S. district
attorney in Massachusetts, he
entered the literary scene with a
crime novel called TheFriendsofEddie
Coyle. He then departed from crime-
writing for some twenty years,
finally returning to the genre that
launched his career in his eighteenth
book.
twenty years later.
Our hero is Joe Corey, who has left
a lucrative but unfulfilling job as a
corporate lawyer in Manhattan so
that his wife Jill, an American history
professor, can pursue a great offer to
teach at Mount Holyoke. It just so
happens that the move gives the two
of them a chance to settle old debts.
The murdered bank president was
Jill's grandfather, you see, and she
in-law 7 s death. Soon, he has most
of the picture.
Jill's grandfather, the Mandeville
in the title, had bought a valuable
piece of property in Shropshire by
taking out a questionable loan.
When it began to look to his backers
like he was going to be able to pay
it off — they wanted to foreclose on
the property, which was growing
increasingly valuable — they had
The title of ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^™
Higgins latest Determined to find the power and tightness in the
work refers to a
professional [ aw that eluded him in New York, Joe sets out to find
killer, as in "out-
of-town talent." f/j£ people who ordered his grandfather-in-law's
An unknown
hit-man is death.
thought by ^^^^^—
everyone
involved in the investigation to be has been having nightmares about him killed. Then, through a series
responsible for the murder of a bank
president in a quiet Berkshire hill
town in western Massachusetts. So
far, standard fare. What makes this
mystery extraordinary, though, is
the fact that all the action takes place
his mysterious, unavenged death for of dummy corporations, they
years. developed the land and settled
Determined to find the power and down to wait for the profits to start
rightness in the law that eluded him rolling in.
in New York, Joe sets out to find the That much is clear. After that,
people who ordered his grandfather- though, Joe hits a dead end . Who
are the backers, and who is the ta'er t
that they hired to kill Mandeville?
Helping Joe in his search is th««
redoubtable Baldo Ianucci, a retired
investigator for the Departme.. A
Defense who lives in ?h*
development built on Mandevii ri~-
investment. Joe and Baldo begin a
sort of mythic quest, looking for
justice that has been twenty years in
coming.
Higgins creates marvelous
characters, and his ability to shift
flawlessly through flashbacks and
complex plot convolutions without
losing the reader a bit is inspiring.
Everything about this book is first-
rate; perhaps Higgins should never
have left crime novels after all.
The Mandeville Talent
by George V. Higgins
Henry Holt
S19.95
10
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS fit LEISURE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1992
Deering vs. Friendly's: competition of high class dining
Battle of the ice cream parlors/ restaurants exploits reviewers' dietary clash within
Fi \ With A
Greasy Spoon
Third article in a
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Ciikisii w S\\ 1 1
Wll I I ( >« Kl
Plato had a quest fortruth. Peary
had a quest to find the North Pole.
Clark Griswald had a quest for fun.
Bob Edwards has a quest to balance
evenly, Matt and Will on one side
versus Pete and Christian on the
other.
Pete: I'm embarrassed that we
even got into this disagreement to
begin with, but no matter how you
fry the onion rings, flip the burgers,
or dip the ice cream, the local boys
at Deering are head and shoulders
above that interstate conglomerate,
Will: Au contraire mon mere!! I
found Friendly's menu much more
extensive than it's supposed rival,
Deering. Deering, though nice, had
a lesser degreeof food and air quality.
Pete: I personally would sacrifice
a little air quality to keep my money
where it counts — in Maine. Though
there was some smoke, my senses
were overwhelmed by the warm and
cozy atmosphere at Deering, found
v4§
whether Friendly's food is superior
to Deering's is a matter of opinion.
The fact is, the two are very similar.
I prefer the 24-hours a day, finger-
lickin' convienence of Deering.
Will: Convienence is one thing,
but there is something to be said for
adequate preparation, especially in
regard to food.
Pete: All I can say is that the main
reason I eat dinner is to get to dessert.
cheese, is simply outclassed by
Friendly's in every aspect (especially
dessert). I am confident that I'll be
visiting Friendly's for many years
to come, if Frank Sinatra says it's
OK.
Christian: How and where I
spend my money is a very important
issue for me. In troubling economic
times, Deering's base in Maine,
friendly atmosphere, and superior
Deering family restaurant.
the budget . We have a quest to find
the finest family dining
establishments in the world (or at
least in Maine).
We hit a pothole on our path to
dining nirvana this week. Our usual
unaniminity was run amuck. Much
to our chagrin, we became mired in
a dispute of the highest magnitude.
We've decided to settle our
differences here in your forum, the
Rowdoin Orient. We are divided
Friendly's.
Matt: Now Peter, I have nothing
against good small town grub, but
if Deering wants to step into the
ring with Friendly's they're going
to have to beef up.
Christian: I found Deering's food
on par with, and at times surpassing,
Friendly's all too uniform menu.
Although more than satisfactory,
Friendly's maintains a disturbing,
factory-like, unvarying quality.
Photo by Erin Sullivan
only here in The Pine Tree State".
Will: Maine may be the "Pine
Tree State", but Deering sure
needed some Pine-Sol.
Matt: Hey, let's not cloud the
issue here. What we're talking
about is food, and the bottom line is
this: 'tis a rare burger in this, or any
other state, that can rival the one
and only Big Beef.
Christian: Your mother knows
all about my "Big Beef". Listen —
Next week... Miss Brunswick Diner.
Photos By Erin Sullivan
The ice cream and the sundaes at
Deering leave Friendly's behind in
a cloud of whipped cream. And
with an entree, sundaes are almost
free.
Matt: I'll admit I'm biased. Asa
child I spent many an evening
dining with my family at the local
Friendly's, but I think I can
objectively say that Deering, while
being a pleasant alternative to
another night of macaroni and
selection of ice cream flavors pull it
ahead of Friendly's in my book.
Deering, after all, has won
Brunswick's Most Improved
Restaurant award.
Well, we hope we've enlightened
vou about the obstacles we
encounter while writing these
reviews. The road we travel to
tastebud bliss is not an easy one.
Live in an existential world
Group of youngsters from Pennsylavania don't show their age
By Mike Johnson
orient staff writer
"Mr. President, 1 hereby pardon you
of all your crimes, for
they are just as much mine . . ."
Critics often begin their endless
diatribes by criticizing the "anger
of frustrated youth" that seems to
uniformly permeate the sound of
every new alternative release.
Alienation, anger, and hopelessness
are the archetypal themes for rock
and roll success. Few bands, how-
ever are capable of actually tran-
scribing these thoughts and emo-
tions into lyrics that transcend the
"She dumped me, now life sucks"
barrier. With a bitter anger and
indignation in their lyrics that is
reminiscent of Bob Mould, Live
shatters that barrier and takes their
frustrations public on their debut
album Mental Jewelry.
Poets and preachers and poli-
ticians/ they've all had their
say / and we got 10000 years
devoted to nothing / but
tomorrow and yesterday. . .
Using a constantly moving tex-
tured surface of hollow snares and
skittering cymbal lines, Live is able
to create a uniquely syncopated vi-
brant sound that echoes the caged
energy of their lyrics. With added
in funky bass lines, heavy rhythmic
strumming and the occasional
jangly Peter Buck guitar signature,
the sound of the band almost comes
across as a sped -up funky alterna-
tive rock. In essence, the sound of
the band concentrates on a power-
ful rhythm section as opposed to
focusing on a singular soaring gui-
tar, creating a powerful moving
sound that thrums with passion and
energy.
If all of the ignorance in the
world/ passed a second ago
What would you say?/ Who would
you obey???
The overall theme of the album
stems from the supposed hopeless-
ness of current life and the anger at
LIVE
Available at Bull
\J(>i>\c Records
inheriting a world rotted through.
With all of the frustrations and in-
herent angers of modem society and
the new conflicts created within, it
is understandable that the band
reeks of an almost pretentious righ-
teousness. Seemingly aged beyond
their actual eighteen and nineteen
years of life, Live deals with world
peace, racial strife, and the decay of
society through petty self-concerns.
Even as they are espousing their
solutions and views of the world's
ills, Live bemoans the disintegra-
tion of our culture into "bread and
circuses" with our addiction to en-
tertainment playing the d rug of apa-
thy.
What do you say to the child/
whose God is in the TV?
And what do you say to the
man/ who blames the
world on TV?
"Operation Spirit (the tyranny of
tradition)" is emblematic of the an-
grv indignant attitude that is so pre-
dominant on this album. Oneofthe
inherent frustrations of youth is the
ever present advice of the all-know-
ing adult. Too often the interfer-
ence of an outside voice offering
help and solutions can be as irritat-
ing as the problem. Too often the
advice is that of inaction; the creed
of youth is flowing change, to hide
one' s head in the sand or even in the
cracked leather of a Bible is seen as
uselessly running away. "Opera-
tion Spirit" deals with the pointless
yet set-in-stone tradition of human-
kind to fall back upon religion when
all else seems to have failed.
Heard a lot of talk about this Jesus/ A
man of love. A man of strength./ But
what a man was two thousand years
ago/
means nothing at all to me today. . .
. . . He could have been telling me
about my/ higher self but he only lives
inside my prayer/ So what he was may
have been beautiful/ but the pain is
(CONTINUED ON PACE 11)
Home Movie Review
Class Action shows
toll of law on family
By Pete Adams
orient staff writer
Class Action, directed by
Michael Apted, is the story of
the conflict and eventual
reconciliation between father
and daughter. Jeremiah Tucker
Ward (Gene Hackman) and
Maggie Ward (Mary Elizabeth
Mastrantonio) are father and
daughter, but you certainly
would not know it from the
opening minutes of the film. Mr.
Ward has never been there for
his daughter.
Whether it was by cheating on
his wife or his self-righteous
arrogance, there was always an
obvious divider between them.
As a result Maggie has always
been antagonistic towards him
as especially demonstrated by
their law careers in which he
represents those victimized by
the carelessness of profit driven
companies, while she is an
attorney for the these companies.
This conflict comes to a head
when they become entangled in
the same case, but on oppo si t e
sides of the table. Although I
enjoyed Class Action , it is not a
unique film in any sense. The
beginning of the movie sets the
plot and the outcome is not
difficult to surmise.
Despite this aspect of the film
it was still an amusing movie.
Any movie-goer enjoys the
David and Goliath theme, for
the underdog always finds a
place in our sympathies.
There was also a healthy
amount of comedy to be found
in the spirited speeches of
Jeremiah Tucker as he belittles
the billion dollar companies of
the age whose obsession with
the bottom line has left countless
people in the dust.
Gene Hackman did an
excellent job in this film. His
sense of humor was excellent
and his character's crusading
attitude was relevant to the
times as the environment and
consumer safety have become
criticisms of big business.
This movie was in a genre of
filmssuch as Wall Street in which
the choke between wealth and
peopleis theissueat hand. Class
Action is a movie about lawyers,
big business, and family
relations that is worth the tripto
rent
■
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1992
11
Todd Webb exhibit features lectures
Display will concentrate on the artist's photography from 1940 's to 1980 's
By Melissa Milsten
orient arts & leisure editor
The Bowdoin College Museum
of Art will uphold its tradition of
acquiring unique, informative ex-
hibits and guest lecturers. In con-
junction with his exhibit The
Photogrpahy of Todd Webb, which has
been cm display in the Becker Gal-
lery since January 14, Webb will
deliver a slide lecture on Wednes-
day, February 19 at 4:00 p.m. in
Beam Classroom, VAC. The lec-
ture, 'Todd Webb Looking Back"
will focus on Webb's collection of
photographs currently on display.
The exhibit is guest curated by
Associate Professor of Art, John
Mckee. In collaboration with the
exhibit Mckee will be delivering two
gallery talks in the museum on
Wednesday, February 1 2at 1 :00 p.m.
and Sunday, February 16 at 3:00
p.m.
According to Mckee the photo-
graphs on display are "mostly city-
scapes potraits, and street photo-
graphs; everything except still
lifes." As Webb has had a very
lengthy career, the exhibit will con-
Todd Webb
Photography
Exhibit
February 19,4:00
centrate on the artist's photography
from the 1940's to the 1980's. Per-
haps the most exciting piece to be
on display is Webb's color print,
Venice. This is only the second
occassion in Webb's career that a
personal color print will be on ex-
hibit. Included with Webb's pieces
will be several from the musuem's
permanent collection; featured
pieces include Georgia CKeeffe's
in her Studio, Abiauiu, New Mexico
and several silver prints of city and
landscapes.
Webb, who has been working
behind the lens of a camera since
1937 has traveled extensively and
has recently published, Looking Back,
Memoirs and Photographs: Todd Webb,
a compilation of personal recollec-
tions. Throughout his career Webb
has developed close friendships
with such distinguished artists as
Alfred Stegilitz and Georgia
CKeeffe, and was once a student
under the auspices of renowned
photographer Ansel Adams.
Adams was a primary source of
inspiration for Webb to establish
himself as a respected and acclaimed
photographer.
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lor the week of 2/14-2/21
Friday, February 14
@ 7:00 p.m. Astronomy shows,
Southworth
Planetarium, University
Southern Maine. ($3 for adults,
$230 for children)
Saturday, February 15
@ 330 p.m. Bassoon Day with
Ardith Freeman and Otto Eifert,
Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham,
University of Southern Maine.
780-5256.
® 8:00 pan. Music at Colby
Series: Cheryl Tschanz, piano,
Given Auditorium, Bixler, Colby
College.
Sunday. February 16
@ 3:00 pan. "Gallery Talk" on
the exhibition The Photography of
Todd Webb by John Mckee,
Associate Professor of Art,
Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
Monday. February 17
@ 7:00 p.m. Student Recital
with Vanessa Lloyd, Lorimer
Chapel, Colby College.
@ 7:30 p.m. Africa in the
Americas, distinguished lecture
by Dr. Rory Simon Bryce LaPort:
"Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor:
Black Voluntary Migration in the
United States," Love joy 100,
Colbv Collie.
Wednedsday, Febrauarv 19
® 1:00 p.m. "Gallery Talk,"
"Beauty for Beasts: Patronage of
the First Medici Grand Dukes,"
by Katherine]. Watson, director.
Presented in conjunction with the
exhibition From Studio to Studiob:
Florentine Draftsmanship Under
the First Medici Grand Dukes,
Bowdoin College Museum of
Art.
@ 4:03 p.m. Slide lecture by
Todd Webb, "Todd Webb
Looking Back," Beam
Classroom, Visual Arts Center.
@ 730 pjn. Ice Capades, The
Civic Center, Portland. (775-
3458)
@ 8:00 p.m. Carol Gilligan
lecture: "Joining Resistance:
Pyschology, Politics, Girls and
Women," PageCommons Room,
Student Center, Colby College.
Thursday. February 20
@ 2:00 pan. & 7:00 pjn. Ice
Capades, The Civic Center,
Portland. (775-3458)
Friday. February 21
@ 10:00 a.m. Continuing
exhibition: The Graphic Work of
John Heagan Eames, an exhibition
of etchings, watercolors and
drawings of architecture and
landscapes from Europe and the
United States, Bates College,
(free) (786-6158)
@ 2:00 pan. & 7:00 p.m. Ice
Capades, The Civic Center,
Portland. (775-3458)
@ 8:00 p.m. The Arts at the
Chocolate Church presents:
"The Odd Couple," The
Chocolate Church, 804
Washington Street, Bath. ($10/
$8) (442-8455)
Union Happenings
Friday, February 14
GHQ Masque and Gown
presentation of "Loot" at 8:00
p.m. in Pickard Theater
BFVS presents "Goodfellas" at
7-.30pjn.and 10:00 p.m.at Kresge
Contra and Swing Dance at
8:00 p.m. in Main Lounge
SUC and Bear Buns Cafe
present Roxanne , Moonstruck,
and When Harry Met Sally from
9:00 pjn. to 2:00a.m. in Lancaster
Lounge
Ebony Ball at 8:00p.m. in
Daggett Lounge sponsored by
the African-American Society.
$3.00 per person.
Saturday, February 15
GHQ Masque and Gown
presentaion "LOOT" at 8:00 p.m.
at Pickard Theater.
BFVS 'The Last Temptation
of Christ" at 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.
in Kresge.
Student Activiites Film at
11:30p.m. - Jungle Fever.
DJ Dance sponsored by SUC -
9:00-1:00 in Daggett Lounge
Sunday, February 16
Lecture "Sex, Lies and
Headaches" in 7:30p.m., Daggett
Monday, February 1 7
Lecture Carolyn Merchant
"Women and Nature" 7:30p.m.,
Kresge
Tuesday, February 1 8
Lecture- Art- 7:30 p.m. in
Beam Classroom
Ballroom Dancing, 7:00-10
p.m. in Main Lounge
Lecture-Laso- 7:30p.m.-
Daggett Lounge
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NE^S FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1992
President Edwards on the
Orient: fust to start out on the budget,
because I think it has been somewhat
overshadowed these past few days. You've
been able to achieve the college's long-time
goal of meeting the 4-5-6 policy.
Edwards: We won't get there this year.
It's a two year program, so we would not
get there until 1993 or 1994. That couldn't
be done. We were sufficiently far behind so
that we couldn't get there in one year.
Orient: Is there a certain strategy behind
this?
Edwards: Yes. I think there are a couple
of motivating theories. One is pragmatic
which is that we are entering a decade in
which the number of Phd.'s coming out
from graduate schools has fallen. So there
is going to be aggravated competition for
the very best in virtually every field . There
is always a lag, and then this great
discouragement of people going into the
academic professions because of the
But in general, it's exactly what you say, it
represents a shift in the people from certain
programmatic expenditures and seem the
lesser of equals.
Orient: There's been a lot of speculation
and rumor circulating about the budget. Have
the shuttle and the football team been cut?
Edwards: Not as far as I know. I confess I
haven't operated at that level of detail. I'd be
surprised if it had been cut. The Athletic
Department and I have had some genuinely
sole searching discussions because they have
taken major cuts over the last three years.
They did not take the cut this year because in
fact, they had had their budget reduced by
some substantial percent in the previous three
years. The great question was could they cut
anymore without, in effect, having to eliminate
programs, you reach a point where you
depress and the defend the allocations and
before you get up to the point where you have
to drop the activities. Those decision were not
taken this year. It doesn't mean they will not
demographic decline in the number of
students. Colleges weren't hiring. In fact,
you are going to be getting a combination of
retirements during the nineties and this
decline in the production of Phd. programs.
So we are going to have to be competitive in
the market at the entry levels. And also with
hanging on to people. The second item.is the
broad goal which is that the College is a
complex place there are lots of great things,
things that matter. Administrators, coaches,
librarians and so forth but the essence of
what we are, is the academic program. We've
thought that this is a tone in which the
excellenceof our academic program is going
to bethe great priority of this administration.
I think that, that puts this responsibility on
every one of us. Very frankly, I think we
have a first class faculty here that ought to be
taken care of.
Orient: So, in effect, there have been a lot
of funds reallocated back to the classroom
fromprograms that don't pertain directly to
the academic program?
Edwards: If you look at the thing, it's
exactlv what vou said, it represents a shift
from administrative and non-programmatic
expenditures, again, none of them trivial,
the problem is that in doing all this that no
one can say that money has been wasted.
For example, the $25, 000 for coffee and
water.
Orient: Do you see the coffee and water
issue inciting a riot on campus?
Edwards: You can never tell what
produces a riot, (laughing)
have to be taken next year. The question is
that we have a lot of sports. The coaching staff
here is excellent. There is very substantial
student participation in the athletic program
so cuts like this are really tough . But
unfortunately these discussions are not
finished. But, there are not going to be cuts in
the programs this year.
Orient: Did you feel any pressure from the
faculty to meet the "4-5-6" goal of raising
salaries?
Edwards: One of the good things about a
and comparing salary
tables, and then reflecting
on the future that I was
talking about. The
interesting point is that the
faculty themselves, while
obviously conceding that
the salaries are very
important, have not by any
means wanted to see their
positions advanced at the
expense of any employees
of the College. They are
genuinely uncomfortable
about all that. One of the
things that we have had to
do in a sense is reassure the
members of the faculty that
we are dead serious about
this salary study and
position appraisal. There
are people who
professionally help
organizations by looking at
their organizational
structure, and their job
cateeories.and thpir nay
scales and compare them
with other comparable
enterprises do. We are
retaining one of these
people. In fact, we spoke to
one of them for an hour
yesterday. We are going to
be sure that we are able to
do not only for the non-
system associate and full-
professors for whom we do
have these comparisons,
what we will be able to do
for the other employees of
the College. There will be
examination of the sort we
did for the faculty.
Orient: Can you convince
the students, convince me,
that the abolition of single-
sex sororities and
fraternities will make
Bowdoin College a better
place. Is this move for the
good of the College?
President Edwards, the Executi
Boards and the Administration ha
campus with the single-sex issue. \
How much of it was his doing? Mo
done with the President on Wednes
into the budget and its implication:
making it
An interview by Tom Davie
Edwards: Very frankly I wouldn't come at it
like that, because I didn't come at it like that.
It was the least bad thing. My starting point is
really hands-off everything in the world of
student life, associations, and so forth. So I
simply didn't come at it as an improvement
question. I was confronted with a problem,
7 meant what I said. I didn't come to Bowdoin because I
wanted to augment the fraternity question however strongly
the people feel about it, even those who are most engaged
in it. There lives are not going to be influenced very much
by whether or not they were in a fraternity.'
small college is that everybody is very
articulate and they all express strong positions
fromdifferent points of view. Theatmosphere
here and you know there is all this pressure
from everybody, but the decision on the
faculty salary was really not in response to
pressure. It was in response to a really careful
survey by for example, the Dean of Academic
Affairs, Charles Beitz, who is the new man
here. Lots of discussion and lots of
conversation informally between myself and
the committee of five. We did a lot of looking
which is that this was a college that, like a lot of
other colleges, backed into coeducation. It was
all male for a long time. Then, after a lot of
Sturm und Drang, it decided to be coeducational.
That took a couple years of debate. S6" we
decided to do that in 1970. Then there was,
what, five or more years of debate, in which we
decided what in the world to do with the social
system that it had, that continued to be totally
based on all all-male student body, when it was
observable that fifty percent of the student
body was now female. So, after a lot of Sturm
und Drang again, they decided, well, since
we can't build another duplicate system,
we've got to make the fraternities
coeducational. All that was done when I
came in. When I came in here there was the
exception, which is dissociation, which is
Chi Psi, the sorority, and everybody said
OK, that was an association and without
recognition from the college campus it would
be alright. Then, my first year here, what
happened? People from outside provided
housing for the splinter group of a fraternity
that had in fact decided to defy the policy.
Money came in to establish a house for
people with seemingly no interest in
Bowdoin College. They must have been
trying to prove a point or something. So a
block away from the College there is created
a house which begins to point us absolutely
in the opposite direction. Another fraternity
is close behind, and what the Boards do is
ask the President, sort of, what does all of
this mean, and how long do you, I mean,
how many slices of salami do you have
taken off your current policy before you
discover you're back where you were? So I
didn't come at it that way at all, as I said . You
say OK, all things considered, it looks like a
lot. You have a house. It's awful hard to say
that a place two or three houses away from
the campus doesn't exonerate you from
ve Committee of the Governing
ve dropped a virtual bomb on the
Vhat does this mean for Bowdoin?
re importantly, this brief interview,
day after the announcement, looks
s and if what students are saying is
to the top.
Ison and Michael Golden
and now we discovered
where there were two there
are four. Look at the
characteristics of those
organizations, and say what
makes it difficult for the
College with them. I would
assume that if there are
other single-sex
organizations or other
organizations that basically
might be discriminatory,
you would look hard and
see what their purposes are.
Are their purposes in fact
disproportionate to the
designed objectives of the
college, or, in effect, are they
discriminatory social
organizations which are
barring a substantial
portion of the campus at
the water's edge? That's the
kind of stuff you would look
at. So as far as I'm
concerned, if anything were
to come out of this, it would
be even greater freedom
out there. I would
emphasize that you start
with the Henry policy
which was reached after
two years of discussion,
which is coeducational
fraternities. The College is
proposing to inch that
policy out no more than is
necessary.
Orient: Had Zeta Psi not
bough their house this year,
would the College had acted
on this issue now?
Edwards: I think that's
a very interesting
question Mike. I wish I
could surmise, but I think
that is a very interesting
question.
Orient: Last year, as you
on which the decision was made, and it struck
me as being a pretty careful, pretty thoughtful
decision, even though the decision did not go
the way the student petition wanted it to. This
is a complex organization, as colleges are, and
one of the things that you find is that every
organization in a broad sense is a political
organization. And different issues will require
different constituencies, different rates of
deference and significant and so forth. The
answer that I would give and you may find it
disheartening and imprecise is that whereas
the grading system is something that would
probably just involve the current students,
current faculty, and current administration.
Something like coeducation would involve
the entire alumni community.
The question is, that basic issue of the co-
educational fraternities having been settled
with the Henry Report, how elaborate a
process is needed now. Does it need to involve
the entire alumni. I think that over the next
month there will be a growing sense of the
depth of the feelings and the magnitude of the
issue. Isit just apushing of the 'line one degree
or are there deeply held principles so
way. I meant what I said. I didn't come to
Bowdoin because I wanted to augment the
fraternity question however strongly the
people feel about it, even those that are most
engaged in it. There lives are not going to be
influenced very much by whether or not
they were in a fraternity. But aside from a
few friendships, the total experience was the
four years. But I'm being very careful that
the issue is taken seriously by the College.
Orient: Obviously, there will be some
lawsuits down the line?
Edwards. Yeah. We didn't move on this
thing without having legal counsel
beforehand. We had it very carefully
researched and we're confident that we can
handle it. An academic institution is free to
take the steps that it believes necessary
regarding the regulation of it's social life and
the life that people, members of the college,
that are germane to its purposes. There are a
long line of cases and not just the Colby case.
I'm not suggesting that there aren't
significant principles at stake. I'm not
responsibility, and so that's what you find
yourself doing. That's really the answer. It's
not designed to make things better, it's to
prevent something retrograding from
happening.
Orient: Now 1 understand no policy has
been implemented thus far to deal with single-
sex organizations?
Edwards: That's correct.
Orient: So what about the Meddles,
Miscellania, various sports teams. Will they
fall under the same mandate set for single-
sex fraternities and sororities? Doesn't the
College see a possible contradiction here?
Edwards: The way I start with this, and it's
really terribly important that this be
understood. If the Orient could make it clear
it would be a great help. I start with the belief,
which is pretty much the belief that possibly
reflects legal training or whatever, that you
move that line out as little as you could
possibly move it out in order to go on being
what it is you want it is you want to be; in
other words, to achieve the objectives of the
College. You move it just as little as possible;
you thereby say, look, we know there are
certain things that we don't believe we can
live with anymore. The Henry Policy decided
that. Single-sex fraternities were the exception,
know the students petitioned against the
grading system, mobilizing with more than
800 signatures. If something like this
happenedflike a referendum, would tha t affect
your proposal?
Edwards: Tom, the answer is of course yes
and in fact on the grading system, even then I
looked into the process that had been gone
powerfully at stake that this matter should
require much more care and reflections. But
to answer your question, No it wouldn't go
exclusively on how the students voted. But
there will be a wide consideration of the
entire community.
Orient: So the Board could delay the vote?
Edwards: There will be a month of
discussion and then a presentation to the
full Boards. Then I think that the Board's
will probably have to say "can we make a
decision on this on the strength of the
'People from outside provided housing for the splinter
group of a fraternity that had in fact decided to defy the
policy. Money came in to establish a house for people with
seemingly no interest in Bowdoin College. They must have
been trying to prove a point or something.'
through before that decision was actually
taken. And there was an enormous amount of
really serious debate. Unfortunately, what
sometimes happens is when a process,
however thorough, yields up a result that
some people disagree with, they say nobody
paid attention. Certainly people paid a great
deal of attention, and then when you array
the equities, the decision goes in the direction
a certain number of people are going to object
to. I looked through all that, and saw the basis
presentations that we have heard? Or would
we like to see the decision carried over.
Orient: Of the three forums you've
announced, you have only committed to being
at one. Do you think students will have a
chance to express their opinions sufficiently
Edwards: One of the reasons for doing it
quite frankly is that I don't want this to be
seen as just my decision because it isn't that
suggesting at all that there aren't cases for the
single-sex fraternities.
Orient: Does the advent of the student
center mean that the end to the co-educational
fraternities is near?
Edwards: I don't seethoseas being related.
First of all, I have not come to Bowdoin to
play around with policies that are already
here. What I've said is that these are not
measures at getting to the abolition of co-
educational fraternities. There is absolutely
no testimony that we have equal leadership
in co-educational fraternities but then again
there is no indication that this should always
be the case. So there are things in evolution
here. I can't forecast with any confidence
how many fraternities Bowdoin will have 10
years down the road, some are in weak
financial shape, some have a weak physical
plant.
Orient: One of the arguments by the
sorority is that they feel that they are being
forced into an environment that is male-
dominated. How do you respond to that?
Edwards: I have said that The President of
the College isn't using every waking moment
to make things more difficult for people. In
fact, quite the contrary the reason why he's
come here is because he wants there to be
maximum growth. The Am exists. You want
a place where African-Americans can feel
more comfortable. It is not exclusive in its
membership. The Bowdoin Women's
Association. It's principally women, but on
the other hand it doesn't discriminate at the
water's edge.
14
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1992
SPORTS
Women's track romps Tufts for first time in 10 years
—O'Neil and Hunt lead team past Jumbos—
By Staci Bell
orient contributor
Debuting at their first home meet
of the season, members of the
Women's Indoor Track team proved
that they were born to run, jump,
and throw. Facing tough
competition, these talented
iracksters sealed a team victory
against Tufts for the first time in
almost ten years.
Commenting on the win against
the defending New England
Division III Indoor Track
Champions, Head Coach Peter
Slovenski stated, "I'm very proud
of the way everyone on the team
worked together to win this meet."
And a team victory it certainly was.
In the 200 meter dash, Erin O'Neil
'93 placed first with a time of 26.99
seconds, and Sarah Soule '95
finished right behind her. It was
sophmore Amy Yam's second place
fininsh behind Eileen Hunt '93 in
the 3000 meter run that clinched the
meet for the Polar Bears. Coach
Slovenski remarked, "Amy's having
a terrific season. She's very strong,
and she's really picking it up in the
Polar Bean in full stride
last laps of her races." Staci Bell '95
and Becky Rush '94 respectively
added another 1-2 finish with their
performances in the shotput. "We
stayed with Tufts in all the running
and jumping events, outscoring
them 11-2, "commented Slovenski.
"I credit Becky Rush and Staci Bell
with this win. We couldn't have
done it without our throwers placing
Photo by Jim Sabo
so well in the 20-pound weight and
shotput."It was truly a photo finish
in the 55 meter dash as Sarah Soule,
Carol Tate of Tufts, and Erin O'Neil
placed within two hundredths of a
second of each other. Eileen Hunt
won the 1500 meter run with a time
of 4:49.23, and Hanley Denning '92
finished third with 5:03.95. Moving
off her usual events to score more
ponts for the team, Denning also
placed fourth in the 1000 meter run.
First year student Amy Toth secured
two third places: one in the 55 meter
hurdles and one with a high jump of
5 feet, as well as a fourth place behind
Erin ONeil in the long jump.
In the triple jump, Erin ONeil
finished first with a jump of 34' 2 3/
4", and Kristen Ekman '95 placed
fourth. With! time of 1:00.79 in the
400 meter dash, Emily Levan won
second place. Angela Merryman
and Susan Weirich both clinched
third places in the 500 meter dash
and 800 meter run respectively. The
Polar Bears won both the 4 by 200
and 4 by 400 relays, accumulating
valuable points against the Jumbos.
In the four way meet against Tufts,
Colby, and Fitchburg, Bo wdoin won
with a score of 72 over Tufts' 67
ponts. Fitchburg finished third, and
Colby fourth. The Polar Bears will
be competing at the state meet at
Bates on February 14th.
Hockey maintains fifth place standing in ECAC east
Polar Bears move to 11-6 after tough road loss to Middlebury; spank Norwich
By Dave Jackson
orient staff writer
season," Bowdoin fell to archrival
Middlebury 7-2 on Fridayaftemoon.
Meagher said, "Both teams came
■ out sluggish, but their play
By salvaging a split on their improved while ours went in the
weekend road trip to Vermont, the other direction."
Bowdoin men's hockey team
mai ntained their fifth place standi ng
in the ECAC East. The Polar Bears
stand at 11-6 with seven games to
play in the regular season.
In what coach Terry Meagher
A goal by Chris Coutu '93 less
than two minutes into the contest
gave the Polar Bears an early lead
and hope for an upset, but
Middlebury controlled the game
from that moment forward. Tim
termed "ov poorest game of the Craig scored the equalizer at the
men's hockey statistics
hi a Yin
awns GOALS
Steve Kashian 17
Charlie Gaffney 16
Marcello Gentile 17
Joe Gaffney 17
Chris Delaney 17
Torey Lomenda 17
Derek Richard 17
Chirs Coutu 17
Jim Klapman 17
Paul Croteau 12
Jason Fowler 15
Brad Jenkins 17
Peter Kravchuk 16
Mike Kahler 16
Jeff Caro 17
Tim Bourgeois 14
Tim O'Sullivan 7
Mike Pendy 6
Marc MacLean 7
Brian Clifford 4
Peter Geagan 2
Andy Noel 1
Brian Crovo 2
Bobby Matthews 2
Darren Hersh 10
Tom Sablak 10
11
6
13
6
8
8
8
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
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14
6
13
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
5
5
2
3
3
2
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26
20
19
19
17
17
17
13
12
11
10
9
8
5
5
4
3
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four minute mark, then Ray Alcindor
broke the tie with just 13 seconds
remaining in the first period giving
the Panthers the momentum going
into the locker rooms.
The Panthers began to attack the
net in the second period, outshooting
the Polar Bears 1 7-4 in that time frame.
They scored twice early in the period,
on goals by Todd Cridge and Jamie
Wood, and only the play of Darren
Hersh '93 in net for the mmmm
Bears kept the hosts off
the scoreboard for the
rest of the period.
Meagher replaced
Hersh with Tom
Sablak '93 at the start
of the third period, but
this change did not
bother the Panthers.
Alcindor scored just 41
seconds into the
period to make the
score 5-1. ~^
Bowdoin
threatened to make a
comeback when, 18
seconds after
Alcindor's goal, Jeff
Caro '95 took a
beautiful pass from co-
captain Steve Kashian
'92 and beat Panther
goalie Brent Truchon.
But Truchon madea remarkable save
on a point blank shot by Marcello
Gentile '95 less than a minute later,
and the Panthers scored twice more
to win the game easily.
Despite the disappointing loss, the
Polar Bears rebounded the next day
with a 12-2 pasting of Norwich. The
Bears dominated the game from start
to finish, outshooting the host
Cadets 59-22
The Polar Bears kept the puck in
the offensive zone for most of the
game, in sharp contrast to Friday's
game, where they were forced to
clear the puck out of their own
zone more than they wished.
Torey Lomenda '94, Derek
Richard '93 and Steve Kashian '92
formed the most potent line in the
Kravchuk '92, Coutu, Gentile, Caro,
and Mike Pendy '93. The Bears led
3-0 after the first period and
increased the lead to 8-1 after two
periods.
Meagher said, "We really played
well. Maybe we were more
refreshed after not having skated
well on Friday. But we needed to
win the game, and we ended the
trip with a split and the
momentum."
The Polar Bears
host Hamilton (7-10-
2) and Williams (6-9-
1) this weekend.
These are must win
games for the Polar
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and nine assists. Lomenda, whose Hamilton visits Dayton Arena for
shorthanded goal opened the a 7 p.m. game tonight, and Williams
scoring five minutes into the follows them at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
contest, recorded his first career
hat trick. Richard and Kashian had
two goals and four assists each.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1992
15
Hayes leads hoops
past Bobcats 65-51
By Jon H arthorne
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The Women's Basketball team
destroyed Bates this past Tuesday.
The annual rivalry promised a good
one. Says Airami Bogle '95, "we'd
been looking forward to that game
since Colby." Although the teams
appear quite similar on paper, the
Bears dominated the hardwood,
outscoring the Bobcats 65-51 .
The Polar Bears controlled the
boards this game, despite Bates' two
inch average height advantage and
our previous problems in this area.
Noel Austin ripped down 16
rebounds, while Airami Bogle and
Laura Towle aided with 12 and 9
rebounds respectively. These and
other rebounds, contributed to the
56-37 out-boarding of the Bobcats.
The Bears managed to keep the
ball moving and play the inside
offensive game they've been
working on all year. "Posting-up is
one of our main strategies and we
really managed to get it together
against Bates," said Bogle, the high
scorer of the game.
Laura Towle is back and improving
her already impressive stats with every
shot. She set two records in the recent
loss to Wesleyan, sinking 5 three
pointers in that game alone, and
arriving at a total of 28 for the season.
She is hitting 56% of her three pointers,
which is the current high in NCAA
stats. She is also averaging 14.4 points
per game and was high scorer in the
Bears' two most recent away games.
Cathy Hayes is naturally playing
well, averaging just under 12 points
per game and leading the team for the
fourth straight year in assists. Noel
Austin has also been playing well,
averaging 7.4 rebounds per game and
almost 8 points a game.
The Bears expect tough competition
from their upcoming opponents, but
are determined win at Colby on the
20th.
The team lost a close match against
Colby at home earlier in the season 60-
55. A win in their upcoming battle
would manifest our superiority in the
Colby, Bates, Bowdoin rivalry.
Colby houses Women's
Hockey 6- 1 in Waterville
by Rashid Saber
orient sports editor
Wednesday, the Bowdoin
Women's Hockey team travelled to
Waterville to meet Colby.
Unfortunately, by the time the
second period ended the game was
over. Colby spanked the Polar Bears
with five goals in the period en route
to a 6-1 victory.
At 453 in the opening period
Bowdoin's Katie Allen '92 scored to
give the Polar Bears their only lead
of the game. Helen Payne '92 and
Carol Thomas '93 assisted on the
score.
Colby's Laura Iorio, on an assist
by Jen Alfond, scored at 16:19 in the
period to tie the score at 1-1.
In second period Colby took firm
command of the game and never
looked back. Laura Iorio scored her
second goal of the game on a power
play at 3:55. She was assisted by
teammate Heather Hamilton. Jen
Alfond made the score 3-1 with her
goal at 9:44 of the peiod. At 13:16
Hamilton, on assists by Scottie King
and Iorio, scored putting Colby firmly
in command 4-1.
Iorio completed the hat trick with
her third score of the evening at 15:43
of the period. Hamilton finalized the
scoring with her second goal of the
night at 1739.
Erin Miller'93 was in goal for
Bowdoin for the entire evening. For
the season Miller has an overall record
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Men's Track finishes 2nd at States
Captain Callahan humiliates Bates with state title in 3000 meters
Callahan leads Polar Bear arsenal
By Rick Shim
orient asst. sports editor
The Bowdoin men's track
team traveled to Bates to
participate in the Maine State
Invitational Meet last Friday
night . After coming off a huge
win over Tufts last week,
Bowdoin hoped to continue
their win streak over division
HI schools by beating Bates and
Colby.
"I don't want to just beat
Bates, I want to humiliate them
in their own building, " said
senior co-captain Bill Callahan.
Callahan got what he wanted
when Bates rushed the track
after winning the 4x800 meter
relay and chanting, thinking
that they had defeated
Bowdoin, only to later find out,
when the official score was
announced, that Bowdoin had
topped them by one point. The
Bears then directed a "Go U Bears"
back at them and left for home
with another win under their belt.
Coach Slovenski had this to say
about the win, "We got a big lift
from the upper classmen who won
state championships in their
events. Jason Moore'93 and Bill
Callahan'92 ran their fastest times
to win the hurdles and 3000 meter
run respectively while Jim Sabo'92
picked up another win in the high
jump. But probably the most
impressive and definitely the
clutch performance of the week
was Jeff Mao'92 who took first in
the triple jump by clinching it on
his final jump. Mao has been
consistently winning the triple
jump in all the meets and he
continued to do so this week as he
went into his final jump in second
place and with a terrific jump he
Photo by Jim Sabo
took it away."
Mao, a senior co-captain and
leading point scorer with 52
points, is a major reason for the
team's success. Mao has
dominated the triple jump,
winning the event in every meet
thus far in the season. On Friday
night it was close as Mao was in
second place heading into his
final jump. Withajumpof44'ir
Mao pulled through in theclutch
giving Bowdoin some much
needed points and winning his
well deserved Maine State
Championship.
The score of the whole meet
saw U Maine come in first with
81 points, followed by not Bates
but Bowdoin with 40 points, then
the Bobcats with 39 and Colby
with 24. Bowdoin turned in some
excellent performances allowing
them to take second over Bates.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1992
Nordic men and women place in top two
By Douglas Beal
orient conttributor
Despite critics of X-C skiers
without snow and those who
mocked the incessant dry-land
training, the Nordic team skied fast
last weekend at Mt. Mansfield,
Vermont. Vermont has become
the team's home arena due to the
snow-stripping rains of December
and January. The past two weeks
in Vermont have produced
winning results.
Two weekends ago at
Craftsbury, Vermont, the women
won first overall, while the men
followed Johnson State in second.
After leaving Brunswickand seven
inches of new snow last Thursday
night, the team returned from
Stowe, Vermont on Saturday night
with more of the same results. The
races at Mt. Mansfield featured both
men and women racing the same
course as well as relatively warm
conditions - the high 20's. Friday's
race was a 15k classical. Anthea
Schmid and Tammy Ruter finished
followed by Matt Corbett in 6th,
Doug Beal in 13th, and Cam Wobus
in 15th. In his first race since a battle
with mono, Andrew Hartsig
grabbed 17th, pursued by Mike
Mascia and Chris Badger in 18th
and 20th. On Saturday the team
Schmid broke a pole and dropped to last
place, but reeled in the competition and finished
fourth.
2nd and 3rd behind MIT's Kate
Bergeron. "The steep uphills and
curving downhills demanded a lot
of skill," said Anna Glass. Back
from shoulder rehab, Glass finished
8th.
For the men, Jason Rand took 2nd
scored almost as well as the day
before. Cheered by the parents of
Wobus and the late arrival of the
Rands, Rand, Corbett and Wobus
all scored points for Bowdoin with
4th, 8th, and 14th place finishes
respectively. Cheered by his dad,
Badger finished 15th, a few yards
behind Wobus. Hartsig and Mascia
came in 18th and 20th in a field of
25 skiers.
During the mass start of the
women's race, Schmid broke a pole
and dropped to last place, but
reeled in the competition and
finished fourth. In an exciting finish
Smith beat Ruter by nine seconds.
Bergeron of MIT followed 19
seconds behind her in 3rd.
Highlights from the weekend
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Men 's Track
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15)
In the d istance events Bill Callahan
won the State Championship in the
3000 meterrun while Andy KinleyW
came in an impressive fourth with
16:04.57. Junior Nate McClennan
came in second in the 800 meter run
with 1:57.63 and Dave Wood'93
turned in a noteworthy third in the
1000 meter run with 2:34.80. Bill
Campbell '95 came in fourth in the
1500 meter run with 4:05.64.
In the sprint events Mao
took third in the 55 meter dash with
a 6.69. Nga Seized continued to be
an asset to the team by turning in a
gutsy performance while influenced
by the flu. Nga took third in the 500
meter dash with a time of 1:09.11.
In other events Scott
Dyer'95 extended his string of
notable performances as he took a
third in the shot put with a throw of
^lO.S". Mao contributed even more
points to Bo wdoin's total as he placed
third in the long jump with a 20'7'
jump. Mao was the leading point
getter for Bo wdoin in this meet, as he
has been all season, with 9 points.
-J _— . Inthefinaleventoftheday,
the 4x800 relay, Bowdoin was topped
by Bates by .10 seconds, but this did
not give Bates second place as they
had thought. Going into the relay
Bates had thought that they were
tied for second. However, Bo wdoin
was actually two points ahead and
with a second place finish in the
relay Bowdoin received three crucial
points allowing them to secure
second place overall.
With an impressive record
thus far in the season and two big
wins over power houses Tufts and
Bates, Bowdoin heads to MIT as they
face off against their rivals whom
they defeated last year. With some
career performances by their
determined harriers Bowdoin hopes
to pull off an upset and defeat MIT.
Women's
Hockey
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15)
of 6-5. In the Colby game Miller set a
new Bowdoin school record with 64
saves, 29 of which came in the second
period.
For the game Colby was three of
six in their power play situations.
Bowdoin failed on all four of their
power plays.
This Saturday and Sunday
Bowdoin will host the Bowdoin
Invitational at Dayton Arena.
Middlebury, Yale and KIT are among
the competitors for the tournament.
Bowdoin Coach Lee Hunsaker
characterized this year's tournament
as one of the most "evenly matched"
tournaments in recent memory.
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Single-Sex Fraternities and Sororities- The Boot?
By Elisa Boxer, with photos by Maggy Mitchell
j ,
Background: This week, we asked the administration is handling the issue? Do
following of students: Do you think single- you see this as simply a measure by the
sex social organizations should be allowed College toward coeducation, or a step
on campus? Why or why not? Do you toward abolishing the entire fraternity
agree or disagree with the way the system?
JIM HANEWICH '92
Attleboro, MA
I don't really have a problem with single-sex fraternities,
but I'd rather see coed ones, like Beta and TD, where
both men and women are equally involved in the
fraternity's activities. I do think, though, that if people
really want to join a single-sex house, they should have
that option. I don't really think the college is trying to do
away with fraternities altogether - they should almost be
thanking the fraternities, because dining service could
never accommodate all those people.
BRETT CORDNER '94
Montreal, Canada
People should definitely be able to join a single-sex house
if they want to. The college shouldn't have anything to do
with that kind of decision. I've heard that some [single -sex]
fraternities are hiring lawyers, but it's too bad, because there's
not much they can do — the administration has the ultimate
power, and in the end, what they will try to do is get rid of
fraternities altogether. All small schools are heading in that
direction. Bowdoin is no different.
CHRIS THEISEN f 92
Sausaltto, CA
I'm not a big supporter of fraternities. I think they
syphon out a lot of talent that could be put to other uses,
like the Masque and Gown theater group. But I also
believe that people have the right to associate with
whomever they choose, so I think single-sex fraternities
should be allowed on campus. I'm glad President
Edwards held that forum, but he sure did play down the
drama of closing the single-sex frats. He's a good
politician.
CARMEN BARBEE '94
Inglewood, CA
I do think single-sex organizations should be allowed. It's
good that the college is trying to be gender-neutral, but
sometimes there are things you can only share with people
of the same sex. I'm very curious as to why the
administration is trying to get rid of them. I have a feeling
there's some underlying political reason, that's not just for
the good of the students. I also don't like how the
administration is making a value judgement about single-
sex organizations - it's saying there is something inherently
wrong with single-sex fraternities, and that's just not the
case.
RICARDO PINO '94
New York, NY
1 think the sorority is a good influence, and people
should definitely be allowed to join it if they want to.
But I'm not sure if single-sex fraternities are a good
thing. In my opinion, women have been a
disadvantaged group for a long time, so it's good to
have women with similar interests bonding together.
Society today, however, already has strong male-
oriented networks, so single-sex fraternities don't seem
like as much of a necessity. I think the administration is
handling this whole thing just like it has all the other
issues: in an ignorant, two-faced, idiotic manner. If they
really stood for non-discrimination, they'd understand
that people need to band together sometimes to make
them comfortable enough to fight it.
CHRISTINA PELLETIER '94
Wichita, KS
Men and women are different, and if people want to
belong to a single-sex organization, they should be free
to choose that. The administration is making a big
mistake by trying to take single-sex fraternities away. I
believe in equality between men and women, but at the
same time, when it comes down to joining a single-sex
social organization, I think everyone should have the
freedom to do so.
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Single-Sex Frats Must Go
The Governing Boards will vote next month
whether to eliminate single-sex fraternities
from Bowdoin.
We endorse the proposed abolition of the
single-sex Greek houses, and look forward to
the kind of community that such a move will
create.
The question that must be asked to clarify
why such a move is desirable is what kind of
college Bowdoin should be. We agree with the
administration's vision of a more integrated,
inwardly focused and non-exclusive college.
Though this vision is compatible with coed
fraternities, the existence of single-sex
fraternities creates a divisive environment
which is not.
Single-sex Greek houses are outside the
college community. Though they may have
been forced to be that way by College policy,
single-sex fraternities nonetheless represent
an institutionalization of discrimination on
the basis of sex. This is one of their defining
characteristics. They are not a singing group
or an athletic team; they are homes. If there are
a growing number of self-sustaining, self-
contained, sexually discriminatory homes for
Bowdoin students then the College can hardly
even hope to become a place which realizes
the richness of diversity and respect.
We understand that a group of people is
being marginalized and deeply hurt by this
policy and we are frustrated by President
Edwards' clumsy handling of the situation.
First of all, there is the question of timing. It
makes little sense to allow first year students
to drop at these organizations in January and,
in February, to make public a proposal which
will have the effect of making such ties the
grounds for expulsion.
Secondly, Edwards' consistent desire to
downplay the importance of this issue, calling
it "a very modest change" shows an
insensitivity to the very real concerns of the
group of people who are unfortunately being
directly affected.
Despite this painful marginalization, we
believe that it is for the good of the whole
college. An argument frequently heard is that
the college has no right to dictate the nature of
our social lives; that they are infringing upon
basic individual rights. But this argument
ignores a basic fact. It is quite common and,
indeed, desirable, for a college to define a clear
set of values that it would like to embody. This
is what determines a college's very character.
We encourage the Governing Boards to listen
closely to what the student body as a whole
has to say. But members of the Board must
remember that this decision will define the
College for the twenty-first century — and they
must not let sentimentality for nineteenth-
century organizations impair their vision.
NFWgORN
GRADE
SCHOOL
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Bowdoin
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 4 1 992
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Student Oj>inio«~i
Alpha Beta Phi: Our P erspective
A lot of people don't know
who we are. Some who do know we
exist think we are rabid feminists.
Some think we are bimbos. Some
think we wanted to drop at other
houses but no one would give us
bids. Some think that our greatest
claim to fame is that we can drink
with the "big boys." Some think all
we do is knit. Okay, some of us do
know how to knit, but there is a
whole lot more to Alpha Beta Phi,
Bowdoin's only sorority, than any
of these stereotypes can begin to
cover.
President Edward's
announcement on Monday that the
Governing Boards would be voting
on the fate of single-sex
organizations next month caused
quite a ruckus. There are a lot of
complex issues involved, but before
you make up your mind about how
you feel about the issue, we want
you to have all the information about
Alpha Beta Phi, not just all the
rumors. For the women of the
sorority, choosing to socialize with
other women is a vital step towards
breaking down social structures
which continue to intimidate
women and leave them without a
social voice on this campus.
Alpha Beta Phi was formed
in 1983 after nineteen women
dropped out of a co-educational
"fraternity," dissatisfied with the
unequal treatment women received
from the male members. Those
women felt, as our forty-one
members do today, that the women
on Bowdoin's campus have the right
to create formalized social bonds
with each other in order to satisfy
their social needs. The fact that
women continue to drop out of co-
educational organizations shows
that Bowdoin's existing and
recognized system cannot meet the
needs of all students.
Alpha Beta Phi is not all-
female because the members
disagree with the philosophy of co-
education. Understanding the
purpose of co-education as a
challenge to the traditional, male-
dominated power structure, Alpha
Beta Phi supports all efforts
designed to give women equal
opportunities for growth. We
understand that for some women,
being a part of a co-ed house is a
way to satisfy this need for growth
and equality. For others of us,
however, that was not the case. The
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language of co-educational
"fraternities" illustrates our
concerns about the present system.
In some houses, women members
are referred to as "brothers," and
the social organizations are still
called "fraternities." While some
women may see this terminology
creating equality with men, others
of us believe the male rhetoric has in
fact robbed them of their identity as
women and devalued their female
uniqueness. Such women are not
satisfied with the accepted co-
educational social system, and they
deserve a social alternative. Alpha
Beta Phi does not see the concept of
co-educational houses as "bad," but
neither do we believe they are the
choice for everyone.
The sorority gives women
different and valuable opportunities
to break down male stereotypes.
Alpha Beta Phi offers women the
chance to enjoy equality both as
Alpha Beta Phi's members
are conscious of the need not only
for academic equality at Bowdoin
but also for the equal treatment of
women in Bowdoin's social sphere.
By existing as a social organization
on the Bowdoin campus, Alpha Beta
Phi works towards eliminating the
social inequality between men and
women. Men, even hereat Bowdoin,
For the women of the
sorority, choosing to
socialize with other
women is a vital step
towards breaking down
social structures which
continue to intimidate
women
members and in the ability to hold
leadership positions. The skills and
confidence the members acquire are
put to use in their involvement in
various areas of compus life, such
as sports teams, musical groups,
and college committees. Members
also recognize the immense value
of other women as unconditional
friends and allies through
experiencing similar pressures in
Bowdoin's social sphere. In
realizing this, members of Alpha
Beta Phi escape the societal trend of
women working in competition
with one another for power as
individuals and instead shows them
the benefits of working together for
the goal of power for women as a
group.
The fact that a woman
can feel secure because of
her membership in this
single-sex organization is
a step towards that
woman's empowerment;
a woman can never feel
equal if she feels afraid.
are empowered by society.
Traditional and social mores place
them in an elevated position relative
to women. The fact that a woman
can feel secure because of her
membership in this single-sex
organization is a step towards that
woman's empowerment; a woman
can never feel equal if she feels
afraid.
"Gosing the loophole in
the Henry report" is also a nice way
to say that there will no longer be a
social alternative for the women of
this campus, but it isn't just our
members who will suffer if the
Governing Boards vote to take
action against us. By producing
self-confident, assertive women and
providing them with a support
network, Alpha Beta Phi helps to
alter the social inequalities here at
Bowdoin and sends more self-
assured women into society. Some
people may call a woman who
knows what she wants and goes
after it a bitch, but we think of her as
empowered . Whatever you call her,
she forces those who come in contact
with her, both men and women, to
reassess how they think about the
role of women in our society. By
giving Bowdoin an example of such
women, Alpha Beta Phi encourages
all members of our community to
think about the subordinate position
women have to been forced to
occupy and still sense at Bowdoin.
Executive
Board
Report
/
Taran Grigsby
The Student Executive Board
has spent the last week dealing
with several important issues.
The first of these was the recent
election of two new members to
fill seats vacated by Board
members studying abroad this
semester. The Board is happy to
congratulate Amanda Masselam
'95 and Noah Littin '94 as new
members of the Executive Board.
We have quite a bit of work to do
and will be grateful fortheirinput.
The next issue that has come
before the Board is the
ad ministrations' bid to ban single-
sex houses on campus and off.
Right now this is simply a
proposition to be brought before
the full Governing Boards in
March. However this past
Saturday, the Executive
Committee of the Governing
Boards met in Hawthorne-
Longfellow Hall and gave this
proposal their endorsement. The
Board has reviewed the results of
the poll taken on Monday and
found that of the 263 students
who answered this poll 222
believed that students should
have the right to participate in
single-sex houses and of the 241
students who answered 171
believed that there should be a
Greek system here at Bowdoin.
The Executive Board will be
coordinating a movement with
the presidents of all the houses
to effectively represent this
opinion to the full Governing
Boards in March. As possibly
the most controversial issue on
campus, the Board will also be
conducting a further survey to
gain the opinion of a larger
percentage of the student body.
Cm the more mundane side,
the Executive Board is also
currently undertaking the annual
process of reviewing the charters
of the recognized student groups
on campus. Due to Budgeting
concerns, those groups who do
not pass charter review will have
their funding and recognition
revoked.
This review simply entails a
presentation of the group's
charter or statement of purpose,
a list of current officers and the
manner in which they are chosen
and an accounting report of
disbursed funds. All
organization leaders should have
this information prepared and
submitted to the Board by
February 17. The information
can be sent by campus mail to
the Student Executive Board.
Group leaders will be contacted
by the Board if there are
questions. If group leaders have
questions they should feel free to
contactany Board memberatany
time.
America's Latest Fad : Abstention from Responsibility
Jeffrey Dahmer, chilling the
nation with his unspeakable
atrocities, has brought an issue not
quite as shocking, yet more wide-
ranging, into the public spotlight.
His attorney's plea of guilty but
insane, that could potentially throw
him back onto the streets after six
months, reveals America's latest
dangerous and pitiful fad:
abstention from responsibility.
Have you seen the television
show "Designing Women" lately?
A fresh character there has adopted
the wonderfully liberating
technique of labeling herself a victim
of "obnoxious syndrome." It's not
her fault! She is painfully annoying
and insensitive, but she consulted
her therapist and discovered that
For Argument's Sake
Kevin Petrie
behind the ear.
Overzealous psychiatrists that
she is not to blame. We can all
breathe a sigh of relief.
Why did I laugh so heartily at
this charade? Because in our
contemporary society, the rampant
new tendency is to label and
categorize any action or
characteristic that is harmful to
society or friends as a "syndrome,"
a "product of a difficult childhood,"
etc. The list of disclaimers goes on.
Do I tread on thin ice, relating
a serial killer to a humorous sitcom
creation? No offense is intended.
Yet Dahmer's situation amplifies a
question that Designing Women
brought up: just how much will we
excuse? How much will the
importance of accountability recede
in the 1990's?
As far as I am concerned, any
man whohas theambition to murder
and dismember seventeen young
men is crazy. He is monstrously out
of his mind, and his offenses are
inexcusable. Society owes this man
nothing but a fair trial (although he
did already confess) and a bullet
In our contemporary
society, the rampant new
tendency is to label and
categorize any action or
characteristic that is
harmful to society or friends
as a "syndrome"
are always seeking the newest cause
of a persistent, annoying habit or
problem are not the only agents of
our social decadence. The chain-
reacting trend of suing another
member of our society for one'sown
lack of attention is a problem as
well. If I were to slip and fall upon a
patch of ice outside someone's
house, I could sue him or her for all
he or she is worth. Even if I lost the
case, the poor defendant could waste
time and money sitting in a
courtroom and handing a lawyer
money.
The solution to the pestilence
of dodging blame lies in the hearts
of Americans. Let us accept
responsibility for our own actions.
Do I sound like a kindergarten
teacher? Maybe we need to hear
again what sounded so sensible
years ago.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT. OPINION FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14.1 992
Indent' Opinion
Yeah Right! A Wonderful Winter Weekend at the Cabin
"Wow, what a trip!" were the words that
came to our mouths, after our most fearless
co-leader and snowdrift-avoiding captain
pulled the sardine-packed Outing Club van
into the Moulton Union parking lot.
And what a trip it was. It began on Saturday
morning when we departed from our
comfortable beds and packed ourselves, as
well as our Maine back-country survival gear,
into the familiar sky-blue Bowdoin van.
Megan Mullin and Brendan O'Brien, the trip
leaders, coordinated the inflight breakfast, as
Marshall Felix gingerly piloted the vehicle
towards our destination.
We arrived in the general area of the cabin
and unloaded the provisions the trip leaders
deemed necessary for two days and one night
at the cabin. One participant in particular had
a very difficult time making it up the path to
the cabin, no names of course. But the trek up
was otherwise quite pleasant — Marshall
pointed out a "toxic waste dump" half-way
up the path.
After setting up the cabin, the group split
up. Most people went to North Pond, hiking
by"BiUy-Bob the Doughboy" >95 and "Stogie" >95
any moment with a chainsaw saying, course, the XC skiers, the snowshoe people,
"Where's the Gorp™?" We tried to lock the and the sunbathers) spent the day with gale
vestibule to keep out any wild beasts, but the force winds, icy trails, and voluminous
engineers who designed this luxurious sex amounts of the "white stuff." Th#
palace (10 adjoining mattresses on the top Highlanders® (including such notable
floor alone!!!) forgot to put a lock on the door, personalities as the Cat's Meow, Marsh-
DinnercamecompletewiththeOutingClub's "mellow", Stogie, Billy-Bob the Doughboy,
own fashion photographer, Anna-Maria John "Back Seat" or "Van Dissed" Van Dis,
Cannatella, who took snapshots — all of them and "SuperChunk", our most valiant
candid, of course! This excellent repast chieftainXspent the day with gentle breezes,
achieved a four-star rating (Thank you very well-blazed trails, and a light refreshing carpet
much, Melissa Koch and Dan Cheek, her of fluffy snow that slightly crunched under
understudy), and was made up of a lovely one's foot — NOT! ! ! The only reason we
assortment of pastas and sauces, rangingfrom didn't kill ourselves was the fact that we kept
cold tomato to peanut butter delight. The on sliding into people behind us who broke
bagels were out of this world (Thank you, our fall.
Shop & Save™ Bakers). The trip home was a tourist's delight. The
The next morning, the group split up once General Store™ located in Truckstop, ME
again. The lowland lubbers (meaning, of was a godsend for, among other haulers, our
own pilot and a couple of other junk food
addicts who had been deprived of true
sustenance for the duration of their stay at the
cami (all except for James "Billy-Bob the
Doughboy" Donald, who will now also
respond to "The Packrat." Legend has it that
the "Doughboy" nearly died from sugar shock
at the near-peak of Borestone Mountain). We
also saw Harold's house (the tale is too long to
tell here, but we are thinking about movie and
novel rights to the story and naming it "A
Man and his Potato Trailer", or "The Man and
his Potato Trailer" please let us know which
one you prefer). We also saw a school bus,
and the house Simko's dad dismantled with
his truck. Simko himself joined us at the end
of the trip, arm and all, which gave John
At one point the trek became
much more difficult when the
temporary supply of bagels ran
out. But one of the trip leaders,
we found out, was more than
happy to sacrifice slices of his
own flesh to feed the poor
helpless hikers.
on a significant length of the Appalachian
Trail. At one point the trek became much
more difficult when the temporary supply of
bagels ran out. But one of the trip leaders, we
found out, was more than happy to sacrifice
slices of his own flesh to feed the poor helpless
hikers. Brendan ("SuperChunk"), we thank
you for the sacrifices you have made! ! !
The "bobsled" course was heinous! ! I
Archie "Stogie" Lin was among the first to
faceplant, while Cat Ellenderand Sharon Price
were first to accomplish the "Double Air
Jordan Flight" record, which was soon
surpassed by a stellar launch by Tara Wood
going ballistic head-first. Marsh described
the scene in its gruesome entirety, but the
editors of this paper would probably cut out
the description (needless to say, there was
blood, guts, and moose hooves everywhere! !
!). Insurance doesn't need to know this — it's
privileged info. Keep quiet.
The night was quiet, and everyone expected
John Simko (the Simko-meister) to walk in at
Bring Back the Grill
bv Archie Lin
A couple of weeks ago, while I was was
watching "Herman's Head," I began to feel
an intense craving for hot and spicy Buffalo
wings and mozz sticks. Living in Moore
Hall, only steps away from the Grill, I
decided to brave the frigid winter cold and
ran a quick twenty paces to the rear entrance
of the Union. As I walked down the stairs,
I thought about how nice it would be to bite
into a tasty piece of breaded mozzarella.
My little fantasy was shattered when I
saw the lights out and the door shut at the
cafeteria entrance. I thought, "Maybe the
exit door is open." I went and checked, but
it too was locked. 1 heard voices behind me,
so I turned around, and noticed a small
group of students in front of the game room
entrance. It was then when I remembered
some of the pre-vacation hype about "The
Bear Buns Cafe," so I decided to check it out.
Taking a quick look around the "cafe," 1
came to the conclusion that Bear Buns offers
a unique assortment of "gourmet" goodies
for the person with a sweet-tooth — definitely
not me. I searched for anything resembling
Buffalo wings or mozz sticks, but none were
found. So, I asked the person behind the
glass counter if they had either of the two
delicacies I was yearning for. Her response
was a simple, "No." The closest item they
offered was potato chips, and these were
not even "gourmet" potato chips.
J never thought that by
opening Bear Buns, the Grill,
along with its extensive menu
ofhotnutritioushorsd'oeuvres,
would be shut down.
Returning to Moore empty handed, I felt
hungrier than ever. I never thought that by
opening Bear Buns, the Grill, along with its
extensive menu of hot nutritious hors
d'eeuvres, would be shut down. Bear Buns
is a great idea — it provides a good source
of income for the students who work there,
and free "Bear Buns" key rings to boot —
but couldn't the Grill also hire student-
managers as wellasother student personnel
to make its own Otis Spunkmeyer cookies?
All in all, the trip was, quoting
Bill and Ted: ''A most excellent
adventure." Thank you trip
leaders, again, f or makingitsuch
a great time. For all of you BOC
members who think this trip
sounded like a lot of fun, it really
was. Oh, lucky you, there will
be another cabin trip in the
coming weeks.
"Back Seat" this nickname. When we got
back to school, he was suffering from acute
schizophrenia from talking at too much
luggage. Apparently, he had also tried to
gnaw off one of his legs to escape before we
could extract him from his accommodations.
All in all, the trip was, quoting Bill and
Ted: "A most excellent adventure." Thank
you trip leaders, again, for making it such a
great time. For all of you BOC members
who think this trip sounded like a lot of fun,
it really was. Oh, lucky you, there will be
another cabin trip in the coming weeks.
Adios and Happy Trails! ! !
P.S. By the end of the trip, we had all
become extremely proficient at pushing the
van out of the snowdrifts. Thank you
Marshall for providing us with numerous
chances to perfect our skills. And,
congratulations, once again, on your new
"personal all-time best" record of getting
stuck three (3) times.
The proposal to ban single-sex Greek houses unfairly treats Chi Psi
h\ Sick Jacobs
Ending months of speculation, the
Administration announced this past week
that they were preparing to ban single sex
fraternities and sororities on campus.
However, in doing so, the Administration
has written the death certificate for some
Greek organizations which do not deserve to
be and should not be banned.
While I do not know what President
Edwards and the Governing Board took into
account when they reached their decision,
I think that a contributing factor was the
recent splits in some houses on campus.
During both last fall and the more recent
fall, thefront pageofTTir Orient were filled with
the splits of some houses on campus to both
national and local factions. For many, the
splits were long, drawn out, and bitter
processes. One house, Chi Psi, remained quiet
during this whole process. They were not
drawn down into the fights and bitter feelings
By throwing it inrwith all the
rest, President Edwards has
decided to ignore the athletic,
social as well as personal
contributions that Chi Psi has
made to Bowdoin College.
that characterized other splits. In addition,
Chi Psi boasts an almost perfect tradition of
all-male membership in their history at
Bowdoin. While other houses were bending
to the will of the Administration by admitting
women as members, Chi Psi stood its ground.
By throwing it in with ail the rest, President
Edwards has decided to ignore the athletic,
social as well as personal contributions that
Chi Psi has made to Bowdoin College. Chi Psi
is a fraternity that has produced numerous
leaders over the years.
Is it fair to mandate thedemise of a fraternity
while it has maintained its beliefs amidst the
trial and tribulations that have characterized
the Administration has
written the death certificate for
some Greek organizations which
do not deserve to be and should
not be banned.
other houses on campus?
I do not believe so.
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College oversteps its authority in
banning single-sex fraternities
To the Editor,
I am already convinced that arguing the relative merits of
fraternities/sororities, co-ed or otherwise, 'vis a vis' the
administration's social policy would be a fruitless endeavor.
If one examines the political precedents set at colleges such as
Colby, Bates, Williams, Amherst, etc. the general
administrative attitude towards fraternities becomes obvious.
For in basic disregard of students' freedom of choice,
fraternities and sororities across America are being deemed
unsavory and then systematically abolished. This is
apparently happening at Bowdoin as well. Let's ignore the
fact that fraternities may be imperfect — although no more
imperfect than numerous other real world manifestations of
idealized socio-political thought. In short, this letter is not
meant to defend or condemn fraternities. It is only meant to
defend every American's inalienable right to freedom of
choice and the pursuit of happiness, a right that the Bowdoin
administration seems to feel is irrelevant with regard to
Bowdoin students.
A small group of powerful individuals has absolutely no
moral right, at least in our country — private college be
damned — to dictate the lives of fifteen hundred young
adults. The admissions department claims that Bowdoin
students are selected because of their vast intellectual abilities,
strong character, diverse backgrounds, and broad scopes of
interest. And yet no sooner does the college assemble an
admirable array of such students, the future leaders of
American society, than the administration begins whittling
down their psyches, attempting to curtail their personal
freedom while simultaneously trying to mold them into an
intellectually monolithic group composed of 'politically
correct' automatons.
What does this have to do with fraternities, or the absence
of such? Well, I think it is very obvious. If the most gifted
young adults in America cannot make a free choice in
conducting their own social lives, it is quite possible that our
future leaders will lack intellectual independence in operating
ourcountry's social and political institutions. Administrative
fascism at Bowdoin can only lead to administrative fascism
after Bowdoin. What has happened to our community's
ideals of democracy, freedom of choice, free thinking, and the
pursuitof happiness. This school supposedly accepts Bowdoin
students on their collective merits as human beings and
burgeoning contributors to American society. Then the
administration suddenly turns around and, in decidedly
oligarchal fashion, deprives these gifted young adults of the
very ideals they must learn to protect. The Bowdoin
administration wants to deprive students of their moral right
to simply experience life and make their own choices as to its
course. The small college environment is supposed to combine
a diverse and inquiring, both intellectually and socially,
student body that, due to their considerable abilities, will get
the most out of an excellent faculty and administration
composed of well-educated, open-minded and understanding
human beings.
Yet when these very same American students, having
already displayed strong character and the ability to make
choices (they chose Bowdoin, decided that they wished to
participate in a fraternity or sorority the administration tells
them they may not. This fascist impulse is supposedly for
their own good, or perhaps it is because the administration
couldn't care less about students' rights. Shouldn't the typical
Bowdoin student, possessed of the noble democratic and
intellectual values inherent in our country's history, be given
at least the choice to decide what is in their own best interest.
Is it so wrong, so despicable and base, to wish to participate
in joint activities with a social group of loyal friends and
companions who possess common interests and goals and
who only wish for you to be happy and enjoy your college
experience. Those who find pledging, or a particular
fraternity's ideals (or lack thereof), offensive at least have the
ability to choose. They do not have to join and may pursue
their own interests. That is called freedom of choice, a right
woven into the very fabric of the American dream.
Yet the administration seems to think that freedom of
choice is simply not an important American value. In the
"grand" tradition of Stalin or Hitler, the administration has
decided that choice should simply not exist. This analogy is
certainly applicable, for dictating a student's social life is no
different than dictating their political rights. It is like saying:
"1 am sorry but you may no longer be a Democrat. For your
own best interest we have decided that you must be a
Republican, or a Libertarian, or a National Socialist (NAZI).''
It seems to me that the Bowdoin administration, taking a cue
from Bates and Colby, has finally decided to abolish
fraternities. Perhaps single-sex now, co-ed a few years later.
Why, you ask? Well, it is because fraternities simply aren't
on the administration's particular social agenda anymore. It
seems that freedom of choice is no more important than
yesterday's garbage. The students certainly haven't come
out against fraternities. In fact, even most independents
seem tobe,at worst, indifferent. I supposetheadministration
realizes this, however. They know quite well that the majority
of Bowdoin students would not vote to abolish fraternities.
Fellow students, I guess the twenty-five thousand you and
your parents are laying out every year can't even buy you the
democratic freedom of choice. Is that what American stands
for?
Sincerely,
Eric Kurlander, '94
The new fraternity policy will
hurt, not help Bowdoin
To the Editor,
Anybody who "reads between the lines" of President
Edwards' smooth rhetoric on Monday knows what the real
effects of the administration's proposed fraternity policy
would be.
Edwards clams "the principal mission of the College is its
academic mission." But under what conditions can that
academic mission be achieved? Administrators and some
members of the Governing Boards apparently believe that a
further extension of their control over the thoughts and
actions of students will somehow benefit Bowdoin
academically. I don't believe it.
What exactly is the anti-fraternity argument? President
Edwards spoke about the need to attract students of
"intelligence, vitality, and character" to the College. He
presumes that the existence of single-sex fraternities as
opportunities for new students will discourage these types
of people from attending Bowdoin. This is completely
backwards. Fraternities attract and offer students the
possibility to develop precisely those characteristics.
A college where students are free to make their own
choices regarding fraternities (and other matters) will attract
free-thinkers, leaders, extroverts, and a diversity of other
sorts of peope. A college where options are closed by
administrative decree will attract introverts and sheep.
Fraternities, like the College itself, offer only the potential
for personal develpment. Fraternities are not responsible for
students who screw up their lives, any more than the College
is for students who screw up their educations. The student
who uses a fraternity to his advantage can develop his
character and abilities in a number of areas. Leadership,
organization, public speaking, and writing are a few of them .
Association with an international network can be another
advantage — and no, the fact that most of these networks are
sexually exclusive is not an intelligent argument against
them. Absolutely anybody can be a part of one, or even form
one himself. And any employer who consistently considers
fraternal membership above ability will soon find himself in
a less competitive position.
I haven't even yet mentioned the less tangible advantages
of fraternites, which some feel they can find only in single-
sex fraternities and sororities. But I doubt that fraternity
brotherhood or sisterhood and ever-lasting friendship are
believed to be educational assets by our College's
administration. In fact, they really are — and fraternities
inspire them in a way no other organizations can.
Sincerely,
Steve Meardon D.K.E '93
Curing Dandruff with
Decapitation
unwillingness to broaden its vision and make genuine moves
toward diversity. By mandating the rules of social interaction,
and eliminating four groups, the College sends a clear message
that it intends to further segregate special-interest groups
with an almost maniacal greed. The administration is
initiating its plan to swallow up fraternal real estate and
provide the College with totalitarian control of the social life
of its students.
The College has yet to provide a single authentic reason as
to why it wants the single-sex groups abolished. The only
answer thus far has been that single-sex fraternities go
against the administration's plan for "the Bowdoin model"
society. A more coherent explanation is economic. With cut-
backs to programs and the firing ("separation" in
Edwardspeak) of long-time staff, the College needs a hell of
a smoke staff, the College needs a hell of a smokescreen.
The distraction of the Greek mandate will reduce the
dialogue on the decision to blow several million dollars on
campus common space, at the expense of programs and
people. TheCollegecan rationalizethese social expenditures
by explaining that a void has been created by thebanishment
of four Greek organizations. Then, in two or three years time,
the college an remove the rest of the houses with the
explanation that a new social substructure has already been
established. This plan is in deeping with Ed ward's expressed
"College needs." The College needs mid-sized residence
halls, dining space, and social space, according to Edwards.
It doesn't take a Carleton degree to figure out what real estate
the College is going to swallow up in order to fill these
requests.
Dean Jervis claims that her manipulations of the Greek
system are designed to promote independence and
leasdership skills. Her suggested regulations, elimination of
self-government, and eventual administration owndership.
This will provide leadership skills as easily as licking a sheet
of acid ends hallucinations.
My house (Zete) is 15% Asian-American and 30% Jewish,
a perfect example of a democratic plurality. By breaking
groups up and separating them into the various special-
interest groups, the College will limit social interaction
between mixed backgrounds and experiences. I pity the
students who in a few years will inhabit various segregated
special-interest houses, scattered across the campus.
The purpose of Bowdoin College is laid out in clear terms
on page one of the catalogue. 'The College does not seek to
transmit a few values; rather, it recognizes a formidable
responsibility to teach students what values are and to
encourage them to develop their own." It .seems the
administration wants to transmit a few values, like total
conformismand submission to College doctrine. If lifestyles,
associations, and thoughts are to be manufactured and
regulated by those who "know what is best for Bowdoi
students, " social freedoms can be quickly tongue-kissed
good-bye. Bowdoin stands on the verge of curing dandruff
with decapitation. What ever disagreements the College
may have with same-sex bonding, they are minor in the face
of the potential loss of basic freedoms of choice.
If the College is worried about liabilities an communication
they can always go the other direction and recognize same-
sex Greeks, accepting them as a dynamic part of a diverse
community. Members of the Jervis Youth can get together
over coffee whenever they like, while allowing those who
wish to make other associations to do so. Decisions about
social life and lifestyles should not come down from the mids
of out-of-touch College administrators.
As students we must inform the governing boards that to
accept this administration's proposal is to step away from a
diversecommunity and to stepdown rigid totalitarian paths.
Theadministration hasfreely pushed students around before,
but never with such autocratic language, and such a revelry
in petty tyranny. If nothing else, the College hasn't even
stopped to consider the fate of the sheep in our basement.
Sincerely,
Ethan Wolff V2
College should follow own
advice: don't impose values
To the Editor,
The college administration's recent decision to eliminate
same-sex Greek houses is an affront to the principles of the
College, and an insult to student intelligence and judgement.
The recommendation further underscores the College's
To the Editor,
"The College does not seek to transmit a specific set of
values; rather it recognizes a formidable responsibility to
teach students what values are and to encourage them to
develop their own."- Bowdoin College Student Handbook,
1991-92 (page 3).
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"... if the values the students develop do not adhere to those
of the more influential members of the College community,
they will be declared illegal, and those students found guilty
of developing them will be subject to expulsion."- Bowdoin
College Student Handbook, 1992-93.
Okay, I don't want to overreact. I don't want to be hasty,
stubborn, irrational, and stupid (although, when in Rome...).
I want to take a calm, reasonable look at single-sex and
coeducational institutions at Bowdoin, and figure out why
the Administration is focusing on single-sex Greek fraternities
and sororities in its ignorant, repressive, insensitive... (sorry,
I lost it for a second) policy decisions. I'm sure that after a
thoughtful review of the situation (which I'm sure the Executive
Committee, Governing Boards, and Administration have
already done), I'll agree that they know what's best for me...
and you ...and you... and you....
It's all right to have a men's basketball team, a women's
basketball team and coed intramural teams, right? Right. It's
all right to have a male singing group, a female singing group,
and a coed chamber choir, right? Right. It's all right to have
a fraternity, a sorority, and a coed Greek organization, right?
Wrong. Wrong? Wrong. In fact, you're so wrong that if you
come back next semester with the same twisted, perverse set
of values, you will be jeopardizing your right to be a member
of the Bowdoin community. Huh? I must have missed
something. I guess there's something inherently different
about single-sex Greek organizations... let me examine them
more closely.
Critics of fraternities argue that they are sexist. What is
"sexism"? The definition of sexism which appears in my
Webster's New World Dictionary is: 'The economic
exploitation and social domination of members of one sex by
the other, specif, of women by men." In principle, single-sex
athletic teams, singing groups, and Greek organizations at
Bowdoin do not fall under this definition. While there is no
question that socially domineering behavior (intimidation,
sexual harassment, rape, etc.) has been demonstrated by
certain members of single-sex fraternities, I would quickly
add that it has also been demonstrated by independents,
members of coed Greek organizations, professors,
administrators, etc. It is a problem throughout our society
and it has nothing to do with the issue at hand, nor has it ever
been formally mentioned as such by the Executive Committee,
theGoverning Boards, etc. So what's the problem? How does
the administration justify the elimination of single-sex Greek
organizations?
It seems that the answer is that the administration feels that
they know what's best for the students, and that no justification
is necessary. Both assumptions are despicable and should be
agressively attacked as such. When this policy is implemented,
there will be over one hundred members of single-sex Greek
organizations at Bowdoin. Over one hundred members of the
"Bowdoin community" will be told what is in each of their
best interests despite never having been given the chance to
present their opinions. They are not alone, however, as the
opinions of the rest of the campus and of the incoming class
have also been ignored.
"The Bowdoin College Social Code describes certain rights
and responsibilities of students. While it imposes no specific
morality on students..."- Student Handbook, 1991-92 (p. 13)
"... students who do not independently arrive at the morality
held by the College will be subject to expulsion."- Student
Handbook, 1992-93.
Has anyone forgotten the grade change fiasco fo a year ago?
A survey of Bowdoin students was never considered, much as
the results of an informal one were completely ignored. A
dialogue is impossible when one of the parties covers its own
ears or covers the mouth of the other; the administration is
once again guilty of both. Theopen forums that will apparently
be conducted over this issue are fine and all but the question
remains: Who's listening?
Sincerely,
David Potischman V2
College needs to listen to the
students on the frat question
To the Editor,
Once again, the college is in the midst of a controversy
regarding fraternities. The administration, never a fan of the
fraternities, has entertained a motion by the Governing Boards
to abolish single-sex fraternities. Upon hearing the news, the
student body reacted with anxiety about the future of
fraternities in general, and justifiably so. For many students,
fraternities are an integral part of the Bowdoin experience.
Any move by the administration to curb this aspect of
college life, therefore, is taken as a threat to the fraternity
system.
The reason for the proposal is primarily due to the
problems that come from liability. The Governing Boards
have come to the conclusion that non-recognition does not
mean non-responsibility. If anything was to happen to an
unrecognized fraternity, the college would be held
responsible, and thus, open to any ensuing lawsuit. This is
a justifiable concern, due to the abundance of such liability
suits in this country. Unfortunately, the administration has
not suggested another alternative to avoid legal problems.
For example, the members of unrecognized fraternities
could agree to sign a waiver of any liability of the college
upon joining such an organization. This is a common
practice and could be applied in this instance. As for any
moral responsibility to these students, it should be
remembered that these students have chosen the path that
they want to take.
Another reason that the college's interests lie in abolishing
these organizations is that it would bring some money into
the college. The money lost due to room and board for such
institutions would be a welcome addition back into the
school's purse. Still, that money couldalso be directed back
into the school if the college just chose to fully recognize
each group. That way, the money to be gained from
dissolving the fraternities is still acquired, and the students
remain satisfied.
However, in the view of this independent first-year
student, the debate over single sex fraternities extends
beyond the existence of fraternities and the legal and
economic reasons. It probes intothe realms of constitutional
rights of the people involved in the disputed organizations.
Don't these students have a right to organize as they see fit?
Moreover, it raises serious questions about how far the
school is willing to enforce their agenda regarding
assimilation of the sexes into all fraternities. For example,
what is so terrible about having a single-sex fraternity so as
to enforce an order of integration?
As for the organizational rights of these students, it has
come to my attention that the administration can suspend
such rights due to the fact that this is a private school. We
have chosen to come here, and therefore we must abide by
the rules set by the college. Even so, why does the school
want to prohibit these groups when it allows, and even
promotes, more controversial forms of expression. It would
seem that if the school is truly liberal and open-minded, it
should allow all groups to organize, regardless of their
make-up.
Furthermore, the school's actions forces one to think
about the nature of the college's mandate on single-sex
organizations. The original provision to only recognize co-
ed fraternities deserves some further questioning. It is
understood that the college believes sexism as horribly
unjust, and rightly so. However, simply because an
organization or club contains only members of one sex in it,
does that mean that the group is necessarily sexist? If so,
that would mean that all sports teams divided according to
gender are bastions of sexism, and therefore each should be
integrated or dissolved. The same would apply to any
other group organized in the interests of one gender as
oppose to another. For example, is the Bowdoin Women's
Association sexist for promoting the interests of feminism?
The point is that simply because these fraternities are
composed of members of one sex does not automatically
mean that they are sexist.
With all of these contradictions, it would seem that the
school's choice has little merit. Moreover, the decision is
not a popular one with the students, the people who are
most affected by the decision. It is time that the Governing
Boards and administration begin to listen and respond to
the voices of the students. If such consultations are held,
then controversies like this one are less likely to happen.
Sincerely,
Justin M. Ziegler '95
The letter on Martin Luther
King Day meal shows ignorance
was displayed.
First of all, one must understand that ignorance followed by
incorrect assumptions that people make perpetuates
stereotypes. The food or music that is associated with a
culture does not, by itself, accomplish this. Therefore, it is of
the essence that people understand that individual ignorance
leads to the perpetuation of stereotypes. This ignorance leads
to the misconception that the freedom dinner helped to
perpetuate racial stereotypes.
Secondly, it is important to realize that other races of people
with cultures independent of the white Anglo-Saxon race and
culture do exist. Insofar as food is concerned, pasta has long
been associated with people of Italian descent. There are
numerous restaurants throughout the United States which
specialize in the preparation of Italian dishes. People of
Mexican descent have long been associated with the richness
and spiciness of their diet. According to your letter, Mr.
Breitweg, cultural specialty restaurants as well as Italians
who cook spaghetti and Hispanics who like to eat burrtios all
perpetuate sterotypes. This is not the case.
Certain foods, customs and rituals are essential, necessary
aspects that help to define a culture. Perhaps you have been
brainwashed into thinking that people, regardless of their
culture and background, should relinquish all ties (e.g.- food)
that define them as separate people and become a part of the
American melting pot, which is largely, the white Anglo-
Saxon melting pot.
Well, fortuantely, there are people who wish to retain their
own cultural identity within a society which attempts to strip
them of it.
In other words, Mr. Breitweg, not everone is or wants to
be "as American as apple pie".
Sincerely,
Shari Simmons, '94
P.S.- This letter is not a justification of a double standard . It
is an attempt to clarify a very apparent misunderstanding that
was the result of blatant ignorance.
Jason Breitweg goes overboard
in his reaction to King meal
To the Editor
In a well intentioned effort to be politically correct, I think
Jason Breitweg was overzealous in his reaction to the menu
selection for Martin Luther King day.
During Jewish holidays we offer traditional Jewish fore and
nobody objects to the Matzoh. 1 will warn you now that on
Fridays during Lent we serve fresh baked fish and yes, some
of you will be driven to the finer fare at Grand City!
Martin Luther King was a black southerner. The menu
selected for the Celebration Dinner theme meal included food
items indigenous and typical in southern cuisine. You may
not have liked the green beans and ham hocks but many
southerners really do. And read the student comment slips;
one of the most requested foods we serve is chicken. I know
there is a lot of pressure to eat, more socially and nutritionally
correct herbed baked variety, but we all had a good excuse to
enjoy it deliciously deep fried .
If we ever decide to commemorate Jimmy Carter at a theme
meal, the menu will probably be similar with one exception-
-we will have to add peanuts !
Sincerely,
Mary Lou Kennedy
Dining Service Director
Director of Multicultural Affairs
responds to King meal criticism
To the Editor,
To the Editor,
I would like to respond to Jason Breit weg's letter regarding
I was quite disturbed by th e letter to the Editor entitled the Martin Luther King, Jr. theme dinner held at Wentworth
"Martin L. King Birthday Meal perpetuates racial sterotypes" recently. First, let me clarify that the menu for that dinner was
which was submitted by Jason Breitweg. I was primarily not developed by the African-American Society but by the
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Oversight Committee on Multicultural Affairs which
coordinated the MLK, Jr. celebration. The students in the
Society were asked for their input but were not responsible for
the dinner.
The purpose of the events planned for January 20th was to
celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. and to encourage
people to think about the message of his life's work. Included
within that message is the importance of accepting differences.
The theme dinner was intended to provide an opportunity for
Bowdoin students to experience difference. We are familiar
with all kinds of foods from different regions and ethnic
groups and are often served them by our own dining service.
Why, then, is it only this particular dinner which led Jason to
suggest that somebody ought to be offended? When the
dining service offers Mexican or Chinese dishes they are not
accused of perpetuating racial stereotypes. I'm not sure I
understand why a distinction is being made in this instance.
Acknowledgement of cultural differences is an important
and positive goal. It is not the same as stereotyping. Racial v
stereotypes develop when cultural traits are simplified and
exaggerated until they become derogatory. By this time they
are far removed from the culture which originally inspired
them. If a black person raps or plays basketball they are not
perpetuating racial stereotypes. When someone insists that
all black people are good basketball players they are
stereotyping.
If students are sincerely concerned with the issue of racial
stereotypes I hope that some time during their four years here
at Bowdoin they will take advantage of some of the
opportunities available to explore these issues. There are a
number of courses which would help them examine the
history of different cultures and which would encourage
them to engage in real and meaningful discussions of racism
and what might be done to eliminate it. There are also
numerous events throughout the school year which address
these issues from a number of angles. Certainly, there are
many effective and useful ways of contributing to the struggle
to end racism, even at Bowdoin, if that is what one wishes to
do.
Sincerely,
Faith A. Perry '86
Acting Director of Multicultural Affairs
Secretary of Executive Board
responds to Littin's criticism
Attention given to hazing is
long overdue and much needed
To the Editors,
The attention given of late to the possibility that hazing
occurs at Bowdoin is long overdue. I disagree with the
statement in last week's editorial that fraternities are moving
in the direction of "constructive" pledging. As a first-year I
was aware of the emotional abuse of pledges, and I am now
in the position Mike Johnson spoke of- it is my friends and
classmates that "send people home crying".
This subject frustrates me because I do not see change.
Unfortunately I see several groups, both recognized and
unrecognized, using hazing every year in the form of
emotional and psychological abuse. These types of pledging
activities may succeed in their goal to bond future members.
However, in the process pledges' self esteem and trust of
others may be destroyed.
In sending the letter on hazing, the college community is
notified of what is not considered appropriate pledging
activities according to the Bowdoin Administration and Maine
State Law. I believe a lack of knowledge, or perhaps
recognition, pervades these guidelines. In any case, the
administration must notify students of existing policies.
Given this and their effect on pledges, I sincerely hope that
fraternity members examine their practices and their effect
on pledges. Perhaps in the "aura of fear" created by the letter
and speaker, fraternities using illegal hazing activities will be
scared enough to think and change. Also, I hope pledges and
future members use this information to refuse to participate
in hazing activities. I agree that its change must come from
within. However, I wonder how many more pledge classes
will suffer hazing and its consequences until it stops.
Sincerely,
Debbie Upton, '94
To the Editor.
As the secretary of the Student Executive Board, I feel
compelled to rebut Noah Littin's pathetic accusation in last
week's Orient that "the Executive Board is unproductive and
has lost sight of its goals."
Even after nearlv two years here at Bowdoin, it still amazes
me that there are apathetic students such as Mr. Littin who
feel compelled to make discreditable accusations against the
student governing body of our campus. The Executive Board
is a diligent and highly productive organization whose main
goal is to serve the interests of the students. Our
accomplishments to date are many, but for Mr. Littin's sake,
allow me to remind you of a few:
l.The Board recently voted down a proposal to
increase the Student Activities Fee for the 1992-1993 year.
(Yes, Mr. Littin. we did hear the students' cries not to increase
tuition costs)
2. The Board has sponsored several Open Forums
with President Edwards so students could voice their opinions
directly with him regarding various campus problems. (Yes,
Mr. Littin, we did hear the students complaining of the lack of
student-administrative contact on this campus)
3. The Board runs a weekly article in the Orient
which discusses current issues the Board is reviewing so as to
keep the student body informed of prominent concerns on
campus. (Yes, Mr. Littin, we did hear the students' complaints
that they didn't know what the Executive Board was doing)
As is obvious by these accomplishments, the Executive
Board is very atuned to the needs of the Student Body.
Contrary to Mr. Littin's accusations, the Board has not
"acquired a bureacracy that is self perpetuating" nor has it
"lost sight of its goals."
What I find most absurd about Mr Littin's letter, however,
are his numerous references to the problems of last year's
Board- the "great fiasco" of the grading system, the problems
with the Student Constitution. Regardless of whether these
accusations are true or not, what Mr. Littin fails to state is that
he himself was a member of last year's Board. And he claims
he will "try to make student government effective again"?
Spare us, Mr Littin
Undeniably, Mr. Littin's accusations against the Executive
Board fall far short of being correct. For anyone who feels
otherwise, I encourage you to experience a Board meeting
first hand . We meet every Monday night at 7 p.m . in Lancaster
Lounge and all meetings are open to the entire student body.
One final remark: Mr. Littin ended his letter with the
suggestion that we abandon our system of student
government altogether if it is not changed, claiming it "is an
embarrassment to the intelligence of the Bowdoin community."
Mr. Littin, I beg to differ. It is apathetic students like yourself
who make discreditable accusations against dedicated,
motivated governing bodies that are an embarrassment to our
school. Next time you decide to make false accusations about
something, do a little homework beforehand.
Sincerely,
Kristen Deftos '94
Professor Turner responds to
Mark Schlegel's diversity article
anger of his remarks, the overstatements, the sweeping and
prejudiced generalizations, the borrowed rhetoric, suggest
that he shares much more than he would readily admit with
the women, gay people, and students of color on this campus,
whose feelings he seems to dismiss. He, too, evidently feels
himself part of an embattled and misunderstood minority,
excluded from thedominantculture.Such feelings of exclusion
tend to convert legitimate concerns and fears into intemperate
overstatement which anticipates its own dismissal rather
than inviting debate. I sometimes wonder, with so many
groups feeling out of it, what the mainstream at Bowdoin
actually consists of.
There can be few issues more important to the future of this
country (and, by simple extension, the world) than that which
is symbolized by the principle of affirmative action. Our
ability to share the wealth of the planet fairly with the planet
itsel f and with the others who live on it, is all that matters. The
issue is not as simple as either side pretends. In fact, the idea
that there are only two sides is part of the problem. No issue
of such importance can be understood in a climate in which
almost any public statement can be dismissed by labeling it
correct or incorrect.
There is not much real debate in this country of the big
issues. They are reduced to simplifications, to yea or nay, to
for or against, instead of being explored in the search for the
common ground that exists and for the ample room for
reasoned debate and compromise.
Bowdoin seems to have no tradition of real debate which
might include (perish the thought!) confrontation. Behind the
"have a nice day" smiles, though, all kinds of
misunderstandings and half truths boil and ferment under
tight lids. When strong feelings are forbidden a regular outlet,
they come out in anger, and in violence. They come out on
bathroom walls, in shouted insults, in the worst cases in
physical and psychological attacks. At best they come out in
overstated opinion columns, from left or right but rarely in
between, that refute themselves, obscuring the complexity of
the issues and failing to contribute to the potential debate.
Yet diversity of opinion is essential to theprocessof learning,
andbashingtheothersidewon't do. I fear that if the community
cannot find ways to encourage the constant open expression
of all kinds of views, even outrageous ones that some find
disagreeable, we cannot grow in a healthy way. To take up
Mark's specific area of concern, affirmative action in faculty
liiring, this is a very complex issue which does not lend itself
usefully to simple responses of any kind. My fear is that such
an issue would be extremely difficult to debate on thiscampus
openly, honestly, and rationally. But, absent such debate, we
are condemned to hurling insults at each other from sound-
proofed entrenched positions. We need to end this war for
which we all have some responsibility and start talking to
each other.
Sincerely,
John H. Turner
Professor of Romance Languages
Confessions of an
erstwhile ogler
(Editors note: this letter was given to us week after Mark
Schlegel's letter was printed. It was lost and we apologize for
the delay that has resulted.]
To the Editor,
I write in response to the Opinion column by Mark Schlegel .
I applaud his forthrightness in giving voice to opinions that he
knows are unpopular but which are shared by far more
people than are willing to acknowledge them in public. It is
not my intent here to refute his arguments in public since my
own convictions on this issue are already notorious, but I am
going to invite him to lunch.
What concerns me is that the tenor of his statements seems
to me symptomatic of an ill that threatens us all. The evident
To the Editor,
While perusing the Bowdoin College Student Handbook
one day, a deeply disturbing question arose in my mind that
has caused me no small amount of German existential angst.
Indeed, it has virtually turned the prospect of my graduation
into little more than a hollow, if not actually Pyrrhic, occasion.
While reading the section entitled "sexual Harassment
Considerations," I discovered to my shock and horror that
both "leering" and "ogling" areclassified by theadministration
as sexual harassment. I confess, I had not been aware of this
fact. Indeed, I feel so genuinely horrible about my past history
of repeated incidents that I am tempted to remove myself
forum the esteemed ranks of my senior colleagues. I do not
wish to soil the College, nor my parents' name, with my
presence at such an important and symbolic event as
graduation. Although I believe, with the help of several Swiss
psychiatrists, I have overcome this terrible disease, (though,
like lycanthropy or alcoholism, no one ever really recovers),
I feel I owe a sincere apology to all the men and women I
ungracefully cast my eyes upon.
However, what I would like to make clear, for the record, is
that I have never ogled. (Or, to be honest, only once. A friend
had recently purchased a new car and heck, I got caught up in
the moment.) Webster'sdefinesleeringas "casting a sidelong
glance." Ogling, however, is to "eye amorously or
provocatively."
The perplexing question that faces the College is how to
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(Letters, continued from previous page))
prove such a tragedy as leering really occurred. This point, I believe,
was discussed in the recent Supreme Court decision, Kugelmass vs.
Fishbine. I quote Chief Justice Rehnquist who stated in the majority
opinion that "dating back to the earliest days of this Court (Marbury v.
Madison), we have held that a technical definition of leering and ogling
eludes us, thus rendering such charges inconsequential, inadmissible at
trial, and really boring anyway." Justice Thomas, in a curious dissent,
agreed with Rehnquist for the most part but thought that ogling was
pretty exiting stuff. In a side comment to the Court's decision, former
Justice William Brennan lambasted the Court majority, saying, "dammit,
we may not be able to define leering or ogling, but, well, I know it when
I see it."
How do you know when anyone is leering or ogling? Undefinable,
unprovable, these words don't belong in something as serious as a
college's definition of sexual harassment. And if they do, then shouldn't
we include such nefarious crimes as lurking, eyeballing and gawking?
Sincerely,
Jonathan Gardner, '92
"4-5-6" Policy
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8)
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dangerous situation. "Letting
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said Beitz, "is like deferring
maintenance on the college's
physical plant; it is a foolish way to
save money, one that will cost you
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK, MAINE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992
NUMBER 17
Sherrie Bergman succeeds
Arthur Monkeas Librarian
Sherrie Bergman.
By Seth Jones
orientoontributor
After a five, month search
process, Bowdoin announced
that Sherrie S. Bergman will
replace retiring Arthur Monke
as the College's Librarian.
Bergman is presently the
college librarian at Wheaton
College in Norton, Mass. She
will begin working at
Hawthorne-Longfellow
Library sometime during late
July or early August. Until then,
Assistant Librarian Judy
Montgomery will serve as the
acting librarian.
'Sherrie Bergman's
qualifications as a college
librarian uniquely match
Bowdoin's ° needs. She
understands the culture of a
small liberal arts college,'' said
Dean of Academic Affairs
Charles Beta.
Beitz chained the committee
that selected Bergman. The
committee also included Dean
of the College Jane Jervis, three
professors, three workers from
the library and a student
representative.
"We r evie w ed over seventy
Photo courtesy College Relations.
applications for the position. The
finalists all displayed important
qualities, but Ms. Bergman was
the obvious choice," said Michael
Golden, the student
representative
Bergman brings a great deal of
experience to Bowdoin. She has
served as Wheaton's college
librarian since 1975. Her
achievements include the
coordination of a $4.3 million
renovation and expansion of the
library which was completed in
1980. She also oversaw the
replacement of the card catalog
with microfiche in 1983 and with a
CD-ROM catalog in 1990.
1 feel that the Bowdoin Library
has an excellent staff and I am
looking forward to bringing a
sen seof leadership to the library,"
said Bergman.
She is the author of several
articles, and concentrated on
women's issues in libraries.
Bergman is a graduate of
Brooklyn College and earned her
master's degree in library science
at Columbia University. She is a
native of New York City, and has
also worked at Queens Borough
Public Library, the New School
for Social Research in Manhattan
and Roger Williams College-
'92-'93 budget signals change
Proposal reported from committee will reduce deficit, minimize tuition hike
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
With a newly conceived
committee of faculty, students and
administrators, the College
produced a budget proposal for
the 1992-1993 year. The projected
cost of tuition and fees will be $23,
210.
Kent Chabotar, in his first year as
Vice President for Finance and
AdministrationandTreasurer,said,
"The Committee actually did the
budget." This approach to
proposing a budget is
unconventional. Typically senior
administrators determine the
College's annual budget. He said
that this proposal needs approval,
"The Governing Boards are always
the last step."
The Committee's proposal,
cutting this year's deficit of $900,000
to $350,000, involves a tuition and
fees increase of 5.7% (one percent
above inflation). Service cuts are
necessary, as the deficit was as high
as $4 million in 1988-1989." « '
'The freshman class was not
chosen by the need-blind policy,"
said Chabotar, indicating the
College's motives for increasing its
financial aid fund. The proposed
budget also includes increases in
the library fund and the faculty
pool.
This faculty salary hike, at about
nine percent, is designed to help
the College meet its "4-5-6"
standard. Seeking to meet the
average salaries for assistant,
associate and full professors that
the fourth, fifth and sixth best
members of an eighteen-college
pool pay, Bowdoin adopted the
policy in the late 1970's. It may
The projected cost
of tuition and fees
will be $23, 210.
meet the goal within a few years.
At the open forum Wednesday
night, Dean Jervis stated that a 4-5-
6 policy may be considered as an
approach to determining coaches'
salaries. She said, "Coaches are
considered membersof the faculty.
They have the right to attend
meetings and vote."
The average salary increase of
the staff was about one percent
below the rate of inflation, leading
to a loss in purchasing power. Such
a policy garnered some protest
from the Bowdoin community.
Jervis said Wednesday, "The
decision to cut it away was arrived
at with a great deal of pain."
Chabotar, a member of the
Committee, said such a small raise
in staff salaries "was probably the
toughest decision we had to make."
"We really did fall behind on faculty
salaries," said Chabotar. There was,
however, an additional one percent
increase in the staff equity pool,
designed to compensate for unfair
salary differences among the staff.
Chabotar conceded that not
everyone was entirely pleased.
"Nobody was completely happy or
completely sad in the committee.
There were no champagne corks
popping, but no weapons being
checked either."
Speaking of applicants' need for
more financial aid, Chabotar said,
'The economy is a much bigger
factor" than the rising tuition. "We
don't want to balance the budget
based upon wishful thinking," said
Chabotar. The recession has the
committee assuming worst-case
scenarios.
What may happen to alumni gifts,
when and if theCollege's new single-
sex fraternity policy solidifies?
Chabotar predicts some alumni may
cease to donate money initially, but
eventually they will resume
donating.
Bowdoin's budget woes are not
unique among colleges in modern
America. This College's budget
committee is notable, however, as it
managed to cut the deficit
substantially while leaving most
academic programs fully intact.
Students mobilize for second forum
By Joshua Sorensen
orient contributor
The second open forum between
students and administrators
spotlighted many students'
opposition to the proposed ban on
single-sex fraternities.
Sponsored by the Student
Executive Board, the forum was held
on Wednesday night in Daggett
Lounge. Dean of the College Jane
Jervis, Dean of the Students Kenneth
Lewallen and the staff liaison to the
Governing Boards, Richard
Mersereau, represented the
administration.
Nearly eighty energetic and
sometimes fervent students
questioned thcadministra tors about
the proposed changes in residential
life and the new budget. The fate of
single-sex fraternities. Delta Kappa
Epsilon, Zeta Psi, Chi Psi, and the
Alpha Beta Phi sorority dominated
the forum. Little was said about the
budget.
Jervis, Lewallen and Mersereau
were bombarded with student
questions and comments. When
asked why the fraternities are the
only single sex-organizations on
campus being targeted and asked
to dissolve, Jervis said that "to its
The Second Open
Forum
members, a fraternity becomes the
organization that defines their
social interaction at college, it is an
important part of their educational
experience. Thus it is important
that these organizations share the
College's educational goals such
as co-education."
Lewallen said, "It is the College's
ideology that a student's experience
here at Bowdoin should be co-
educational. This is difficult to
reconcile with the fact that single-sex
fraternities seem to be saying that
they arein opposition to theCollege's
policies but that they still want to be
part of the Bowdoin College
community."
Laurie Shepard '95 of Alpha Kappa
Sigma said that while playing on a
varsity sports team this past fall, she
was part of a group that consisted
only of females and because they
practiced, travelled and also partied
together it was essentially a single-
sex social organization. She asked
Jervis whether or not sports teams
and singing groups such as
Miscellania will be forced to become
co-educational along with the
fraternities.
"Single-sex sports or musical
groups are traditionally and
intrinsically single-sexand that being
single-sex is particular to their
enterprise. For example, if a single-
sex singing group was forced to
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992
Orientation
Interview with Senator Cohen
The Orient traveled to the nation's capital this week to have a
lengthy discussion with Senator William Cohen '62 of Maine. Cohen
had some revealing things to say about the issues affecting college
students today
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heartbreaker to Holy Cross % and a big win over Conn.
College
Turn the Page...
Bowdoin's prestigious Chem Department...... 3
Levine lecture on Danish welfare system...... 4
Perry-Macmillan Museum.............................. 5
Trainer's Talk article. ...... 15
Skiblg. wmmmmmmmmmm 16
Editorial 17
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
Now we all know Bob, Jane and the crew. But what about the heroes, and
well, non-heroes that this single-sex fraternity issue has created.
Remember Schwarzkopf? Stay tuned. Come March this list is gonna get a
• lot bigger.
The Andy Warhol Club
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_. ., Look behind the curtain Dorothy! The voice of Edwards - also the
DICK Mersereau only 9mior administrator to survive Edward's axe. (Ooops! Sorry
Jane)
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The Dugan
Family
Who are these people? Gets the arrow up for leaking us the Jervis
Papers on a relatively slow new? week. But to accuse the Orient of
LIBEL! And indicting the Boy Scouts! Intimating profanities at the
Prez! Do we need a visit from Emily Post, folks?
Evergreen Mountain
State
Who in Barron's name ever heard of this place?
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Tom Da vin«:riM ^""' ant Editor ...Providing endless, unbiased coverage for...Wait, he
Mfrtiaa Ihis stuff Armw Hnwnl Armw Hnwnl
The Exec Board
Old OCW: DO referendums! Do sit-ins. DO SOMETHING.
ANYTHING!!
New OCW: 'A' for effort at least. Not one but two surveys!
Now that's taking a stance!
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1 992
By Archie Lin
orient contributor
Chemistry department ranks among highest in the country
Bowdoinfinishes first among prestigious list of schools for the amount of graduating Chemistry andBiochem majors
are especially well prepared in lab.
They are constantly bombarded by
grad uate schools; these students are
very much in demand," said
Professor Page.
Chemistry is becoming popular
among Bowdoin students. Over the
past five years, the percentage of
students taking introductory level
chemistry courses has increased,
and the enrollment in higher level
courses exhibit a similar pattern.
A similar trend is occurring at
other colleges. 'If you added up
I the figures! for small colleges versus
largeuniversities, you will find there
is a disproportionate amount of
students going for the sciences at a
place like Bowdoin," said Page.
Studies show that small colleges
graduate 4% of the nation's
chemistry students, but account for
28% of all those who eventually
receive Ph.Ds.
"Bowdoin studentsaresmartand
do work hard. ..it is the 'chemistry'
between good students and good
faculty that makes a good program,"
said Page. When asked if Bowdoin
has produced any major chemists,
in theorderof a Dimitri Mendeleyev,
the scientist who developed the
period ic table of elements, Page sa id,
"Too soon to tell."
Like many small liberal arts
colleges, Bowdoin is perceived to
have strong departments in the
"soft sciences" like philosophy,
economics and government.
Bowdoin is unique among small
schools, however, as it also has
superior "hard science"
departments.
Bowdoin's Chemistry
Department is among the highest
ranked in the nation, of all
Bachelor's degree granting
institutions.
An excellent department begins
with top-notch professors. All of
Bowdoin's Chem professors have
Ph.D.'s. "They teach very well,
and seem to be truly concerned
about their students," said Mark
Cuevin'94.
Unlikeother colleges, Bowdoin's
Chemistry Department is closely
tied with the Biology and
Environmental Studies
departments. This relationship
enables Chemistry to do
"interesting and different things,"
said Professor David Page, Chem
The Chemistry Department
Chair.
The greates t outgrowth of the
closeness bet ween Chemistry and
Biology is the development o f Bio-
Chem, which is a "tough program,
not a watered-down major." A
number of students are involved
with other joint ventures such as
the Maquoit Bay Project, led by
Professor Edward Gilfillan, which
is looking into the closing of the Bay to
fishing several years ago.
Several students have been
instrumental in co-authoring scientific
research papers with professors. Others
will be working at the National Science
Foundation Summer Institute on
Micro-Scale Organic Laboratory
Techniques, to be held on campus at
the end of the academic year.
The close interaction, between
faculty and student, is reflected by
the large number of majors that
elect to do an independent study
senior year. Upon graduation,
many of these seniors attend
medical school or pursue further
graduate-level study in chemistry.
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prepared, know how to work, and
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Number of 1990 Chemistry and
Biochemistry Graduating majors
for selected academic institutions.
Source is the American Chemical
Society Committee on
professional Training 1 990
Annual report
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Ash Wednesday service planned
By Cunt Hagan
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
A special ecumenical Ash
Wednesday liturgy service will
beheld next Wednesday, March
4, at 7 p.m. in the Bowdoin
College chapel. The service is
open to people of all faiths in the
college community and is
sponsored by the campus
ministries of Bowdoin.
Bowdoin students
participating in the service will
represent their respective faiths
and ministry. Among
participating clergy will be the
Rev. Jonathan B. Appleyard,
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, who will be in charge
of the worship service. Father
Larch Fidler, the Newman
chaplain at Bowdoin, will
represent the Roman Catholic
Church.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1992
Levine to lecture on
Danish Welfare State
Daniel Levine, Thomas
Bracket* Reed Professor of
History and Political Science will
speak on A Complete Welfare
State:Denmark Now-and Us on
Thursday march 5, at 7:30 p.m.,
in Kresge Auditorium in the
VA.C. The lecture is open and
free to the public.
Levine will describe "the fairly
complete welfare state " in
Denmark, explain how it works ,
and what the fundametnal
assumptions and perceptions of
the Danish people are ahic h make
such a welfare state possible. He
will also explain how these
perceptions are different in the
U.S. making a similar welfare
state in this country impossible.
By comparing the structures of
the welfare state built by the
Danish government with those of
the U.S., Levine willl attempt to
provide a better understanding
of both countries.
Levine has spent many years
in Denmark, as a Fulbright Senior
Lecturer in 1969-70, as a
Guggenheim Fellow in 1972, and
during the spring of 1991 as
visiting professor at the University
of Copenhagen. He has written
extensively on the history of the
welfare state in Demark, in other
European countries, and in the
Untied States. Levine has been a
member of the Bowdoin faculty
since 1963.
Safety and Security Log for 2122-2126
Saturday, Y&21
1:37 a.m.
Security pulled over a
vehicle for driving on the
sidewalk at Farley Field
House. The driver of the
vehicle was arrested by
Brunswick P.D. for drunk
driving.
Sunday. Feb. 23
3:28 a.m.
Security responded to a
complaint of loud noise at
Coleman Hall. Four students
who are not residents of
Coleman Hall were told to
leave the building.
8:40 a.m
A student was taken to
Parkview Hospital to have
her hand X-rayed for a
possible broken bone. She
was treated for a hair-line
fracture.
10:59 p.m.
A fire alarm at Delta Sigma
was caused by cigar smoke.
The alarm was reset.
Monday. Feb. 24
11:03 a.m.
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A student reported that her
vehicle was broken into and
her stereo removed while
parked at Pine Street
Apartments.
12:24 p.m.
A fire alarm at Hawthorne
Longfellow Library was
caused by dust from painters
sanding in the Special
Collections area.
Tuesday* Feb 25
10:39 a.m.
A radio and three radio
holders were removed from
an office in Moulton Union.
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become co-educational then that
means that it would be a different
group because they would have to
sing a different repertoire," said
Jervis. Students asked the
administrators to explain why there
was a loophole in the policy that
allowed single-sex social
organizations to exist for 20 years,
and why it is only now that this
loophole is being closed.
Jervis said that "when only Chi
Psi and the sorority were in existence
the administration let it go because
the situation was not creating any
difficulties or problems. But with
two more all-male fraternities who
are in open opposition to the central
policy of the College, this is a
problem. Also the College has begun
to receive letters of complaint
concerning these fraternities. The
circumstances have changed and
when it becomes a problem, we must
look at it, see what the college policy
is and then use that policy across the
board. The proliferation of spin-off
organizations such as these has
created intolerable contradictions."
Jonah Harley '93 of Zeta Psi and
Steve Meardon '93, president of
Delta Kappa Epsilon, took offense
to these remarks and pointed out
that neither of their fraternities was
a spin-off group and that in fact both
of their fraternities have been in
existence for more than 100 years.
On the afternoon of March 6, the
Governing Boards will dedde the
issue. During its meeting,
approximately two hours will beset
aside to decide upon residential life
policies. About half of this time will
be devoted to student proposals and
presentations. According to Mr.
Mersereau, "there will be time for
about 8-10 presentations. What is
important is that students prepare a
quality argument and that all
constituencies of the student body
are represented."
Brian Hawkins '67, president of
Chi Psi's corporation told students
that "Chi Psi is not the result of a
loophole but instead a survivor and
an embarrassment to this college. I
would also like to remind you that
the administration never listens to
the Alumni and that it never listens
to the students. But for those of you
who would like to write to the
members of the Governing Board,
which is already stacked against you,
1 would be more than willing to
provide and give out the addresses
of the members of the Governing
Board."
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THE BOWDCXN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1992
Arts & Leisure
Return of The Broadside
New editor revamps the format and
content as poetry magazine makes a
comeback on campus
■ '
By Jeremy LaCasse
■ MIW IM H MMM* » MI««M M — 1
Oa Match * Bowdoin will be
graced by the beautiful,
intelligent, world renowned
voiced Emma Kirkby and the
Con**** of Mustek*. & n of|i
Trim«E$ecorKlaPrattica''from
Thg , , .fimi Mff, flf ; , „ , Ctamflig,
Mph<|l6KH, an early
seventeenth century piece, the
groupConsistsof six singers and
accompanied by lute.
In 1600 Claudio Monteverdi
was th|cenmcrfa groat debate
stemming from his "breaking the
accepted rules of polyphony/
which .was the 'prima pratrka
^yte*ll TM »*** sounds
prtniucedby Monteverdi produced
what ia now known as the "second
prartica style.* Fortunately,
Monteverdi used the best of both
stylet In Prima E Seconda Prattica
to produce a beautiful dramatic,
'demotu&itioxf of the joys (the
marriage of his son) and sorrows
(the death of his soprano love who
was to slag at his sons wedding) of
Duke Viwmo Ckmzaga's court
EnuwiKirkby will take the place
of Gonzaga's love. A world
renowned soprano, Kirkby has
preformed at titeUncotn Center in
japan, Australia and German y.
This inaudible talent, "dazzling
coloratura technique, exquisite
sense of timm&andsab^echanges
in dynamics and vocal color make
these among the most delightful
performances I have ever
heardTThe New York Times).
The Consort of Musicke is no less
renowned than Kirkby, being
known the world over; According
to Basler Zeitung, "nobody can
expect any possible increase of
quality from The Consort of
Musicke, since there is no further
. degree of comparison for
superlatives. The English vocal
ensemble directed by Anthony
Koolcy has the clearest and most
appropriate kind of expression
imaginable for performing
Monteverdi.''
Theconcert will be held on March
3at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel,, free
with Bowdoin ID.
By Charlotte Vaughn
orient staff writer
Non-selective is the byword for
the poetry/short story newsletter.
The Broadside. "Any short piece of
writing will be printed, and is not
judged in any way by The Broadside
editors," claims John Chanotakis
'94, this year's new editor-in<hief.
The Broadside is not to be confused
with The Quill, which is a much
longer, formal, selective publication
printed oneortwotimesthroughout
the year. Instead, The Broadside is
pri n ted bi - weekly, a ppeari ng every
other Friday on colored (usually
red) paper in the Union, theTower,
and both libraries.
page length. The new and improved
Broadside is not as randomly put
together as the former Broadside; it is
more formatted and will include
short stories.
Chanotakis guarantees that all
submissions will be printed as soon
as possible and as space permits. He
claims, "Anything sent will be
printed and will not be turned down.
If there is no room the week a work
is submitted, it will simply be
printed the following week."
Chanotakis is hopeful about the
opportunity that The Broadside
provides for publication of short
written works without the pressure
of selectivity. The Broadside is not in
competition with The Quill or any
other selective publication; its
purpose is to "augment the
The Broadside provides for
publication of short written works
without the pressure of selectivity.
Its purpose is to augment availability
The Broadside was started 2 years
ago, and was completely student-
financed. The editors paid for each
issue, which included poetry
(mostly their own) and drawings.
However, last semester, the
Executive Board gave The Broadside
availability as well a*s the
opportunity for poetry and short
stories to be read. A lot of people
out there write as well as read
poetry," Chanotakis explained. So,
next time you're in the library and
you need a study break, go pick up
a $250 grant which will allow the The Broadside — you'll probably be
newsletter to expand, possibly inspired,
making it longer than its original 1
Peary-MacMillan Museum maintains tribute to famous sons
By Melissa Milsten
ORIENT ARTS fc LEBUR E EDITOR
Although it does not receive the
substantial recognition and
patronage that it deserves as the
only specialized Arctic musuem in
North America, the Peary-
MacMillan Arctic Musuem
continues to update and maintain
its fine exhibitions.
Created in 1967, the musuem,
which is endowed by the Russel &
Janet Doubleday Foundation, is
located on the first floor of Hubbard
Hall. The museum serves as a tribute
to two Bowdoin alumni, both of
whom were renowned explorers:
Robert E. Peary and Donald B.
MacMillan.
On permanent display in the
musuem are artifacts preserved
from Peary's career and information
explaining his expedition. The
musuem is arranged into several
sections, each devoted to a specific
time period of polar exploration. A
first section of the musuem displays
the awards and honors earned by
Peary, and several documents and
photographs representative of his
expeditions. On display in the
second section are remains of
clothing and instrumentsemployed
by Peary. The third section of the
musuem focuses on the research
being conducted in the Arctic during
the first half of the twentieth century
These exhibits are on permanent
display, and are occasionally
accompanied by a temporary
exhibit. Due to special limitations,
the musuem is restricted in the
visiting exhibitions it may host. Last
year the musuem placed on
temporary exhibition a showing of
Indian basketry; a sample of the
musuem's direct interaction with
native heritage groups.
Invisible to the patron are a vast
majority of holdings which are not
on public display in the musuem.
Gerald Bigelow, present curator,
and Dr. Susan Kaplan, Director of
the Musuem, are both currently
involved in the very arduous task of
preserving historic photographs
and documentaries of Arctic studies.
Kaplan and Bigelow are striving to
create the first Arctic films archive.
The musuem and this private
collection of photos and fi'.ms have
received national attention, as many
organizations and institutions, such
as National Geographic, solicit the
musuem for photos and
information.
The museum works in
collaboration with the Arctic studies
program, a discipline of study not
found at any other undergraudate
institution. Bigelow feels that the
musuem's main interests lie in Arctic
studies, ecology, anthropology and
in the historyof Arctic explorations.
In a diligent effort to educate and
inform both students and members
of the Brunswick community,
Bigelow and Kaplan have organized
several programs which promote
education and interaction between
the Bowdoin /Brunswick
community. Along with volunteers
from the Brunswick community,
Bowdoin students have recently
become engaged in the process of
leading tours within the musuem.
The tours consist of youngsters,
primarily in grade school, from the
Brunswick school system. Bigelow
feels that the combination of
volunteer support and student
involvement promotes, "a bridge of
college and community." At present
one to two tours run on a dairy basis
led by a combination of both
I
A glimpse of the permanent e xhibt ion at the Arctic Museum.
Bowdoin students and Brunswick the Bowdoin campus. With more
volunteers. recognition and patronage Bigelow
Currently the musem attracts an intends to "continue to improve
estimated 20,000 visitors annually, upon the program and to update
Bigelow feels that museum is and preserve the collection." The
frequently solicited because "we a re elaborate collection in the musuem
so unusual." Bigelow would like to will hopefully survive time
see more patronage in the future, immemorial, however, it is
particuarly from those students on definitely worth an immediate visit.
6
the bowdoin opiEm- ARTS & LEISURE fwday. February 28. 1992
The Miracle Legion resurrects
the folk rock tradition of REM
By Daniel Pearson
orient staff writer
The Miracle Legion
Drenched
Morgan Crei 1 Records
After R.E.M.'s Chronic Town and
Murmur caught the ears of critics
and college radio there inevitably
appeared on the musical scene
countless numbers of R.E.M.
inspired folk rockers looking to find
the same success that R.E.M. had
discovered. R.E.M. had by no means
invented folk-rock, but by adding
the punk spirit of Husker Du, the
Minutemen, the Replacements, Wire
and Black Flag, they had reinvented
it for a new generation discontent
with the growing mass of generic
bands emerging on MTV.
One band that rose out of this
never ending sea of R.E.M. clones
was a four piece out of Branford,
Connecticut called The Miracle
Legion who combined obvious
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise The
Miracle Legion once again took a
step further a way from the shadow
of R.E.M. This distancing came
from the fact that the lead singer
Marc Mulcahy's voice was not
buried in the music like Michael
Stipe'sbut was in the forefront with
an array of apocalyptic love songs.
The songs on Surprise, Surprise,
Surprise were less jangly and less
linear in terms of verse-chorus
structure; songs dipped and rose
from serene moments of pop to
precarious heights of frenzy. Marc
Mulcahy's voice at one moment
felt reassuring as if he were
whispering in your ear then he
would scream as if he were
possessed. As R.E.M. was moving
towards straightforward rock and
roll with Life's Rich Pageant, The
Miracle Legion, on the other hand,
was working in the opposite
direction by becoming more
experimental and unpredictable
much like Pere Ubu or Big Black.
Thisbecame increasingly apparent
when The Miracle Legion released
Glad, a live record (some songs were
performed with Pere Ubu) whic h
also consisted of a couple of stud io
The Miracle Legion is able to combine
dark experimentation and intimacy to
make Drenched a complete record.
elements of R.E.M.'s chemistry
along with elements of their own to
create an independent and
influential sound of discernable
difference.
The Miracle Legion's initial
release on Inca records entitled The
Backyard showed the band trying
to define its style, mixing soft, solo
acoustic numbers like "Stephen are
you there?" with sonic punk
endeavors like "Closer to the Wall ."
But for the most part The Backyard
consisted of jangly guitars and
beautiful lyrics about the loss of
innocence and remembrance of
things past. This automatically
drew references to R.E.M. Yet, The
Miracle Legion and 77k Backyard
had a darkness and an edge that
separated them from the flowery
and brainless pop that was
beginning to in undatetheairwaves.
On The Miracle Leogin's second
release on Rough Trade records,
tracks. Glad's live tracks had an
appeal for their sheer ferocity yet
they were confused and muddled
as if The Miracle Legion had become
too unpredictable even for
themselves. The originals on Glad,
on the other hand, were flat,
monotonous jangle pop.
Eventually the bassist and
drummer left The Miracle Legion
so longtime friends Marc Mulcahy
and guitarist Ray Neal made an
acoustic record called Me and Mr.
Ray. A masterpiece of pop
craftsmanship. Me and Mr. Ray
allowed the delicacy and subtlety
of Marc Mulcahy's lyrics to be fully
recognized without blaring guitars,
bass, and drums, while the intimate
settings allowed Ray Neal to show
his true guitar prowess. None of the
danger or darkness was lost on Me
and Mr. Ray; it was only increased
and perfected in the stillness of just
one guitar, one voice, and a simple
brush beat. *
The Miracle Legion's new record
Drenched on Morgan Creek Records'
in this vein of feeling but this time
with electric guitars and the addition
of Dave McCaffrey on bassand Spot
on drums. Despite the decibels,
somehow the eerie stillness of Me
and Mr. Ray is retained. It is as if
Marc Mulcahy is not singing but
rather sitting on his porch talking.
No matter how loud the music gets
you still feel like you're under the
covers in bed listening to Drenched
on a transistor radio right next to
your ear. Songs like "Sea Hag," "So
Good," and "Out to Ray" possess a
vestige of regret, yet a latent
happiness as if Marc Mulcahy were
smiling with his eyes as Ray Neal
picks away perfect pop in the
fashion of Richard Thomspon, Big
Star, or Robyn Hitchcock. "Out to
Play" is even reminiscent of Bob
Dylan's Girl from the North Country
with its hushed sense of loss and
forced sense of hope.
Other songs like "Sooner,"
"Snacks and Candy," "With a
Wish," "Velvetine," and
"Maybelline" exhibit speed and an
edge d ue to a strum ming bounciness
reminiscent of The Backyard or
possibly the Smiths, the Feelies, the
Jam or Television. Yet, these songs
fall out of the realm of the typical,
mid tempo, generic pop in that The
Miracle Legion incorporates piano,
harmonica, mandolin, hammond
organ, horns and even a drum
machine to strengthen each song
and add emotional reinforcement
to the lyrics.
Once again the lyrics focus on the
loss of innocence as you can almost
see Marc Mulcahy lean back and
close his eyes and see himself as a
nervous teenager thinking, "1
should be watching old man Booth /
instead 1 stand to kiss your lovely
bouffante/ that was the innocence
of youth."
Drenched showsThe Miracle Legion
at ease with themselves and with
their music in the wake of dubious
critics, Rough Trade's bankruptcy,
and never ending tutoring in order
to be able to release Drenched. By
being at ease with themselves The
Miracle Legion is able to combine
the jangly guitars of The Backyard,
the dark experimentation of
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise and the
intimacy and simplicity of Me and
Mr. Ray to make Drenched a
complete record that has intelligence
and listenability.TheMiracle Legion
is not inventing folk but they are
making it more difficult to define.
Midsemester Madness
Saturday , March 7
9:30 p.m.- 1:30 a.m.
A union full of activities: casino, karaoke, price is
right, campus bands, raffle, food booths, games &
prizes
With a Hawaiin Wave Theme all for only $ 4.
All profits will be donated to United Way and
Maine Children's Cancer Program.
Masque & Gown
The Masque & Gown is looking
for persons interested in an
evening program of short story
readings/discussion on April 16,
1992 in Chase Barn. The purpose
of this program is to present
literary works in a performance
style and to promote discussions
on class, race and gender issues.
On Tuesday, March 4 @ 7:30 p.m.
in Coles Tower 2 West, there will
be a meeting to discuss the theme
and format of the program.
Persons are encouraged to bring
their ideas and suggestions for
short stories to be read. For more
information please contact Margo
Downs (729-1 1 82) or Sarah Thistle
(721-5137).
Arts & Leisure Calendar
for the week of 2/28-3/6
Friday. February M
9 12:00 p.m. Teleconference:
Families 2000: Reweavinglhe Dream
, a live satellite broadcast of a
discussion of current pressures
and problems facing the American
family. Room 204, Carnegie
Science Had, Bates College (free)
• 7:00 p.m. Film: BoyzN the Hood
(1991), Rfene Room, Pettigrew
Hall, Bates College.
© 8:00 p.m. Concert: Scott Reeves
with ISM'S Jazz Faculty presents:
The Music of Wayne Shorter,
Corthell Concert Hall, University
of Southern Maine, Gotham. (S8
rwbHc/$4students/staJff/serdors)
780-5256
© 8:00 p.m. Concert: The Bates
Concert Series presents theaward-
winning New World String
Quartert, in a special American-
theme program featuring
Dvorak's "American" Quartet as
well as worksby Barber, Harbison,
and Gere win/ Olin Arts Center
Concert Hall, Bates College. ($10/
$5)786-6135
S aturday, February 29
© 7:30 p.m. Exhibit: Mark Y.
J eo n g Docu menlary Study of
Lobster fishing m Ma ine, Emily
Gross; Relationship of Images and
the Images of Relationships, James
Sabo: ldfe± Work in Progress,
Kresge Gallery, Visual Arts
Center.
© 8:00 p.m. Mardi Cras
Celebration. State St. Traditional
:\taz Band, Ptbgratmdar^i^ahd
refreshment!;, Daggett Lounge.
Sunday, March, 1
© 2:30 p.m. Concert: pianist ha
Braus, Assistant Professor of
Music at Bates, will perform a
program of music by Mozart,
Stravinsky, Debussy, Nancarro w
and Brahms, Olin Arts Center
Concert Hall, Bates College (free)
Monday. Match 2
© 730 p.m. Lecture: renowned
scientist Michael Oppenheimer,
director of the Global
Atmosphere Program of the
Environmental Defense Fund,
will discuss Global Warming,
Technology and Pontics. Nexus for
the 2 1 st Century, M uskie
Archives, Bates College, (free)
Tuesday. Marsh 3
©10:00 a.m. Exhibition:
Landscape with White Egret: The
Resurrection of a Japanese Scroti, a
recently conserved Japanese
hanging scroll of the Edo Period
(1615-1868), Bowdoin College
Museum of Art.
© 7:30 p.m. Concert: The Cenius
of Claudio Monteverdi . With
Emma Kirkby and t he Consort of
Muskke, Chapel. ($10 publk/$8
seniors)
Wednesday. March 4
© 1:00 p.m. Gallery Talk,
"Allegories of Virtue and Vice
for the Medici Grand Dukes," by
Susan E. Wegner, associate
professor of art. Presented in
conjunction with the exhibition
front Studio to Studiolo: Florentine
Draftsmanship Under the First
Media GrardDttkes*
Thursday, March, ,5
© 7:30 p.m. Reading: noted
A merican poet, essayist and
editor Ponaid HaH, 198? winner
ofthe National Book Critics Circle
Award for Poetry/witl read torn
bis works, Chase Hall Lounge,
Bates College, (free)
© 7:30 p.m. Lecture. Daniel
Levine will speak on A Complete
Welfate State-and (Js, Kresge
Auditorium, Visual Arts Center*
Strife between father and
son examined in The Field
By Pete Adams
orient staff writer
The Field , adapted from the play
'The Field" by John B. Keane, is a
powerful film, which combines the
unusual with the gripping acting of
Bull's dreams are threatened,
however, when the field's owner
decides to sell it not to Bull, but to
the highest bidder. Bull, a man of
meager means, is the most
influential man in the village as his
name would attest to; therefore,
his neighbors out of respect
concede the field to him. Despite
The Field is definitely a movie worth
seeing for its riveting emotion and the
intriguing character of Bull McCabe.
Richard Harrison. The Field, filmed
in Ireland, is the dramatic story of
Bull McCabe' s (Richard Harrison)
consuming and destructive
obsession with a piece of grazing
pasture known as "the field." Bull
McCabe' s father survived the potato
famine by working the plot, his
mother died toiling its acreage, and
he dedicated his life to maintaining
the fertility ofthe field with the hope
that his son, Tadgh (Sean Bean),
would continue the family tradition.
Bull's attempts to rig the auction,
an American (Tom Berenger)
arrives at the scene and
subsequently outbids the poor
farmer. Bull's ire is ignited as the
American's profit driven plans
attempt to destroy his way of life.
A dark side of Bull only hinted at
the movie's outset explodes onto
the screen throughout the
remainder of the film.
One soon discovers Bull is a man
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THE BOWDCHN ORIE&T ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992
Miss Brunswick's welcomes breakfast lovers
Reviewers travel to the homey confines of Brunswick's favorite diner to test the muffins—oh the muffins!
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other. Quirkiness, from a radio and fare. In addition to the standard
a juke box playing at the same time, grits and gravy, they offer a wide
to lacquered particle board, abound, selection of Mexican Food.
The menus are as one might Although we had left our sombreros
Pete Johnston
Christian Sweeney
Will Locke
MattYas
If it is a classic diner you seek, the
Miss Brunswick will not
disappoint. It is a true diner in
every sense of the word. Not much
bigger than a boxcar, it certainly
provides a cozy refuge from the
hustle and bustle of Pleasant Street.
Beware, however — "The Miss" is
easy to miss, due to its size and the
fact that it's tucked beneath a stand
of pines.
Inside you are presented with
two seating options: one of the
well-worn stools at the counter, or
the more private booths.
While the counter provides an
up-close and personal encounter
with your hosts and the deep fat
fryer (sha-na-na), most of the petit
booths offer a splendid vista of the
kitchen to one side, and the
rumbling rigs of Route 1 on the
sandwich dinner, a special, was an
excellent deal. For little more than
four dollars a steaming plate of
turkey, mashed potatoes, peas, and
cranberry jelly was had. It must be
noted however, that the bread tasted
f
The dessert menu offers a bevy
of fresh pies, muffins, and cakes.
The lemon meringue pie was
stupendous, and give us oneof their
blueberry muffins and a lovely
beverage, and there is nothing we
It is a true diner in every sense of the
word. Not much bigger than a boxcar, it
certainly provides a cozy refuge from the
hustle and bustle of Pleasant Street.
Miss Brunwick't Diner is a community landmark.
expect: well-worn and wrinkled.
Each one is unique, and probably
would have plenty of stories to tell.
They all present the same
comprehensive and inexpensive
at home, weare told by independent
sources that it is exceptional.
The hamburgers were a ppetizing
to say the least, although they were
outshone by the fries. The hot tu rkey
suspiciously as if it was of the
Wonder variety. We must also
recommend that you steer clear of
theonion rings — you can find rings
of similar quality at Burger King for
less dough.
The service was quick, but the
waitress was reserved, and did not
smile a whole lot — that is, until we
ordered dessert. No sooner was the
word "dessert" out of our mouths,
than a pleasant smile spread from
her left ear to her right (we could get
to like this lady).
cannot do.
While weenjoyedourdinner, we
couldn't help but feel that their real
forte is breakfast. In addition to the
kaleidoscope of muffin flavors,
behind the counter they had more
of those handy little boxes of cereal
than there are Bean boots at
Bowdoin.
So if you're heading out to ski
some morning soon, or just
hankering for some real American
food, make a beeline for the Miss
Brunswick Diner — the kids love it.
Slowdive plunges headlong into mediocrity
By MikeJohnson
orient staff writer
Slowdive
J list for a Day
Creation Records
Straight out of the murky black
se wageof Wolverhampton, England
oozes forth the phenomenally bland
quintet of Slowdive. The name
inspired the image of a hot air
balloon (with a leak) sinking gently
to the ground and by the end of
alburn it inspired absolutely nothing.
No surprises here, their new album
Just For a Day starts off slowly and
slides downhill until it smooshes
into uncreative sludge.
Slowdive' s recipe for musical
success:
•be English
-have sort of an unkempt
bowl-cut hairdo that you don't like
to comb
-be very depressed and
moody about the world
-speak softly and take lots
of drugs
«-. -act really slow and
mellow since you are so depressed
and take
so many drugs
•*The depressed part is
key; it insures popularity among
moody American college
students.
The album cover should have
given me a clue as to the musical
quality but hey, I didn't pick it out
so it's not my fault.
When a band chooses to use
blurry photographs that have been
so distorted that you're not even
sure what they are, instead of
Slowdive creates a vague fog of
sound that you think that you're
hearing but you can't really be sure.
"Erik's Song" is basically four and a
half minutes of a soft background
hum of syntheszier, muted feedback,
pictures of themselves, lyrics, or and breathy unintelligible vocals.
even free bubble gum . . . you've just
got to be suspicious.
Moving on to song titles-another
clue that the would-be purchaser
should take note of. The song titles
on Just For, A Day more than
adequately represent the mood of
the album. Just what do you expect
from songs like "Waves",
"Brighter", "Spanish Air" and
"Primal?" Not much. I
Slowdive's seemingly inherent
dedication to blahness extends to
their musical sound as well. Using
guitars, pianos, strings, and many
other "blah" sounding instruments.
Take that whole mellow miasma and
have it accented by piano and string
phrases placed "just so" and you've
got a Slowdive song.
A critic said that, "Listening to
Slowdive reminds me of soaking in
a warm bath and falling asleep". I
agree but would say that it's more
like stretching out on a heated
waterbed while intoxicated, and
feeling the waves that you make as
you roll over.
Lyrics. If a song sounds
particularly interesting, I like to read
the lyrics. It just helps me to get into produce something more than a
the music and the song. Just For hushed musical mush.
A Day does not include song
lyrics. I'm not really disappointed
because not only do you not notice
the lyrics on the album, they're so
hushed and drawn out that you
tend to just tune them out after a
song or two.
"ahhhhhhhh.
ahhhhhhhhhh. . I'll..
choose..my...time...
before I. ..choose.. .the
one.. ..ahhhhhhhh ahhhhhh..
.Jook— at..the..wavcs ahhhhhhhhh"
Just For A Day is not a bad album.
It is not a good album. It just isn't
much. I listened to it and five
minutes later could n't recall what it
sounded like.
Slowdive isn't a bad band but
they do need to learn how to
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riddled with insanity as evidenced
by his relationship with his wife, his
son, or anyone else he comes in
contact with. Several of the scenes
are particularly poignant, such as
the scene of him eating with the
wife he has not spoken with in
thirteen years. They eat an entire
meal without speaking a single
word and later he remarks that she
is the problem.
The Field is a film which considers
the emotions involved from a
number of angles. The viewer is
presented most prominently with
the inner struggles of Bull, but the
his son's mental anguish also plays
a prevalent role in the film's plot.
The son has been subjected to the
tyranny of his father from his birth
resulting in a young man who has
no sense of himself. Throughout
the film the son valiantly attempts
to wrest himself free of his father's
commands, and his father's
In short. The Field is definitely a
movie worth seeing for both its
riveting emotion and the intriguing
character of Bull McCabe.
8
the bowdoin orient ADVERTISEMENT Friday, February 28, 1992
THE CASE FOR...
Dear Members of the Governing
Boards:
On Thursday, February 6, 1
received from President Edwards
an invitation to meet with him.
Trustee Chair John F. Magee, and
Dean Jane L. Jervis on Sunday,
February 9, for the purpose of
discussing the status of Bowdoin's
unrecognized Greek
organizations, one of which, Chi
Psi, I have had the honor of
serving, until recently, as
President of the Alumni
Corporation.
My reaction to the letter was
ambivalent. On the one hand, I
was unhappy to receive such
short notice for such an important
meeting. (I was unable to change
previous plans and could not
attend.) On the other hand, I was
delighted simply to receive the
Invitation. In the past, Chi Psi's
undergraduate and alumni
officers have not been included on
the distribution list of College
communications covering
fraternity /sorority matters.
This open letter should
compensate for my absence from
the meeting of February 9. 1 hope
here to be able to convince you ot
something which 1 know already:
that, contrary to the Bowdoin
administration's current doctrine,
Chi Psi is not one of the College's
problems, but is instead one of its
prizes.
Eben Adams, then Chi Psi's
undergraduate president, did
attend the meeting. Members of
the Bowdoin community who
know Eben either personally or
from his leadership of Bowdoin's
Student Judiciary Committee
would agree, I am sure, that he
would be a reliable, fair reporter
of the meeting's discussion. One
area of that discussion, Eben
reports, dealt with the College's
now official viewpoint that the
recent campus debut of two new
all-male fraternities, Zete and
Deke, has "tipped the scales"
against the College's two older
unrecognized Greek
organizations, Chi Psi and the
sorority. Alpha Beta Phi. That
viewpoint has a recent and
curious history which 1 would like
to bring to your attention. Let me
begin by quoting from a letter I
wrote to Dean Jervis early last
October
According to the Spring/Summer
Issue of Bowdoin, you have said that
"The College can afford to have one
unrecognized fraternity on the loose
(Chi Psi), but not two or three...If
Deke were going to go independent of
the College, and if Zete set itself up,
too, we would have to rethink the
whole thing." Now that the two
groups cited have, in fact, spawned
independent organizations, the time
for re-thinking would seem to be upon
the College.
As part of its re-thinking process,
may I suggest that the College
examine the fairness of the position
you appear to have taken in its
behalf? You seem to be saying that
"A" (Chi Psi) can be punished for
certain activities of"B" (Zete) and
"C (Deke), even though "A" has
neither control over nor any
connection with either "B" or "C" ,
and even though there has been no
recent unilateral turn for the worse in
"A's" conduct within the College
community. The concept of guilt by
association presumes, of course, that
theree is an association. There is none
whatsoever in the case at hand. Chi
Psi has at no time assisted either new
organization directly or indirectly,
and, in fact, has taken steps to
disassociate itself from the two at both
the alumni and the undergraduate
levels.
My letter then went on to
mention those steps in specific
terms. In her reply, Dean Jervis
stated, in part: "You infer from
my quoted remarks that the
College holds Chi Psi responsible
for the proliferation of single sex
fraternities, 'guilt by association.'
Not so. Never in the many
discussions I have participated in
has such responsibility been
assigned or even suggested."
Semantics being the fuzzy field
that it is, the Dean's spin on her
quoted comments should not be
admired overmuch. The fact
remains clear that the illogical and
unfair "linkage" I outlined in my
letter has now emerged as official
College dogma. Of course, the
limited guest list (the "new" Zete
and Deke; Alpha Beta Phi; Chi
Psi) for the February 9 meeting
offers further, prima facie, evidence
that the administration makes no
distinctions between and among
the College's four "unrecognized"
Creek organizations. The College
has obviously arranged to use the
emergence of the Zete and Deke
groups as the stick with which, at
long last, to beat to death both Chi
Psi and Alpha Beta Phi.
Purely historical considerations
also place Chi Psi distinctly apart
from the circumstances of the
"new" Zete and Deke
organizations. Chi Psi has been a
presence at Bowdoin, off and on,
since 1844, and has been
continuously active since 1918.
The present undergraduate group
has inherited a tradition
challenged only once in history.
About ten years ago, a co-
educational group, as a result of
an "experiment" by the then-
constituted alumni corporation,
took over the Lodge on Boody
Street. However, when a ballot
was prepared and a vote taken,
the alumni squarely backed the
tradition of the all-male Alpha Eta
chapter of Chi Psi Fraternity. To
my knowledge, Chi Psi is the only
fraternity at Bowdoin ever to poll
all of its alumni to determine their
views on this controversial issue.
The "new" Zete and Deke groups,
by contrast, do not enjoy the
blessing of their respective alumni
governing bodies, both of which
opted to acquiesce to the College.
What is more, both groups have
formed themselves in the face of
unfavorable College mandates in
place at the time of their
organizing. Those histories, 1
submit, are quite different from
that of Chi Psi and should not be
confused with our unbroken,
alumni-supported tradition.
It might be instructive to
examine next here, if only in a
layman's manner, factors that
make Chi Psi's situation
significantly different from that of
fraternities elsewhere that have
been dragged into Court and
(rightly) thrashed. Bowdoin's
administrators and publicists are
fond of saying that the outcome of
more than others, as we are
seeing. The test of allowability,
despite a much broader set of
mandated issues in the Henry
Report, has been limited in the
College's eyes to one issue and
one only: full membership for •
women students in the fraternity
in question. That narrow
interpretation of the Henry Report
has resulted in the allowance of
any fraternity that admits women,
no matter how ramshackle its
chapter house, and in the
disallowance of any fraternity that
does not admit women, no matter
how safe and sound its chapter
house.
There is no even-handedness to
be seen, of course, in that novel
approach to enforcing the
mandates of the Henry Report.
Such a one-issue obsession in the
enforcement of that document
may not outweigh the letter of the
law, if and when Chi Psi is tossed
onto the scales of justice, but it
certainly should raise eyebrows
and questions in any courtroom.
The most recent expression of the
obsession came from Richard
Chi Psi is not one of the
College's problems, but is
instead one of its prizes.
the recent Colby litigation has set
a legal precedent that gives solace
and comfort to Bowdoin's
position relative to Chi Psi. Before
carrying that view into a
courtroom, the College would do
well to reflect on the fact that the
young men of Chi Psi, both in
their general demeanor and in
their commitment to the College's
academic objectives, bear little
resemblance to Colby's Lambda
Chi Alpha brethren. Chi Psi's
membership would prove to be a
virtuous litigant in any
courtroom. Later comments and
examples here will further
support that fact.
The Colby case also differs from
Chi Psi's Bowdoin situation in
terms of general campus context.
AH Greek organizations are
banned at Colby, and the
assumption can be made that the
Colby administration would treat
any and all underground groups
in the same way if and when
discovered. At Bowdoin, by
contrast, Greek organizations are
allowed — but some are allowed
Mersereau, Bowdoin's
professional spokesperson, who
told the Portland Press Herald last
week that Bowdoin "intends to
maintain an environment that's
fully co-ed and we're not waffling
on that." Perhaps not, but why,
then, the diluted syrup? Why not
also say that the College fully
intends to maintain a safe and
healthy environment in all of its
fraternities? Why not say that the
College expects all fraternities to
provide housing at least up to the
College's standards for its own
dormitories? Perhaps one generic
answer to all of those questions
can be inferred from the reported
remarks of Dean of Students
Kenneth Lewallen at the Theta
Delta Chi Regional Conference
held at Bowdoin on April 21, 1990.
According to a Synopsis of that
meeting prepared by Donald
Apel, TD's National Executive
Director, Dean Lewallen indicated
that the College (in Apel's words)
"might be willing to tolerate" a
fraternity's inability, financially, to
bring its building up to code "if
the fraternity acquiesced to the
edict of coeducational
membership both at the local and
national levels." I have searched
the Henry Report from margin to
margin, page to dog-eared page,
but cannot for the life of me find
even one sentence that authorizes
the Bowdoin administration to
give relative weights for
"tolerance" to its no fewer than 53
recommendations. As Casey
Stengel is alleged to have said,
"You could look it up."
Excepting the membership
issue, Chi Psi can demonstrate an
outstanding record of cooperation
with the College's mandates for
fraternities as stated in the Henry
Report. In response to that Report,
the active members of Chi Psi and
members of its Alumni
Corporation voted to comply fully
with all of the Report's mandates
just as if the College were looking
over our shoulders every step of
the way. (The sole exception to
that policy, was, and remains, the
Report's insistence upon the
initiation of women. And we are
well aware that it is an important
exception.) The Alumni
Corporation established the Chi
Psi Compliance Fund in order to
raise the monies needed to bring
our Lodge into full compliance
with the Report's mandates for
student safety and health. The
sincerity of Chi Psi's concern for
ah improved fraternity system can
be seen in the excerpt below from
our first Compliance Fund
newsletter in the fall of 1989.
Addressing the question as to
whether or not Bowdoin's Board
of Trustees has a hidden agenda
to abolish all fraternities, the letter
had this to say:
In fairness to the known facts, all
that can be said with any certainty at
this point is that the Trustees want to
abolish the fraternity system as it
now exists. And who can fault them
for that? Most of the Bowdoin
fraternities today are physical wrecks,
their exteriors bringing blight to the
campus and nearby residential
neighborhoods, their interiors a threat
to the health and safety of visitors and
students. Worse than that, there is
little or no evidence to indicate that
most fraternities are willing to
confront the number one problem
within the system: the abuse of
alcohol. Excessive drinking clearly
causes virtually all of the "trashing"
of fraternity properties, and can be
blamed, too, for most incidents of date
rape and other anti-social acts on
campus. It is this "fraternity system"
the Trustees are trying to get rid of.
Understandably they are calling for a
system which complements, rather
than counteracts, the College's overall
educational goals.
I doubt that a stronger
This is an advertisement and is not an opinion of The Orient
the bowdoin orient ADVERTISEMENT Friday, February 28. 1992
9
...CHI PSI:
An Open Letter to the Governing Boards
supporting statement of the
College's position can be found
even in its own publications. Chi
Psi alumni seem to concur in their
Alumni Corporation's approach
to upgrading the fraternity
academically, socially, and
physically. Their continuing
contributions to the Compliance
Fund have enabled us to comply,
for example, with the most
stringent fire codes in the Town of
Brunswick. (Because we are an
"unrecognized" fraternity, no
College official comes around to
check our physical plant.) The
Lodge now boasts a new, self-
closing, fire-rated door and frame
at the entrance to each student
suite; all exterior doors have been
replaced with fire-rated doors
equipped with panic bars. So that
we could be certain that the doors
met the College's own standards,
we hired the same company
Bowdoin uses for its own door
work. The fire alarm system has
been improved significantly
under the eye of Deputy Chief
Labbe of the Brunswick Fire
Department. Just last month, Chi
Psi invested several thousand
dollars in a complete revamping
of the Lodge's lighting system,
including an emergency back-up.
We have also gone to considerable
expense to repair or restore
furnishings within the Lodge.
Even before that work was done,
our security status, the quality of
our kitchen, and the generally
sound condition of our building
were the deciding factors in the
Maine Music Theater's decision
last summer to lease our property.
They had looked at a couple of
other fraternity buildings. Those
buildings, of course, belonged to
"recognized" fraternities.
Ironically, the fire security work
at our Lodge was in large part
made necessary by the College's
decision some years back to
disconnect Chi Psi's alarm system
from Bowdoin's security office.
That decision, not incidentally,
does not speak too well of an
administration now publicizing its
great concern about Bowdoin's
insurance liabilities in the event of
a fraternity fire. That concern,
according to Eben Adams, was
raised against Chi Psi at an open,
all-College meeting on February
10 with President Edwards. But,
as can be demonstrated to anyone
fair enough to visit the Lodge at 7
Boody Street (phone for
directions: the College does not
include Chi Psi on its map), the
"liability" line of attack will not
carry the day against Chi Psi. In
addition to mechanical and
physical protection against fire,
Chi Psi owns, through its national
body, one of the most
comprehensive general liability
insurance policies in the
institutional field. By no means,
then, have we allowed the
College's withdrawal from its
former security partnership with
us to leave our active members
and their visitors unprotected.
A recent Portland Press Herald
carried an article stating that
Bowdoin now has a "plan to
suspend or expel students who
join single-sex fraternities or
sororities." Unless I am a poor
reader, that statement means that
the act of joining a single-sex
organization has achieved, in the
minds of Bowdoin's present
administration, the criminal status
of, say, a brutal date rape, a
flagrant instance of plagiarism, a
dormitory thrift, an assault on a
teacher, or any similar anti-social,
immoral, or unethical behavior
while a Bowdoin student. And
that, ladies and gentlemen, is
nonsense, and ought easily to be
seen as such.
It is nonsense at the
philosophical level: If diversity
implies variety and, in turn,
that it is "always interesting, but
rarely operative."
Any expulsion or suspension of
a student for joining a single-sex
organization is also nonsense at
the personal level: Let any
member of the Governing Boards
who would condone such an
arbitrary punishment come to Chi
Psi and look directly in the eye of
each young man who would be
subject to such unjust and
humiliating treatment. As pointed
out earlier, we are not talking here
about veterans of service under
Attila the Hun, up to their ears in
testosterone, planning their next
sally into sacking and sexual
harassment. Instead we are
talking about young men of good-
to-extraordinary promise, young
men, after all, who were sound
enough academically and morally
to compete for and to gain
entrance to the College in the first
place. We are talking about James
Bowdoin Scholars, members of
Phi Beta Kappa, editors of college
publications, scholar athletes,
musicians, responsible members
of faculty-student committees.
This is a serious, major
issue, not a silly, minor
one.
choice, then how is the concept
well-served by excluding
arbitrarily certain categories
within the inventory of reasonable
choices? Bowdoin students
themselves, in a poll seven years
ago and in another just completed
this month, support in significant
numbers the right of single-sex
organizations to exist on the
Bowdoin campus. Yet the College
chooses to ignore the view of its
largest on-site constituency, the
student body. That constituency,
need it be said, is by far the one
most likely to be affected by any
administration-imposed lessening
of choice within the College's
social structure. If the students
don't give a hoot or a holler about
single-sex groups in their midst,
then why on earth is the
administration stubbornly moving
ahead unilaterally with a social
agenda only it cares about?
Perhaps we are seeing here a
ghostly speech-balloon from the
mouth of President K.C. Sills, who
(in his only lapse, it seems, from a
lifelong habit of saying beloved
things) said of student opinion
That they feel more comfortable in
an all-male organization than in a
co-educational one hardly seems a
compelling reason for the College
to give no weight whatever to
their fine accomplishments as
members of the wider Bowdoin
community, which is co-
educational, or for that matter to
their exemplary behavior within
their fraternal group.
These young men, unlike the
members of some approved
organizations at Bowdoin, have
never once embarrassed the
College and forced its public
relations arm to outdo itself in
sanitized verbiage. No member of
Chi Psi has ever attempted to
shout down, shut out, or shut in
the President of the College. Yet
young men of such good sense
and restraint are now deemed
expendable by the College. Are
they to be replaced by other
promising young men and
women who, in their first
encounter with the College's
vaunted tolerance for all views,
will be asked to sign not only the
matriculation book, but also a
pledge not to join a single-sex
organization? It is difficult to
assess which of the two groups,
those expelled or those replacing
them, would be the more ill-
served by the College. Or perhaps
the College will plumb the social
consciousness of high school
students before they get to
Bowdoin by including a strip of
socio-political litmus paper in
each application form.
If Bowdoin were a public
institution, any such policy of
enforcing fealty to the
administration's social vision
would see the College on legal ice
so thin as to virtually guarantee a
cold dunking. But, because
Bowdoin is a private college, 1 am
told that the policy might escape
that fate. Maybe so, but it would
not escape close scrutiny on
"moral" grounds. Somehow this
situation recalls a distinction
noted by Mark Twain. Twain
claimed to be a better person than
George Washington. Washington
couldn't lie, pointed out Twain,
but he himself could, yet didn't.
In the same newspaper piece
quoted from earlier, we are told
that there are to be "forums" this
month on the question of single-
sex organizations. Assuming that
the forums will truly be open and
not ceded to the louder side
present, that is a welcome bit of
news. Chi Psi, in the past, has
sought such forums, only to be
rebuffed by administrative
memoranda so holier-than-thou
about the membership issue that
the words might just as well have
been stitched, sampler-style, on
the Shroud of Turin.
The campus community will
find the members of Chi Psi'
thoroughly ready to discuss their
views rationally with audiences
similarly disposed. But is the
Bowdoin administration ready to
make the same pledge?
Apparently not. The published
comments of President Edwards
and Trustee Magee prove only
that both men are on the same
page of Bowdoin's public
relations and propaganda primer
(Mersereau Edition). That page is
headed: How to Make an Elephant
Look Like a Gnat. The President
says that the single-sex sorority/
fraternity question is "really
marginal to my concerns as
president." Mr. Magee says that
the question is "not the most
important issue" facing the
Governing Boards. The President
says that any banning of single-
sex organizations would prove to
be "a very modest change" in the
social fabric of Bowdoin College,
that such organizations represent
"a small dimension of a small
dimension of social life." Their
fellow graduates of the Mere
Bagatelle School of College
Management ought to be mighty
proud of the two men for such a
coincidence of contextual
mutuality. But both men might
better understand the true
dimensions of the issue if they
would only turn the spyglass
around and look through the
correct end. This is a serious,
major issue, not a silly, minor one.
There, then, is the case for Chi
Psi. The story of our excellent
record throughout our
"unrecognized" tenure has been
little, if at all, known to the
Governing Boards. Part of the
reason for that can be found in our
policy to go about our business
quietly. But a larger part can be
found in the fact that our success
story has not been covered in
College publications sent to
alumni and alumnae. In result,
few Bowdoin people not actually
on campus have any knowledge
of our excellent academic record,
our charitable works in the
community, our exemplary
behavior, our special programs on
substance abuse, our financial
stability, our complete and utter
commitment to the reasonable
objectives of Bowdoin College.
This is the fraternity which Dean
Jervis would have you believe has
been "on the loose" at Bowdoin.
In our work, we have been
motivated toward success not by
any thought of thumbing our nose
at the College, but rather by a
conviction that the Henry Report
contained many sensible
mandates that were long overdue
and are well worth compliance. In
all but the membership issue, we
have complied with those
mandates. That is why 1 will state
here again what I stated earlier:
Chi Psi is not one of the College's
problems; it is one of its prizes.
Sincerely yours.
Charles Packard '57
For the Alpha Eta of
Chi Psi Alumni
Corporation
Submitted by current Chi
Psi President Todd Krapf,
and paid for by the Alpha
Eta of Chi Psi Alumni
Corporation
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THEBOWDOIN ORIENT INTERVIEW FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992
Orient: What image is most prevalent in
your mind about your years at Bowdoin?
Cohen:. I think when I first arrived at
Bowdoin I was ill-prepared for it. I had a
tough time my first year adjusting to College
life. I was a good student in high school but I
really wasn't intellectually prepared for the
competition, but that's the bulk of another
matter. But in terms of having a broader
scope, and a sense of history, I think my
viewpoint was more vertical rather than
horizontal. So I initially had some difficulty.
What I remember most about Bowdoin was
during my first year, it really forced me to
expand intellectually. On the one hand it was
very challenging, on the other it was quite
intimidating. For example, being forced to
write a sonnet. And I said "A sonnet?" I
hadn't read many of the Shakespeare sonnets
or anyone else for that matter. Professor
Greason who was my professor at that point.
Orient: You were a Latin major ?
Cohen: I took Latin but I took it for almost
the wrong reason initially. I took it because it
was easy for me. I took it in high school and
had always done pretty well and I was
interested in playing basketball. But Nate
independent, meaning that you were over
in the dining room eating alone with a
group of "intellectuals" who were engaged
in drama and nothing else. There were no
women on campus and they were only
allowed on weekends so if you weren't in a
fraternity and you didn't have a car you
were pretty limited in scope so it became the
center of activity. It became less important
to me during my last two years.
Orient: Well you'll be interested to read
this week's Orient. President Edwards has
just announced that the Governing Boards
wants him to recommend a policy that will
most likely abolish single-sex fraternities
on campus. As a member of a single-sex
fraternity yourself. Do you think that the
College has the right to regulate a student's
social life and the type of organizations
that they join?
Cohen: Well I think that to the extent that
the fraternities are associated with the
College obviously there is some nexus for
regulation, but my own thought is if you
live off campus... I lived off campus and
didn't regulate our lives at that point. I lived
/ was a Psi U, which by the way was called the
"Animal House" then, long before the movie ever
made it famous. Chris Potholm can tell you all
about that. It truly was, I'm not going to go into any
great detail because I'm saving that for my own
writings ; but it was known as the" Animal Mouse"
and it lived up to its reputation.
Dane, the notorious Nate Dane, was the Latin
professor and I took Latin my first year, and
again, it was so easy for me that I didn't have
to study very hard. I could study one or two
nights and that gave me more time to
concentrate on perfecting my two-handed set
shot from 25-feet out . The greatest experience
at Bowdoin was coming into contact with a
very gifted group of young men, because it
wasn't coed . And being exposed intellectually
to a vast amount of information. And of
course being exposed to the fraternity system
as well. I was a Psi U, which by the way was
called the "Animal House" then, long before
the movieever made it famous. Chris Potholm
can tell you all about that. It truly was, I'm not
going to go into any great detail because I'm
saving that for my own writings, but it was
known as the" Animal House" and it lived up
to its reputation. Between Kappa Sig, and Psi
U. they had most of the jocks in most of those
houses.
Orient: Since fraternities are the hot issue
on campus now, I might as well ask you
about your experience as a Psi U. Was it a
positive one? What kind of role did the
fraternity play in your life?
Cohen: Well, the first couple of years it was
the center of social activity. I didn't know
much about fraternities when I got there and
we had hazing when 1 first went, which could
be extreme at some points. And I thought
"Why am I doing this? and "Why is it so
important to be going through this?" At that
point you were either in a fraternity or
my last two years off campus and no one
regulated my conduct. But to the extent thai
the fraternities are a part of the college tht
administration has some right.
Orient: There was a study reported in the
Chronicle of Higher Education showingthat
Maine has 2.5% people of color attending
institutions of higher education, the lowest
in the country. What measures do you see the
College, and really Maine, taking to attract
students of color?
Cohen: You know I was thinking about this
recently. When I was at Bowdoin I think we
may have had three or four blacks in the 800-
man student body at that point. I'm not sure
what the percentage is now. What is the
percentage now?
Orient: Ifs around 12%.
Cohen: I suppose what the college has to do
is offer studies that have some interest to
them ethnically. Something that they could
identify with other than the basic liberal arts
education. Otherwise they'll probably go
somewhere else. We ought to have a more
aggressive recruiting program that appeals
to minority students, because I really think
students aren't going to come to Bowdoin or
other schools in Maine unless there is an
incentiveto do so. We don't go out and actively
recruit athletes and offer scholarships to
athletes, so I think you need to do it
intellectually. We need to say that we've got
This week, Orient Editor Tom Davidson travele
Interview Bowdoin Alumnus and Maine Senior Set
ofrFame basketball player in the state of Maine
federal aid to college students , minority recruitm
the liberal arts education, and, of course, his op
SPAN. Cohen gives his opinion on the real issue
week: Senator George k
i
a great academic program here that would be
of interest to you, and a great campus.
Orient: Does that transcend the college?
Because the number of people of color
attending Colleges in Maine is actually larger
than the number actually living in Maine. Are
there measures being taken to augment the
number of minorities in the state of Maine?
Cohen : Well it's like everything else. People
of color are not going to move to a place
where they are going to be alone and isolated .
Numbers matter. We tend to think that there's
very little racism in Maine but that 's wrong.
As we saw at the University of Maine when
they had a number of racial incidents, it is not
something that is irrelevant and the numbers
have nothing to do with it. I think that people
coming to the state want some sense of group
identity and they don't find a place that is
friendly. Maine is not renowned for having
any of that. But 1 think you are seeing more
and more coming into southern Maine and
maybe that's due to the military bases.
Orient: There was an article that appeared
yesterday in the Sunday Telegram outlining
federal assistance to college students. In the
1960s and 70's there was a real push to
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT INTERVIEW FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1 992
11
Senator William Cohen '62
i to the Hart Building in Washington D.C. to
mtor William Cohen '62. Cohen, who is a Hall-
and a former Latin major shared his views on
znt at Maine institutions, the role of athletics in
inion on fraternities. Foreign policy is for C-
s affecting Bowdoin students these days. Next
Utchell '54 (D-Maine)
allocate federal funding to college
scholarships and general aid hut now
Congress has reneged and has slowly backed
away from their stated intention*. What are
you ,or should I say Congress, planning to do
about this?
Cohen: What happened during the 7Ws
was that the federal aid programs that were
established tended to get abused. They got
abused in the sense that there were no income
levels, no testing. So that people of higher
incomes, the sons of Bowdoin, could qualify
for student loans even though their parents
could afford to pay for the education initially.
As a result you had more and more people of
higher income taking advantage of the loan
programs and throwing down the money
that was needed for those in the middle. They
started putting some income restrictions on
the loans and the income restrictions got too
low so that you say that isn't really a lot of
money for a family of four say, to send
someone off to college. The standards were
way too low. I think what has happened is
that our mindset has become so concerned
with the deficit and the size of thedeficit and
we're now dealing with so many different
p rogr am s that education has not been focused
on sufficiently. Only in the last four of five
years have we really focused on that. I think
the focus is now shifting and I think you will
now see more attempts made at allocations
to education and financial aid. A number of
the bills that are being proposed and
considered, I'm not certain that they'll be
passed. They should allow for parents to go
into retirement accounts to help with student
loans or to pay off students costs. We just
passed the Education bill so it's going from
2300 up to 4600 by they year 2000 so that it
hasdoubled. I think you'll see more programs
focusing on getting kids into college and
getting higher education because I thinkwe
recognize that we're falling below the
competitive standards. We're finding that
we're not doing as well.
Orient: Last year, Bowdoin was number
two in the nation in graduating chemistry
majors, higher than many of the larger
prestigious universities. But we really don't
receive the federal aid that many of these
colleges have received. I was looking at the
Packard-Bromley report of 1986 put together
by a number of Senators. It called for more
federal support for smaller institutions like
Bowdoin but in reality you haven't done
much. Is there going to be a greater push?
Cohen: I'm not sure that I can say that. I
think that the emphasis from President Bush
and Congressional points of view is that
we're going to place a premium on students
going into the sciences and mathematics
because we know that that is where the future
is going to lie. And while we're obviously
going to promote the liberal arts education
because we need that breadth and scope, the
people that are going to help us remain
competitive are in the sciences.
Orient: So you won't distinguish a
Bowdoin science education from California
Institute of Technology science research?
Cohen: I think it will be across the Board
rather than saying small colleges will get it
over larger universities.
Orient: Has the recent news that many of
the more prestigious, larger research
universities such as Stanford and Harvard
were falsifying spending records of federal
funds soured you towards those places? It
didn't seem like people on the Hill were too
happy at the time the news broke.
Cohen: No, it has soured us towards those
that have engaged in those activities. It's like
saying someone at Bowdoin has falsified
some documents. You say okay, we're going
to penalize certain individuals but we're not
going to write off Harvard and Stanford.
We're just not going to do that.
Orient: Because Senator Mitchell,
Congressman Andrews and you are all
alumni of the college, people often wonder
why as a college we don't make any real
attempts to get you back there. I know that
being the senior senator and the fact that
Senator Mitchell is now the majority leader
have placed serious time constraints. But
are there things that we can be doing to get
you all back on campus?
Cohen: Well, the two of us actually came
back and gave speeches to rather large
audiences. What I enjoy doing, and I think
Senator Mitchell does too, is getting up in
front of agroupof students and saying "Here
are the books, here is how it really works."
And trying to show the ideal and pragmatic
application of what you're studying and how
it works in the real world as such and to
rekindle the idealism yet temper that with
insight into the practical rules of
governments. I know when I was first elected
to Congress I was picked as a student and
they had four of us go to the John F. Kennedy
institute of politics. And we spent four or five
weeks as students at the Kennedy Institute
and my professor was Pat Moynihan; he was
teaching at Harvard at that time. I had had no
other experience and they said this is what
you should expect to achieve as a freshman
congressman. They had people come in and
say "this is how it works and you'd better
prepare yourself for it." I think that would be
something that I would enjoy doing at
Bowdoin. What I try todois try todemonstrate
the complexity of issues. You come with a
fixed notion of what something is or ought to
be without listening to what the other side is.
I used to teach at the University of Maine for
almost five years and I would try to take real
life experiences into the classroom and try to
play with the students' minds saying "here
are the facts, now what would you do?" I find
that to be enormously rewarding and that is
something I'd like to do when I get out of
Bowdoin and whatever else I'm going to do.
And I'd like to spend the time at Bowdoin and
say "I'll give you the benefit of whatever I've
learned asa result. Don't in any way diminish
the fire of your idealism but then again don't
be intolerant. ".You force students to see the
complexities of the issues. You find that
governance is the art of adjustment,
accommodation, not forgoing your principles
but seeing what is a tolerable level of
accommodation that you can live with, and
that you can get a majority of people to agree
with. And it's a very important process for
people to be exposed to.
Orient: Would this be on a larger or smaller
scale?
Cohen: I would like to do it on the smaller
scale rather than the larger scale. Each year
the students are getting brighter and more
informed. What I loved about Bowdoin was
that the classes were so small and-we'd end
up going down to my Latin professor's salt
water farm and have wine and cheese and
talk about the "Horation Odes" or
"Propertious."
Orient :\ouwere a Hall-of-fame basketball
player at Bowdoin. There's been a lot of talk
about selected teams being cut. What would
you think about that kind of move?
Cohen: To me the athletics were almost as
important as the academics and it's hard to
separate that out. I just spent two hours
working out because I was intellectually
getting lazy and I found that there is a direct
connection between what you do with your
body and what you do with your mind. And
the athletic part is important as well in that
you learn the whole range of experiences —
the joy of winning, disappointment of defeat,
the need to discipline yourself. All of these
play a role in life and I think that it would be
a mistake if you cut back on the athletics at
Bowdoin. Athletics played a key role in
character development every bit as much as
the academics do. You cannot separate the
athletics from the academics. The Greeks
didn't, the Classicists didn't, nor should
Bowdoin.
During the next few
weeks the Orient
continues its interviews
with Senator George
Mitchell and Rep.
Thomas Andrews
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1 992
Russell Means, the Native American activist spoke to Bowdoin students
last Friday. Photo by Jen Ramirez
Breaking Down Barriers
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992
SPORTS
Men's Squash takes third at nationals
Polar Bears upset George Washington, Haverford, and Lehigh to push to semis
By Kwame Nkruma
orient contributor
Many of you devoted sports fans
may have been wondering why
you've read so little about
Bowdoin's squash team this year.
To be perfectly honest, there weren't
that many newsworthy events
during the season. The team lost
two of their top three players to
graduation last year, and three
others to study away programs.
Judging by last year's one win
season, this year's outlook was
dismal. The team put that behind
them, though, and with the help of
some fresh talent, managed to fight
through the regular season. They
played some of their best matches
against their most formidable
opponents. An impressive early
season victory against Ivy league
foe Columbia University set the tone
for good things to come. "It was
good for us," head coach Phil Soule
said "a win against one of the Ivies
is all that was needed to get these
guys fired up." Coach Soule
provided the needed leadership for
the young team throughout the
season.
After a couple of tough losses to
the U.S. Naval Academy and M.I.T.,
the Bears got back on track against
Haverford. Drawing from the
reservoir of talented squash players
in the Philadelphia area, Haverford
put up a tough fight only to found
themselves on the losing end of a 6-
3 score The team then suffered some
close 5-4 losses to Bates and Colby
and got whipped by Amherst, the
8th ranked team in the nation. They
had a slightly more successful trip
down to the Weslayan invitational
tournament, though, where they
pulled together and crushed
Division I George Washington
University in a 9-0 shutout.
When it counted ,most, the team
reached down deep and played
with early round victories over
Haverford College and Lehigh
University. Before they knew it, the
Bears found themselves in thesemi-
final round against top seed
Wesleyan University.TheCardinals
were up for the match and managed
to knock o i i the Bears. It wasn't time
third place trophy in the Conroy
division.
Seeing the Mules walkaway with
their heads held low made the win a
fitting way to cap off a season of
individual growth and promise for
the team in the future.
The team had looked to the bottom
Squash Captain, Jeff Deming leads
some of their best squash. 1 he team
nationals were played down at Yale
University this past weekend, and
the Bears did themselves proud.
For many of the. seniors, this
would be one of their last
opportunities to compete and their
stellar play showed their desire to
win. The team started out strong
the team to glory
to head back to Brunswick yet
though.
The team still had to face the third
seeded Colby team. It was in the
back of everyone's mind that
Bowdoin hadn't beaten Colby in
two years. They rose to the occasion,
though, and pulled off a 6-3 upset
over the Colby Mules to steal the
Photo by Erin Sullivan
of its order for strength throughout
the year.
The play and leadership of the
seniors Mark Jeong, co-captain
Thomas Dene, and Jamie Watt along
with co-captain Jeff Deming and
sophomore Hafeez Esmail were
essential to the team's performance.
One of the standouts of this group
was Jamie Watt, a senior newcomer
to the team who was called upon
many times to step up in the ladder
due to team injuries or illness, yet
consistently exhibited exceptional
play and came away with a
personal record of close to .500.
Watt and Deming both peaked
when it counted and posted 4-0
records at the team nationals.
The future of the team, though,
lies with the three first-years on
the team. Jon Cirome, Josh Tulga,
and Eliot Van Buskirk all made
successful transitions out of their
prep-school leagues and into the
ranks of college squash.
The three of them played in the
top five of the team and improved
their games dramatically over the
course of the season. They faced
some of the top competitors in the
game and know what it takes to
beat them in years to come.
Rounding out the order were
seniors Dan Michon and Matt
Weiner who both had spent junior
year off campus and faced the
challenge of filling in the numbers
1 and 3 spots respectively. Michon
faced many tough matches, his best
win being a pivotal victory against
Mike Keller of Colby at the
Nationals.
The team will lose five key
Dlavers to eraduation . but can look
forward totheretum of junior Chip
Leighton who is presently
sharpening his skills in the soft ball
squash leagues of London.
All that is needed now is the
addition of a few talented first-
years and the Bowdoin team could
soon easily be ranked in the top 20
in the nation.
O'Neill smashes two college records in Track win
By Staci Bell
orient contributor
It was on their agenda: February
22, 1992, New England Division II
Women's Track and Field
championships at Wesleyan
University. It was on their minds;
they wanted to perform their best
individually and teamwise. It was
at their fingertips; after weeks of
hard work, they were ready to
compete against the best teams in
New England.
The Polar Bears displayed their
talent in trie preliminary trials and
qualified several people for the
finals. After three heats in the 55
meterdaah, Sara Soule '95 finished
in second place , and Erin O'Neill
captured fifth. In the 200 meter
dash, O'Neill, Emily LeVan '95,
and Soule captured a 2-3-4 finish,
adding eighteen points to the
overall team score. LeVan also
finished fourth in the 400 meter
run. In the 55 meter hurdles, Amy
Toth '95 finished fifth.
In the jumping events, toth had
a fourth place finish in the long
jump, and O'Neill seized sixth
place. In the throwing events Staci
Bell finished in fourth place .
Although sophomore Becky Rush
did not place in the 20 # weight
throw, she got a personal record of
1TW.
Bowdoin's distance runners
showed that they could hold their
own against some outstanding
runners. Junior Eileen Hunt went
for the gold, finishing in first place
in the 5000 meters with a time of
10:26. Bowdoin's only Division III
champion, Hunt also finished in
third place in the 1500 meter run.
In the 5000 meter run, senior
Hanley Denning finished in sixth
place with a time of 18:58.
The 4x400 relay and 4x200 relays
demonstrated the team aspect of
track. Soule, LeVan, Toth, and
O'Neill comprised both teams,
bringing the 400x200 to a first place
win. The highlight of the meet for
the Polar Bears was the 1:47 first
place finish in the 4x200 relay
which was a Bowdoin school record
and a New England Division III
meet record. Amy Toth commented
on the records, "It feels great to be
a part of this record-holding relay
team. We really pulled together to
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do our best in the event."
The women's team certainly did
pull together to finish in fourth
place overall. The individual and
team performances were made
possible by the great support that
everyone on the team gives to each
other.
One individual that has been an
incredible supporter of everyone
on the team is first year student
Kristen Ekman, who has been
injured for the last half of the
season. With the dedication that
Ekman has displayed despite her
Photos by Jim Sabo
injury, she has been an inspiration
to everyone on the team.
The top four finishers all
finished within 25 points of each
other. In fourth place, Bowdoin
finished behind Williams,
Brandeis, and Tufts. On the agenda
for this weekend is the open New
England meet that will be held at
Boston University Saturday and
Sunday.
Open New England Tack
Championships at Bl this
weekend
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992
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Men's Hockey splits on disappointing road trip
Bears lose heartbreaker to Holy Cross only to rebound against Conn. College
by Dave Jackson
orient staff writer
The men's hockey team came
home from last weekend's road trip
with a disappointing split, losing
in heartbreaking fashion to Holy
Cross before rebounding at
Connecticut College. The team
stands at 14-8 with just two games
left in the regular season.
Holy Cross was a team that the
Polar Bears certainly expected to
beat last Friday, having turned
them away 7-3 at Dayton Arena in
January. But the host Crusaders
played a solid game and scored
with just 12 seconds left in
regulation to win the game 2-1 .
Lance Brady's unassisted goal in
the waning moments was the
difference. Brady intercepted a pass
at center ice and made a beautiful
move around the Bowdoin
defensemen before firing a wrist
shot past Darren Hersh '93.
Charlie Gaffney '95 scored the
Polar Bears' only goal on a fluke
play. Gaffney's attempted pass from
behind the net hit the stick of Holy
"We were very flat in the first
period . We improved as the game
went on and put a great deal of
pressure on them in the third
win." A four goal first period
helped make the difference, as the
Polar Bears never trailed in the
contest. MarcelloGentile'95,Torey
FIRST PERIOD
Bowdoin
4
Conn
1
SCORING : Bowdoin- Narcello
Gentile, Torey Lomenda, Andy
Nod, Derek Richard
SECOND PERIOD
Bowdoin
5
Conn.
4
SCORING : Bowdoin- Joe
GafTney
THIRD PERIOD
Bowdoin
Conn.
5
SCORING-Bowdoin- Chris
Delaney, Tory Lomenda
Cross goalie Dean Cianoukas and
caromed into the net. Jim Jensen
answered for the Crusaders in the
second period with a goal at the
5:51 mark.
Both teams were strong in the
goal. Hersh made 36 saves for
Bowdoin, while Gianoukas saved
37 shots for Holy Cross.
Head coach Terry Meagher said,
period. But we missed some easy
shots and 2-on-l chances and ran
into some good goaltending."
The Polar Bears shook off the
loss quickly and posted a 7-5 win
over Connecticut College on
Saturday.
Meagher said, "It was a very
physical game. We played our
gameand played it well enough to
Lomenda '94, Andy Noel '92, and
Derek Richard '93 tallied in the first
frame for a 4-1 Bowdoin lead at
intermission.
Noel's goal at the 1 7:06 mark was
the first of his four year hockey
career. He added an assist on
Gentile's goal.
The Camels cut the lead to 5-4
after 40 minutesof play. JoeGaffney
'95 scored theonly Bowdoin goal in
the period on the power play, his
brother once again setting him up
beautifully.
Two goals early in the third
period put the game away. Chris
Delaney '92 lit the lamp at 2:36, and
Lomenda scored his second goal of
thegameat 10:00 to give the Bears a
7-4 and render a late Camel goal
meaningless.
The Polar Bears wereoutshot 45-
24 in thecontest, but the goaltending
of Matt Bowden '95 and Tom Sablak
'93 proved to be the difference.
Bowden made 23 saves in the first
two periods, while Sablak registered
17 in the third period.
The Bears finish the regular
season on the road at Babson and
St. Anselm.
Tonight at 7 p.m. the team visits
the archrival Beavers, a team that
beat them on opening night. They
face off with the Hawks at 2 p.m.
tomorrow.
Both games will be broadcast live
on 91.1 WBOR-FM.
Cardiovascular exercise replenishes body and soul
Trainer's Talk
by Alissa Kerry
Why are more Americans turning
to exercise each year? One reason is
that the news is out: fitness seems to
be the new fountain of youth. Health
authorities are placing more and
more emphasis on the relationship
between physical fitness and
improved health. Research shows
that vigorous exercise helps prevent
heart attacks, aids weight control,
instills a feeling of well-being, and
enhances mental function.
There are two general rewards
from exercise- the physical and
psychological improvement of the
body itself and the achievement of
greater psychological and emotional
well-being. Of course, the other
requirements of good health,
including proper nutrition and rest,
must be met.
One of the most highly publicized
aspects of aerobic exercise has been
its rate in improving cardiovascular
function. The most pronounced
early effect of physical training is a
decrease in resting heart rate. After
eight to twelve weeks of endurance-
type exercise performed on a regular
basis (four times a week), your heart
begins to beat less, both at rest and
day. That means that you will save
about 14,000 beats per day. Your
heart will be working more
efficiently, pumping more blood
with fewer stokes. It works less,
rests more, and consequently takes
much longer to wear out.
Endurance athletes are
characterized by a large ventricular
cavity and a normal thickness of the
ventricular wall. For example,
training for endurance usually
requires prolonged efforts, during
which the cardiac output is
There are two general rewards from exercise. The
physical and psychological improvement of the body
itself and the achievement of greater pscyhological and
emotional well-being. Of course y the other requirements
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during everyday tasks. The overall
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heartbeats in a 24-hour period is
astonishing. Let's say that exercise
trainingreducesyouraverage heart
rate by 10 beats (a common
occurrence) for each minute of the
It is understood that the size of
the heart is greater in trained
subjects than those who are not
trained. Studies have shown that
differences in cardiac hypertrophy
are related to the type of sport or
training performed by an athlete.
sustained at high levels. The body
response to this type of stimulus,
called volume stress, is an increase
in size of the ventricular cavity.
Thus,thedemandsofexcrcisemake
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Muscle fibers of highly trained
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Not only is the supply of oxygen
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Exercise can also lower the risk of
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1992
Olympics huge U.S. victory: for women
Blair, Yamaguchi take skating golds and overshadow hockey's unfortunate loss
u: m And speaking of the United States,
Both the men and the women ^ _ ^ ^^^ nf y. has there ever ^ more of a one
tumbled all over the ice in the long
While I was busy watching
commercials on CBS last week, I
happened upon the Winter
Olympics. It was nice of those
people at the airlines, soft drink
companies, and automobile
manufacturers to briefly interrupt
their bantering so that I could see
two or three of the bobsled runs.
Anyway, here are some closing
thoughts on the Albertville
Games.
First of all, is there anyone out
there who found the dresses on
the women that led the
processions at the opening and
closing ceremonies even remotely
attractive? I can only think of so
many synonyms for unsightly to
describe the contraptions that
covered them from head to toe. 1
know that the French designers
favor avant-garde fashions, but
how could the poor people forced
to wear them be comfortable?
On a brighter note, the games
themselves were exciting as usual .
I can't remember an Olympics
where the races were so close. The
women's downhill was decided
by six hundredths of a second. In
other words, in the time it takes
readers to read this word, the time
differenc* 1 has passed. American
speed skater Bonnie Blair won one
of her gold medals by .02, even less
time. And the finals of the short
track speed skating race came do wn
to about the length of a fingernail.
Other events were just as close.
It's hard to envision performing
some of the feats that were seen at
the Olympics. Four man
programs. These people are the best
skaters in the world, their trips to
the Olympics the result of more than
a decade of training. Yet the Games
have a way of reducing anyone to a
mere mortal. Or making him into
an immortal, a la Alberto Tomba. I
bobsleddinghasgottobe the hardest really changed my opinion about
sport on the planet. First of all, one the Italian supers kier during these
must get all four men into the sled
itself. The team from the Virgin
Islands showed that this was not a
guarantee. Also, for the purpose of
comfort, all should face forward,
though the Unified Team proved
on one of its training runs that this
too was not a sure thing. If the first
six or seven seconds go without flaw,
the hard part comes up. Top speeds
on the slick, twisting track reached
over 80 miles per hour. Many sleds
tipped over, while others lost
valuable time skidding off the
protecting walls on either side of
the track. For the winners from
Austria, who also won by less than
a tenth of a second, it was a well-
deserved gold medal.
The intensity of the competition
brings with it tremendous pressure.
It was amazing how many falls
occurred in the figureskating events.
Louder Than Words by
Dave Jackson
Games.
Before I
thought,
"Who is this
guy to
proclaim himself the best skier in
the world?" After watching him
win the giant slalom, then take
second in the slalom after being
1 0th following the first of two runs,
I suddenly realized that he might
have a point.
This is a man who, when all the
money is on the table, gives his
greatest performance. His silver
medal in the slalom said more about
his ability and determination than
any gold medaf Tomba has ever
won. He was in tenth place after a
horrible first run, and he had little
hope of winning a medal. But he
searched within himself and
decided that noth'ng would stop
him.
He gave the performance of his
life and took the lead in the
competition. Only one man, first
run leader Finn-Christian Jagge of
Norway, was able to beat Tomba's
combined time. Tomba had passed
eight skiers in the second run. I
realized that some people do have a
right to brag about themselves; those
are the ones that produce beyond
their chatter.
Still, my
thoughts on
theOlympics
always seem
to drift to hockey. Two overriding
images persist. One is the
overwhelming presence of the
man show than LeBlanc?
For those that were disappointed
by the team's finish out of the money,
take consolation in the fact that
without their 27 year old goalie, the
Yanks probably would have been
playing for ninth place instead of
third. His 50 save performance
against the Unified Team was
nothing short of spectacular. All of
the hype surrounding this team last
week and their sudden return to
reality made the 1980 Miracle on Ice
seem all the more implausible.
The team did win millions of
hearts, though, and they made an
improvement over the past two
Olympics. The U.S. is clearly
Unified Team. These guys were not becominga hockey power. Itsimply
expected to win the gold medal.
People expected the men from a
country in turmoil to simply play
hard and end up with, say, third
place. But the men in red proved
once again that they were the
soundest, deepest, most consistent
team in the tournament. Following
an early loss to Czechoslovakia, the
Unified Team improved with each
game, including a 5-2 win over tie
U.S. that was really a rout hefth^
together by American goalie Ray
LeBlanc.
needs to learn the wideopen styleof
play that the European teams
execute so well in their larger rinks.
At Lillehammer in 1994, the U.S.
hockey team will have a very
realistic medal shot. And for all of
the participants, viewers and
sponsors of the Albertville Games,
the Winter Olympics were a real
thrill.
And the best news of all is that
only two years stand before they
come again.
Nordic Skiing second in Div. II
by Jessica Jay
orient contributor
On Valentine's day weekend, the
14th and 15th of February, the
Nordic Ski Team trekked the
relatively short distance to Jackson,
New Hampshire to the Badger
residence to compete in the Division
II Championships.
Hosted by Colby-Sawyer
College, the carnival featured two
days of skiing; the first: a 5 and 10K
freestyle sprint, and the second: a
14 and 21 K traditional distance for
men and women, respectively.
I f you remember, Friday the 1 4th
was a gorgeous day: clear, sunny
skies with a toasty temperature of
35 C, ideal racing conditions.
Bowdoin women took full
advantage of the day by racing
3rd,4th,7th,8th, and the 13th in the
5K. Co-captain Tammy Ruter, '93,
battled within the three skiers to
secure a third place finish, only
seconds out of the lead, and was
followed closely by teammate
Shannin Smith '92 in fourth. The
team missed the presence of Ant hea
Schmid '94 who was home suffering
from severe tendinitis. The team
was strong enough to launch the
The team was strong
enough to launch the
Bowdoin women into first
place after the first day of
competition.
Bowdoin women into first place
after the first day of competition.
Bowdoin men had fire beneath
their skis as well. Jason Rand '94
raced to sixth place, followed by
John Martin, '92, and co-captain
Matt Corbet '92 who finished in 9th
and 1 1 th, respectively .The top three
finishers by the men enabled them
to take third in the first day of
competition.
To eradicate any thoughts of an
upset, the Bowdoin men's and
women's teams skiied out of their
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finish of Jay, who took 2nd, followed
by Rutler in 3rd and Sherman in 4th .
The men didn't ski to shoddily,
either, and during their three laps
around the 7.5K course, Rand
exploded into the top five with a
stellar second place finish. Rand was
followed by Corbett in 11th and
Martin in 13th, to round out the top
three. The men's team ended up
finishing third. The combination of
the women's two first finishes, and
the men's two third place finishes
was enough to earn the Bowdoin
Nordic Ski Team first place, overall
in the competition, not to mention
several trophies for top three
individual finishes by Rand and Jay.
The first place finish, when
combined with the finish of the
alpine team, resulted in a 2nd place
finish in the Division II
Championships, and an invitation
for both teams to compete in the
Division I Championships in
Middlebury, this past weekend.
Overall, the Bowdoin Nordic Ski
earn not only overcame the
jrtassive budget cuts which befell
them this year, they proved that
while the money helps: talent,
enthusiasm and dedication can still
win championships
r<
Women's Hockey finishes
winning season
by John Harthorne
ORIENT STAFF
The Women's Varsity Hockey
Team culminated a winning season
with a clutch victory over Bates to
secure first place in the recent
Colby invitational. Erin Miller,
goaltending, played an incredible
game, stopping 43 shots, while the
team's leading scorer Carol
Thomas shot the winning goal in
the 2*1 rivalry match-up. It was
somewhat of a revenge game, as
the team was 1-1 with Colby in
their earlier games. The game
ended an impressive 10-6 season
which included many records set
both in net and at the other end of
the ice. Carol Thomas dominated
the Offensive record-setting,
gaining the title to five standings,
including most goals in a season
and most points in a career, in the
net, Erin Miller beat the old record
for saves in a game with 68 blocked
shots against RIT forcing the game
into overtime. She also claims the
best save to shot percentage with
over 90% of her adversaries* shots
proving inconclusive over the
season. The team as a whole
crushed the old record for power
play goals with a 263% efficiency
in this facet of the game
This record is attributed to
the team's cohesiveness,
according to co-captain Katie
Allen. The team focuses on a
give-and-go quick shot offense.
Carol Thomas feels that this
works mainly because the team
"gets psyched up to the point of
losing it ,* before each
competition." r The players are
ali quite pleased with their
record, as many of their
adversaries presented tough
competition. The Bears play
very well together and claim to
have that certain something that
leads to victorious competitions,
even though many adversaries
daim greater depth. Mid-season
the team was threatened with
elimination due to "lack of
athletic funding."
Helen Payne recalls that the
possible separation of the team
made her realize what the sport
had meant to her over the past
four years and cultivated a desire
to "give the season (and the
sport! merit" On the whole the
Bears had a solid season.
They hope to repeat their
winning season next year,
regardless of the loss of two of
their top players.
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Kditorials
Don't avoid the issue
Last week's Orient featured a front page story
entitled "Are Women 'in' fraternities?" The article
focused primarily upon the treatment of women in
the coeducational houses at Bowdoin. This article
has caused a great deal of speculation in the
community and many people in the fraternities
have perceived a strong need to discover who
broke ranks and spoke up about how they feel
women are being treated.
Let's look at some of the comments made by
erstwhile members of fraternities that were quoted
in the news story. One woman said "Brothers got
away with more. Things that would be assault or
harassment out of the house, weren't [considered
assault] in the house." Another commented on
how traditional fraternity interactions can involve
gender bias and coercion.
Though no onecan say forsure what thesituation
is today and it is certainly possible that these
remarks are completely wrong, these women's
observations represent a very serious criticism of
the level of respect that fraternity brothers have for
their 'sisters'. It is probably safe to say that all
women in fraternities aren't systematically
discriminated against (though some would
challenge this as well). Nevertheless, the problems
relating to gender pose one of the most important
of challenges for fraternities and the consequences
of not dealing with these issues pose one of the
most potent of threats.
The news article goes on to point out that female
members are rarely found in higher administrative
positions in the fraternities. This proves nothing
by itself. It is, though, another piece in the puzzle
of women in fraternities.
As was noted at the outset, the fraternities have
begun what amounts to a witch hunt. Ultimately,
this reaction seems both misguided and excessive.
These actions demonstrate painfully clearly that
many in the frats quite simply missed the point.
Clearly women are recognized and elected
nationally in some of these houses and some women
do hold important administrative posts in their
houses. The article in last week's Orient sought not*
to deny this but to point out that despite this, it is
likely that sexual harassment is a problem in the
fraternities.
We certainly would have felt more comfortable
if the fraternities had responded thoughtfully. Did
any of them wonder if it might be possible that
other women in their houses might feel the way
the women quoted in the article do? Did it ever
occur to them to speculate not on who blew the
whistle but on what was being said? The fact that
sexual harassment may well be a very serious
problem in co-ed frats remains and engaging in a
witch hunt does nothing but divert attention from
the real problem.
Finally, such reactions and many of the others
that have been expressed in lettersand open forums,
provoke some very serious questions about how
important fraternities have become to many people
at Bowdoin. Are fraternities really so important
that the threat of their demise leads to an inability
to sleep or work, as many members have claimed?
Is one's life really ruined by such a possibility? Is
even the suggestion of inequality in the frat houses
so frightening that it stirs angry and immediate
reactions such as the ones we have witnessed over
the last week?
We support fraternities and the serious
contribution which they make to the collegiate.
But it should not be forgotten that they are exactly
that- a contribut ion \o the collegiate. We are students
of Bowdoin and not the organizations that, together,
make up a portion of the campus. It is the
friendships that lie behind the Greek letters that
make these organizations so wonderful. Let's not
ignore this any longer. It's time to embrace diligent
a ttempts to confront a serious issue which threatens
to erode the basis of co-ed fraternities. And it's
time to reject a path of persecution which result
will result in an illusory gain because such a gain
masks a wound that must ultimately be dealt with.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT. OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1992
to the Edito
Bowdoin has benefited from
Jervis' competent leadership
To the Editor:
I was a member of the search committee which, in 1988,
brought Dean Jane Jervis, the first woman hired for a top-
ranking administrative position, to Bowdoin College. In fact,
I had the good fortune to be the committee member designated
to speak personally to her recom menders. At Hamilton College
I was told that Dean Jervis was the administrator who was
most often required to implement the tough decisions, and
the one students most respected for her honesty and fairness.
Former teachers and colleagues at Yale and Hamilton spoke
appreciatively of her scholarship and character. Those of us
who have worked as members of her staff concur. She is able,
honorable, and refreshingly straightforward. Bowdoin has
benefited from her competent leadership and, while I wish
the best for her, if she decides to leave, not really very long
after coming to Bowdoin, I, for one, would be very sorry
indeed.
I think I understand something of what Dean Jervis meant
when she wrote about the hopelessness of trying to get
fraternities to take responsibility for themselves. Asa member
of the Thome Committee a decade ago and then last year a
committee which began to evaluate the progress of fraternities
in meeting the requirements of the Henry Committee, it
seems to me that for too long the College has been in the
position of making demands on fraternities that it understood
at the outset the fraternities were either not able or not
disposed to meet. And then, when the fraternities failed,
doing little more than scolding and complaining. It is a worn
out tactic and ultimately self-serving. The College could be
seen to wear the white hats while the fraternities wore the
black.
Dean Jervis is right to hold the College accountable for
abdicating its own responsibility for improving conditions of
student lifeon the campus. While the College has been looking,
often with dismay, "across the street,'" Bowdoin students
have yearned for social space on campus, where alternative
activities and programming could take place. If we are indeed
thinking seriously about finding the means to provide it,
that's good.
Students also tell me that they'd like to get off campus as a
means of reducing pressures, yet in a community with no
public transportation they often feel trapped. Although we
manage transportation for Bowdoin athletic teams reasonably
enough, student volunteers, who constitute, by my count,
roughly 1/5 of the student population, sometimes have a
tough time getting to where they need to be. Perhaps, at the
very least, there should be weekend mini-bus runs to Portland
and other interesting Maine locations, to allow students a
change of scenery and of pace.
Sincerely,
Ann Pierson
female executive of a house, relating her experiences in learning
to run what was once viewed as an exclusively male
organization, would have helped to broaden the extremely
limited outlook of this article. The dismissal of the one current
female house president in a parenthetical reference while
comptetelyoverlookingtheexistenceofanyotherhigh-ranking
women is both insufficient and irresponsible coverage of the
issue.
The inclusion of unspecific remarks by Women's Resource
Coordinator Bridget Spaeth and Area Coordinatorjoan Fortin
is equally problematic. Fortin thinks that "They (fraternities)
need a lot more training". In what? From whom? With what
houses is she familiar, and what incidents led to her formation
of this opinion? Spaeth's allegation that "Sexism is intact in
many or all of the fraternities" is hardly newsworthy, since
she herself admits that it is based on hearsay. Assistant Dean
of Students Ana Brown's statement that "in certain frats,
women are treated more equally than in others" epitomizes
the vagueness so characteristic of this article; but it is Petrie,
not the women interviewed, who is to blame.
Myargument is not that all Bowdoin fraternities are bastions
of coeducational bliss, for I know that sexism is one of the
largest problems facing these organizations and that issues of
gender must be dealt with in each and every house, including
my own. My problem is with a "news" article that promulgates
theopinion intentionally or otherwise that all female members
of fraternities are the victims of raging discrimination and that
they are repeatedly barred from positions of power across the
board, with noconcrete coverage whatsoever of theother side
of the issue.
At a time when the future of the fraternity system is
uncertain, the Orient has the powerto influence those members
of the college community who are not yet sure whether these
institutions are worthy of their support. I personally refuse to
let such poorly researched and presented pieces speak for my
organization. As an officer for the last three years in a house
which elected the first woman president of any fraternity in
the nation and has continued to place them in executive
positions for the past twenty years, I am particularly insulted
by Kevin Petrie's cavalier condensation of the role of women
in fraternities into three columns of meaningless
generalizations. The subtitle to this piece was "The first in a
series". I only hope that his next effort shows more thought
and impartiality than his last.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Boyle
Vice President
Psi Upsilon fraternity
To the Editor,
This state motto holds true for Bowdoin College and its
fraternities, coed and single sex. Human nature cannot be
suppressed except by acceptance and consent. Parents invest
their children's future in a college education — not in
subjugation — that suffers by detracting, unnecessary and
often frivolous regulations.
The "lost tribes of Israel" have found that to know the truth,
one is set free. The question still remains WHAT DOES
BOWDOIN COLLEGE PROJECT FOR THE FUTURE OF
FRATERNITIES? Certainly the secret archives of the Planning
and Development Of f ices have some reference to this question .
As an alumnus, I expect a forthright answer.
These three share a common destiny:
— Government has the electorate;
— Corporations have their shareholders; and
— Bowdoin College has its Governing Boards, which should
reflect the views and wishes of the Alumni.
While it is customary to have strong support within any
administration, there is a line between good and bad policies
and programs.
The Governing Boards at their March and May meetings
should table any action against fraternities and devote their
attention to the more immediate financial woes of the College.
This postponement will afford time for the Alumni and
Alumnae to express their opinions and position on the future
of Bowdoin's fraternities.
It is the only fair and democratic way to go.
Sincerely,
Malcolm F. Shannon '38
Journalism class lecturer
responds to "slam" accusation
Miss Boyle, VP of Psi U, replies
to "Are Women 'in 1 Frats?"
Calls for diversity conceal
intellectual suffocation
To the Editor,
As a member and as vice-president of one of Bowdoin's co-
educational fraternities, I found Kevin Petrie's coverage of the
issue of women in fraternities to be grossly incomplete. "Are
Women 'in' fraternities?*' contained information useless at
best and damaging at worst in its efforts to enlighten students
and faculty about sexism in Bowdoin's co-ed fraternities.
Petrie's article presents one narrow view of a multi-faceted
issue, in a manner more befitting an editorial than a front-
page news story. What could have been a thought-provoking
report was instead a loose and one-sided conglomeration of
unofficial history, gossip, and generalization about the
organizations in question. One interview with one anonymous
ex-member of one house, also anonymous, hardly suffices as
a portrayal of the role of women in fraternities. Although
Petrie acknowledges this, it does not stop him from reporting
"stories circulated"; and making blanket statements such as
Temales are seldom found in higher administrative positions".
In what houses? For what reasons? An interview with a
To the Editor,
1 hope the boxed invitation two issues ago ("Write for The
Orient and get slammed by English 64") wasn't too seriously
intended. English 64 ('The Reporter's Craft") is a nonfiction
writing course with anemphasison journalistic models. Once
a week, one of those models is The Orient, which is examined
by members of the class for the quality of its prose, the
accuracy of its reporting, and the effectiveness of its news
judgments. *
Sometimes the critique results in praise, sometimes not.
But the purpose of the exercise (Which includes The Patriot
and other student publications as well) is to offer real-life
situations to which the more abstract things we discuss can be
applied.
In recent weeks, for example, we have talked about the
ethics of using private documents of unexplained origin, the
question of whether men and women are treated equally in
the media, and the moral relationship of writers and their
sources. On a more technical level, we've discussed such
questions as how far a journalist can go in "improving"
quotations or avoiding "unpleasant" news.
The intention is simply to sharpen the class members'
editing and writing skills, not to slam anyone.
Sincerely,
Charles Calhoun
Visiting Lecturer in English
To the Editor:
I hesitate to respond to Professor Turner'
condemnation of my views on the Diversity Coalition out o
a belief that professors warrant the respect of the student bod]
and should not be confronted on a personal level in print. Ye
at the same time, I feel that his comments reflect the execrabl.
hypocrisy of not only a fringe individual but an entin
movement that seeks to emasculate free thought and replao
it with a suffocatingly narrow dogma that is anything bu
diverse.
Mr. Turner counsels me that the issue of diversity i
one that "does not lend itself usefully to simple responses o
any kind... we are condemned to hurling insults at each othe
from soundproofed entrenched positions." I share Turner'
desire to strip a way lurid ideological veneers in search of thei
latent complexities. It was this which drove me to examine th<
volatile riot of idealism and blind partisanship which churnet
beneath the surface of the Coalition. The promotion of thei
agenda was a sanctified farce riddled with the sort of sweepinj
and unsubstantiated attacks which Turner, their galvanizinj
administrative leader, suddenly finds so unconscionable.
Professor Turner goes on to mourn the fact tha
bathroom scrawlings have taken the place of edifying ant
balanced discussion on campus. Yet it is rather disingenuou
of him to speculate why dialogue has not flowered across tfe
spectrum when he himself advances the movement to salt th»
ideological grounds—to canonize all that is liberal whil>
demonizing and dismissing all that is conservative as .
manifestation of apathy or, worse still, thinly varnishet
prejudice. He would no doubt expect me to substantiate nv
charge that his glowingly idealistic veneer is an invertet
reflection of facile, oftentimes malignantly fascist underlyinj
convictions. I would prefer to let Turner himself illustrate thi
by inviting him to reconcile his recent remark that "diversity
of opinion is essential to learning" to his impassioned firs
articulation of this theme published last year: "Being .
Republican at age eighteen seems very wrong to me. As ;
student you should be asking very hard questions."
In light of the highly revealing latter remark
embryonic in its ideological maturation, perhaps we can mon
confidently strip campus liberalism of its facade of tolerano
to regard the jealous intolerance which it masks. I do indeet
feel like an embattled minority when confronted by thos.
who act out of a double standard to silence my dissension
which I consider to be in defense of logic and justice- while a
the same time amplifying the voices of other minorities ant
THEBOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1 992
19
s to the Kdito
sanctifying their every grievance. We witness the
institutionalization of a movement to broaden our ideological
horizons while, bizarrely enough, amputating half the political
spectrum; to encourage schisms of opinion so long as they are
symbolic of the liard choices' that arise only within the
condoned liberal fold; to equate conservatism with indifferent :e
to genuine social ills, when the two only rarely coincide. It
would seem that revolt is the only morally tenable pursuit pf
the "politically conscious" among us.
These enlightened individuals would therefore
deliver us from our apathy through a call to overthrow and
recast the foundations of our sodo/political infrastructure.
An emphasis on the con tent of one's character, philosophically
fundamental to this infrastructure, must be jettisoned alongside
it in favor of an emphasis on the color of one's skin in erecting
hierarchies of value. The Diversity Coalition of course revolted
against the justice currently governing faculty hiring, labeling
it racist, because they sought to institute this grossly unjust
practice. And yet the empowerment of this group was the first
step down the slippery slope to a genuinely racist mentality
many times more devastating than the transparent prejudice
which inspired their hysteria. I think I r epresen t more than a
lunatic minority when I question both Turner and theCoalition
and decline their joint invitation to a liberating new cosmos of
'tolerance' in favor of my entrenched and furiously outraged
position.
Sincerely,
MarkSchlegel'93
and I remember studying away in Africa, cut off for months
from all mail because of the war, and receiving a wonderful
fax from my buddies; and 1 think of the security I get from
knowing that at the biggest and rowdiest (okay, so the 'rowdy'
has pretty much abandoned Bowdoin) parties on campus, 1
have forty women watching out for me. I have never had a
sister offer anything but her deepest concern when I have
expressed my unhappiness, even when it required expensive
long-distance phone calls, or waking them up in the middle of
the night. And I feel proud and fulfilled knowing that forty
women, plus all who have graduated, know that in their time
of need, 1 will be there for them unconditionally.
Perhaps some people believe that this closeness could come
from a coed atmosphere. And I have had male confidantes —
but it isn't the same for me. If those other people want to
belong to houses with members of both genders and can feel
satisfied in them, excellent. But I resent being told that I may
not belong to a group of women whom I respect and love. I
disagree with the argument that we may soon have no choice;
I believe that for us, admitting men is not a choice. Bowing to
the ad ministration and abandoning what we stand for would
devastate Alpha Beta Phi far more than any threats of expulsion
ever could. I 'find it a little bit scary* that people can still
believe that coeducational 'fraternities' can fill the needs of all
Greek members. I do believe wholeheartedly in the coed
option, but I believe it is just that: an option. And not mine.
And so, Derek, I will fight for the single-sex option. I will
fight for choice. Yes, I will even fight for your right to choose.
And if you feel strongly about male-female discourse, come
on over and I'll tell you about my fat thighs and about how my
mother makes me crazy. I live in Clea vela nd Apartments, and
I'll be more than happy to give you a chance.
Creator of controversial Beta
Rush Poster responds to Jervis
Sincerely,
Kerrie Kovaleski, '92
Alpha Beta Phi
To The Editor:
I am writing in response to Dean Jervis' accusation that a
certain Beta rush poster used women "as bait to recruit men"
to that house. As creator of the controversial poster, I can
assure you that my sr \e intention was to make an eye-catching
advertisement for our rush activity, not to portray women as
sex objects or make it harder for them to achieve equality. And
judging from the tremendous turnout (of both men and
women) at the event, I would say that the sign achieved its
purpose. It's too bad that certain people failed to see the
humor and creativity in it.
I appreciate the Dean' s concerns, but as a female member o f
a traditionally male house, I am well aware of the importance
of maintaining equality between the sexes. We at Beta Sigma
have worked very hard to achieve this in recent years, with the
number of women pledges increasing annually. I am pleased
to say that this year's drop class has fourteen women and
sixteen men (that's nearly 50-50, Dean). Maybe it was that
arresting poster that lured all these women down to 14
McKeen.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Rogers, '94
Bowdoin needs a class
on the Civil War
To the Editor,
When someone walks into Pickard theater, one of the first
things they often notice is a memorial to all of the Bowdoin
students who died in the Civil War. Shouldn't we be taught
what these people went through during one of the most
turbulent times in our country's history? Shouldn't there be
a class on this, one of the most basic building blocks of
American history, the Civil War? Bowdoin needs a class on
the Civil War.
Sincerely,
David Bernstein '95
Sorority member defends
benefits of membership
Proposal to ban single-sex
houses has very large impact
To me Editor
Despite my typical Bowdoin busy schedule, I just wanted
to write and thank Derek Armstrong for his letter in last
week's Orient. Until then, I really did not know exactly what
people believe or do not believe about single-sex
organizations. Now I realize exactly what I am fighting. I
cannot speak for the male houses, but I can hopefully explain
why I stand in full opposition to ideas such as his.
I'll start by admitting that I appreciate a nice butt as much
as the next person. And in my sorority, we do upon occasion
comment on a few. (I won't launch into a discussion
questioning who doesn't...) But I would like to clue in Mr.
Armstrong and any others out there who do not appreciate
the true meaning of sisterhood. In addition to the finer
aesthetic points of certain individuals on campus, I can share
with my sisters my most intimate apprehensions: my
relationship anxieties and my body-image insecurities, my
fam iry problem s and (my personal favorite) my uncertainties
over post-Bo wdoin plans. When I hear someone saying that
my sorority exists for such superficial reasons, I remember
thetimel was stuck at the Portland Airport at midnight and
had only to call to have several members come out to get me;
To the Editor,
Dear President Edwards,
As a member of one of the single sex organizations
you propose to ban, my life has been severely disrupted lately.
I am not writing this letter, however, to argue the many merits
of and incredible value of single sex organizations on this
campus, or the lack of coeducation in some coeducational
fraternities and the need foran alternative to them,orthe right
of students to associate socially with whomever they please.
These arguments have already been made, very well I might
add, and I do not intend to rehash them. I am writing because
you have referred to the proposed ban in the past as something
that would affect "a small part of a small part'of Bowdoin life,
and as a minor change.
Students arrive at Bowdoin knowing no one. Over
time, they develop a small group of close friends with whom
they eat, study, socialize, and turn to for emotional support.
This group exists within the larger realm of their many
acquaintances. The desire to have a group of people that you
can trust is not one of fraternal or sororital nature but of
human nature. For the members of the single sex organizations,
this group is comprised largely of their brothers or sisters.
What your proposed ban would do to next year's juniors and
seniors is severely alter, if not destroy, the foundation of their
non-academic existences at Bowdoin at a time when those
foundations are supposed to be secure. You have stated that
although you are interested in our concerns you will not be
deflected; I take this to mean that your mind is made up. If
I am correct, I ask you to consider changing the proposed ban
to allow for the grand fathering of current members. Were you
to allow them to graduate in their respective organizations
but prohibit incoming first-years from joining, your goal
would be met, but it would be met in a manner which shows
some regard for Bowdoin's current students.
Don't misunderstand me. I am steadfastly opposed
to the proposed ban. I am not offering you this suggestion as
a means by which you can look better. I am proud of my
organization, and I believe that if it is banned Bowdoin will
loose at least as much as I will. But if you will not, in fact, be
deflected, I ask you to do so in a manner which will not
completely disrupt our lives. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Anne Kerr DeSimone *94
'28 graduate expresses support
for both Sororities and Frats
To the Editors,
I find it hard to understand why an undergraduate should
not be free to associate with whatever other group of
undergraduates s/he pleases. Freedom of association is a
fundamental right.
With most of the fraternities coed, some fraternities all
male, and a sorority all female, a student has a much wider
choice than would be the case if all fraternities should be
required to be co-ed. S/he has a right to that choice.
From my viewpoint, coeducation came to Bowdoin fifty
years too late. But if some undergraduates do not want too
much of what I consider a good thing, their rights to associate
in groups of their own sex should be respected.
Sincerely,
William Curtis Pierce
Orient distorts women's role in
fraternities
To the Editor,
As a woman in Bowdoin's fraternity system, I am writing
to you to address some of the misconceptions expressed in
last week's issue.
Let me begin by stating my sheer disappointment in the
coverage women received through inaccurate facts. Before
anybody declares their right to educate the campus on
fraternity life might I suggest that they leam these facts! I
was adamantly offended to read the accusation in a letter
that the women of Theta Delta Chi lost the national status of
the house. Let me inform the campus that some women
involved in Bowdoin's fraternity system are national
members and pride themselves of this status. Theta Delta
Chi and Psi Upsilon do recognize women members' national
status. These brothers went above and beyond the call of
duty to enable equality for all the members in the house, and
that should not be overlooked!
Whether a fraternity is national or local shouldn't affect
the treatment of women in the house. I think the women in
this system deserve a little more credit than short-ended
statistics. As for the participation of women in the coed
system, I've voiced my opinion in those house meetings, I've
gone through the initiation process, and 1 even hold a
position for the house— where is that ever mentioned? Why
not give the women more credit for what they have
accomplished over the past twenty years? I don't see the
same accomplishment made on other campuses.
If the issue of coeducation is in question, then maybe the
school's attitude toward equality should be examined as
well as the fraternity system, just a month ago I was fighting
to keep the Women's Ice Hockey program in operation for
at least another season. Does Title IX or "coeducation"
really exist at Bowdoin? I nstead of condemn i ng the fraternity
system, let'sopen our minds to the treatment of coeducation
at Bowdoin from the administration to the athletic
departments as well.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Ahrens V4
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1992
Student Opinion
Emphasis on a core curriculum is the
by Fred cobey answer to educational decline
"In America the majority raises
liberty of opinion; within these barriers
an author may write what he pleases,
but wotto him if he goes beyond them.''
(Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy
in America : 1835)
In America, the belief that ideas
havea measurable qual ity gives way
to the feeling that there is absolute
equality among all perspectives.
Paradoxically, education is more
inhibitive than catalytic to free
thought. Students today fail to
discern and discard weak
arguments in order to be sensitive
to the plurality of perspectives.
Allan Bloom remarks that "to deny
the possibility of knowing gix>d and
bad is to suppress true
openness.. .relativism actually is a
means to avoid testing..." The
student mob has become like Stalin,
who censored the politically
offensive members of society. By
em phasizing a core curriculum, the
educational decline can be arrested
and the intellectual despotism,
which has been gaining power on
American campuses, can be
overturned.
To judge effectively, one must
have the idea of an ultimate value.
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It is not possible to assert that the
genocide practiced on the
Ukrainian people by Stalin during
the 193CS was moral just because
it was moral to Stalin. The
starvation of tens of millions of
people does not constitute
morality.
In the same vein, to posit
that pop-artists have thecapaci»y
to produce works of the same
caliber as the great classical
composers is invalid. Yet
many students would not
hesitate to argue that quality
in music is relative to
personal tastes. All
perspectives in relativism
suddenly have equal worth.
The actual concept of quality
is removed. If no value
system is in place, then a
person is unable to discern.
When this is viewed on
a societal scale, a new sort of
morality may be observed.
It is a morality ■
in which """"""""""
judgement and
criticism are
disdained. If
someone
valued. This is not only
intellectually retarding but
inherently dangerous, for the result
is a matrix of barriers constructed
by tyrannic masses.
The problem for the educator
is howtoth wart thedeclineof values
and encourage students to
categorize the great amount of
information with which they are
confronted in college. A structure
of values must becreated with which
students can order their new
knowledge. This is perhaps best
achieved by the implementation of
a core curriculum.
Allowing students to follow
their own interests in academia
results in an unbalanced education.
For example, mathematics must be
stressed to aid the development of
problem solving abilities and logical
thought. Similarly, the study of
American history is necessary in
order to attain a sense of identity.
Only once a student achieves an
"^ intellectual
base should
s / h e
progressively
engage other
fields. If the
individual
doesn't have a
grasp of multi-
variate
calculus
Paradoxically, the
efforts to force open
America's mind have
presently were acimXX)j dosed ft Jfo
toargue that the ?
cwnesesystem definition of open-
of government m i n dedneSS does UOt
is immoral, s/ ..... . , y. a , ». u . u 9 ,
he would be entail blind acceptance of phy sicsisout
immediately a [\ ideas, but Open of his/her
consideration and
chastised for
1 t u r a 1
c u
arrogance. If a challenge.
student were to mhbhhbmb
intellectual
realm.
Likewise, if the
student is
argue that men are
genetically more aggressive
than women, the individual
would be labeled a male-
chauvanist. The irrational
responses generated by such
potent but well-meaning
statements is clear, but too
often overlooked. George
Orwell's nightmare of
"doublespeak" has become
a reality as sensitivity is more
valued than reason.
Thus American
universities have become
closed societies. Retribution
for asking too many
questions in sensitive areas
requires that all ideas
presented be respected and
unfamiliar with his/her own history
and culture, the study of another's
will not be as fruitful. An intense
emphasis placed on a core
curriculum would enable students
to maximize their studies in more
advanced areas of academia.
Paradoxically, the efforts to
force open America's mind have
actually closed it. The definition of
open-minded ness does not entail
blind acceptance of all ideas, but
open consideration and challenge.
In order to ask the necessary
questions, one must first stand on
solid intellectual ground. If this
foundation does not exist, the
student does not fervently question
but passively accepts whatever is
given.
Executive Board
Report will
appear next week
along with the
normal columns
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NUMBER 18
Possible Sweet dismissal angers students
Refusal to place popular philosophy professor on tenure-track
position pits Beitz against department and students
By Mike Tiska
orient contributor
In a controversial move, the
administration rejected Assistant
professor of philosophy Dennis
Sweet for a tenure track position
that will begin this fall.
Mr. Sweet was recommended
unanimously by the three voting
members of the Philosophy
Department and by the sixteen
students who gave their
input to the department
after observing some or all
of the four final candidates.
Mr. Sweet was singled out
from 204 applicants in a
nationwide search that was
narrowed down to four
who came and gave
presentations on the
Bowdoin campus. At this
time it appears the that
administration will
conduct another search
next year.
The administration has
given no official reason for this
move. President Edwards declined
to comment on this personnel
decision. Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs Stakeman also
declined to comment. Stakeman
does believe that the search process
has been carried out in a fair and
nondiscriminatory fashion. The
Philosophy Department also
declined to comment and Dean Beitz
was unavailable for comment.
Professor Sweet, who has been at
Bowdoin for three years in one- year
positions aaidthat he was deeply
"disturbed" by the administration's
decision. Mr. Sweet said that he had
"never heard of such a case" where
a candidate had unanimous support
from faculty, students and Alumni
and was rejected for the job.
In a interview with the Orient ,
Mr. Sweet said that the chair of the
Philosophy Department, Professor
Corish, said to him that the Dean
Beitz gave four unoffical reasons
for his rejection. Beitz' s four reasons
as told by Sweet were: 1 . He had not
Dennis Sweet
published 2. University of Iowa was
philosophically unimportant 3. he
did not like Sweet's paper and 4.
Professor Sweet had come off as
"shallow and superficial" in a
personal interview.
Professor Sweet believes that
these reasons were either wrong or
irrelevant. The job description as
written in the American
Philosophical Association's Jobs for
Philosophers .stated that a
"successful candidate should
demonstrate the potential for
excellent teaching and research in
philosophy and its history. . ." There
is no requirement that the candidate
actually have been published.
At this time Sweet has written
two books on philosophy being
considered for publication; one is
onthepre-Socraticphilosophersand
another on Heraclitus, as well as
four scholarly articles being
considered by philosophical
journals.
Professor Sweet, at University of
Iowa, studied under two
renowned and influential
Kant scholars, the late
Moltke Gram and Guenter
Zoeller, vice president of
the North American Kant
Society. He received
recommendations from P.
Butchvayov, the president-
elect of the American
Philosophical Association
central division and from
Zoeller.
Some students have
reacted with shock and
anger over the decision. At
this time students have begun
circulating a petition that asks that
Professor Sweet be given the tenure
trackposition he was recommended
for. John Valentine '93 one of the
students who is spearheading the
attempt told the Orient ," I think the
nationwide search was a mockery.
They [the administrators] obviously
weren't looking for the best
candidate. They must have a second
agenda which they haven't told
anyone. This shows a total
irresponsibility toward the student
body and the faculty."
Phillips joins NASA space team
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news 6ditor
Who says Bowdoin is sexually
inert? The Biology Department's
very own Professor Carey Phillips,
who has worked for NASA for six
years, hasa new assignment: to assist
in the study of sex in space.
They can't get animals to mate
in space," said Phillips. "It could be
discombobulating for the critters."
On previous space shuttle missions,
astronauts examined the
reproductive habitsof mice, rats and
birds. The reproductive systems of
plants and animals seem to change
as they depart from the earth.
Phillips to part of a team that is
designing the interior laboratory of
a space station for NASA. "My job is
to design t he experimen tal bay" that
is to host many long-term studies,
he says. There are many biological
questions that need to be
addressed."
This manned space station will
bea satellite that serves as "a shuttle
in permanent orbit," Phillips
describes. The former Soviet Union
launched such a long-term orbital
space station in about 1986, and is
able to conduct lengthier studies
than the US can during its Shuttle
missions.
The chief issue to be studied is the
effect the lack of gravity has upon
plants and animals, most notable in
their reluctance to reproduce.
"Animals and plants have a lot of
problems when you get them away
from earth," says Phillips. Life in
space tends to affect the brain wave
patterns in amphibeans. Ash, birds,
and reptiles. With the proposed
space station, NASA hopes to
examine the effects life in space has
upon several generations of various
organisms.
The possibility of human sexual
activity in space is growing more
relevant as weH, as longer stays are
in NASA's plans. "I have asked,"
says Phillips, "but no humans have
copulated up there." He indicated,
however, that soon a married couple
may go on a Space Shuttle mission
and try it out.
Phillips journeyed to Washington,
DC last October and attended a
meeting between NASA and
representatives of the former Soviet
Union's space program. Apparently
in space experiments, "quail eggs
didn't develop correctly." "We're
forming a collaboration to see why
thisdidn'twork."TheUSalso agreed
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Chi P si andZete anticipate
Governing Boards vote
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
The members of Chi Psi and
Zeta Psi are wondering whether
they will be able to live in their
single-sex fraternity houses next
year.
On Saturday, the Governing
Boards will vote on whether or
not to abolish the single-sex
fraternities from Bowdoin. Until
the Board says whether it will
ban the houses, the brothers are
unable to plan living
arrangements for next year.
As the only two single-sex
fraternities with houses, living
together has become important
to Chi Psi and Zete. Chi Psi's
Dean Lewallen, and I will work
with them and we'll work
cooperatively together,"
said Associate Dean of Students
Ana Brown.
The members of Zeta Psi do
not plan to participate in the
college's housing lottery. "We
taking a wait-and-see attitude.
We're hoping that some rational
decisions will appear from them
[the Governing Boards]," said
Zete David Potischman'92.The
Zete brothers are hoping that
the Boards will reject the
proposal to disband single-sex
fraternities, and have not
collectively planned any
housing alternatives.
If the Governing Boards ban
single-sex fraternities, some
Chi Psi and Zeta Psi are wondering
whether they will be able to live in their
single-sex fraternity houses next year.
house, known as the "lodge,"
has been housing Bowdoin
students since the 1930s. Zetes
moved into their house this fall,
after theiroriginal house became
the coed Chi Delta Phi in the fall
of 1990.
'Dean Lewallen said we could
go through room draw, but if
the lodge is open we can live
here without any penalty," said
Chi Psi President Todd Krapf
'93. Nearly all Chi Psi members
planning to study on-campus
next year will participate in the
campus-wide housing lottery
scheduled for April 21-23. If Chi
Psi is ordered to disband, they
plan to live in college housing or
find alternative off-campus
housing.
"As far as with Chi Psi, some
thoseindividualshavecontacted
Zetes may continue living at their
fraternity house. "They
[administrators] can't say that we
can't live here anymore. They can
say we can't do anything with [as
a] fraternity. We have to come up
with creative ways to deal with it,"
said Potischman.
"Nobody from Zeta Psi has
talked with me," said Dean Brown.
The members of Chi Psi and Zete
are resolved to prevent the college
from converting their houses into
college housing it single-sex
fraternities are banned. "Thelodge
is owned by the alumni
corporation. Thenational fraternity
has an option, if something should
happen here, that they can buy it
for one dollar. The school would
not get the lodge. [Wei definitely
won't give it to the school," said
Krapf.
Boards to meet today
The Governing Boards will meet
today to discuss and possibly vote
on many of the proposal submitted
by the administration regarding
campus life.
Among these proposals are the
1992-93 Fiscal Budget, new social
center possibilities and a ban on
single-sex fraternities.
President Robert Hazard
Edwards announced three weeks
ago in an open forum to students
that he might propose a ban of the
single-sex house in order to closer
the "loophole" of the Henry Report.
The Henry Report stated that all of
Bowdoin's fraternities had to be co-
educational.
Overwhelming support for the
plightofthesingle-sexorganizations
has come from all sectors of the
community. The leaders of the
single-sex organizations held a
protest this afternoon in front of
Massachusetts Hall where the
Board s meet . Orange pins were given
to members of the community who
oppose the ban.
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Orientation
Pub on the rebound
With the advent of the Bear Buns Cafe, the runire of the Pub was in
question. Pub managers are reporting a rise in business after a
recession-like first semester.
Masque and Gown to perform
Masque and Gown is putting on "Anything Goes" this weekend. Mark
Rapo '94 makes his Bowdoin debut.
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Women's swimming takes 3rd
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The women's swim team took third in the NESCAC championships
held at the Farley Field mmmmmmmmmmm house this weekend .
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Leadership roles for women in coed frats .-.
Bowdoin attempts to attract Californians......
People of color in the fraternities....................
WBOR in the Big Apple
Ski Team takes on Middlebury ......................
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Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
New personalities abound. OCW says start writing checks this week and
you too can someday be a trustee. First the Administration took away
the grade policy, then possibly single-sex frats, now a favorite teacher.
Know when to say when!
Polar Bares
Hey Tom, ever read Passage to India? One of the self-made heroes of
Thomas Pickering tne ^ u '* ^ ar ' ^ e ^ -^- ^ e P * ounc ' out tne nar< * wa Y ma J y° u ^ on '*
mess with James Baker HI. Now he's up the Ganges without a paddle.
Adios
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Jerry
Boothby
OCW loves this guy. Governing Boards take heed of what this
man has done or feel the wrath next week. (Actually do whatever
you want because you're gonna get slammed here regardless.)
Chuck Beitz
Isn't life Sweet? OCW says Remember the New Kids on the Block?
They only lasted a year. •
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The Citrus
Group
Dennis Sweet
Protesting to the Board of Trustees regarding the plight of citrus
workers in Florida and Israel. Talk about Diversity. Revolt. Block
anything boys and girls.
Last time people got this excited around here about anything but
fraternities was when James Bowdoin Sr. got hit by a runaway wagon.
The OCW supports you which is all you need .Plus, you're faculty, you
run this school for God sakes.Has the Administration lost all sense of
power relationships?
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1 992
Role of women in fraternities raises questions of glass ceiling
Board vote this weekend could abolish Alpha Beta Phi amid questions of limited female leadership
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
The coed fraternities at Bowdoin
are coed in membership, but in
leadership this is not always the
case.
Three of Bowdoin' s eight coed
houses have never had a female
president, and two
formerly coed houses,
never elected female
presidents. This semester
only Delta Sigma has a
woman president. "If
they're truly coed in every
way, then statistically there
would have to be more
women presidents by
now," said Doug Ebeling,
Advisor to Coeducational
Fraternities.
When the College
became a coeducational
institution in 1971, only
some of the fraternities
admitted women as full
members. Others chose to
retain their all-male status
or admitted women as only
local members, as their
national affiliate barred
women from membership.
Today the College
recognizes only those
houses that admit men and
women, and are
considering banning
students from entering the
traditional single-sex
fraternities.
While most houses have
admitted women since the
late 1970s, few have elected
women as their leaders in
any consistent fashion. Delta Sigma
and Alpha Delta Phi stand out as
two co-ed houses that have had a
large number of women presidents
over the years. Alpha Kappa Sigma
and Psi Upsilon have, at times,
elected women presidents. But the
other houses have never had
women as top leaders.
As the only woman president of
a co ed fraternity this semester.
Kristin Johnson feels as though dangerous. I don't think the Area
she brings a unique perspectiveto Coordinators should imposerules. You
the fraternity system's leaders, can't really impose affirmative action
"(Being a woman) never made policies on social systems," said
much of a difference until second Johns on. —
semester. A meeting of the ^WlfFeaflynotsurehowtogetatit/'
fraternity presidents was called said Ebeling. 'They have the right to
and I walked into a room of choose their own leaders. When you
thirteen men. At first I was call a Icoed fraternity) presidents'
council, it's kind of obvious,"
Who's leading the
coed houses?
House
Number
of Women
Presidents
Alpha Delta Phi
Alpha Kappa Sigma
Beta Sigma
Chi Delta Phi
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Sigma
Kappa Delta Theta
Psi Upsilon
Theta Delta Chi
Zeta Psi
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2
1
7*
2
Figures for Delta Kappa Epsilon and Zeta Psi
are accumulated statistics from the houses coed
years
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Sigma for the last seven on eight semesters. No
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intimidated but realized that there
was nothing to be afraid of," said
Johnson.
Delta Sigma has elected women
presidents for seven of the past
eight semesters. Johnson
attributes the access of women to
top leadership positions to the
house's history of tolerance.
Not only did Delta Sig admit
women as full members in 1971,
but the Bowdoin Women's
Association was largely founded
by Delta Sigs. "[That] group of
women who feel confident
. leading carried over to the house,"
I said Johnson.
Johnson would like to see more
women in top leadership
positions at the coed fraternities,
but warns against token
appointments and quotas. "I
I don't believe people should say,
we need a women here, because
that sets up tokens and that's
that women are barely
present.
Beta Theta Pi President
Chris Varcoe '92 said that his
house has few women in top
leadership roles for a number
of reasons. "Part of it is that
there are notas many women
members. The senior class
now has two [women] in it,
and usually upperclassmen
are leaders. We have have a
limited number of women
with the number abroad,"
said Varcoe.
"Beta is a male-dominated
house. You have to realize
we use majority vote and the
majority are men. Men could
get together and decide they
don't want any women [as
top leaders], but don't do it.
This is a question we've
talked about a lot," said
Varcoe.
Beta admitted women
"when theCollege mandated
it in [the late 1970s] — when
required to do it, they did,"
said Varcoe.
Kappa Delta Theta,
formed this year by the
members of Delta Kappa
Epsilon who voted to form a
local coed house free of
national ties, has had only one
president. Matt Patterson '93. "It's not
a matter of sex. We lose many
candidates because people go away,"
said Patterson. When coed, DKE never
elected a woman as president.
Iris Rodriguez '94, vice president of
the Alpha Beta Phi, said that the lack of
leadership opportunities for women is
one reason that the sorority exists. "The
founding sisters broke off from a coed
house because they couldn't obtain
lead ershippositions.Oneoftherea sons
we were established was so that women
could consistently hold leadership
positions. It's hard to miss [the lack of
women] when you go to a presidents'
council meeting," said Rodriguez.
Many of Bowdoin's coed houses
have consistently elected women to
top positions. When associated with
its all-male national. Alpha Delta Phi
members consistently elected women
presidents. "I It] never stopped us from
electing women. Women can hold any
Kristin Johnson, Delta Sigma President
Jen Ramirez
position in the house. It's never an
issue," said Jim Sabo '92, AD
president.
"I know women weren't allowed
to be officers until my sophomore
year" atsomeothercoed fraternities,
said Sabo. 'They would elect one
group as the national officers, and
one as the local," said Sabo. The all-
male national would see only the
names of the male officers, while
women held thesame positions, but
only on a local level.
Kappa Sig member Amy Fish '94
said that leadership positions were
open to women at her house. "The
only barrier is you have to live in the
house," said Fish- Presently, two
women li veat Kappa Sig, along with
eighteen men. Fish said that housing
at Kappa Sig is done by a lottery
system.
"But the way our system works,
our president always represents the
house majority, even if he doesn't
personally agree with it," said Fish.
Psi Upsilon has had two women
presidents since the 1970s. The
fraternity admits women as full
members on the local and national
level. "There's no better place for a
woman," said house member Kris
Rehm '94.
"I really don't see any problem
with women in the other fraternities
for the most Dart. 1 reallv don't think
women are as much of a forceful
presence at other houses. Psi U
women area strong presence — they
may have less women in other
houses," said Rehm.
The small number of women that
have been elected as presidents of
the coed houses "speaks for itself"
said Ebeling.
Streakers caught with pants down
By Rashid Saber
orient sports editor
The Bowdoin community was
surprised by the sight of about
fifteen naked male students a little
after midnight Thursday morning.
These men stripped down to their
smiles and streaked through the
night air on McKeen Street.
Unfortunately Officers Richard
Desjardin and Shawn QLeary of
the Brunswick Police apprehended
two of these men and, after
wrapping blankets around them,
brought them to the station. These
students, aged 19 and 20, were
arrested and charged with indecent
exposure.
The other offenders escaped and
disappeared into Residence Halls
on campus.
The two unlucky streakers that
the police captured a re to appear in
court on March 31.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. MARCH 6, 1992
Afro- Am president explains why minorities shun fraternities
Kolu Stanley says Bowdoin and state of Maine provide few attractions for minority students
INTERVIEW
By Joshua Sorensen
orient contributor
The following is an interview with
H. Kolu Stanley '93, president of the
Afro-American Society. Stanley
expressed her thoughts on why
J African-Americans and Latinos feel
uncomfortable at many fraternities.
Orient: In your opinion, why are
there so few people of color
represented in fraternities?
Stanley: From the people that 1
know, which is most of the student
of color population, specifically
African-Americans and Latinos, is
that the fraternities don't offer us
the kind of social life we are looking
for. A lot of the fraternities here
seem to centeraround drinking and
things like that which don't appeal
to many of us. They don't engage in
activities that really interest us, so a
lot of us have opted not to join a
fraternity and to remain
independent. The state of Maine, as
it is, is not very conducive to our
social needs.
Orient: Do you think that racism
exists in fraternities? Do you think
that people of color are treated
equally and fairly in fraternities?
Stanley: Since I have never been in a
fraternity, I really can't say. But it is
my opinion that racism exists in all
facets of this society and it wouldn't
surprise me if it was happening in
the fraternities as well.
Orient: As far as you know, do
fraternities do anything to try to
attract students of color, [in order]
to have a more respectable level of
minorities within the fraternities?
Stanley I don't think they really
care. I think that maybe for a
fraternity that's sports-oriented,
wheretherearealot of sports people
in that fraternity, chances are that
maybe they will try to get African-
Amerkans that are involved with
sports into their fraternities. But 1
think that is more by default than by
them actually sitting down and
thinking, well, we are lacking; we
are not diverse enough; let's go out
and try to encourage some people of
color to join. I don't think many
fraternities, if any, sit around and
discuss that at their meetings.
Orient: Do you think that
fraternities should he encouraged to
have more people of color in them?
Stanley: Before the fraternities can
do that I think that the College has to
do that itself. Even if every fraternity
on this campus decided all of a
sudden that they want to become
more "diverse," there are not enough
of us to be spread around and to
fulfill that desire. Again, before the
fraternities can be asked to do that,
the College really has to look at its
ad missions process and its recruiting
process and see what it is doing
wrong, and why it is not attracting
fraternities here seem
to center around
drinking and things
like that which don 't
appeal to us...
more students of color.
Orient: Do you think that it is just
a matter of time before more
students of color are involved in
fraternities?
Stanley: Yes and no. Yes, in that it
goes back again to the issue of
getting people here who have
different mindsets. You will be
getting more studentsof color going
into fraternities. But then again,
with more students of color you
might also get a group of students
of color that want to come and
form their own black fraternity
or black sorority. So with more
students of color coming in, yes,
you are going to get more in the
current fraternity system, but you
are also going to get some
conflicting views and issues, as
people want to establish
something that is not here, but
which may not work at a place
like this.
Orient: Do you ' feel
uncomfortable in a fraternity
setting?
Stanley: It depends on the
fraternity. It is not the fraternities
per se that make me feel
uncomfortable. It is the chinking.
I am not a drinker, most of my
friends are not drinkers, and if
they do drink it is not to theextent
that occurs in the fraternities. So
for me it is thedrinking that makes
me feel uncomfortable — being
around a lot of people who are
drunk and acting very
irresponsible. When I go to a party
I don't just expect to stand around
and drink. I want to dance and I
want to talk, but you can't do that
when people are falling all over
the floors and spilling beer all
over you. That is the aspect I do
not like at all. I don't think that,
beyond that, they promote many
things that are positive.
Orient: For many of the people of
color who are not interested in,
fraternities, socially speaking, i4
there any thing f hat takes the place
of fraternities^
Stanley: I cannot speak for all
students of color. 1 can speak for
myself and I can speak to what I
have been told, but this should not
be generalized. As I said before,
Maine does not really provide
much in the way of social life for
people of color. Bowdoin is not
really much different; it really does
not provide much. If anything is
done that attracts a large group of
students of color, it is done by
studentsof color. It would be nice
to see S.U.C. do more things that
not only appeal to the "majority
population" on campus, but that
can include students of color. The
Afro-American Society has tried
to work with S.U.C. by trying to
bring up a group for the big concert
that would appeal to students of
color as well as the majority of
students for the past two years.
Every time we have suggested
people, there have always been
conflicts of money and all kinds of
excuses.
Admissions increases efforts to attract Calif ornian students to Bowdoin
By Hong Shen
orient contributor
As the admission's office prepares to send
out lettersof acceptance to high school seniors,
missing from the stacks will be letters
addressed to Califomians. Students there
represent the illusive dream of Bowdoin's
Admissions office.
To attract more Califomians, the college
recently asked Bowdoin students from
California for advice and support. Northern
and Southern Califdtauans were separately
asked to attend a meeting sponsored by the
admissions department. The separation of
Northern and Southern Califomians was
based upon logistical considerations and
differences between Northern and Southern
Califomians. Holly Varianof the Admissions
office said that Northern Califomians are
less concerned about weather than their
counter-patriots, in the South. Admissions
officers requested information which would
improve recruitment. Students in turn
provided the Admissions Department with
lists of schools that are possibly interested in
Bowdoin. Admissions also asked students
to recruit people from their home state.
The importance of California as a state
cannot be overstated. California has one of
the highest population growth rates of
teenagers entering college, while New
England is showing a decline. The state is
also unique for its diverse racial makeup.
The large Hispanic, Asian, and African-
American population represents a unique
opportunity for Bowdoin's own minority
recruitment programs.
Despite the luster at theend of the rainbow,
little success has been achieved in
recruitment. Bowdoin remains a largely New
England liberal arts college both in student
body make-up and in fame. Richard Shim
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Califomians, believes that Bowdoin is
simply unknown along the West coast. Shim
said, "people Ion the west coast) knowabout
Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore,
Haverford, Middlebury, and others, but no
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away Califomians accustomed to year-
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Douglas Mitchell '94 of Laguna Beach in
Southern California echoed the same
sentiments about Bowdoin's frosty image
on the west coast. Mitchell also considers
the small number of Bowdoin alumni as a
hindrance in
recruitment.
Dean of Admissions
Dick Steele and Holly
Varian have been
working to gather
information and to
understand better the
needs of Califomians.
Varian stated that the
biggest problem remains
the misconception that
Bowdoin is someplace in
the Arctic Circle. With
more information for
both the Admissions
department and
Califomians, it is hoped
that Califomians will
realize that Bowdoin is
much better and warmer
than Middlebury.
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Pub regaining its vitality
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BY ARCHIE LIN level Of the Union. The Pub no
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR longer has a campus rival for its
\ buflalo wings and other hot items
After a period of slow business, °n its snack menu. It Is working
The Bear Necessity" in the inconjunctionwiththeBearBuns
Moulton Union, also known as the to provide late-night munchies
Tub,* has turned around and is f* faculty and students alike.
doing quite well this year. Ben Crinnell '92, a student
Over the past couple of years, manager of the Pub, suggested,
the Pub has undergone several The P** » *« alternate social
major changes in its organization. P^c* ^ fstudentsl don't want to
Before the advent of "bonus go downtown to the movies or to
points* several years ago, theCrill a fraternity party. There's a
provided its services and food different atmosphere." The Pub
directlythroughthePubonacash- does provide a different
only basis. Neither students nor atmosphere. It has tried "to utilize
Dining Service was too satisfied campus talent and campus
with this system. groups," added Bill Fruth, by
So quite recently, the Pub and booking some campus bands.
Grill split up into two separate "Senior Pub Night" and "Open
units. The Grill provides food for Mic Night" are other popular
"bonus points" and cash, and the activities at the Pub. This
Pub provides a slightly different weekend's "Mid-semester
snack menu on a cash-only basis. Madness" will also be held at the
"The Pub was suffering with the P u * > «
bonus points [system]," BUI ftruth has attributed much
commented Bill Fruth, the Student °* the Pub's success to the
ActivitJeaCoordinator, "[because] restructuring of the ground floor
there were two places offering °t *h* Union, and to the
similar services." The Pub needed popularity of the Game room and
to "sort out what made it special or Bear Buns. These operations are
unique; and what it could be for complementary and contribute
the campus," he continued. It was *> one another's business,
a joint decision, made by the Designed as "break-even
student managers and BCDS, to operations" in the words of Ben
change the set-up. Grinnell, these facilities have
Earlier this semester the Grill been dcnng better than expected,
shut down, and the "Bear Buns The student managers have
Cafe" now occupies what wasonce oeen great," raves Bill Fruth.
They deserve some credit."
Minority membership in frats is low
Alpha Delta Phi "leads" houses with diversified group
By Nick Jacobs
i orient contributor
Statistics indicate that minority
membership in fraternities is rather
low. Perhaps the sole exception to
this is Alpha Delta Phi, whose
membership is 12% Latino, 15%
African- American, and 6% Asian-
American. Despite the low
membership in other fraternities,
amount of sensitivity. There have
been instances with people outside
the house saying things, and the
members here have been really good
in providing support."
The situation in the single-sex
houses seems to be the same. Tom
Sullivan '94 of Zeta-Psi said, "1 don't
really think about being a minority.
I have encountered no
discrimination."
member of Chi Delta Phi, offered
his insights. "1 don't really think
about myself as a minority in a
fraternity. I'm used to being one of
the few African-Americans in my
environment." Hecontinued, "Most
of the time I don't notice it, but then
sometimes some person in the house
will make a comment about blacks
that is not necessarily bad, but comes
out of ignorance. Some people never
IlOUSG Total members
African-
Americans
Latino-
Americans
Asian
Americans
Alpha Beta Phi
34
4
1
1
Alpha Delta Phi
34 -*
5
4
2
Alpha Kappa Sigma
80
1
*2
Beta Sigma
100
■ 4
2
Chi Delta Phi
43
1
1
Chi Psi
32
2
Delta Kappa Epsilon
15
1
1
Delta Sigma
58
2
4
1
Kappa Delta Theta
89
2
2
1
Psi Upsilon
75
1
Theta Delta Chi
60
2
2
1
Zeta Psi
24
3
some minority members of the
houses claim that, for the most part,
the issue of ethnicity has not caused
any problems or hindrances.
According to Taran Grigsby '93,
an African-American member of
Alpha Kappa Sigma, 'There have
never been any problems
concerning race. Actually, I've
found that among the members of
the house, there is an extraordinary
Speaking for the members of
Chi Psi, David Bernstein '92 said,
"M inorities are full members; they
areas equal as anyone else. Racial
issues rarely come into play.
Besides, the key principle behind
fraternities is that everyone is
equal."
Douglas Adderley '94, who is
an African-American and a
had a black friend until I joined this
house."
This issue of ignorance that
Adderley touches upon is more
prevalent in the houses than many
think. According to a member of a
coed house who spoke on condition
of anonymity, 'The amount of
ignorance concerning minorities in
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Governing Board choose to adopt and
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belonging to single-sex fraternities or
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, MARCH 6. 1992
Arts & Leisure
Masque and Gown gears up for spring muscial
Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" brings high spirits on the high seas to Pickard Theater
By Charlotte Vaughn
orient staff writer
"Anything Goes"
Pickard Theater
Friday & Saturday
Be sure not to miss Cole Porter's
"Anything Goes" this weekend;
performances are running tonight
and tomorrow night in Pickard
Theater at 8:00 p.m. The story takes
place on a ship heading from New
York to England, and the plot
focuses on the perennial theme of
romance. Billy, played by Mark
Rapo, '94 gets on board the ship to
try to win back Hope, played by
(Carina Racz '95, a girl he met one
night. Meanwhile, Hope was
supposed to marry Sir Evelyn, an
English Gentleman, played by Steve
Francis '94. This marriage was
arranged by Hope's mother, Mrs.
Harcourt, played by Emily Iarocci
"Anything Goes" will be opening tonight in Pickard Theater.
'92. However, a different girl falls in and see the play to find out who
love with Sir Evelyn, a nightclub finally ends up with whom!
singer named Reno, played by The play is lighthearted, full of
Genevieve Thompson '94. Come tap dancing and big musical
Photo by Erin Sullivan
numbers; many of the dancers have
had little previous experience with
tap, but choreographers Aixa Kidd
and Maria Mat/, say that they have
worked hard and come together
well. 'They're prepared and ready
to show off their work to the
audience. We've worked them very
hard and it's paid off," stated Kidd.
Jennifer Hand, a singer for
Miscellania and the Chamber
Choir, is musical director for the
play. "The chorus is excellent, one
of the best that a Bowdoin musical
has yet seen," Hand commented.
Most of the soloists have had
previous experience, and those who
haven't are doing extremely well.
There is a full pit band to provide
instrumental accompaniment,
directed by Scott Vaillancourt.
'Thecast has a lot of energy, and
it comes through in their
performance," said Rapo, an
enthusiastic cast member. All 35
members of the cast have been
working hard since the beginning
of the semester, with rehearsals
running three hours every night.
They should definitely be
commended for their efforts;
putting together such a large
production in such a short time is
no small feat. Definitely try not to
miss this one!
WBOR seminar develops new musical approach
Staff returns from national seminar with insight into station management
By Deborah Weinberg
orient copy edtor
Last weekend, four Bowdoin
students escaped the local
wasteland of frozen mud and
headed south for the glamour of
New York City. Once there they
"basically sat in a room and
nodded," said Matt Roberts.
It was for a good cause. Roberts is
Program Director for Bowdoin's
radio station, WBOR. Along with
Liz Monroe, Station Manager, and
two other WBOR staff members, he
attended numerous seminars at the
Intercollegiate Broadcast System
Conference,
Studentsfrom around thecountry
gathered to learn about and discuss
problems specific to college radio.
One seminar reviewed Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) regulations concerning
obscenity and indecency on the air.
Others covered fundraising, the
record industry and
professionalism. Station managers
joined together to brainstorm for
solutions to common station ills such
as theft and tight budgets.
The trip to New York represents
progress for Bowdoin. Last year
station members attended only the
regional conference, but this year
theydecKded the national conference
would be more beneficial.
WBOR is making progress in
other areas as well. Roberts said
that the station will probably
broadcast for limited hours during
spring break, most likely from 8:00
a-m.- 5:00 pjn. while Moulton Union
is open. Another major focus is
reaching beyond Bowdoin into the
surrounding community. "We are
still expanding our role as a
community radio station by inviting
members of the community to take
on air shifts," said Roberts.
Currently there are at least two
community disc jockies on the 70
person staff.
"It's intimidating to realize it's
not just for this little island of
Bowdoin," said DJ and Assistant
Music Director Pete Hodgin.
However, at only 300 watts, the
station reaches a fairly limited
audience. Hodgin sees this as a
positive quality too. "If we became
big and outgrew ourselves we'd lose
our purpose — having fun, playing
musk, and letting people DJ who
never have before."
Hodgin and his partner, Alec
Thibodeau, however, are veterans
of the airwaves. Theircurrcnt show,
"Behind the Sun," is the product of
several semesters of college radio
experience. The show features a
variety of new and alternative
music, the genre which dominates
WBOR program time.
The preponderanceof alternative
music reflects the preference of a
majority of Bowdoin listeners. This
by no means indicates that listeners'
of DJ's tastes are limited. WBOR
constantly seeks to expand its music
library.
Furthering the growth of one
genre, Matt Lord was recently
appointed "Hiphop Director." As
such he reviews the music that
comes in and has two shows on
which he plays straightforward
hiphop. "I feel like I have the
opportunity to impose my taste on
other people,*' he said.
Andy Carmoen noted that WBOR
WBOR: The student run radio station of the Bowdoin Community.
has diversified in the three years
she's been a DJ. "The library has
grown . They' re paying more service
to different styles." Carmoen,
together with Beth Birnsfield, hosts
a show which focuses on reggae.
They explore reggae' s African roots
as well as its contemporary political
themes.
Other pockets of diversity in the
predominantly new music schedule
are several jazz shows, a sports talk
show, blues shows and a classical
music and comedy combination.
The new program guide will be
out by spring break. Hodgin
reccommended that all Bowdoin
students should at least scan it to
Photo by Maggy Mitchell
see exactly what WBOR offers. He
said, "You're missing out if you
ignore the station. You don't have
to like everything we play."
Listen up-rune in to WBOR
Joe Grzymski & Cas Rico-Silver
Monday nights 9:30 -12:30 p.m.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. MARCH 6, 1992
D'Attil io's best for Spring b reak
Whether you are on the beaches ofForida or the slopes of Colorado our
illlustroius taster has the brew for you
By Matt D'Attiuo
orient business manager
As we all know, we students are
out of here by the end of next week.
For those of you who have parents
that realize that most Bowdoin
ents drink a lotof beer, you will
bly havea chance to swill some
at home. And those parents
haven't come to that realization
In the Northeast:
Samuel Adams' Double Bock or
Boston Ale for theexpensive variety,
Woodchuck Cider of Vermont for
medium pocketbooks, and for the
cheapos there is always Carting's
Black Label.
In the Mid-Atlantic states:
Since some major import
distributors are located here, I
suggest any English import (Samuel
Smith, Old Peculiar, etc.), and
And those parents who haven t
come to that realization yet,
well, smell the coffee!
yet, well, smell the coffee! I bet even
President Ed ward si mbibes a brew
once in a while (then again maybe
not). Those of you who don't dare
to go back to home sweet home, and
have an opportunity to enjoy a real
vacation are at liberty to sample
exotic foreign beer. So this is the
spring break swill review.
If you're off to vacation in a hot
spot, I suggest the fairly cheap
brews, preferably a Mexican beer of
your choice (they all taste the same
to me — bad that is). Just think about
how good that beer will taste in the
hot sun. After all, beer is the number
one thirst quencher. Unfortunately,
not all of us are lucky enough to
cruise off to far away lands, so here
is a regional beer directory:
Narraganset for the domestic beer.
A bucket of Rolling Rock can please
the palate, too.
In the South:
Forget beer, go for a little
Southern Comfort (SoCo). But if
you insist on beer, try Gator Lager
of Florida.
in the Mountain region:
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a
tremendous domestic brew if
you're just relaxing next to a calm
fire, and if you're on a ski lift, try an
obscure beer named Telluride (even
though it's made in Monroe,
Wisconsin).
In the Midwest:
Definitely one of the best a reas to
be in for beer options. Try Sprecher's
Special Amber, Leinen'cugel's,
Point Bock, or Special Export
(Heileman's).
In the West:
Whatever you do, try to avoid
Rainier beer. The best beer in the
West is San Francisco's Anchor
Steam Porter, followed by Henry
Weinhard's Private Reserve and
Dark
In Canada:
Enjoy Molson and Labatts at a
cheaper price since the U.S. is
considering special import taxes for
Canadian import beer. In addition,
give Stella Artoisand Bradora shot.
In Mexico:
Any imported United States beer
will beat out the local varieties.
In Europe:
Try any famous beer from its
origin. For example, attempt to cut
the distance between where you
drink the beer and where it's made.
Outstanding European beers are
infinite but the standouts that this
reviewer has tasted are Guinness
Extra Stout, Jenlain French Country
Ale, Celebrator Doppelbock,
Chimay (a Belgian batch brewed by
Trappist monks — it's got to be good
if it's made by monks, right?),
Chimay, Peroni, and Pilsner
Urquell.
In the middle of nowhere:
Securea 750mLbottleof a Belgian
beer called Satan.
In Jamaica:
Choose Dragon Stout over the
paltry Red Stripe but keep in mind
drinking a bottle of Dragon Stout is
the equivalent of eating a whole
meal.
If you are vacationing anywhere
else, you're on your own.
Mobsters makes an offer you can refuse
By Pete Adams
orient staff writer
When exploring the local
video store the display for the
film Mobsters will initially attract
your attention. For good reason,
as the Mafia lifestyle is certainly
a fascinating subject which has
been portrayed in dozens of
movies including Bugsy, The
Godfather, The Untouchables, and
Goodfelks. Mobsters, however,
is sim ply not in the sa me class as
these films. I came away from
the movie disappointed both
with the movie's plot and lack
of suspense.
Mobsters is the story of
Chucky "Lucky* Luciano,
played by Christian Slater
(Robinhood, Pump Up the Volume),
and his ascension to power in the
mob underworld. As a youth,
Luciano watched as his New York
City neighborhood was dominated
and torn apart by two diametric
crime bosses.
Frustrated with his substandard
existence, Luciano joins forces with
three neighborhood comrades,
(Rodney Eastman, Costas
Mand y lor, and Richard Crieco) and
within a short time they become
known as Lucky Luciano, Joey,
Frank Costello, and Bugsy Siegel.
Through a series of bold moves
and excellent strategy this fatal
foursome oust the existing crime
bosses and fill the power vacuum
with their own agenda.
Although Mobsters makes a
valiant attempt at taking a fresh
angle on an expended subject by
focusing on the youth fulness of
these crooks, this element of the
movie is an isolated interesting
facet of the film. There were
large aspects of this movie
which lacked a realistic edge.
Christian Slater does not even
look Italian, nor did he make a
believable crime boss. In
addition the movie revolves
around four kids, two of whom
look no older than myself, taking
on New York City's Mafia.
I realize I should learn to
suspend my belief, but Mobsters
does not really meet the viewer
half way.
Mobsters is not the film to rent
if you are interested in a film
about the mob. There are
definitely a number of better
choices available in your video
store.
Arts & Leisure Calendar
for the week of 3/6-3/1 3
Friday, March 6
10:00 a.m. Exhibit. Landscape
with White Egret: The
Resurrection of a Japanese Scroll,
Bowdoin College Musuem of
Art. (continuing through April
26)
e 4:15 p.m. Lecture. Rebecca
Come will present a brief and
informal talk on Islam and
Ancient Egypt: Reconfiguring the
Art of the Mediterranean, Muskie
Archives, Bates College.
© 8:00 p.m. Theatre production.
Samuel Beckett's Endgame,
Gannett Theatre, Bates College.
(Admission $4/$2) 786-6161.
Saturday, March 7
© 3:00 p.m. Poetry reading.
Eamon Grennan, poet and
professor of English, Vassar
College, presented in
conjunction with the exhibition
Anne Minich, Bowdoin College
Museum of Art. (limited to 40
persons)
© 8:00 p.m. Theater production.
Samuel Beckett's Endgame,
Gannett Theatre, Bates College.
(Admission $4/$2> 786-6161 .
© 8:00 p.m. Concert. The Bates
and Colby college choirs will
present a program of English
anthems, early American works
and other musk, including a
joint performance of Brahm's
Song of Fate, Olin Arts Center
Concert Hall, Bates College,
(free)
© 9:30 p.m. Mi d semester
Madness, with Hawaiin luau
theme, Mouhon Union. ($4)
Sunday. March 8
© 2i 00 p.m. Theater production.
Samuel Beckett's Endgame,
Gannett Theatre, Bates College.
(Admission S4/S2) 786-6161.
© 2KK) p.m. Concert. The Bates
and Colby college choirs will
present a program of English
anthems, early American works
and other music, including a
joint performance of Brahm's
Song of Fate, Olin Arts Center
Concert Hall, Bates College,
(free)
© 3:00 p.m. Reci tal. Classical
Guitar recital, Corthelt Concert
Hall, UnivesHy of Southern
Maine $5 public/ $3 students/
staff /seniors) 780-5555.
© 6:00 p.m. Recep loin for
International Women's Day,
Women's Center, Gorham
Student Center, University of
Southern Maine, (free)
7:00 p.m. Lecture and
reading. African-American
poet and activist Kate Rushin
will intersperse a discussion
about the interaction between
black and white feminists.
Chase Hall Lounge, Bates
College, (free)
Monday. March 9
© 8:30 p.m. Lecture. Karin
Dauenheimer will discuss The
Predicament of East German
Women Since Unification, Chase
Hall Lounge, Bates College,
(free)
Tuesday. March 10
© 1230 p.m. Concert. The
Bates Noonday Concert Series
presents tenor vocalist Ronald
Burrichter, choral director at
the University of Florida,
accompanied by pianist Frank
Glazer, Clin Arts Center
Concert Hall, Bates College,
(free)
©4:00 p.m. Lecture-redtaL
Michael Finnisy wiU present,
New Music for the Keyboard,
British and Otherwise, Gibson
Hall, (free)
Wednesday. March 11
© 8:00 p.m. Concert. Violinist
Scott Etsy will present a senior
recital of works by Bach,
Beethoven and Brahms,
accompanied by pianist
Duncan Cummin? .Olin A«ts
Center Concert Ha U, Bates
College, (free)
Friday, March, 13
© 7:00 p.m. Reading. Chilean
poet Majorie Agosin will read
selections from Circles of
Madness: Mothers of the Plaza
de Mayo, Chase Hall Lounge,
Bates College, (free)
© 8.-00 p.m. Concert The Bates
Concert Series presents
Aequalis, the dynamic cello/
piano/percussion trio known
for their repetoire of New
American Music, Olin Arts
Center, Bates College
(Admission $10/S5) 786-6135.
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE PUB
HAWAIIN LUAU THEME IN THE UNION-
$4 PER PERSON
Cowboy Junkies break away from melancholy tradition
Black Eyed Man, proves Junkies' ability to retain quality and still produce a variety of sounds
By Mike Johnson
orient staff writer
Every so often a band comes
along that is able to find a quiet sort
of success, playing a quiet music
that deserves to be listened to, not
to be heard. .. but really listened to.
In this age of rhyming lyrics,
adolescent angst, and typical love
lost songs, the refreshing sound of
the Cowboy Junkies is music to the
ears. The lead vocalist of the band,
Margo Timmins, oncedescribed her
music as being a sort of
"Deathcountry". Named not for
raging guitars or savage drum
assaults, die Junkies breathe silent
darkness. . . sharing secrets, and
whispering moods into their music
through the hauntingly soft voice of
Timmins and the muted guitars and
drums of the band.
dry leaves cracking beneath our feet/
Hand in hand we've watched/ the
autumn fires burn-Summer's dreams
collapsing/the whole world lies rotting
in the street
On their new release Black Eyed
Man, the Junkies stick to their
familiar sound. Gently speaking of
life and its disappointments as well
as its joys. Unlike the familiar one
track minded depression bandsjhe
Cowboy Junkies can take a small
town scene and describe it with both
sadness and humor.
Baptists celebrating with praises to
the Lord/ rednecks
doing it with gin/ Me and Suzy we're
celebrating the
joy of sleeping in/ because tomorrow
TU be home again.
Each song on Black Eyed Man is a
story in itself: a story of the railroad
closing down, a gambler run out of
luck, or a love disillusioned. Each
told softly in a sadly confiding
manner as if sharing a life with a
good friend. The anger and joy do
not burn hot and fiery on Black Eyed
Man but rather so damp and clear
that a mirror of emotions hangs still
in front of the listener, bringing
back memories of similar times.
Sorry. I feel better now, do you?/
But you promised me the sky/ and
fell short a star or two/ What else
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 9)
8
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992
\ATI(l\ \ L ARTS & LEISURE SCENE
1992 predictions for the best of the best at the Oscars
By Chris Collucci
orient staff writer
March traditionally brings with it
dreary days of wind and rain, but in
the fairy-tale land that is Hollywood
excitement runs high as Oscar time
approaches.
The industry gears up for its
annual session of self-
congratulatory extravagance, film
buffs around the world prepare for
the usual television marathon, and,
occasionally, there are some
significantrecognitionsmadebythe
award presentations.
Because the Oscars are political
and rather conservative awards, it
is just as important to surmise who
will probably win as it is to make
personal choices as to who should
be recognized.
Realizing this dichotomy, I
present the following summary of
who I believe will win (and, insofar
as possible, why), as well as my
picks for who I feel should win.
Best Rehire: The nominees are
Bugsy,JFK,ThePrinceof Tides, Beauty
and The Beast, and The Silence of The
Lambs . Due to past Oscar snubs of
director Barry Levinson and
Bcatty's film Reds, and the
likeability" factor among the older
Academy voters, look for Bugsy to
take the top prize. Stone's ]FK,
however, is far and a way the best of
the bunch, a brilliant film regardless
of any political or ideological
underminings.
Best Actor: The nominees are
Warren Beatty for Bugsy, Nick Nolte
for The Prince of Tides, six-time
nominee Robert DeNiro for Cape
Fear, Anthony Hopkins for The
Silence of The Lambs, and Robin
Williams for The Fisher King.
Hopkins will take the a ward for his
harrowing portrayal of Dr.
Hannibal Lechter, and he is also my
choice as best of the group.
Best Actress: The nominees are
Ceena Davis and Susan Sarandon
for Thelma and Louise, Laura Dern
for Rambling Rose, Jodie Foster for
The Silence of The Lambs, and Bette
Midler in For The Boys. Sarandon
could well walk away with the
statuette here, although the younger
Davis is more deserving in her
Best Picture :
JFK
Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Best Actress:
Geena Davis
Best Supporting Acton
Jack Palance
Best Supporting Actress:
Juliette Lewis
Best Director
Oliver Stone
& Jonathan Demme
wonderful role as the carefree
Thelma.
Best Supporting Actor: The
nominees are Tommy Lee Jones for
JFK, Harvey Keitel and Ben
Kingsley for Bugsy, Michael Lerner
for Barton Fink, and Jack Palance for
City Slickers. Palance is the probable
Oscarchoiceasthe nostalgic favorite,
but Jones earns my nod for his role
as New Orleans businessman Clay
Shaw, the only person ever
criminally charged in conjunction
with the Kennedy assassination.
Best Supporting Actress: The
nominees are Diane Ladd for
Rambling Rose,]u\\ctte Lewis forCape
Fear, Kate Nelligan for The Prince of
Tides, Mercedes Ruehl for The Fisher
King, and Jessica Tandy for Fried
Green Tomatoes . While the Academy
will probably choose to honor Tides
by recognizing the talented Nelligan
in her role, Lewis is the clear choice
for me. Her potent mix of innocence,
sexuality and the resulting confusion
make her a strong contender for
newcomer of the year.
Best Director: The nominees are
John Singleton for Boyz 'n The Hood,
Barry Levinson for Bugsy, Oliver
Stone for JFK, Jonathan Demme for
The Silence of The Lambs, and Ridley
Scott for Thelma and Louise .The
Oscar will go to Levinson for Bugsy
and his strong filmography, but
Demme and Stone equally deserve
the award. Because the latter has
recently won both directing and
screen writing awards, my choice is
Demme, quickly becoming one of
America's consistently finest film
artists.
The "Snub of The Year" goes to
the denial of a nomination in the
directing category of Terry Gilliam
for The Fisher King .
With such past films as Brazil and
The Baron Munchausen, Gilliam has
displayed intermittent brilliance,
and his control in King deserves to
be noted.
Finally, it is important to note the
recipient of this year's Lifetime
Achievement Award. Satyajit Ray,
the Indian creator of the classic Apu
Trilogy, is, along with Akira
Kurosawa, oneof the undisputably
greatest living directors, and like
his Japanese counterpart a fewyears
back, he is a fitting choice for such a
weighted award.
Miss Wiscassets satisfies the hearty appetite
Secluded diner offers ambiance, reasonable prices f and tremendous homemade doughnuts
FUN WITH A
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MATT YAS
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This week'sreviewtakesusalittle
bit further away from the Bowdoin
College campus on our culinary
crusade. Ifyou follow Route 1 north
through Bath (and can restrain
yourself from hitting The Cabin for
a quick pizza) you'll find a little
jewel located right outside of
downtown Wiscasset. The Miss
Wiscasset Diner doesn't look like
very much from the outside, but
inside it is surprisingly spacious,
especially compared to its
Brunswick counterpart. Although
the decor is far from luxurious,
Michelle, our waitress, had a
genuine friendliness about her that
made us feel more comfortable than
any fancy table setting could.
We all decided to begin with the
highly touted special for that night-
Homemade New England Clam
Chowder. Preceded by a heaping
basket of Saltines, our chowder
arrived piping hot and chock full of
potatoes, onions, and whole clams.
Fortunately, we decided on the
smallest serving, which is a relative
term at the Miss Wiscasset. The
medium bowl would satisfy a small
family, while the large bowl would
placate Sly and the Family Stone.
Whichever size you choose, it's just
like Lonnie Brooks says-satisfaction
guaranteed. This was great stuff.
Our palates titilated, we
proceeded to the main course. It
was tender n' juicy burgers all
around. The reasonably-priced
quarter pound patties were a more
than ample follow-up to (as they
say in Maine) the chowdah. We had
side-dishes of onion-rings and
french fries. There was a split
decision on the *o-rings* (B.H.
zipcode), though we all agreed that
they were better than the ones crumb-covered honey buns can be
offered at the Miss Brunswick. The described as nothing less than a
fries were of the thin genre, and stupendous taste sensation,
were satisfactory, but nothing to Though we did not try them, there
write home
about.
Next we
moved on to, as
always,
dessert. We
must say that
the Miss
Wiscasset is our
kind of place.
Not only did
they have
specials on
entrees, soups,
and such, they The Miss Wiscas set's of Wiscasset
Photo
also had specials on dessert!! What was also a wide assortment of
more can you ask for? And believe attractive looking cakes and pies,
us, for these desserts it would be a We were impressed to learn that
pleasure to pay full price. The the diner also makes its very own
doughnuts. It's not easy to find
homemade doughnuts in the
orangeand pink times in which we
live.
By the end of
our meal, our
pleasure was
visible. There
was one thing
however, that
still bothered us.
We wondered
^^ howdinersintwo
f \ '^mm different towns
f f ^■flrJI could have such
similar names.
We wondered if
there was some
by Maya Khuri sort of chain of
"Miss" diners, or if the winner of a
beauty pageant had started the
diner. With help from the other
people in the restaurant, Michelle
cheerfully answered our question.
It turned out that Michelle's aunt
founded the diner about twenty
years ago. She named it the Miss
Wiscasset because there was a Miss
Portland and a Miss Brunswick, and
she figured that it sounded like a
good name. Other than that there is
no connection between the diners.
As far as Michelle knew, her aunt
had never won a beauty contest, but
was pretty.
No matter where the name came
from, theWisscasset Diner is a great
plabe to eat. It's open for regular
hours during the week, but only
until 2 :00 p.m.on Saturday and
Sunday. So if you'reever hankering
foradriveup Route 1, stop in, have
some chowder, and stay a while —
you're in for a truly pleasurable
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Rights Talk covers effect of legal system on culture
By Rich Littlehale
orient publishing company
I normally try to provide
alternatives to academic literature
in my reviews, books that you can
turn to when you need an escape
from required reading. I have
decided to break from that trad it ion
this week, and review a book that
I encountered initially as an
assignment. I may take heat for
this from my Con Law class,
because that's where I saw the
book, but I think that the view of
American political discourse
offered by the book is terribly
relevant to the political
environment evolving at Bo wdoin.
Rights Talk: The
Impoverishment of Political
Discourseis an analysis of theeffect
the American legal system has had
on our political culture. The nature
of our system of government is
dramatically dependent on the
development of political ideas in
normal, everyday conversation.
Citizens of the United States base
their voting decisions on positions
arrived at in private discussions —
we aren't handed a "party line"
derived from a centralized source
of ideology. The author of Rights
Talk. Mary Ann Glendon of the
Harvard Law School, makes the
argument that the very articulation
of the rights so central to our nation,
the Constitution, has encouraged
Americans to begin to look to rights
for the answers to all our problems.
Americans with a political axe to
grind have come to view the Courts
as the path of least resistance to the
achievement of their goals, to the
detriment of civic virtue — active
participation in political life — in the
Republic.
Professor Clendon argues that
Americans have come to depend
too much on the language of rights
for the protection of their interests.
Americans have had their liberty
protected too well for too long, and
have become dependent on quick
fixes from the courts. She suggests
that we no longer recognize the
obligation to roll up our sleeves and
wrestle with the problems of our
society; rather, we look to
governments and courts to protect
our liberty. Civic virtue is something
we associate with political theorists
and other fanatics, an abstract that
would probably only end up
violating our Cod-given and
Constitutionally protected right not
to do anything constructive unless
nothing good is on television that
night.
There is a substantial
contradiction in the American
political view of liberty. We take a
powerful rights-theory approach to
everything — all conflicts are
juxtapositions of opposing rights —
yet, as Professor Glendon pointsout,
the articulation of the principles
upon whichour country is founded
runs in the opposite direction.
Philosophers call it utilitarianism,
the idea that decisions ought to be
motivated by some notion of the
greater good. Professor Glendon
cites as an example the Preamble to
the Constitution: "to form a more
perfect Union, establish Justice,
promote the general Welfare...".
This language clearly indicates an
obligation to something more
collective than what Professor
Glendon calls "individual and
group egoism." She says that this
results in bizarre contradictions
whose only explanation is the
elevation of sel f-interest above logic
and rationality, so that you see
"people who claim that the right of
free expression trumps a
community's interest in regulating
pornography, [also] arguing that
the right to keep and bear arms has
to be regulated for the sake of the
general welfare..."
How is this relevant to the
Bowdoin community? Consider the
Executive Committee's recent
proposal to abolish single-sex
fraternities. It has kicked off exactly
the kind of rights-violation outrage
that Professor Glendon provides
examples of in her book. The first
arguments mad e were rights-based .
Members of unrecognized
fraternities said that the proposed
ban was unfair because it violated
their rights to associate freely, and
the administration position was that
the proposed action was within the
college's rights to regulate the
actions of its students. The result, if
this continues, will be a stalemate;
the students will say to the
Governing Boards "You can't do
this," when of course they can, and
no attention will be given to
whether or not they should do it.
Unfortunately, Professor
Glendon's book falls short of the
mark in the solutions area; she
doesn't articulate a clear course of
action that will correct the problems
she so ably points out. If you accept
the logic of her arguments against
thechangesmadeduringthe "rights
revolution" in American political
culture, then youare left wondering
how the interests involved in the
cases she cites ought to have been
vindicated. Perhaps it is a lack of
viable short-term answers to this
problem that led her to leave her
conclusion so open.
Ri ghts Talk provides a clear and
persuasive alternative view of the
danger that the legally advanced
protection of rights in this country
has created. Whether or not her
position is correct, and whether or
not we can do anything about it if
she is, is something we-will all have
to confront sooner or later. Why not
sooner?
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT INTERVIEW FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992
Orient Interview
/ thought when I left that I would achieve my life's goal if I could return to
r Bowdoin to be a professor of History. I got a little side-tracked along the
W(Xy. -George J. Mitchell '54 (D-Maine)
Orient: What images are most prevalent in
your mind from your Bowdoin experience?
Mitchell: We're all products of our own
experience of course. My impressions of
Bowdoin began when 1 went there many
years ago and they're entirely favorable. I
was not able to afford to go to college at that
time, my father was a laborer and my mother
was a textile mill worker, so they were unable
afford to finance my education, but Bowdoin's
help with scholarship assistance and some
assistance in finding jobs enabled me to get a
college education and the College treated me
very warmly and in a very fair way. I will be
eternally grateful for those who did that and
to Bowdoin as great place to leam and a great
place to grow up. I really feel that 1 matured
there because I was only sixteen when I
graduated from high school, turned seventeen
just before entering Bowdoin in the Fall. To
say that I was immature is an understatement,
so I feel that my four years at Bowdoin and
my two years in the army was the time during
which I matured. I'm a great fan of Bowdoin.
time. It's clear now that more than that is
needed for most students and we have to
meet the promise of America which should
include the opportunity for every American
child who has the talent and the willingness
to work to get a college education. Now that
has been a source of fierce debate and
controversy in the past twelve years. During
that time Presidents Reagan and Bush have
sought to reduce, limit and restrict financial
assistance to students. President Reagan in
fact sought to terminate many of the programs
which provide that assistance. Congress has
resisted and was able to defeat President
Reagan's efforts to terminate such programs,
although they did suffer some contraction
during his time in office. It is one of the very
strong differences that I had with the Reagan
administration and that I have with the Bush
administration. In the legislation that we just
passed in the Senate, we rejected President
Bush's recommendations to concentrate grant
assistance on young people from families
with very low incomes. President Bush
wanted to concentrate most of the grant
President Reagan and President Bush consistently propose
limiting and reducing funds for education, while they
propose massive increases in foreign aid and foreign
military assistance. I think that these are the wrong
priorities for America and I'm going to fight them and my
Democrat colleagues in the Senate are going to fight to
continue to make it possible for every young person in
America to receive a college education.
There have been many changes since I was
there, I think all of them changes for the
better. I think it is a good thing that the school
is coeducational. I believe it has changed
with the changes of the larger society. But I
think it is one of the best places that a person
could go to get an education and I constantly
recommend it to colleagues and friends.
Orient: As a student who received financial
aid, I suppose 1 should ask you this. There
was a push beginning in the 1960s for more
financial aid to matriculating and present
students at colleges but Congress has never
really met that goal. Do you foresee yourself,
as the Senate Majority leader, and Congress
taking on a larger role in order to facilitate
the achievement of this goal? Do you see
more federal funds being allocated to student
aid in the future?
Mitchell: Just last Friday the Senate passed
a reauthorization of the Higher Education
Actanditwasagoodbillexpandingassistance
in an effort to meet the high expectations that
existed some years ago. In my own case, these
programs did not exist when I was at school,
but theGI Bill did and many of my classmates
and others benefitted from the GI Bill. I did
not use it in college because I entered the
service after college but I used the GI Bill to
enter law school. I then went to Georgetown
Law School at night, worked in the day, and
combining the income from work and the GI
Bill was able to get through Law School. The
assistance I received was provided by the
college primarily in the form of assistance in
finding jobs. I worked two or three jobs at a
assistance to families with incomes of less
than 510,000. As though a family with an
incomeof SI 2,000orSl 8,000 could rely entirely
or primarily on loans. Clearly that was wrong
and we did the opposite, we expanded the
family income definition of those eligible for
such assistance.
Another trend has developed at the urging
of the Reagan and Bush Administrations
which I think is wrong and unhealthy and
that is the proportion of student financial
assistance in the form of grants has steadily
declined, and the proportion in the form of
loans has steadily increased. Grants initially
formed the majority of the assistance, but
now loans form the very large part of the
assistance and many students arc leaving
school saddled with tremendous obligations.
I do not condone or agree with defaulting on
loans because I think that if someone
undertakes a loan that they have a moral and
legal obligation to repay it. I think that we
have to be diligent and vigorous in our efforts
to collect on these loans but at the same time,
I recognize the tremendous burden this places
on many young people just out of school,
particularly those who goon to further higher
education, incurring large loans. So it has
been a problem. We have not done as well as
we should. The pattern of the Reagan and
Bush Administrations was that they proposed
restrictions and we proposed expansions and
we ended up with something in between. We
count it as a victory, but we're really not
doingthe job that has to be done. Ironically,in
those same budgets President Reagan and
President Bush consistently propose limiting
and reducing funds for education, while they
propose massive increases in foreign aid
and foreign military assistance. I think that
these are the wrong priorities for America
and I'm going to fight them and my
Democrat colleagues in theSenateare going
to fight to continue to make it possible for
every young person in America to receive
a college education.
Orient: I want to ask you about the
Packard-Bromley Report of 1986 in which
numerous Senators explained the crucial
role of science education as opposed to
science research. Bowdoin graduates a lot
of science majors but doesn't receive the
funding that some of the major universities
receive. Do you foresee a greater allocation
of resources and funds to smaller colleges
for science education as opposed to science
research?
Mitchell: We've made an effort to increase
funding for science training at the
secondary level to try to improve the
opportunities and increase the equality of
education for science and mathematics in
high schools and other public schools below
the college level. I think a good case can be
made for extending it beyond that. I don't
know of any current initiatives which are
directed specifically at that field of higher
education but obviously it is a matter for
alarm. We all reacted with surprise and
anger at the recent comments made by the
Japanese Prime Minister about Americans
and a lack of the American work ethic. I
think that he isclearly wrong in his remarks
because I think that the work ethic is very
strong in this country. But the one thing
that he said with which wecannot disagree
because it is factual, is that the number of
Americans going into engineering and
other arcasinscicnceisdeclining in relative
terms, more and more are getting involved
in the practice of law and financial
consulting and I think that is something
that docs not bode well for our society in
the future.
Orient: What do you see as the best
methods for allocating funds for small
college research?
Mitchell: A lengthy and fierce debate has
gone on for some years about the best
method of allocating funds for research to
institutionsof higher learning in our society.
It is not a question of whether we should
provide assistance but what are the best
ways to provide assistance. I think that a
good case is that the system previously
utilized unfairly discriminates against
medium and smaller institutions like
Bowdoin. Unfortunately, the remedy
proposed to deal with that is not the right
one. The remedy to be utilized is to have
specific earmarks for individual institutions
within the budget process and it is a classic
case of two wrongs don't make a right. I
think that the system that has been
employed is not an appropriate one but I
think that the system developed to cure it is
worse than the original proposal. What I
would like to sec and what I'm working on
drafting is legislation that would establish
a program for construction that would be
allocated on a state by state basis and then
permit each state to develop and apply a
merit based procedure for trie allocation of
those funds among the institutions of
Interview by 2
George J. Mitchell the Major I
Senate, has come a long way si
to look at Bowdoin when he w
Proctor position to a leadi
native took time out of his
Orient Editor-in-Chief this pa
Office in the Capitol. He d
more federal funding tofinan
the undergraduate level a
today.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT INTERVIEW FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1992
11
Sen. George J. Mitchell
ty Leader of the United States
nee hitchhiking to Brunswick
as sixteen years old. From a
g Democrat, this Waterville
isy schedule to talk with the
weekin the Majority Leader's
cribes his efforts to allocate
al aid and science research at
the tough issues at Bowdoin
*** 6 ^
higher education within the state. Not to
do that for all of the funds allocated, but a
proportion of those so that you have a
balance across the country. I think that it is
important to do that because the funds are
taxpayers' money. I think that would
enable institutions like Bowdoin to
participate in a way that they are currently
not able to because they are shut out of the
current system.
Orient: Maine currently has the lowest
percentage of minorities enrolled in the
institutions of higher learning. What
proposals would you make to attract
students of color to the Maine colleges
and do you see this as being important to
the overall liberal arts education?
Mitchell: Yes I do. I think it should be
noted that that number is higher than the
proportion of minorities living in the state.
I think that the recent Census report shows
that minorities comprise 1.5% of the
population of Maine. On that basis you
could say that you have minority
representation that is greater than the
population, but J don't think that that Sena,or George Mitchell takes a look at a recent issue of the Orient
should be the measure. It ought to be which engaged in illegal activities. I don't In fact I thought when I left that I would
broader than that and there should be a think you or anybody else would say that any achieve my life's goal if I could return to
greaterefforttoattractminoritiestoMaine. organization should be given standing by the
Thattakessomekindofaffirmativeaction, collegeifit wercengaging in activity that was
some kind of positive effort by the against the law. So I think that the answer is
institutions to reach out and to try to find "yes" on a basic level that there has to be some
and to try to appeal to the minorities to try capacity of any institution to have such
to create a more diverse community authoriy. Now whether it extends to legal,
reflecting life in our society as a whole, otherwise permissible activities, is the real
Many of the students at Bowdoin come question in this case, because plainly single-
from Maine as I d id . Most of them will not
spend their lives in Maine. First and ■■^■i^^ BH ^^ MHB ^ BIHH
foremost they're Americans and I think
that colleges should try their hardest to do
that. And there is a lot of opposition to
that. The President made a big deal about
Bowdoin to be a professor of History. I got a
little side-tracked along the way. But 1 have
enjoyed the visits back to Bowdoin. I especially
enjoyed, 1 think it was a couple of years ago
that George Isaacson asked me to come back
and speak on a subject of which I had some
interest. Instead of speaking to a class, it was
a surprisingly large crowd and I'd like to do
So I think that the answer is "yes" on a basic level
that there has to be some capacity of any institution
critS^M^BSn^d^^ t0 have such authority. Now whether it extends to
w e anuo n emph^ legal, otherwise permissible activities, is the real
pTcen^ question in this case, because plainly single-sex
anyXln » 1££EZ£L fraternities do not violate the law if they are entirely
^^^^£\:Z voluntary organizations.
to say that we haven't done the job we ^^ MM i^iMa M ii^ H ^ HB ^ BHMHHB ^
should in the staff in the Senate. There is
a caucus of Black professionals in the ~ " ~~
Senate with whom I have met in the past sex fratemititcs do not violate the law if they that on a more regular basis. I love to engage
encouraged my colleagues in the Senate to
be more conscious about the need for more
diversity. I don't want to sound self-
righteous in criticizing Bowdoin or any
other institution because I think that there
are many in our society inculding the one
which I am involved that haven't done as
well as we should. I think that we all could
do better.
Orient:! know that this may be one
in dialogue with students because they're
much less predictable than adults. I have a
special feeling for Bowdoin because I feel so
strongly commitcd and deeply endebted to
the College. I could not possibly be where I
am now and could not possibly have
accomplished what I have in life were it not
and as a result of that, I have publicly are cnt ' rcI y voluntary organizations.
My own view is that we have to do our best
to eliminate discrimination at any level, and I
work in an institution that is 98 men and two
women. I think that we have to do all that we
can to encourage gender equality in our
society. I think that most of our institutions
simply have not kept pace with the dramatic for the generosity and hospitality that
changes in attitude among Americans that Bowdoin showed to me. I'll tell you a story. I
result largely from the entry of women into did not apply to any College except for
the work force. We're living through one of Bowdoin and I didn't apply until April of my
the great social changes in our nation's history. Senior year. A gentleman who had been one
Question that you might not be ready for. ^° e consequence of that is that the overt of my father's employers recommended that
President Edwards may ask the Governing nature or " discrimination against women has I go to Bowdoin. I recall this very clearly. In
Boards to ban single-sex fraternities on * >ecome more apparent and less acceptable. April of my senior year In high school I
March 7. Do you think that the College **° ' d° n '* express a view on President hitchhiked from Waterville to Brunswick and
has the right to regulate students' social Ed wards ' action as far as the college goes. I met Bill Shaw, the director of Admissions. I
lives and the type of organizations that wasamemberofa fraternity, obviously it was completed an application right then and spent
they join?
Mitchell: Well you're right in saying
that I'm not prepared for the question but
I think that the answer must be yes. Of
course there has to be some capacity of
any institution to establish standards not
to the degree that there is a control over all
of the students' actions. But look at the
other extreme. Clearly, an instituion would
have the ability to prohibit any activites
male at the time.
all male because the student body was all a few days there and I then was admitted. I
■( often wonder what would have happened to
me had not this connection come really not on
my initiative, but rather on the man who
employed my father.
Orient: Or if you didn't get picked up on 1-
95.
Mitchell: Yeah. Wouldn't do that now. I
remember clearly hitchhiking down to
Orient: fust a quick question to wrap things
up. Bowdoin certainly takes a lot of pride in
having you three (Mitchell, Cohen, Andrews)
as alums. Are there things that we can be
doing to get you back to the College?
Mitchell: This is not well-known but when
I went to Bowdoin my major was history and Brunswick. Chances are I wouldn't ha ve gone
mygoal was to bea history teacher at Bowdoin. to college.
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personality.
Sweet decision reflects Admini-
stration's growing autonomy
Not three weeks after two extremely
important and intrusive policy decisions
were announced by the Administration,
the campus is once again rife with
rumors. They seem to have nothing to
do with single-sex fraternities; they
aren't about even more dramatic and
inequitable cost cutting measures. This
time it appears that only a single faculty
member is directly affected.
Dennis Sweet, Assistant Professor of
Philosophy, was rejected from the
tenure-track position that is currently
open in the philosophy department. Mr.
Sweet is extremely popular among his
students, inspiring their admiration and
respect (as a Letter to the Editor this
week makes quite clear). His credentials
are quite distinguished. The Letter and
the interview with Mr. Sweet suggest
.that the decision by the administration
not to accept him for the tenure track
position appears to have been made
despite substantial peer and student
support, an eminent academic record
and remarkable talent.
What, then, is one to make of this
apparently nonsensical and inexplicable
decision? Attacking the students' social
life and the school's financial integrity,
it appears, were only the first two
manifestations of what is rapidly
becoming a new push to reshape the
College. The new form that has begun
to emerge reflects the needs of the
Administration. And the evidence thus
far indicates that though there may be
token consultations with both faculty
and students, the Administration will
pursue its own policy independent of
other concerns.
We can only hope that this assessment
is wrong. Is the Administration in fact
reshaping the College in a mold that
neither students; alumni nor faculty are
aware of and—judging from all the
indications thus far- probably don't
support? We vehemently protest such
flagrant, consistent and seemingly
premeditated disregard for student,
alumni and faculty opinion. Professors
such as Mr. Sweet are hard to come by;
it is both sickening and infuriating that
such a capable individual would be
eliminated from Bowdoin solely on the
basis of political considerations.
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tudent Opinion
Paul Tsongas represents a bad choice for Democrats
Former Senator Paul Tsongas
would be a very bad choice for the
Democratic nomination. His
nom lination would almost certainly
lead to another November disaster
for the Democratic party.
There are several reasons for his
lack of electability . First, he has no
charisma. Second, he is too liberal
on social issues. Finally, his
economic policies, while appealing
to highly informed voters, are not
very wise and will not attract the
Ronald Reagan's great
success was the ability to
convert complex issues
into simple, entertaining
quips. If anything,
Tsongas does the
opposite. His eighty-five
page book is a perfect
example of this flaw.
votes that the party needs to
reclaim the White House. Let us
no w lookat each of these problems
more closely.
Tsongas' well-publicized lack
of charisma has become somewhat
of a joke in Democratic party
circles. Unfortunately, it is a real
problem.
Heisa terrible speaker. He seems
distant and intellectual during
public appearances. Furthermore,
his total approach is far too cerebral
for a general election campaign.
Ronald Reagan's great success was
the ability to convert com plex issues
into simple, entertaining quips. If
anything, Tsongas does the
opposite. His eighty-five page book
is a perfect example of this flaw.
While the book may be read by
ecoromists and other concerned
individuals, the likelihood is that
very few people will ever see- much
less read- it.
Tsongas also isa political liability
on social issues. In 1988 Michael
Dukakis was defeated basically
because the Bush Campaign was
able to focus the campaign on such
issues as crime, the death penalty,
gun control, and gay rights. On
almost all of these issues, the
majority of American people
disagreed with Dukakis.
Consequently, he lost badly despite
the fact that popular opinion polls
showed that the American people
agreed more with Dukakis than with
Bush on economic issues. Tsongas
has wholeheartedly endorsed
extremely liberal positions on all of
these issues. He will likely face the
same problems in the general
election that Dukakis did .
Tsongas' economic program,
while well-thought out and
interesting, has its share of problems
too. First of all, Tsongas' program
Staff Speak
Lewis
Fickett
Clinton is addressing
the concerns of all
Americans rather than
just those of corporate
executives and of special
interest groups. Clinton
also has the appeal and
communication skills to
win.
goes against the interests of
traditional Democratic groups. It
would be difficult for the party
which has supported working
people from the time of Thomas
Jefferson up to the present to
suddenly try to become the party
of big business. When given the
choice between the real thing (real
Republicans in this case) and a fake
Exposing shady decision-making
One of the major differences
between Robert H. Edwards and
his predecessor as president was
supposedly an increased emphasis
on fairness in the process of making
decisions affecting the College. In
the!6monthsof his administration,
Ed wards has established numerous
committees on the College's future,
budget, and diversity which have
been comprised of members of most
constituencies of the college.
Edwards has tried to show how
important it is to have the process
leading to a decision seem fair to all,
in order to at least allow campus
constituencies to say that they were
consulted.
Therefore, it seems fair to ask
where this emphasis on process was
when it was decided to eliminate
single-sex fraternities. Instead of
openness, the process which led to
this decision is reminiscent of the
scorned days of A. LeRoy Greason,
when decisions came out of
Hawthorne-Longfellow with little
regard for anyone other than the
administrators who work there.
Quite simply, the process by
which this decision is being made is
shameful, and calls into question all
of the current ad ministration's other
actions.
The Governing Boards on
Saturday will be asked to vote on
the residential life plan with only
one month to reflect upon it It is
important to remember that this is a
group which has taken since May
1990 to try to determine College
policy surrounding religious
by Craig Cheslog «
observance at College-wide
ceremonies. This is a group that
purposely tabled a vote on religious
observance to allow more input
from what was then an upcoming
article in the College's alumni
magazine. This is a group that has
moved slowly and cautiously to
make decisions in the past. Now,
we are supposed to believe that this
is a decision that can be made with
unprecedented swiftnedss.
Actually, what we can surmise
by this process is that the decision
has been made, and no argument
Quite simply, the
process by which this
decision is being made is
shameful, and calls into
question all of the
current
administrations other
actions.
will be able to change the
impending ban of single-sex
fraternities. Of course, the student
Executive Board held two open
forums after the announcement of
the plan, but these were simply
exercises in futility. No one
involved with the Governing
Boards over the last SO years recalls
the last time an unanimous decision
of the Executive Committee was not
accepted by the full Boards, despite
the amount of discussion that took
place after theexecutive committee's
vote.
If the Governing Boards and the
administration really wanted
student input, they would have
scheduled open forums and alumni
meetings before the executive
committee took action. The fact that
this did not happen implies a great
deal from an administration that
has gone out of its way to make it
appear that students and alumni
had a say in what happens under
the pines.
The least Edwards, Dean of the
College Jane L. Jervis, and E>i rector
of College Relations Richard A.
Mersereau can do now is convince
the members of the Governing
Boards or accept a postponement of
this vote until the May, or better yet,
October meetings of the Boards. If
the vote is postponed, it will at least
look like they are still concerned
about process and what students
and alumni think.
There is no reason that the
Governing Boards or the
administration has to consult
anyone, of course. A college campus
is not a democracy. But, if they
refuse to emphasize a fair process
when making this decision, the least
the leadership of Bo wdoin can do is
stop the charade of involving
everyone in the important decisions.
At least be honest and admit that
our input is not wanted.
(Tsongas), the voters will almost
always choose the real thing.
Furthermore, there is much
debate about whether Tsongas'
program would actually achieve its
intended end. Many Economists
believe that with the advent of
multinational corporations it would
be better for the U.S. government to.
concentrate on improving human
capital (education and worker-
training) in order to try to attract
companiesand good jobs to the U.S.
rather than to provide givaways for
American corporations. After all,
these "American Corporations"
frequently do most of their
manufacturing in other countries.
Finally, Tsongas' economic
program just does not address the
problems of many Americans. He is
opposed to a middle-class tax cut.
He is opposed to payroll tax reform.
He has not come up with any
initiatives to lessen the burden of
college tuition on the middle-class
or to make home-buying easier for
middle-class Americans. He has no
plan for national health insurance.
He basically supports the
continuation of (and probably an
expansion of) the policies of the
1980's. Considering that these
policies have led to soaring budget
deficits, high trade deficits,
declining competitiveness, and
increasing income disparity, some
might ask why we would want to
continue them.
Paul Tsongas is just not the man
for the Democrats to run in 1992. He
combines the social policies of
George McGovern with the
economic policies of Calvin
Coolidge. The Democrats would be
much better advised to nominate
Bill Clinton. Clinton .is addressing
theconcernsofall Americans rather
than just those of corporate
executives and of special interest
groups. Clinton also has the appeal
There are several
reasons for his lack of
electability. First, he has
no charisma. Second, he
is too liberal on social
issues. Finally, his
economic policies, while
appealing to highly
informed voters, are not
very wise
and communication skills to win.
He would be particularly effective
in the South. No Democrat has ever
been elected President without
carrying Texas. Furthermore, only
one Democrat (Lyndon Johnson in
1964) has been elected while loosing
more than three southeastern states.
Hopefully the Democrats will not
make the same mistakes this year
that they have in the past.
Americans are culturally
obsessed with body image
by Deborah Weinberg
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue came out yesterday. 1 didn't
'know, nor care, until I overheard a
couple of guys gleefully discussing
thetactattheTowertheothcrnight.
Their voices rose in anticipation of
Elle, Kathy, and their fellow
models'. ..newest swimsuits, I'm
sure.
Yes,theswimsuitsdisplayed will
make a handy guide for Bowdoin
women soon heading south this
spring break. Those who are
traveling to less tropical locales or
staying here in Maine will have to
be content with getting a headstart
on summer styles.
Unfortunately, swimsuitsare not
the focus of attention. For many
women, the models arc far more
important to the fashion picture.
Consciously or unconsciously
influenced by these artificially
enhanced images, women flock to
Sargent Gym and the Field House
to lift, push, run, jump, dance and
try to fit into an unrealistic mold in
time for a trip to Florida.
Some women, of course, are
content or even ha ppy with the way
they look. But every dorm has those
who compulsively starve and /or
purge themselves, those who stand
crying in front of the full length
mirror in the closet, and in far
greater numbers, those who
regularly scrutinize themselves and
say 'I'm too fat." Or thin. Or tall or
short or dark or freckled — the
adjective depends on the person
and she may select one or several.
This anguish cannot be blamed
solely on Sports Illustrated or its
eager readers. Many aspects of
American society reflect the
cultural obsession with body
image.
Yet the swimsuit
Consciously or
unconsciously influenced
by these artificially
enhanced images, women
flock to Sargent Gym and
the Field House to lift, push,
run, jump, dance and try
to fit into an unrealistic
mold in time for a trip to
Florida.
issue serves as a poignant reminder
of the strong influence of certain
role models, and that these models
often reinforce negative
stereotypes.
The only solution requires
education for long term cultural
change in attitudes regarding body
image ideals. But awareness can
start now by looking realistically at
the Sports Illustrated swimsuit
issue, the Ken and Barbie doll-like
tropical travel posters, and
ourselves.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT. OPINION FRIDAY; MARCH 6. 1 992
Student Opinion
For the Sake of Argument: by Kevin Petrie
Dr. Death
This week the New Hampshire legislative
House is examining an issue similar to that
which the intriguing Dr. Jack Kevorkian
presents: does a clear-thinking individual
have the right to choose to end his or her life?
Further, may a doctor help?
Dr. Kevorkian's credo does not correspond
to the motives of New Hampshire's proposed
bin, as the murder charges he faces involve
t he deaths of patients that were not terminally
ilLThisbillonly allows the suicideof someone
terminally ill, in good mental health, who has
sought the diagnosis of two separate doctors.
This patient, eighteen years or older, must
submit a witnessed, written request to the
ethics committee of a certified health care
facility, and thereby gain permission. Only
under these circumstances would someone
in New Hampshire be able to take his or her
life with prescribed medication.
This bill makes sense. Life involves eager
activity of the mind, body, and spirit, and if an
incurably sick human beingdoes not orcannot
maintain this eagerness to live, he or she has
the right to choose to die.
Such a choice is an "inalienable right." The
paramount emphasis of modern society is
upon one's control over his or her own body
and life. Humans must respect this autonomy,
which even includes one's right to death.
Examples serve to strengthen this point.
Assume that a man acquires the HIV virus
and eventually falls into the nightmare of
full-blown AIDS. He desperately clings to
the hope of medical innovations, yet time
forces him to watch his physical and spiritual
strength drain away slowly.
This individual faces the toughest choice
of his life: can he somehow enjoy the remants
of his life, or does he end this torture and
conclude things in his own way?
I sponsor neither choice, for this decision
is sacred and must be reached within the
intimate realm of one's own mind. The
decision to commit suicide is no stronger or
weaker than the resolution to battle on; yet
either involves tremendous courage on the
part of this individual. Above all, it falls under
personal jurisdiction. Society has no right to
pile suffering upon the unwilling shoulders
of a decaying human being.
If this man chooses to end his life, we need
to let him. He does not wish to witness his
own decay. His relatives probably do not
either.
A dying person's family and loved onesare
certainly another consideration. If a man or
woman wants to save his or her family from
gazing upon a life that slowly ebbs away, we
need to allow it. It is not morbid to permit
someone to bravely designate the conclusion
to his or her own life and defeat future
suffering. Rather, it allows the fierce human
Economi ca Politica: The puzzles of Job Creation
Khurram
Dastgir-Khan
On February 7, the Labor Department
reported that the jobless rate remained
unchanged from its January 1992 level at 7.1%
of labor force, as compared to 6.2% in January
1991. The 7.1% unemployment rate translates
into a total of approximately 9 million
Americans out of jobs, the highest level in
seven years. A larger number of people are
unemployed and for a longer time. The
number of people out of work for 15 weeks or
more rose 7.6%, to just above three million.
Corporate America is not helping either.
Last week. General Motors announced the
biggest single-year loss ($45 billion) for any
corporation in U.S. history. CEO Robert
Stempel further poisoned the news by
announcing that it was closing 21 plants,
eliminating 16,000 jobs. What is good for CM
is certainly not good for America anymore.
More alarmingly, the. Labor Department's
payroll survey during January 1992 revealed
that 91,000 business payroll jobs were
eliminated in January. Unlikeother recessions,
like the one in 1981 -1982, this time the jobs are
The bells of doom can be
rung endlessly. The question
is: what can the government
and business do to create jobs.
likely to have disappeared permanently. The
permanent elimination of jobs may be the
legacy of this recession, which has already
oeen noted Dy economists tor its unusual
unemployment effect. Perhaps for the first
time in memory, the white-collar
unemployment rate sees most increases.
Employers have also used the recession to
streamline their payrolls permanently
eliminating jobs. Many economists have thus
argued that the economic downturn is in fact
a long-term restructuring of the economy.
To be sure, the unemployment rate will fall
once the current cycle of recession has run its
course. But given the United States' increased
trade problems and the menacing
international competition, the unemployment
rate is unlikely to fall to its pre-recession, July
1990 level of 5.1%. What we may witness,
therefore, would be an upward revision of
the "non-accelerating inflation rate" (NAIRU
or the "natural rate") of unemployment from
the prevalent range of 4.5-5.2% up to 6%
range in the near future.
Although they may not know about
NAIRU, all recent opinion surveys indicated
that common (which generally means non-
college educated) workers have developed a
deep seated fear that the job market is not
likely to improve in the near future. Their
fears are justified. Hence see enhanced
resistance to free trade pacts with Mexico. We
hear calls of "America First" and we hear
applause to Paul Tsongas' "call to economic
arms.
The bells of doom can be rung endlessly.
The question is: what can the government
and business do to create jobs. Business,
especially the influential Big Business and its
theoretical supporters blame job woes on
government policy. Paul Craig Roberts, in a
recent Businessweek essay, charged that this
was a "policy-induced, fixed-investment and
employment during the recession. Small steps,
like a decrease in the payroll taxes can be
taken, but the effects will take months to work
through the economy. The options for the
long-term, on theother hand, are considerably
greater. The governments, state and federal,
can ensure adequate job supply in the future
by investing in capital and human resources
and providing the right incentives for
businesses to do the same.
IKhurram Dastigir-Khan '93 is currently
studying away in the 3/2 engeneering program at
California Institute of Technology in Pasadena,
California. Responses can be sent by electronic
mail to kdtkd@cco.caltech.edu )
The Druids demand a more
ecologically safe College
To the Editor,
Dear President Edwards,
For two Bowdoin Presidential Ad ministrations, the Druid s
have been pressing the College to adopt strict and stringent
environmentally sound policies which will limit the impact
our college community makes upon the global ecology. In
meetings with you, as well as through letters similar to this,
members of our group ha vebeen commended for our concern,
assured that our suggestions will be taken i nto consideration ,
and sent out the door in the wake of Administrative inaction.
We as a group concerned with Bowdoin's environmental
impact — OUR environmental impact — are not satisfied
with continued institutional apathy.
Your vision of Bowdoin shapes its existence; with great
power comes great responsibilty. We call upon you to initiate
instituitonal changes which will be ecological sound in the
long run; we will not be satisfied until we see progress taken
in these directions.
Our first concern involves the inefficiency of the heating
plant. The lack of even moderate energy efficiency in the
buildings on campus, especially the brick dorms and the
Tower, is outrageous. In a time of budget cuts and the loss of
critical income for many employees, we continue to pump
money through an outdated heating system which pumps
heat out dra fry windows and doors at the rate of over 5,000
gallons of fuel per week.
This is a ludicrous situation for an educational institution
which must be aware of the steady decline and impending
exhaustion of fossil fuels. What kind of implicit lesson is
being taught the students who come here- that energy
conservation is a must for other people, but if you can afford
$23,000 per year for school, you can make as great an
environmental impact as you desire? Does wealth legitimize
environmental destruction? I hope you do not think so. We
are in the proccssofcompilingacomparativestudy of Bowdoin
and two other schools, the results of which we will send you
along with our suggestions ASAP.
Our second concern is the volume of paper used and
abused by this institution. Though thereisa recycling program,
and though we have finally succeeded in stocking the college
almost exclusively with recycled paper products, the volume
still continues each semester. Class handouts and useless
campus mail printed on one side only is an abominable waste
of resources as well as an unnecessary wasteof money. There
is no need to send notices of campus events to every single
student or employee; if individuals can not take the time to
check pertinent bulletin boards and campus informational
publications, then they need not be informed of the given
event.
Campus mail needs to be regulated and reduced, and more
efficient recycling techniques must be initiated. Setting cans
in the hallway is not enough; there needs to be education
provided and policies im piemen ted to ENSURE that recycling
will happen eff icently. The Druids are but a small grassroots
organization; institutional implementation needs to take place
from the Administration if recycling is to be effective
Our final concern is the Environmental Impact Committe
and student voice in environmental policy. This past semester,
the Committee met three times, and ad jorned not even a third
of the way through the semester, never to come together again
until two weeks ago.
Now it has been merged with the "Historical Preservation
and Grounds Beautifkation Committee" and is squabbling
over the color of the flowers on a monument which has yet to
be constructed. To take the bite out of the only campus
committee which looks into Bowdoin's physical impact upon
the rest of the local and global biosphere is outrageous.
Instead of producing working and meaningful documents
which would preserve Bowdoin's off-campus properties, limit
paper volume, and begin the necessary renovation of the
heating system, the committee has been made into a token,
superficial gesture of environmental concern which silences
any substantive concerns about the college's environmental
impact.
This must change. There needs to be more emphasis put on
this committee; it must be given a. serious and meaningful
charge and authority to have its suggestions implemented as
necessary. Student input should be taken frequently through
forums and requests for letters of concern. Until these measures
are taken, Bowdoin continues to fail in its attempt to have
ANY true committment to the environment. Its negligence, if
it continues, should be made a ware to students looking at this
institution; to hide our shortcomings is unethical.
These are our concerns as a group. Others have suggestions
of their own, which we are encouraging them to share with
you. We ask that you do not simply 'look into" these items,
but that you begin the process of making such changes a
reality. We would like to work with you in producing these
changes, but we refuse to have the burden of the problem
thrown back onto our shoulders; we did not create these
environmental impacts. We wish only to rectify them.
Sincerely,
The Druids
John E. Simko, 92
Shannon P. Smith, "92
Erik H. Sommers, "95
Erik P. Bartenhagen, 95
Tara Wood, 95
Chandra Sivakumaran, '94
Charlie Zart man, '93
Jefferey S. Parker, '95
Benjamin Price, '93
Michael Waterfield, "95
Rick Shim. "95
Brendan O'Brian, "95
Elizabeth T. Carter, '95
Sasha M. White, "95
Martin Ferrel, "92
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 6. 1 992
15
etters to the Kdito
Appalling disregafd for student-
faculty input;the Sweet decision
especially philosophy majors, as well as all facility, to not only Rand. I recommend that all college students read at least one
sign this petition, but also to express your desire for the of these two books before making political decisions on
To The Editor:
As many philosophy students already know, one of
Bowdoin's finest teachers, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Dennis Sweet, was not accepted by the Dean for Academic
Affairs for the tenure-track position in the philosophy
department. Mr. Sweet was rejected despite the unanimous
recommendation of the philosophy department and 100% of
the students who evaluated the presentations given by the
final four candidates for the position. These four, including
Mr. Sweet, were selected after an extensive nation-wide search
to fill the tenure-track position. No member of the
Administration attended any of these presentations.
During his three years at Bowdoin, Mr. Sweet has become
overwhelmingly popular with his students for his dynamic
presentation of philosophical thought and his ability to inspire
their own independent thinking. Many students (ourselves
included ) feel that Mr. Sweet is the best teacher they have ever
had. As an example of the respect accorded to him by the
student body, Mr. Sweet's spring semester "Existentialism"
course was pre-registered for over 95 students. This is all the
more impressive in light of the fact that "Existentialism" falls
under the most easily fulfilled of distribution requirements:
the humanities. Mr. Sweet's philosophy 341 class last spring
had over 20 students, an almost unheard of number for a 300
level course. Nearly every philosophy major took this class.
When asked in writing by the chairperson of the
philosophy department for reasons why Mr. Sweet was
rejected, Dean Beitz flatly refused to formally state the
Administration's reasons. Professor Corish reported that
Dean Beitz stated unofficially that the reasons Mr. Sweet was
denied the position were that he had not published, and that
the University of Iowa (where Mr. Sweet did his graduate
studies) was not a prestigious enough school. Of the paper
which Mr. Sweet submitted in his dossier, Dean Beitz said, "I
didn't like it." Dean Beitz also said he found Mr. Sweet
"superficial and shallow," based entirely upon a thirty minute
interview.
It is obvious to us that the Dean for Academic Affairs has
either made too little effort to familiarize himself with Mr.
Sweet and his accom plishments, or that his reasons for rejecting
Mr. Sweet are entirely political and have nothing to do with
his qualifications. Dean Beitz's unofficial reasons for rejecting
Mr. Sweet are misguided and uninformed at best.
While it is true that Mr. Sweet has not published, he
currently has two philosophy books being considered by
major publishers which are likely to be printed within the
year. This should have been a moot point anyway, as the
position as advertised did not require that the candidate have
published anything. It is, in fact, unusual for anyone recently
hired i n an entry-level tenure-track position to have published .
Mr. Sweet studied at the University of Iowa and was
recommended by, among others, Guenter Zoeller, Vice
President of the North American Kant Society, and P.
Butchvayov, President Elect of the Central Division of the
American Philosophical Association.
The paper Dean Beitz "didn't like," was recommended for
publication by the late professor Moltke Gram, who was one
of the world's foremost Kant scholars and a professor at the
University of Iowa.
Anyone who knows Mr. Sweet also knows that he is not
"superficial and shallow." What Mr. Beitz mistook for lack of
depth was probably Mr. Sweet's rare gift to develop an easy
rapport with people and to explain his ideas so that the
average student can understand him. This ability is uncommon
enoughat Bowdoin that it should not be lost indiscriminately.
Why was Mr. Sweet denied the position? The unofficial
reasons given by Dean Beitz are nonsensical. This leads us to
believe that theCommirtee had criteria other than Mr. Sweet's
academic qualifications in mind, and that it is embarrassed to
share these reasons with the college community.
Every Bowdoin student should be concerned about this
appalling disregard for student and faculty input in choosing
our teachers, as well as the immoral actions of the
administration in refusing to officially explain why they have
ignored the students and faculty whom Bowdoin supposedly
exists to serve. This issue is not just about one man's career or
livelihood, but prompts the larger question: What is Bowdoin?
Is it a college dedicated to giving the finest liberal arts
education possible, or is it a business more concerned with
fulfilling the mysterious, private goals of its administration?
We feel that Bowdoin should first and foremost concentrate
on education.
If you feel the same way, please contact David Bernstein or
John Valentine at X3928 to sign the petition to rehire Mr.
Sweet. This petition will also be posted on the opinion board
in the Mouhon Union. We implore the entire student body,
college to retain Mr. Sweet by sending letters to Charles Beitz,
Dean for Academic Affairs.
David Bernstein '95
Kate Fraunfelder '94
John Valentine '93
economic matters. I guarantee that you will not be unchanged .
By the way, Professor Turner and others who strongly
advocate affirmative action would do well to read, or re-read.
Rand. And to the economics faculty: shame on you if you arc
not using Rand in your curriculim.
Sincerely,
Jane Getchell Cidart, '81
The women of AK£ defend
women's role in coed house
To the Editor,
<
We would like to respond to the article entitled "Are
Women 'In' Fraternities?"
As assumptions and blanket statements continue to be
made that women are not equal members in the coeducational
fraternities, we would like to make an effort to set ourselves
apart from these generalizations. Accusations that female
members do not have positions of influence in the houses due
to sexual discrimination have been very common on cam pus.
We have found that our experience at Alpha Kappa Sigma has
been very different from these stereotypes. A better
understanding of our close knit community could have been
obtained by discussing it more extensively with current
members.
Alpha Kappa Sigma has been local since 1967, and women
were integrated as full members when they first began to join
in the early 1970's. There have been normal fluxes in the ratio
between the sexes within the house over the years. The recent
statistics mentioned in last week's Orient do not reflect the
equality of women within the house. In the past two years, the
ratio has become closer to 50/50. The fact that we do not have
a female president at the moment does not mean that women
are not equally represented. Any house president will reflect
majority opinion obtained at meetings, at which women do
speak! Alpha Kappa Sigma has had female presidents in the
past, and currently has a female officer. The number of
women living in the house is not indicative of involvement
either. Many women entered the room draw last year; chance
dictated that only a few top picks live in our relatively small
house. Most people that did not get to live in the house spend
almost as much time there as those that do, and reap the same
benefits.
Weare proud to represent a house in which gender does not
determine our participation and equality. We do not want to
be placed in a category which implies the inferiority of women.
In deciding whether or not women are "In Fraternities",
opinions of both women whodidnotlikethcirexperienceand
those who continue to thrive in it should be taken into
account. A more accurate article would have contained a
greater variation of personal experiences. We would have
been glad to participate in an article about the position of
women in coeducational fraternities at Bowdoin.
Sincerely,
The Women of AKI
Christian Fellowship members
praise B.L.A.S.T. weekend
To the Editor,
When 1 first walked into Lancaster Lounge on Friday night,
I didn't know what toexpect. I had nevcrattended a B.L.A.S.T.
retreat before, or any religious conference for that matter,
since I was a little girl and I wasn't quite sure why I was there.
Surely, I thought, I could certainly think of other, more
productive ways to spend my weekend. However, this past
weekend at B.L.A.S.T. turned out to be one of the most
fulfilling, gratifying weekends that I have ever experienced
here at Bowdoin...
Are you wondering why that crowd of people was here at
Bowdoin two weekends ago? They were all a part of a
weekend-long conference, called B.L.A.S.T., which is an
acronym for Biblical Living As StudentsToday. Students and
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship staff from Bates, Colby,
USM, UMF, UMO, UNH, St. Anselm's, Keene State and
Bowdoin Colleges gathered together to worship and praise
the Lord through song, prayer, testimony and Scripture study.
It was a time to. get away from everything sinful and to devote
attention to knowing Jesus and reflecting on Scripture.
Overall, the weekend was a great success and we want to
personally thank everyone who helped the weekend run
r moothlv. First, thanks to Rhonda Miller who booked and
provided all the rooms used throughout the weekend, making
it possible for the Bowdoin Christian Fellowship to host
B.L.A.S.T. Dining Service did a terrific job providing us with
a great selection of nicely prepared foods. Thank you to
Security for your cooperation in making sure all the correct
rooms were locked and unlocked forour use. A special thanks
goes to custodial services at Coles Tower, Moulton Union,
and Kresge Auditorium for keeping everything so neat and
clean for us. As students who are part of the Bowdoin
Christian Fellowship, we'd just like to voice the great pleasure
it was to host and to be a part of such a special conference. So
again , thank you to all those who made it possible.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Kemp, '93
Lee Passacreta, '94
"Support Citrus Workers" joke
is immature and malicious
Bowdoin Alumnus stresses
importance of Ayn Rand
To the Editor,
I happended to read a recent issue of the Orient which
contained an op-ed piece about Marxism and its possible
usefulness in managing the current health care "crisis." I am
moved to urge the writer, and those many others who share
his opinion, to learn more about the differences between
collectivism and captialism.
As an economics major, I thought I understood these
concepts pretty well when I graduated from Bowdoin. I
found out how little I had actually understood when I recently
read two books by thebrilliant Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrug ged and
Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal . Today, I consider my
education in economics at Bowdoin to have been incomplete
because I did not even know of the existence of the works of
To the Editor,
I am writing to express my anger over the mockery that is
being made of the student movement for free association. For
once, the student body is attempting to get off their apathetic
asses and make their voices heard and opinions known in
organizing a demonstration and handing out pins to
supporters.
Finally! Students are taking action! But some have chosen
to mock this action in posting signs that claimed the orange
pins symbolized student support for "Florida'sCitrus Pickers,"
thus diminishing the credibility of the group's intentions and
obscuring the real meaning of the pins-- student demands for
a voice with the Governing Board. The joke was cute, but in
my opinion this issue is far too imprtant to all of Bowdoin's
students for a few to threaten the seriousness with which this
matter will be accepted by the Board with a prank. It is simply
unfair. If there is indeed a faction so vehemently o .posed to
the cause, there are so many other more effective not to
mention more mature, means of expressing their views. T\is
attempt at clouding the issue and message only aid the
administration in its attempt to stymie our freedom.
Sincerely,
M. Paige Rosella "95
16
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY. MARCH 6. 1 992
Social Engineering at Bowdoin
won't work; keep all frats
To the Editor,
* Theta Chapter for many years took women as
local members.
* Theta now is still a member of it* National and
has been punished for maintaining this 147 year
old relationship.
* I don't believe that women are a class; they are
a gender.
* It would seem only proper that each gender has
some rights of its own. They include private
showers, private associations, and gender respect.
* I have no right to be a member of the Colonial
Dames, and I respect their right to exclude me
on the basis of my gender.
* Bowdoin has a house for blacks. Are you going
to tell the black women they can't split off from
the men and have their own sorority?
* There is no substitute for freedom. As the
saying goes, "any fool can make a rule."
Let us concede that the social engineering tried at Bowdoin
didn't work because it was not based on freedom. Let the vote
be for coed, all female, and all male fraternities, and let's get
on with the academic life of the College.
Sincerely,
Phineas Sprague
Bowdoin student defends
single-sex houses
To the Editor,
1 apologize to Jennifer Aniens and anyone else who felt that
part of my letter accused the women of Theta Delta Chi of
losing their house's national status. By saying that the
"national" body of their house was lost, I meant only to say
that the all-male group (as opposed to the coed group)
disbanded. I used words like "national" and local" (always
with quotation marks) because they were accepted Bowdoin
terminology for the all-male and coed bodies within each
pseudo-'coed fraternity." I understand how my statement
could have been misinterpreted.
In fact, 1 had a hard time trying to keep my explanation clear
and conciseduetotheabundanceofconfusingand ambiguous
terminology. It is just this sort of confusing terminology that
I feel certain members of the Administration are guilty of
intentionally using in an attempt to justify to the Bowdoin
Community the need for the eradication of single-sex Creek
organizations.
In last week's Orient, Dean Jervis is quoted as saying, "when
only Chi Psi and the sorority were in existence... the
administration let it go... But with two more all-male
fraternities... The circumstances have changed... The
proliferation of spin-off orga nizations such as these has created
intolerable contradictions..." The time period when only Chi
Psi and the sorority were in existence is to be found in Dean
Jervis' imagination. Zeta Psi has maintained its national ties
(meaning initiation, dues, and all-male membership)
continuously since 1867 . Delta Kappa Epsilon's record is
similar. Zeta Psi and Delta Kappa Epsilon admitted women
as social member since the early seventies per Administration
instructions . The Administration continued to be well aware
of the sexist structure they had created within these institutions
through the eighties (that includes Dean Jervis). That certain
members of the Administration continue to refer to their
structure during those twenty or so years as "coeducational,"
as though there were some sort of equality, should offend ever
man and woman on this campus. Somehow, the
Administration felt it could ignore the all-male bodies until
two of them stepped outside what had been their traditional
house doors. Zeta Psi and Delta Kappa Epsilon are no more
"all-male" now that they had been when there were coed
bodies attached to them. However, the coed bodies they left
behind now enjoy true coeducational status under different
names and I think that's great.
The repeated, dogmatic innuendo that Zeta Psi and Delta
Kappa Epsilon somehow "became all-male" or "kicked the
women out" in response to the Henry Report, or that they are
in any way "spin-off organizations is offensive to everyone
to the Kclito
concerned . While I strongly believe that single-sex and coed
Creek organizations are valuable assets to the Bowdoin
community, the Administration does not seem interested in
debating this. Certain members seem more concerned with
their "proliferation" than with any other aspect. If this is the
case, then there is no problem. Every Greek organization
declared their intentions before the 1991-92 academic year,
per the Administration's instructions and there have been no
recent arrivals to the scene (unless one counts Chi Delta Phi
and Kappa Delta Theta but since they were formed from coed
bodies that had been in existence since the early Seventies, I
see no reason to).
If the Governing Boards and the Administration remain
unconvinced, they can take action similar to that at Trinity
College, which forbids the formation of any new single-sex
Greek institutions. While this would still be a strike against
freedom of association, at least would allow organizations
with incredible traditions at Bowdoin to remain. Zeta Psi and
Delta Kappa Epsilon did not "form themselves in the face of
unfavorable College mandates..." as one alumnus opined;
they survived despite them. With security and stability, they
can become the contributors to the "Bowdoin Community"
the Administration has in mind, even while "unrecognized."
If the Administration believes that Chi Psi and Alpha Beta Phi
meet their requirements, they have but to give Zeta Psi and
Delta Kappa Epsilon the chance. Four healthy, active, positive,
community forces are infinitely better than none.
Sincerely,
David Potischman, '92
title: "Nordic Ski Team Sweeps Championships."
Since it has been documented that the average American
reads only the title and first eleven lines of ANY newspaper
article, it would be nice if you could hold off the old editing
sword until at least the second or third paragraph, since
obviously the writer knows what he or she is writing about,
and you obviously don't.
I'm not going to rant and rave further except to reiterate
some of the critical information which was sadly deleted from
my wordy article: We did win the D-II Championships,
enabling us to compete at Middlebury in Division 1
Championships, against the best skiers in the country of our
age group, where we also did well.
I am sorry that you did not feel these aspects of my article
were worthy of mention since it only compels me to restate
them anywayand waste more space. I would have understood
the usual alterations to slim my verbose style of writing, but
I can not permit you to change the meaning of my article
through omission and factual error.
Thanks for the space.
Sincerely,
Jessica E. Jay, '92
Social researcher impersonating
a student? At Bowdoin?!
Hazing speaker thanks Bowdoin
for attendance and feedback
To the Editor,
Thank you for the full coverage of my visit and for presenting
the college community with a balanced view of the whole
"hazing" issue.
I commended Bowdoin's Greek system for their mature
attitude and willingness to attend my talk and spend so much
time with me. My feedback has been positive and productive
and I have learned much from my time in Brunswick.
My compliments to Doug Ebeling and Dean Lewallen for
caring so much.
Sincerely,
Eileen Stevens
Correction: The Nordic team
won 1st place in Div II, not 2nd
To the Editor,
This is a correction regarding the sports story by Jessica Jay
titled "Nordic Skiing Second in Div. II" on page 16 of the Feb
28 Orient.
The Nordic team won 1st place in Div II, not 2nd as stated
in the headline.
Sincerely,
Doug Beal '92
Author of ski article criticizes
Orient for poor journalism
To the Editor,
I know it is difficult to print everything your contributors
write within the confines of the albeit minuscule size of our
school paper, but when you edit to change the meaning and
intentions, and in fact misinterpret and alter the facts within
an article, you dissuade further contributions and leave both
your contributors and readers disgruntled, to say the least. I
am writing in response to your inaccurate and arbitrary
changes to the Nordic Ski Team article appearing in the
February 28th, Volume CXXI1, number 17 edition.
You entitled my piece, "Nordic Skiing 2nd in Division II".
The whole point of the article, had you read it, was that the
NORDIC SKI TEAM, MEN AND WOMEN, WON DIVISION
II CHAMPIONSHIPS! (yes, 1 st place!), as was reflected by my
To the Editor,
As an informed and conscientious student I would like to
make the Bowdoin community aware of the fact that there is
a student among us who is observing student life here at
Bowdoin for a graduate research project. In other words, this
student (I don't know whether it is a man or a woman, but for
convenience's sake let us say it is a woman) is living in one of
our dorms, partaking in various of t he college's organizations,
is taking courses with us, and may have pledged at a fraternity
or sorority. She is planning after this year to compile the
observations made about the way in which we spend our time
at college, what we eat, what we think, who we know, what
we know, and who we associate with for a thesis she is writing
as a graduate student at University of New Hampshire.
Bowdoin was chosen because it is a small, liberal arts college
in New England— exactly the type of environment she wants
to study. There is little else known about her because she feels
that if her identity and her intentions are made public, her
ability to research objectively will be affected. For those of us
who have made any new friends this year, there is a chance
that one of those friends is observing our most private
interactions, our most intimate feelings, and our most hidden
secrets. You may be asking- aren't there ethical issues
involved here? Well, the answer is yes, but the answer is also
that this woman has presented her research proposal to the
College and has been approved. If this makes you at all
nervous please read on.
This information was first told to me by my social research
professor in class on Monday, March 2. As she laid out the
minimal facts she knew it was clear that there was a rising
tension in the room. The classroom which had been phlegmatic
prior to this information suddenly showed some interest.
Students were clearly confused by and curious about the
story. Whispering began in several of the comers and then
someone asked, "You mean there is someone hereat Bowdoin,
acting likea normal student, partaking in all activities without
us knowing who he or she is?" Clearly the answer was yes.
The confusion continued and finally a woman raised her
hand, "So, in other word, this person could be a pledge at one
of the fraternities right now?" Again, the answer was
affirmative. "But that's unethical, isn't it?" "How so?"
responded the professor. "Well, I mean there are some things
that go on that people probably shouldn't find out about."
Another student stated, "The administration might be
interested in what this person finds out."
These weren't the only comments made by members of
fraternities in the class, as it became increasingly clear that
fraternity members were obviously uneasy about having an
outsider observe as an insider during pledging period. One
person muttered under her breath, "It would probably be a
good thing." But the question still remains: Why do fraternity
members feel so threatened? If the fraternities have this much
to hide maybe then there should be concern about what is
actually going on.
Blood pressure dropped, tension cased and students
resumed complacency as the professor acknowledged that, in
fact, she had created the story to make students a wareof what
it would feel like to be the subjects of sociological research.
For about five minutes we were the subjects of sociological
research, and if that is the reaction of fraternity members to
observation of what takes place during pledging period,
perhaps more research needs to be done.
Sincerely, Lea Holden 94
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. MARCH 6. 1992
17
SPORTS
Women's Track dominates
at New England Indoor
Championships
LeVan, O'Neill, Soule, and Toth
set school mark
By Staci Bell
orient staff
When the competition is tough
and the heat is on, the only thing to
do is rise to the occasion. The
Women's Indoor Track 4x200 relay
team proved just that at the open
New England meet held at Boston
University on Saturday February 29
and Sunday March 1. Competing
with some of the best teams in
Division I, II, and III, Bo wdoin's relay
team was running for a reason; they
wanted to get their best time of the
season.
The only way a relay team
works is if people are consistent and
have the same desire to do well as a
team," commented anchor of the
keep up with the com peri t ion Third
leg Emily Levari remarked, "When
we found out that we were going to
run against people who ran 1:40
and 1:41, we were blown away
because they're much faster than
we are. But after we thought about
it , we realized that it would be a
perfect opportunity to better our
time."
Bowdoin's team does have an
edge on some of the other teams
due to individual willingness to
work hard together. By practicing
their handoffs diligently and being
able to change their forms almost
every week, the relay has been able
to perform better each meet. Le Van
stated, "We just got out there, our
handoffs were perfect, "and we
'The only way a relay team works is if
people are consistent and have the same
desire to do well as a team,"
* ' 9 # #
relay Erin CXNeill '93. The relay team
proved this philosophy on Sunday
with their best finish in a time of
1 :46.63.This finish provided the team
with their new school record and a
fourth place win overall. As a result
of their hard work, ability to adapt
to changes, and seizing
opportunities, the relay team
consistingof first year students Sarah
Soule, Amy Toth, Emily LeVan, and
junior En n CNeill, showed that they
have the talent to compete against
schools that may have a lot more
experience than they have.
Lead Runner Sara Soule was
amazed with the overall
performance of the team. "Having
to run with that caliber of runners
was intimidating, but it was also
quite an experience to be running
against them and placing amongst
tham because they were
phennomenal.
I guess that means that we we're
pretty good,too. " The relay team did
perform very well, considering that
they were running against teams
that have times five or six seconds
better than theirs. Often when going
against very talented teams, it is
difficult to get psyched up, let alone
bettered our time bv almost a
second." Amy Toth commented,
"We went in knowing that we
actually did have a good chance
against Division I schools. It was
very exciting to actually do it, run a
good race, and place in the meet."
This year's 4x200 relay team may
not be as experienced as someof the
other schools' teams; O'Neill is the
only upperclassman on the team
with three first year students.
But what they lack in experience,
they make up for in natural talent.
O'Neill commented on the
performance of the young team,
"I'm really impressed with the first
years' sense of committment and
sheer consistency." Coaches and
athletes are all looking forward to
the spring season and next year. As
O'Neill said, " "All we can do is get
better."
After their great p erformance last
weekend, the 4x200 relay team will
be going against tough competition
again this weekend. On Saturday
and Sunday March 7-8, theBowdoin
Women's Indoor Track Team will
be hosting the ECAC conference
with the hopes of breaking personal
as well as school records.
Team returns entire Varsity lineup and looks
Last weekend, the Women's New England Swimming Championships were held at Farley
Field House. The Lady Polar Bears took third in the meet behind Williams and Tofts. Amr
Burkett "95 and Muf fy Merrick "95 were two of Bowdoin's most valuable swimmers at the
Championship meet. This weekend the men's team travels to Wesley en University for the- •
New England Men's Championship.
Men's tennis returns 'fearsome five'
to win league title
impressive wins against strong
players from Middlebury, Colby
and Bates. "Davidson is in prime
form" said Leger. Chris Long '93
also returns to the team after a
strong season at number five. The
back-courter is hitting his
groundstrokes well and looks to be
a backbone in the singles line-up.
Newcomer Mark Slusar '95 also
looks to play a significant role on
the team. "Slusar may be the best
doubles player we have out here.
Thaf s all we asked for this year, a
doubles player. If we win two out
of three doubles, we won't lose"
Slusar has teamed with doubles
specialist joe Crymski '94
throughout the preseason and they
have faired well. "Idon'teven play
doubles against Joey any more. He
used to be my partner but if you
play against him he crushes
anything that you put near him. If
his back heals up he' II really be one
of the strongest points toourteam."
said Davidson.
Other members of the team
include John Suh, Auden
Schendler, Chad Mills. John
Win nick, David Nichols, and Cnrf
Blake.
By Gene Bocasa
orient sports writer
The Men's Tennis Team is gearing
up for another strong push towards
the NESCAC title. The Polar Bears
return their top six players from a
squad that did extremely well in
both Maine and conference play last
year.
Rosalind Kermode, the Women's
coach replaces Howard Vandersea
as the Men's coach for the 1992
season. "Ros played Divisionl tennis
at Rice so she knows her stuff"
explained Jimmy Hurt '92, a top
returner from last year's squad.
Sophomore Tom Davidson '94
echoed Hurt by saying "Roscoached
the Men's team at Amherst so we're
extremely confident that she can get
our heads in shape. As opposed to
last year, I think that that's the most
important thing that we have to do."
Nat Forstner, who has held the
number one position for most of his
four years on the Varsity team
returns and is, as one player
described, a "new man" on thecourt
The Michigan native spent the first
semester at McCill University and is
using the preseason to get back into
playing shape. "Forstner is playing
the best I've seen him play in years,
but he needs to work on losing that
joe" explained Davidson. Forstner
is playing great" said Leger. "The
guys gonna upset some people at
number one.
Forstner' s doubles partner Chris
Leger also returns from his first
semester in Australia. Hampered
by shoulder injuries, Leger is resting
his arm until the team heads to South
Carolina for Spring Break. Both he
and Forstner continue to look good
in preseason doubles play.
Hurt returns after a strong
showing at the n umber one position
during the latter half of last year.
The senior from Chicago notched
impressive wins agains tmany of
the top players in the league
including a trip to the Semifinals of
his draw at the New England
Championships at Middlebury
College last May-
Davidson also had a strong
showing at the NESCAC
championships by making it to the
finals of his draw at Middlebury. As
a first-year, Davidson led the team
with eight victories, from number
two to number four, including
Crew looks to build on strong Fall showing
By Nick Jacobs
orient contributor
After an encouraging finish to
last fall's season, where the team
won its first medal ever, the crew
team is looking forward to an op-
timistic spring season.
According to cox Zac Hooper
'95, "the end of the fall season left
us extremely optimistic for the
spring and we are very enthusias-
tic to get out there and row against
our bigger competition.
This season we will only be com -
peting in three regattas and we
ace hoping to make every one
count." One of the more competi-
tive boats is the men's light weight
four, and by the looks of things the
competition to get a seat in the
boats will be intense. Most of last
season's rowers are back, includ-
ing Jake Carbine '93 and Franklin
Jones '93.
Both Carbine and Jones were
away last semester, but are com-
peting to get their seats hack.
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19
Lacrosse looks to promising
— Spring season
Mens track takes 5th in N.E. Div. 3
-.' Bear Women's
EC AC'S at Farley
By Rick Shim
orient asst sports edior
This week there is no inspiring
quote by an accomplished trackster,
rather the accomplishments of the
Bowdoin men's track team speak
for themselves. In the last two weeks
the team has managed to place fifth
in Division III New Englands and at
Open New Englands, where the
team competed against Division I
and II schools, and many individu-
als performed beyond expectations.
Going into the 1 992 New England
Division III Indoor Championship
the team figured to place well after
finishing with a 5-1 overall record.
The season saw the team end a five
meet winning streak, wherein they
most notably defeated Tufts and
Bates, then met MIT in the last
meet of the season.
The MJ.T. meet was a tough
loss but I'm not disappointed in the
team at all. The guys competed well
and we had some great perfor-
mances. However they | MIT 1 had
too much depth," said Coach
Slovenski.
Hampered by the loss of their pre-
mier distance man and inspirational
leader, senior co-captain Bill
Callahan, the team faced off against
18of New England's finest Division
III schools. Callahan recently
in juried his calf muscle and has been
forced to sit out until the injury heals.
"It's really unfortunate when a se-
nior gets injured and can't finish his
or her last season but we expect him
in third with 6.64 seconds. Dave
Wood '93 came through for Bow-
doin as he captured the New En-
gland Championship for the 1000
meter run with a time of 2:36.30.
Wood's dominating kick has en-
abled him to pull through for the
team throughout the season and he
In the meet Bowdoin came away with three
New England Champions.
to be ready for the outdoor season"
explained Coach Slovenski. The
team finished fifth with 52 points,
just behind Tufts, whom they de-
feated at home with 53 points. MIT.
came in third with 66, Coast Guard
was the bridesmaid with 74 and
powerhouse Williams won the meet
with 92 points. Inthemeet Bowdoin
came a way with three New England
Champions, second most behind
eventual winner Williams.
Senior co-captain Jeff Mao turned
in his usual excellent performance
winning the triple jum p, with a jump
of 46' 1 ", and setting a school record
in the 55 meter dash while coming
now adds another championship to
his name. Bowdoin's final cham-
pion was the 4 by 800 meter relay
team which consisted of Bill
Campbell '95, Dave Wood '93, Nate
McClenncn '93 and Nga Seizor '93
who finished with a time of 8:05.36.
Ot her notable performances were
McClenncn's second place finish in
the 800 meter run, and Jim Sabo '92,
who jumped 6'7" to take second in
the high jump.
Both McClcnnen and Sabo have
been solid performersand havecon-
tributed both points and inspiration
in what has turned out to be a mile-
stone season for a team on the rise.
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to join with France in the study of
salamander egg development.
This proposed satellite's living
and operating quarters consist of
"essentially four modules, (with)
each module essentially the size of a
Greyhound bus," says Phillips.
Other "paraphernalia" will be
attached; launching this massive
structure will require seventeen
shuttle missions. Hopefully 'The
first piece will be taken up inl995,"
and by 1999 "it should be finished
and ready to be manned."
This satellite will supposedly
havea functional life of thirty years.
Continually manned by a crew of
four, it would require three-month
shifts from each scientist or
astronaut.
Will Professor Phillips journey to
the station himself? "I hope so. I
have a pretty good shot at it."
Minorities in Houses
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this house is incredible."
As another member of a co-ed
house said, "Everyone paints a rosy
picture of race relations in the
house, and for the most part I think
that's true, but there are instances
of racism nonetheless. I know that
I've actually said things that were
outright racist. It's something of a
betrayal to my fellow members to
be discussing things like this, but I
think people deserve to know the
truth— that things like this occur."
Highlighting an example, this
person said, "At one point, a
member of my house approached
me and told me that some things
that I had said were out of line and
that he was especially bothered by
them. In response, I said that he had
been making cracks about me as
well and that legitimized my actions.
I realized that I had in fact been out
of line, and I apologized. I will say,
though, that I think I am the
exception to the rule and that most
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NUMBER 19
Boards vote on
single-sex issue
Students greet Boards with
protest over freedom of y ^
association
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The Vote
The special character of Iiowdoin College as a
residential educational institution requires that student
lodging, dining, and social facilities he open to all
students without restriction, therefore
a) all student organizations providing direct h or
indirectly, lod<jin<j, dining, or social facilities must
conform to Iiowdoin College policies in all respects,
and shall not discriminate on the basis of race,
religion, color, gender and sexual preference:
b) students who are members or who participate in
membership activities of organizations co\ered b\
but not complying with paragraph a) will be subject
to discipline b\ the College.
Boards refuse to ban single-sex frats
College takes about-face on original proposal to close Henry loophole;
1992-93 tuition passes
Photo* by Maggy Mitchell
By Michael Golden
orient news edttor
Students living at all-male Zeta
Psi or Chi Psi may be in violation of
the newly-adopted college policy
as early as the Fall of 1993.
Bowdoin's Governing Boards
decided at their meeting on March
7, that single-sex fraternities may
exist, but may not provide housing
or dining facilities to students. The
Board decided on such action after
nearly eight hours of debate during
which they listened to the concerns
of seven students and two members
the alumni body.
The approved resolution calls for
"disciplinary action for students
who are members or who participate
in membership activities of
organizations that do not com ply ,"
said President Edwards. The
president originally asked the
Boards for a total ban on single-sex
organizations regardless of whether
they provide housing or dining
facilities.
"I believe they acted with great
thoughtfulness and wisdom, and
with genuine respect for the
opinions voiced by a number of
"/ believe they acted with
great thoughtfulness and
wisdom, and with genuine
respect for the opinions
voiced by a number of
students...
students in adopting only the core
of the proposed resolution,'' said
Edwards.
The Boards will re-open the issue
in May, when students have left the
campus. Edwards will ask the
Boards to discuss a prohibition on
single-sex organizations without
residences, such as all-male Delta
Kappa Epsilon and the Alpha Beta
Phi sorority.
The Board is attempting to stop
any further proliferation of single-
sex Creek houses. "(The Boards]
believed that this increase in the
number of unrecognized
organizations (Delta Kappa Epsilon
and Zeta Psi) posed a genuine threat
to the College's ability to define its
character and meet its moral and
legal responsibilities," said
Edwards.
Attorney Colleen Quint is
expected to present a report to the
Boards at their May meeting
defining the College's liability risks
at fraternities.
The Governing Boards also voted
to increase tuition and fees by an
average of 5.7%, the lowest
percentage increase at Bowdoin in
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Orientation
Protesters meet Boards
Students supporting the right of freedom of association, even at a
private institution, met in front of Massachusetts Hall to welcome the
Governing Boards to the campus and give them a little advice.
ECAC Track ends Winter
There's no article, but the women's track team finished an incredible
third place in the ECAC Championships held at Farley.
Women's Lacrosse snowed out
Coach Lapointe needs to hire a travel agent, but her team is doing
quite well when, after two snow outs, they beat a tough Bryn Mawr
team.
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Dennis Sweet saga continues............................ 3
Break-ins occur again over break................... 3
Mitchell proposes educational initiatives....... 4
Orient Reporters visit the King-dome......... ... 5
Trainer's Talk article 10
Sports 10
Editorial ,i:.i.i ".n-- : ,-"---i — ~~-........~ 12
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
OCW was heartbroken when Sammy "the Bull" Gravano blew the whistle
on Gotti. Is nothing sacred anymore? The Wisdom took it easy on
Edmund Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown only because he practically raised his
loving nephew and our Managing Editor Zebediah "Moonbeam Jr." Rice.
But look for Jerry to take Bubba in NYC tabloid wars.
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First you admit to smoking a little weed. Then you say you didn't
Bubba CLINTON mna k **• C° me on Bubba! The OCW would like to see your definition
of an extramarital affair. It's all you Billy Boy. (Don't worry, OCW
says George has been playing around too!)
After meeting the man face to face, Davidson and Golden can attest.
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Governor.
Bill Bradley
Never could go baseline but the good Billy's got a bee-
line to the job of true Veeper. Heck, why not Prez. Oh,
we forgot, you're from Jersey. Strike one!
Mario
The Bull"
Cuomo
Whatever. Now that Gotti's gonna be in the slammer Mario can run
and eat at his favorite resturaunts again and wake up without horse-
heads in his bed. OCW hates him because any guy that can be that
indecisive about something as trivial as the Presidency obviously
can't make any decisions about broccolli.
<&*■ Women in
Congress
Pick your office come November. After the Judiciary Boys Cub, the Boyz
'N' the Mud are bumming. Then again, it's terrible to see such fine role
models like Gus Savage leave office.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1 992
Sweet reinstated
for one year term
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
Assistant Professor of
Philosophy Dennis Sweet, who
was recently denied a tenure-
track position in the philosophy
department, has been hired by
the administration to teach for
the '92-'93 academic year.
The decision comes as a
surprise to many after the recent
controversy surrounding the
administration's rejection of his
application. According to Dean
of Academic Affairs, Charles
Beitz, Sweet was hired
temporarily because he "is
prepared to teach the courses
needed in the philosophy
department next year."
The question that still remains
is how or if the tenure-track
position will be filled after next
year. "We haven't decided
whethertheCollege will conduct
a search next year [in the
philosophy department]," said
Beitz.
Sweet plans to apply for the
position should the College
conduct another search. "Dean
Beitz told me that, assuming they
do a search for the tenure-track
position next September, I would
be welcometoapply," said Sweet.
When asked whether the
student movement in support of
Sweet and the more than 600
signatures protesting the
administration's alleged
disregard for student input in
the Sweet decision had any
bearing on Sweet being hired for
next year, Beitz said, "No, it
didn't."
Several students complained
that the committee members
who rejected Sweet's application
did not attend his or other
candidate's presentations. Beitz
said no committee members
could be forced to attend any
one event. "What students
sometimes don't understand is
that there are many different
sources in the process." Beitz
said that interviews and faculty
recommendations from in and
out of the department are used
as well as presentations.
Student reaction to the
administration's temporary
hiring of Sweet is mixed.
"I'm glad he is here for another
year so that even more students
will be exposed to his incredible
teaching abilities, and more
students will be around to
support him. But I feel the
administration is taking the
easy way out by giving him
another year. They think the
student outrage at Sweet not
getting the position he deserved
will blow over," said David
Bernstein, one of the student
leaders in the movement in
support of Sweet. "This is not
going to just die away. We will
continue to voice our
disappointment and frustration
with the administration and we
plan to be very active in the
search to fill the tenure-track
position next fall should there
be one."
Prof eMor Sweet
Photo by Jen Ramirez.
Thieves hit campus during Spring Break
Car stolen from Coffin St. lot; Tower apartments burglarized
By Joshua Sorenen
orient contributor
While many Bowdoin students were
tanning on the Florida beaches this
spring break, an inordinate amount of
robberies occurred on campus.
According to Donna Loring of
Bowdoin Safety and Security, a Sanyo
stereo, several CDs and a Super
Nintendo were stolen from the Theta
Delta Chi fraternity. A wallet was stolen
from the Psi Upsilon house and fifty
CDs from Chi Delta Phi.
The investigation of these crimes is
being handled by the Brunswick Police.
They aTe still in the process of
investigating the crimes and have some
juvenile suspects. The police have
already recovered more than 200 CDs
and will be contacting those who had
CDs stolen. Unfortunately, most people
who have CDs don't identify them in
any sort of way, thus making it difficult
to prove ownership.
According to Loring, the mentality
among students is that "something was
stolen and where was Security, but the
fact is that these buildings should have
been secured by students when they
left."
There was also a fair amount of
robberies at Coles Tower during Spring
Break. On the night of Friday, March
1 3, Joshua Sprague '93 had a $300 jacket
stolen from his quad. According to
Sprague, he and his roommate left their
jackets in the common room of their
quad. Sprague left for Spring Break
that night but his roommate stayed
and went tobed at 1 :30 a .m. after locking
all of the doors.
When he woke up at 7:30 a.m., the
jacket was gone. Because Coles Tower
is locked at midnight, Sprague believes
that his jacket was stolen by somebody
The remainders of Kanuth's stereo.
who has a friend at Bowdoin or by
somebody who is a student at
Bowdoin. He believes that the
adjacent quad was open and
someone entered through the
bathroom . "I believe that the College
should install locks on all bathroom
doors in Coles Tower," said
Sprague.
The most valuable item stolen
over spring break was a 1990
Chrysler LeBaron convertable
belonging to Liz Hearon '94. Hearon,
a resident of Coles Tower, parked
her car in the Coffin Street lot
because the Tower's lot was being
cleaned over the break. Her car was
stolen the second weekend of break.
The car was retreived by the
Photo by Erin Sullivan.
Portland Police who notified
Hearon's father. "I was under the
impression they had tightened
down [on security] because things
had already happened this year in
the lot," said Hearon.
When asked if she will ever park
at the Coffin Street lot again, Hearon
said, "No, no, no."
The Kenwood stereo of Tower
resident Alexander Kanuth '94 was
stolen over the break. "I very angry!
This is a travesty and breach of
justice. If I ever catch the guy who
stole it, I'll kill him!" said Kanuth.
The Brunswick Police have
fingerprinted Kanuth's stereo case.
The stolen system is worth over
$1000.
Leroy Cross, Bowdoin secretary, dies at 93
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
Leroy D. Cross, Bowdoin's faculty
secretary from 1942 to 1965, died
Saturday at his home. Cross was 93.
An active member of the
Appalachian Mountain Club, Cross
enjoyed trading books on
mountaineering and was on the
editorial board of Afjpalachia magazine.
In 1971 Cross was elected a member
of the American Alpine Club in
honor of his contributions to the
libraries of members of the club.
Cross was also on the editorial
committee for several editions of
The Maine Mountain Guide.
Cross' personal library totaled
over 7,500 books and journals.
In 1920 he married Muriel F.
Garvin. Mrs. Cross died in 1968.
Kenneth L. Cross, a son, died in
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"Cross leaves two sons, Donald L.
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Brunswick; abrother, former Maine
Governor "Burton M. Cross of
Augusta; and several grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held on Tuesday at
First Parish Church. Burial will be
sometime in the spring.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Cross Family
Scholarship Fund, Bowdoin
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fifteen years. This fall Bowdoin's
cost will rise from thecurrent $21,970
to $23,210. The financial aid budget
will increase to nearly $6.5 million.
The Boards also voted a
significant raise in faculty salaries.
The raise will return Bowdoin to its
goal of offering competitive
compensation for professors. Other
employees will receive a 3.5% raise.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1 992
Mitchell initiates bill that would help Bowdoin
By Tom Davidson
orient editor-in-chief
Senator George J. Mitchell '54 (D-
ME), responding to criticism of
Congress, recently announced
Senate action on education
initiatives. In a statement issued this
week Mitchell explained that
Congress was reacting to the weak
state of American education. "If we
are to be prepared for the 21st
century, we must focus on the
education of our young people. That
is why I have made improvement of
our education a top priority in the
Senate."
The Senate recently approved two
comprehensive bills designed to
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improve education in our nation:
the Neighborhood Schools
Improvement Act and the
reauthorization of the Higher
Education Act.
This particular legislation
recognizes that educational reform
takes place at the local level. The
Senate is seeking to channel
significant support to local
education initiatives. In an
interview with the Orient, Mitchell
called the Higher Education Act "
a good bill expanding assistance in
an effort to meet the high
expectations that existed (in
Congress) some years ago."
The Neighborhood Schools
Improvement Act authorizes
funding to put into place a wide
range of cooperative efforts to
improve student achievement.
Among these will be a
Neighborhood Schools
Improvement Advisory Council in
each state.
In a statement released this week,
Senator Mitchell said that the
schools will operate with a great
deal of independence throughout
the process. "Under the bill,
individual schools are encouraged
to develop their own plans for
raising the achievement levels of
their students. Local schools that
come up with the most effective
strategies will receive special
Neighborhood Schools
Improvement Grants to carry out
their proposals."
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Education Goals to be
accomplished by the year 2000.
Mitchell stated that these goals will
only be the skeletal framework by
which the educational process can
workaround.
With the approval by the Senate
to reauthorize the Higher
Education Act, Mitchell sees an
increase in assistance for students
seeking post-secondary education .
The Majority Leader outlined his
dissappointment with Republican
administrations in the Orient
interview. "Another trend has
developed at the urging of the
Reagan and Bush administrations
which I think is wrong and
unhealthy and that is the
proportion of student financial
assistance in the form of grants has
steadily declined , and the
proportion in the form of loans has
steadily increased."
During the 1980's, grant aid was
replaced by loans as the primary
source of assistance for financing
post-secondary education. Mitchell
explained that "this trend toward
loans and away from grants runs
contrary to the intent of both the
grant and loan programs. Stuent
aid programs were originally
designed so that grants would be
used to provide financial assistance
to the neediest students and loans
would supplement those in the
middle income families. The bill
aims to address the growing
imbalance between grants and loans
providing greater grant assistance."
In his statement, Mitchell outlined
that the legislation would entail
provisions that would provide a
block grant program to assist
colleges and universities whose
academic facilities are in need of
repair, expansion or design
improvements. In his statement,
released to the media, Mitchell said
"I have heard from a nember of
Maine colleges interested in
upgrading or constructing science
facilities and this type of assistance
could help with these efforts."
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Arts & Leisure
Wethli to display series of eight paintings in New York City
Opening April 7, Chair of Studio Art Department will premiere canvas exhibit at Tatistcheff Gallery
By Jamie Gillette
orient staff writer
Do you know the feeling of sit-
ting in a class (or the library or a
dorm room) while realizing that
something spectacular or beautiful
or just plain fun is waiting outside?
You sense that the sunny spring day
is ready to be taken advantage of,
but the anticipation of exiting into
that world makes all the minutes in
the class (or in the library or dorm)
seem to drag out longer than the
shadows on the trees at which you
are staring.
California, and Washington. This
exhibit will be his first one-person
exhibit at the Tatistcheff Gallery.
The paintings are an expansive
48" by 54", a size which registers
more impact on the viewer. The
life-size scale creates a believable
invitation of a physical potential to
enter the stillness of the scene.
Wethli describes his paintings as
embodying characteristics of
"quietude... almost poetic: the way
things feel, and how things relate
to each other." •
Each of the interiors depicted
is synthesized from a variety of
influences: some elements of the
paintings are from scenes familiar
"Wethli describes his paintings as embodying
characteristics of "quietude... almost poetic:
the way things feel, and how things relate to
each other"
Detail of "Second Story" by Mark Wethli
Mark Wethli's series of eight
paintings (oil on canvas) embrace
that feeling: the relationship of in-
doors to outdoors, "the tension be-
tween being inside a room and the
realization of the potential to go
out," remarks the artist.
These eight new works will be
presented to the New York City art
audience in an exhibit at the
Tatistcheff & Company Gallery for
four weeks, starting April 7.
Wethli, now in his seventh year
at Bowdoin and chai? of the Depart-
ment of Art, is not new to the world
of art showings, as he has held other
shows in Maine, Massachusetts,
to Wethli, while others were cre-
ated from imagination to comple-
ment the work. Each painting con-
tains some element of landscape,
usually in the form of views of the
trees or sky from a window or door.
Wethli's earlier works typically did
not contain these elements of the
outdoors, but were consciously in-
cluded in these pieces to reinforce
the dynamics of the inside verses
the outside.
Wethli's exhibit concludes May
2, 1992. The Tatistcheff Gallery is
located at 50 West 57th Street, New
York City.
Music based on poetry to be
performed by Kurt Oilman
By Debbie Weinberg
orient copy editor
-* V » % I * V ' » t * » • t * J t
April 4 a 7:30 p.m.
Kreseo Auditorium
"The serenaders/ and the lovely
listeners/ exchange sweet noth-
ings..." wrote Paul Verlaine in his
poem, "Mandoline." Saturday,
April 4 at 7:30 p.m., the audience in
Kresge Auditorium will have the
opportunity to experience this ex-
change when baritone Kurt Oilman
performs a Debussy piece based on
Verlaine's poem.
" Mandoline" is one of numerous
pieces to be performed at Saturday's
concert entitled Total Eclipse: The
Poetry of Verlaine and Rimbaud."
The concert features a variety of mu-
sical works based on Verlaine and
Arthur Rimbaud's poetry. The mu-
sic was written by several compos-
ers, including Debussy, Faurg and
Britten.
Interpreting these complex
works is a quartet of musicians. Oil-
man, who graduated from Bowdoin
in 1977, has sung throughout the
United States and in Europe, and
can be heard as well in several re-
cordings. Soprano Lorraine Hunt,
pianist Steven Blier, and narrator
Robert Chapline complete the
group.
The music is based on poems by
rather colorful characters. Verlaine
and Rimbaud were both French
poets who enjoyed great popularity
during the nineteenth century. De-
spite their fame, both men also had
significant personal problems.
Along with Verlaine's alcoholism
and Rimbaud's opium use, the po-
ets st niggled with their relationship
with each other.
After one particularly violent
quarrel, Verlaine actually shot Rim-
baud, though not fatally.
Total Eclipse" is the final con-
cert in the Music Department's 1991 -
92 concert series.
Tickets are free with Bowdoin
i.d., but cost $10 for general admis-
sion and $8 for seniors.
After the concert, Bowdoin Presi-
dent Robert Edwards and Blythe
Edwards will a host a reception
honoring Oilman. The reception
will be held at the Main Lounge in
Mouhon Union and is open to the
public.
Dexter Morrill will be performing on April 4 in Gibson Hall.
Dexter Morrill and David Demsey will perform on Tuesday, April 7, & 7:30 p.m. in Gibson Hall 101 . The
concert, "MIDI LIVE: A Program of Improvisations,'' will feature trumpet, tenor saxophone and comput-
erized music systems. The performance is sponsored by the Lectures and Concerts Committee.
6
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1992
Hypnolovewheel gets cosmic with latest LP
Angelfood's traditional lyrics of love brought to life
For example, a song like "Living
on the Moon" from 1988'sTurn Turn
Burn LP showcased the band's abil-
ity to fuse several guitar styles
within a song while it also exempli-
fied the band's obsession with lu-
By Dan Pearson
orient staff writer
If you've ever seen an episode of
"Lost in Space" or "Star Trek" than
you've heard the sonic pop of New
York city's Hypnolovewheel. The
nar themes. But the energy of the
band's complex twin guitar tech-
nique was lost as the sound wan-
colorful landscapes, cartoonish deredaimlessl y throu g hthe Hypno-
characters and doses of cheesy dia- , with om flat ° harmonies to
logueandB-gradeactingcontained *f fera ^ ife iine. The sweetness of the
in the interstellar worlds of Star voca , s and ^ co _ worki of the
Trek and Lost in Space provide iUrs tha f characterize later
for an hour of action, suspense, and ft lovewheel ende avors were
futuristic humor that all ends with ^ ia „ due t£) ^^^
everybody aboard ship smiling and
laughing as they reflect on how
groovy but scary galactic travel can
be. Hypnolovewheel' s music trav-
els the same starry maps as song
after song teeters on the edge of the
universe with guitar dissonance and
sonic bursts only to be drawn back
to the safety of mother earth by
beautiful, fluffy, marshmallow filled
harmonies.
Hypnolovewheel, however, are
not amateur astronauts; there have
been travelling trough space in their
brown rental van for several years,
and partially due to the band's in-
ability to give each song definite
cohesion.
However, Hypnolovewheel's
third record on Alias Records' Space
Mountain, with veteran Boston
based producer Lou Giordano,
found the band moving closer to
perfection as the addition of more
sampling and acoustic guitars in
the background lent a solid base to
each song. With songs like "Divin-
ing Rod," Mysteries of the Un-
known," and "Cosmic Cube,"
Hypnolovewheel, like the Pixies,
intheprocessreleasingfourrecords wer r eabletofuseavant . punk g ui tar
on various independent labels. Two
years ago the New York Times even
called Hypnolovewheel, along with
Dinosaur Jr. and Eleventh Dream
Day, one of the three most impor-
tant bands making music. The rea-
sounds, sixties surf music, and
melody. And whereas counterparts
Sonic Youth's songs like Sister's
"White Cross" and Daydream
Nation's "Silver Rocket" were too
harrowing and abrasive to reach
son for such praise stems from the pop minded listene r, "Space Moun
wayHypnolovewheelcombinesthe ££„ Qn ^ othef hand/ offered a
raw experimentalism of avant-
garde guitar noise, floating pop
melodies, and thetechniqueof sam-
pling. Moreover, it has evidenced
on each successive record that it is a
band consistently improving.
consolation: Hypnolovewheel uti-
lized just as much fuzz, feedback,
and energy as Sonic Youth but soft-
ened the sound with a sweetness
and levity through solid song struc-
by guitar ferocity
ture and saccharine tongue in cheek
lyrics about everything from driv-
ing like Sammy Hagar to fascina-
tions about "I Dream of Jeannie."
Hypnolovewheel's latest record,
Angdfood, on Alias Records, again
finds the band singing of love and
existence in the cosmos while again,
with Lou Giordano, the band em-
ploys every technique to improve
and build upon the sounds of Space
Mountain. Songs like "Bridget Be-
cause," "Black Hole of Love," "Un-
derwater," "Martian Love Song,"
and "Wooden Escalator" are all
beautiful pop songs whose lyrics at
oncepossessa sincerity and straight-
forwardness reminiscent of Elvis
Costello; (Of all the fish in the sea/
you're the one for me) and at the
same time a cartoonish
nonsensicality typical of
Hypnolovewheel; (Chocolate ice
cream glacier/ you' re the speed of
sound/ you're an upside down
cake/turning upside down /you' re
a different world/you're a perfect
world.)
On the other hand, songs like
"Here comes a Headache," "Wow,"
"Big Bang Theory," "Candyman,"
and "Daylight Savings Time" all
continue Hypnolovewheel's tradi-
tion of guitar ferocity. From the lum-
bering fuzz of "Daylight Savings
Time" to the eerie, nerve piercing
intro to "Big Bang Theory,"
Hypnolovewheel returns on
"Angelfood" with the makings of a
modern day Black Sabbath turned
nice and soft by overexposure to
"Buck Rogers" reruns, Beatles
records, and movie theatre sized
boxes of Jujy fruits.
Arts & Leisure Calendar
for the week of 4/3-4/10
Saturdya, April 4
^ 7:30 p.m. Concert Series:
KurtOllmann, Program:
French Songs ca. 1900 based on
poems by Rimbaud & Verlaine,
Kresge Auditorium.
® 8:00 p.m. Concert: violinist
Mic haela Ha rki ns will perform
a program of works by Bach,
Brahms, Mozart and Franck,
with pianist Frank Glazer, Olin
Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates
College, (free)
| April 5
ild0p\mj
Sunday,
• 1:00-4:00 p\m. Ceramics how
and Sale: a display of
functional stoneware created by
the students of Paul Heroux of
Bates' art faculty, with selected
pieces offered for purchase.
Studio 136, Olin Arts Center,
Bates College, (free)
03:00 pjn. Concert: soprano
Gretchen Farrar will perform a
selection of Italian art songs,
Brahms and Schubert lieder,
songs by Charles Ives and
Vaughan Williams, and
American folk songs,
accompanied by pianist John
Corrie, Olin Arts Concert Hall,
Bates College, (free)
« 3:00 p.m. Gallery talk, "John
Singer Sargent's Portrait of
Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild: The
Art of Society Portraiture,'' by
Maria Gindhart, '92, Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
6 7:30 pan. Concert: a
program of student
compositions, including a
piano sonata by Jeff Kew,
performed by piani stDuncan
Cum mi ng and musk for violin
and piano by Mike Sklar, Olin
Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates
College, (free)
Monday, April 6
« 8:00 pan. Studio recital by
flute students of Susan
Thomas, Corthell Concert Hall,
University Southern Maine,
Gorham. (free) 789-5256.
Tuesday, April 7
d 7:00 p.m. Lecture: Carey
Phillips speaks on the
designing of the NASA Space
Station, Lancaster Lounge.
Wednesday, April 8
@ 1:00 p.m. Gallery talk,
"Landscape with White Egret:
The Resurrection of the
Japanese Scroll," by C Olds,
Edith Cleaves Barry Professor
of the History and Criticism of
Art, Bowdoin College Museum
of Art.]
Thursday/ April 9
6:00 pin. Pub nite, folk/rock
duo, Jinxed Robbers, College
Room, Portland Campus
Center, (free) 874-6598.
The power of the King hearkens followers to Graceland
Sweeney and Johnston recall their memoirs of a Spring Break pilgrimage to the home of the late Elvis
By Pete Johnston &
Christian Sweeney
orient staff writers
This was the culmination of two The theory goes that Elvis is alive,
years of planning. It had all begun but does not want to be found out!
with the theory of Mr. Francis and thus is constantly on the move.
Creighton of Queens, New York, Every year in the fall, after a hectic
whoaccompaniedusonthistrip.lt season of spottings, Elvis heads
for some sort of prehistoric man (and
who could blame them). Elvis con-
tinues North until he reaches the
desolate North Pole. Here the sepa-
ration from society re-kindles Elvis's
Mecca, Jerusalem, Memphis —
there are few places in the world
which have the power to inspire
mass migrations. What is found in
these places is infinitely more valu-
able than the sweat and toil it may
take to get there. In Mecca they go to
see the Ka' ba. In Jerusalem people
visit the Wailing Wall. In Memphis,
true believers flock to the home of
the King.
We do not profess to be Elvis's
chosen people, but we had always
been intrigued by the mystique of
Graceland. The dedication and loy-
alty of Elvis-ites, not to mention the
recent sightings of the King is
enough to lure even the biggest Pub-
lic Enemy fan. Although Elvis Aron
Presley has been "dead" more than
fifteen years, the wave of visitors to
Graceland has yet to ebb. The front
wall of the estate bears witness to
this fact with inscriptions, and mes-
sages from as close as Nashville,
and as far away as Australia, Spain
and Switzerland.
After a twenty-four hour drive,
we arrived at the musical gates at
6:00 a.m. on March 24th — just in
time to watch the sun rise over Grace-
land. We were exhilarated to be
there, even though the gates would
not open for another three hours.
The home of rock legend El via Presley.
is his esteemed opinion as a self- North, and allows his signature
proclaimed Elvis-oligist, that Elvis, "mutton-chops" to grow a little bit
Big Foot, Santa Claus, and the Eas- out of hand. Fall hikers spot this
ter Bunny are all the same person, long-haired Elvis and mistake him
charitable nature, and sporting a full
beard, he takes on the responsibili-
ties of finding out who's been
naughty, and who's been nice. With
the Spring thaw, Elvis hankers to
be back in his native Memphis for
the ensuing summer. On the long
journey from the pole, his hair-suit
showing wear from the arctic win-
ter, Elvis's benevolent feelings are
once again revealed in the form of
chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs.
Back in the south, Elvis is finally
able to find a hair salon that can
hold a secret. Here he returns to
more or less the Elvis we all knew
and loved. This was the first leg of
what we hope will be an extensive
research effort to prove this theory,
and also a pretty a cool thing to do
on Spring Break.
As for the house itself, it was not
as large as we expected, but was
filled with all the amenities fit for a
King. The place was "done-up".
Not a single corner was left un-
touched. There were not one, but
three TV's in the royal blue and
electrifying yellow TV room. The
famous "Jungle Room" had carpet
on the ceiling, a waterfall, and was
furnished in polynesianesque fur-
niture (made right there in Mem-
phis). Although the Bauhaus school
may not approve of the upholstery
on the ceiling, it provided great
acoustics for the famed "Jungle
Room Sessions". Out back one
finds proof that Elvis was a mod-
ern Southern Gentleman. Horses
and a shooting range are contrasted
with an in-the-ground pool, and a
200,000 dollar racquetball building
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1992
Your money's safe with Shelton
by Pete Adams
orient staff writer
White Men Can't jump
Directed bv Ron Shi'lton
As March Madness wreaks
havoc on the minds of sports fan
these days it seems appropriate
that a film such as White Men Can't
Jump has appeared on the silver
screen. This film provides a hys-
terical glimpse into the game of
basketball at its most fundamen-
tal and entertaining level.
The Story of White Men Can't
Jump begins with Billy Hoyle
(Woody Harrelson), who arrives
in Los Angeles with girlfriend
Gloria (Rozie Perez, Do The Right
Thing) in pursuit of a fresh start on
life. While she aims to reach
prosperity by attaining an appear-
ance on Jeoprody, Billy intends to
hustle the local courts to earn his
living. His first target is the infa-
mous Venice Beach Court, where
he encounters an array of talented
basketball junkies, the most notable
being the loud-mouthed Sidney
Deane (Wesley Snipes, Jungle Fe-
ver, New Jack City). Similar to Billy,
Sidney Deane is a man attempting
to raise his family out from a crime-
ridden housing project in hope of
buying a house for his family.
When Sidney first catches sight of
Billy clad in his backward baseball
cap and his shoddy apparrel, he
knows he has found an unsuspect-
ing victim. Billy, however, proves
Sidney differently, earning the re-
spect of Sidney and the other play-
ers. Realizing the potential profit
to be made, Sidney and Billy utilize
their sense of teamwork and the
color of Billy's skin to form a suc-
cessful hustling team.
WhiteMan Can't /ump is certainly
a humorous movie despite the ten-
sions that erupt on the basketball
court, between wife and husband,
and between white and black.
Through basketball, Billy and
Sidney come to a common under-
standing of each other despite their
initial clash of egos. Billy comes to
accept that maybe he can only lis-
ten to Jimi Hendrix while Sidney
can hear his music. In addition to
the black/white jokes and
sarcasm expressed between Billy
and Sydney, the arrogant show-
boating and arguing on the bas-
ketball courts provide some good
laughs.
White Men Can't Jump is pro-
pelled by this humor on the court,
but the film does falter when seri-
ous issues arise. It seemed as if
Billy and Sidney were always play-
ing a game that was absolutely
crucial to their welfare and their
relationships with the women in
their lives. Although adveristy
added to the film by strengthening
the bond between Sidney and Billy,
it definitely produced some of the
less interesting segments of the
film.
Despite the movie's failings in
plot development in the latter half
of the movie, White Men Can't
Jump is a movie worth seeing for a
good shot of comedy.
Elvis lives in the heart of Grace land
Geary's Pale Ale: fit for the pit
By Matt D'Attilio
orient business manager
Last year I received a letter from
College Relations Director Richard
Mersereau insisting that Geary's
Pale Ale is worthy of a swill review.
Consequently, Todd Sandell and I
decided to scrutinize two of the
worst beers on the market, Geary's
and Ballantine India Pale Ale.
Geary's Pale Ale, brewed in Port-
land and the pride of all of Maine,
has got to be one of the most putrid
brews ever made in United States
history. On a scale of A to F, this
beer gets a G for Geary's, a special
category of bad flavor. The worst
aspect of the beer is the hops which
I believe the company dug up from
the local acid supply. Todd said it s
subtle nuances remind him of the
taste one gets when mouth-syphon-
ing a car's gas tank. Let's face it,
Richard, this beer is lousy. We are
both convinced that the only reason
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complete with a piano and a bar.
One wing of the house is dedi-
cated.,, solely to the storage of all
Elvis's gold and platinum records
(it is the world's largest gold and
platinum record collection). Called
the "Trophy Room", it also con-
tains many of Elvis's personal rel-
ics: jewelry he wore, gifts from fans,
memorabilia from the early days,
and the jump suits, oh, oh, oh the
jump suits. Exiting this building
leaves one in the meditation gar-
den, the final resting place of the
Presley family. It isbesidethis foun-
tain that Spinal Tap rendered their
salute to the King. Believe us, it
puts some perspective on things
(too much).
Creighton's theory (and now
our's) was only bolstered by our
trip through the estate. First, Elvis's
middle name spelled incorrectly on
his grave — he used one A in Aron,
nottwo. Elvis also surrounded him-
self with symbols of everlasting life.
His jewelry collection includes a
gold and diamond Chai, the He-
brew word for life. When Elvis
remodeled the living room he in-
stalled two stained glass peacocks,
ancient symbols of eternal life. What
more proof do the doubting Tho-
mas' need?
Although Graceland isn't the only
site in Memphis, at times it can be
hard to get out of Elvis's shadow.
Across Elvis Presley Boulevard
from the mansion is a sprawling
complex housing Elvis' cars, about
five gift shops, a movie theatre, and
of course, the "Lisa Marie" and the
"Hound Dog" — his two planes.
Each one is emblazoned with Elvis'
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by "T. C. B.". The logo symbolizes
the older Elvis' motto: "taking care
of business in a flash". The rest ol
the boulevard, lined with indepen-
dent gift shops and motels, is "truck-,
stop gothic" at its finest. We chose
to stay at the Memory Lane Inn,
enticed by its guitar-shaped pool
and Elvis movies 24 hpurs-a-day.
Even downtown Memphis (about
15 minutes away) has a larger than
life statue of Elvis at the end of
Beale Street, "the birthplace of the
Blues". Memphis, a rebounding
metropolis, is situated high on the
banks of the Mississippi, overlook-
ing Arkansas: fabled "home" of Bill
Clinton. While Arkansas is one of
only two states without a Civil
Rights Bill. Memphis is home to the
National Civil Rights Museum,
which is located in the hotel where
Martin Luther King was murdered.
Sun Studios, where Elvis, Jerry Lee
Lewis, B.B. King, Roy Orbison,
Howlin' Wolf, and U2 recorded, is
also found in the city.
Overall, our visit was nothing less
than mystical. When planning a
trip to Memphis, remember that
getting there is more than half the
fun. There are a thousand points of
interest along the way including
Dinosaur Land, in Winchester, VA.
This "Entertaining and Educa-
tional" fun park, with life-sized pre-
historic creatures, is a real gem.
Whatever path you choose, do not
bother with the "Natural Bridge"—
they're jerks. We have not been
able to completely flesh out our
theory, but we do know this: Elvis
will always be alive .
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THE BOWDOIN ORIEW ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY; APRIL 3. 1992
Tori Amos shakes the male-primacy norm with Little Earthquakes
By Mike Johnson
orient staff writer
Why do we crucify ourselves?
Every day I crucify myself, noth-
ing I do is good enough for you.
There has been a recent trend in
the music world towards subdued
musical aggression, full of betrayal,
angst, and frantically strumming
acoustic guitars. Tori Amos has
caught onto this trend and im-
proved upon it.
Tori Amos is angry. Angry at
herself. Angry at men. Angry at
the world. Sick of injustices and
emotional beatings, Amos rages
out on her debut album, LittleEarth-
quakes.
I wanna smash the faces of
those beautiful BOYS those .
christian BOYS so you can make me
comethat doesn't make you Jesus . . .
Somewhere inside, a knife twists
deeply in the guts of Tori Amos.
Cutting with an anger. . . a sadness
that shocks with its intensity. At-
tacking with a beautifully clear voice
and biting lyrics, Amos takes us deep
into her salvationless life of night-
mares and betrayal on Little Earth-
quakes. A thinly disguised biogra-
phy of a life marred by social and
sexual turmoil, the album is filled
with belittling sarcastic anger and
framed by the sparse instrumenta-
tion of a stuttering piano and occa-
sional guitar.
So you found a girl who
thinks really deep thoughts what's
so amazing about really deep
thoughts boy you best pray I bleed
real soon how's that thought for
you.
Much of Little Earthquakes is de-
voted to a telling timeline of adoles-
cence. Told through the incidents
of a growing sexuality and a des-
perate search for security and love,
the album grows frantic at times as
Amos grasps for sanctuary.
I've been looking for a sav-
ior in these dirty streets. I've been
looking for a savior beneath these
dirty sheets. I've been raising up my
hands drive another nail in, just
whatCod needs, another victim
Throughout the album, Amos
cries for the abandoned, the hurt,
the abused. From a soft whisper to
an angry yowl, she uses heart-stop-
ping pauses and crescendoes as bit-
terness pounds out on the piano.
Amos offers songs like Leather and
Winter with an almost shy bewil-
dered voice, seeming to be a little
girl confused and then shifting to a
jaded heart.
Look I'm standing naked
before you, don't you want more
than my sex? I can scream as loud as
your las t one but I can't claim inno-
cence. . . I could just pretend that
you love me the nightwould lose all
sense of fear but why do I need you
to love me when you can't hold
what I hold dear
Alone with her voice and no in-
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struments to support, Amos
singspeaks her way through a rape
on Me and A Gun. Her clear voice
and cutting word s bring an icy cold -
ness to a song that is chilling in its
slow, deliberate delivery.
...it was me and a gun and
a man on my back and I sang "Holy
Holy" as he buttoned down his
pants. . . yes I wore a slinky red
thing does tha t mean I should spread
for you, your friends, your father?
Little Earthquakes is a brilliant de-
but. The emotional strength and
stark clarity of Tori Amos' s aural
imagery combine to create a power-
ful and moving album. Some back-
ground instrumentation is overdone
on a few of the songs, diffusing the
intensity as a result. This is a only a
small flaw however, on an other-
wise great album. Buy it.
Geary's
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7)
Geary's is still alive as a company is
because people from Maine feel they
owe the brew some sort of loyalty. If
it was made in any other state it
would last about as long as Tsongas
did in the presidential race. I cannot
figure out why these brewers would
think that such a harsh hops could
mix with the scarce malted barley in
the concoction. And the kicker is
that the beer sells for over a dollar a
bottle; I could get any incredible
English or German import instead.
The only times Geary's might be
tolerable is when it is on draught or
if you have just numbed all of your
taste buds with hot soup. Basically,
if you like this beer, you haven't had
good beer. In addition, as Todd so
aptly pointed out, the second sip
tastes worse than the first.
Ballantine India Pale Ale, which
is not made in India but rather in
Fort Wayne and Milwaukee, is an-
other rip-off. To sum up, this beer is
wretched (possibly worse than
Geary's — hey it's a doggie dog
world out there for the lowest grade
of swill). The flavor is flat and
unexciting, there is no hop taste,
and it has about as much color as
Corona Light. If you need a buzz
this bad, go sniff some glue.
Ballantine Ale, according to the la-
bel on the bottle, was "discovered in
the spring of 1 824, purely by chance,
when a keg of ale was opened after
a sea voyage between England and
Calcutta" (and thus the meager con-
nection to India). Well, I personally
think this "discovery" was one of
the least important in world his-
tory. In fact, this brew tastes like it
has been sitting on a Cumberland
Farms shelf since 1824. Ballantine' s
is cleverly named the "clear" ale.
Interestingly, both Geary's and
Ballantine India Pale Ale are twist-
offs, which seems to support our
theory that twist-off beers are lousy
at best. Of all of the gallons, I mean
bottles, of beer we have sampled
this semester these are the only two
brews we have not bothered to fin-
ish.
As I wrote last year in my Ameri-
can beer column, Geary's is for
people from Maine who have se-
verely damaged taste buds. How-
ever, if you happen to be at the pub,
don't hesitate to buy Geary's on tap
since the flavor is much better out of
a keg. Ballantine India Pale Ale we
recommend to no human being on
this earth; its flavor reminds us of
Heffenreffer Private Stock, Meister
Brau, Piels, and many other domes-
tic disasters. Our ad vice: just say no.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1 992
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SPORTS
Reinhard, Fey, Merrick earn Ail-
American status at NCAAs
By Tom Davidson
orient editor-in-chief
As if an 8-1 season, a third place
finish at the New England
Championships weren't enough,
Bowdoin's threesome of Ruth
Reinhard '93, and Muffy Merrick
'95, Molly Fey '95 stormed into the
1992 NCAA Division III Women's
Swimming and Diving
Championships held at SUNY-
Buffalo March 12-14 capturing All-
American honors.
"I'm delighted with the
performances of Ruth, Muffy, and
Molly," commented Coach Charlie
Butt. "All three swam very well ,
with each breaking one of their own
school records." The top eight
finishers in each event are named
All- Americans. Honorable mention
Ail-American status is bestowed
upon the ninth through 16th
finishers in each event.
Reinhard, who hails from
Mendham, N.J., finished second in
the 200 backstroke with a time of
2:07.04 and fifth in the 100
backstroke with a time of 59.09.
Her time in the 100 broke her own
school record of 59.14 set February
29 at the Bowdoin pool. "I was
surprised that I placed as high as I
did. My 100 back and my 200 IM
were my best times." Reinhard
finished 41st in the 200 individual
medley with a time of 2:15.81.
Merrick, from Portsmouth, R.I.
finished fifth in the 500 freestyle
with a time of 5:0557 and eighth in
the 1650 freestyle with a time of
17:4246. Merrick's time in the 500
breaks her own school record of
5:06.13 set February 28 at the
Bowdoin Pool. She also finished 18th
in the 200 freestyle with a time of
15739.
Merrick explained that the team
might have made a mistake by
tapering before New Englands and
not preparing as well as they could
have for Nationals. "I was happy
with the 5th place finish. The
problem was that we tapered for
New Englands and then we had a
two-week break before Nationals."
Fey finished in the 100
breaststroke with a time of 1:07.10
and eleventh in the 200 breaststroke
with a time of 2:29.15. Bey's time in
the 100 dropped significantly from
her school record of 1:08.67 set
February 29 at the Farley Field
House.
Prospects for next year continue
to look bright with all three of the
women returning next year. Coach
Butt should have a squad that will
challenge Williams for the New
England crown.
Basebal l leads off with 5-3 record
First-Years lead the southern charge with strong pitching, team looks
to continue strong hitting after winning J 99 J National title
Congratulations to the Women'* Track team for their 3rd place ECAC
finish. Photo by Maya Khuri
By Rasmid Saber
ORIENT SPORTS EDITOR
The Bowdoin Men's Baseball
team returned to Maine following
their annual Florida traning trip
sporting a respectable 5-3 record.
On March 19, Polar Bears opened
their season with a high scoring 25-
1 4 victory over New Jersey Tech . I n
that slug-fest Brian Crovo pounded
two home runs to lead the Polar
Bears.
Going into the pre-season, Coach
Harvey Shapiro still had
reservations about this year's squad,
especially in the pitching
department. However, following
the team's victory, Coach Shapiro
seemed especially optimistic about
the pitching staff. Shapiro
commented, " I think the pitching
was more than adequate... I think
they did a good job down there."
Bowdoin went on to defeat New
Jersey Tech in their second meeting,
followed by wins over East
Strousberg, MIT, and Florida
Memorial.
In the Polar Bear's second victory
over New Jersey Tech first year
standout, Jay Barillaro, initiated his
Bowdoin career in outstanding
fahion. Barillaro threw a three-hit
complete game, walking three and
striking out five. In his second
outing, Barillaro struck out nine,
yet gave up four runs in a 4-3 loss to
Kings Point.
Jeremy Gibson, another first year
standout, contributed with three hits
in the New Jersey Tech win.
Coach Sha piro and the Polar Bears
still ha ve to resolve several questions
concerning their maligned defense.
So far, positions at first and third
base remain questionable. Shapiro
commented, "We've got to do
something about our defense.. I was
Senior Ben Grinnell, leadoff batter
and captain of this year's team,
enjoyed an outstanding spring trip
batting .413.
When the Polar Bears squared off
against Florida Memorial, pitcher
Mike Brown '92 had another near-
perfect outing. Brown had a no-
hitter going into the seventh inning.
Dave Kolojay '93 relieved Brown in
the seventh earning his second save
on the trip.
Senior Ben Grinnell, leadoff batter
and captain of this year's team,
enjoyed an outstanding spring trip
batting .413. Grinnell, in assessing
the prospects for the Polar Bear
season, appeared quite "optimistic
considering the talent brought in by
the first year members."
disappointed with the way our
defense played."
Mike O'Sullivan, another
oustanding first -year member, has
shown talent at the first base position
and may prove to be a solution to
one of Shapiro's defensive
problems.
On the whole, however, this year" s
Polar Bear baseball squad looks
quite good.
Under the supervision of Coach
Shapiro, a nine year veteran coach
of the Polar Bears, the men's team
will undoubtedly be one of New
England's top competitors.
Team Breaststroke' leads Men into Nationals
By Nicholas Taylor
orient sports editor
Men's varsity smimming
wrapped up an excellent season
with a sixth place finish in Division
III New Englands at Weslayan
University before spring break. The
initiation of the Wesleyan pool saw
some of the fastest times in New
England history as well as some
incredibly strong performances
from Bowdoin swimmers.
Based on the regular season
record, Bowdoin was slated to finish
eighth, five places behind last years
finish. Rested and strengthened after
a grueling training trip, the Bears
were ready to face the challenging
competition.
The meet was filled with personal
best times for the majority of
Bowdoin swimmers, but some
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highlights include Frank Marston's
'92 winning performance following
the injury of friend and competitor
Tom Egan from UMass Dartmouth.
Marston finished first in the three
meter diving and second in the one
meter. His total of 585.25 points
broke the New England record by
79 points as well as the school record
by 86 points. Marston also captured
the Hugh McCurdy Award for the
diver scoring the most points over a
four-year career.
The swimming events were
equally as impressive with 'Team
Breastroke" sending three
swimmers to nationals. Garrett
Davis '93 placed third in the 100
yard breastroke, the 200 breastroke,
and the 200 individual medley, and
second in the 400 individual medley.
Davis shared national qualifying
times with Josh Rady '95 and
Richard Min '95 who all went under
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1 O0.00 for the 100 breastroke. Austin
"Ratboy" Burkett made the national
B-cuts with personal best times of
158 in the 200 backstroke and 59.4
in the 100 back. His 200 back rime
broke the oldest Bowdoin school
record by several seconds. Basically,
the team swam extremely well and
placed accordingly at sixth.
Division III Nationals, held at
SUNY Buffalo also hosted excellent
performences from Bowdoin
swimmers with Marston taking
second in the three meter diving
and third in the one meter in a classic
dual bet ween healed rival Tom Egan
from UMass Dartmouth. Marston
barely lost his championship title to
Egan by 44.7 points and ended his
career with a total of six New
England Championships as well as
placing among the top three at
Nationals five times including one
title.
The Bowdoin Lacrosse Team
enjoyed a tremendous weekend at
the Guilford Invitational Tournment
in Guilford, N.C. The Polar Bears
beat Haverford in the opening
round, 24-1 1 , behind a record-setting
performance from midfielder and
tri-captain Peter Geagan '92.
Geagan's seven goals and two assists
set a new Bowdoin record for goals
in a game by a midfielder. Bowdoin
faced the host Guilford team in the
championship game, and won 16-8.
Tri-captain Chris Roy '92 paced the
offense with four goals and two
assists, while Chet Hinds '93 added
a goal and five assists. Geagan was
selected as the Offensive Most
Valuable Player of the tournament,
as he finished with nine goals and
three assists. Goaltender Ben Cohen
*93 was named the Defensive MVP
after a strong 19 save performance
in the finals. Hinds, Tom Ryan '93,
Roy, and defenseman Chris Varcoe
'92 were all selected to the All-
Tournament team. In the pre-season
poll, Bowdoin was ranked
nineteenth nationally.
The Womens Lacrosse team had
a successful spring trip to
Pennsylvania, weathering a snow
storm that canceled two games. In
their first game, the Polar Bears
trounced Bryn Mawr 12-3. Aileen
Daversa "94, Maggy Mitchell '95 and
Sarah Poor '95 all scored three goals
for the team. Every
member of the attack scored a goal
in the game
In a heartbreaker, the team lost
10-9 in overtime Daversa continued
her scoring streak with another hat-
trick and Christina Reynolds also
had 3 goals. Mitchell had a goal and
2 assists. The team faces a strong
Williams squad this weekend .
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1992
Mayo discusses the effects of cholesterol on the body
By Jeanne Mayo
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Cholesterol isa typeof lipid. These
fatty substances are essential to the
normal function of all body cells.
Most of the cholesterol is
manufactured in the liver and the
balance is provided by diet. Protein
transporters (apoproteins) combine
with cholesterol and other lipids to
form lipoproteins which circulate
in the blood. Two general types of
these complexes have been
identified as high density
lipoproteins (HDL) and low dnsity
lipoproteins (LDL). HDL is often
referred to as "good" cholesterol
while LDL is termed "bad"
cholesterol. Measurement of the
total cholesterol concentration in
your blood (quick finger prick) is
useful. More accurate information
is gained by having a labratory
analyze one's lipoprotein profile
which will determine the HDL and
LDL levels. A reading of below
200mg/dl signifies low risk, where
a reading of 240mg/dl is high risk.
Any reading between 200-239mg/
dl is borderline risk.
If your blood cholesterol levels
place you above 200mg /d 1 you need
to look at your diet and reduce your
intake of saturated fat and necessary. Mathan Smith, M.D. in
cholesterol Nancy Clark, RD sports his book Food for Sport, states "the
nutritionalist and the author of The average American ingests two or
Athlete's Kitchen states, "your weight three times as much protein as he
may be affected more by the kinds needs." Protein is inefficient as a
of food you eat, rather than how source of energy and is utilized by
much you eat. Overweight people the body only when carbohydrates
tend to acquire more calories from and fats are unavailable.
fats per pound of body weight than
do lean people." If you are serious
about a program that will bring
about reduced cholesterol, reduced
weight and increased general
fitness, she recommends a food/
exercise weight chart to assist you
in monitoring your progress. By
keeping a log of your total food
intake, you will be able to determine dlCtdtP c
your nutritional problem areas.
On average, the American diet is < ^^ m ^^^ m
higher in saturated fats than good
health dictates. The National
Research Council (NRC) reviewed
more than 5000 studies in 1989 and
came up with the following
guidelines. ■
Complex carbohydrates should
account for a minimum of 55% of
our daily calories; fats should be
limited to 30% with saturated fats
On average, the
American diet is
higher in saturated
fats than good health
In planning your diet be aware of
the two kinds of carbohydrates,
simple and complex. Simple
carbohydrates include the natural
sugars found in fruit and juice as
well as processed sugars, i.e., candy,
honey, jam. These processed sugary
foods are often considered a "quick
energy fix"; but, in fact, they can
reduce performance because the
equal to no more than 1 /3 of thus ^ d b ^^
intake; and moderate amounts of increased amounts of insulin, which
pro em make up the balance. The in turn can , ower bbod
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grain beads and cereals are the real fruit or fruit juice, 2 glasses of water,
source of your muscle energy, coffee or tea if you favor caffeine.
Complex carbohydrates restore When you're late, take a fruit and
glycogen which helps to increase whole grain muffin to eat on the
stamina in prolonged activity. It is way to class,
recommended by theNRCthat five A lunch possibility is sliced turkey
or more daily servingsof vegetables or tuna salad on whole wheat bread
(green and yellow) and fruit (citrus) or in a pita pocket, a cup of soup, a
and six or more servings of above mixed salad, low fat milk, and fruit
mentioned complex sugars help to or yogurt dessert, plus 2 glasses of
make up a healthy diet. water.
Sports nutritionists point out A dinner: one serving of the main
water as our most neglected meal, fish-lean meat-pasta (reduce
nutrient. Do not assume that thirst or eliminate gravies and sauces),
is a good indicator of the amount of potato (no sourcream or butter) or
fluid you need . rice and vegetables.
Drinking sufficientwater requires Bread, lowfat milk, 2 glasses of
a conscious effort. Eight (8 ounce) water-dessert (optional according
glasses a day are recommended, that to whatyou havealreadyconsumed
is two glasses on every meal tray during the day). Don't pick up
plus two additional glasses dessert just becauseit is there.Think
throughout the day as a minimum, about it first.
In some rare cases there may be a Makinggood nutrition a personal
need for an iron supplement or a responsibility by planning ahead,
multi-vitamin addition to your diet, limiting junk food, becoming more
but this decision always should be informed about food values and fat
discussed with your health care content, increasing carbohydrates
provider. (complex), decreasing saturated
How can the above suggestions fats, and continuing to exercise on a
be incorporated into your campus regular basis are some of the
diet? parameters that will assist you with
A breakfast example would increased energy and a healthy life
include: a whole grain cereal or style.
Softball shuts out Bates
by Rashid L Saber
ORIENT SPORTS EDITOR
The Bo wdoin College Women's
Softball Team opened the season
this past Tuesday with an
impressive 8-0 shutout over Bates
College. Bowdoin broke open the
game in the fifth inning with four
runs, followed by three runs in
the sixth.
With one out in the fifth inning
Bowdoin's Cathay Hayes '92 put
down a perfect bunt single. First
year player Fran Infantine walked
on the next at bat to put runners
on first and second . Hayes scored
when Laura Martin singled down
the left-field line.
From that point on, the Polar
Bears opened the flood gates with
another six runs.
First-year standout Jessie
Beadnell looked impressive in her
first collegiate outing. Beadnell
finished the game with four strike
outs, four hits (all singles), and
two walks.
Bowdoin Coach, John Cullen
was quite pleased with the way
the women played. Coach Cullen
commented, *We scored eight
runs and it was a nice start for the
first-year Beadnell."
Men's
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Laettner leads Duke to fourth Final Four
Blue Devils hope to repeat as National Champions for the first time since 74/75 Bruins
Whoever wrote the popular
Christmas song "It's the Most
Wonderful Time of the Year"
obviously never saw a college
basketball game. For the most
wonderful time of this and any
year is the three week stretch
beginning in mid-March when the
sport of college basketball becomes
a missionary priest, traveling
through television screens across
the country and converting
thousands of viewers to its blend
of charm and unpredictability.
Anyone who saw last Saturday's
East Regional Final between Duke
and Kentucky was a witness to one
of the greatest events in the history
of the sport. For those who have
spent the last week on a deserted
island far from civilization, Duke
won the contest, 104-103 in
overtime, on a 17-footer by
Christian Laettner that was
released a split second before the
buzzer. The shot allowed the
defending NCAA champion Blue
Devils to reach the Final Four for
the fifth straight year. And it
assured that if the NCAA asked
me to select the greatest player in
the history of its tournament, I
would not hesitate before saying
Laettner's name.
Let's look back on this man's
postseason career:
1989-He totally outplays more
highly touted freshman Alonzo
Mourning in the East Regional
Finals at the Meadowlands, scoring
24 points and leading the Blue
Devils back to the Final Four, where
they lose to Seton Hall.
1990-His double-pump jumper
from the foul linebeats Connecticut
at the buzzer in the East Regional
Finals, 79-78. The play is even more
impressive considering Laettner
threw the inbounds pass on this
play with only three seconds left.
1991 -He steps to the free throw
line with twelve seconds left in the
national semifinals against
unbeaten UNLV and the score tied
at 77 and sinks the two shots that
end the Rebels' dreams of a second
straight title.
Then, playing
with the flu in the
finals, he scores
16 points,
including a perfect 12-for-12 from
the free throw line to lead Duke to
its first ever national title. He is
named the tournament's Most
Outstanding Player.
1992-Saturday night was the
ultimate. Laettner scored 31 points,
10-for-10 from the field, 10-for-10
from the line, including his team's
last eight points. He now has the
all-time tournament scoring record
with 378 points.
Still, Saturday's game was about
more than just Laettner's incredible
performance. It was about two
well-coached teams who simply
refused to lose, about an underdog
doing everything in its power to
slay a heavy favorite, about a level
of play that was
simply flawless.
Three point shots
cut through the
nets at times
when a miss meant almost certain
defeat. The Wildcats, who trailed
by 1 2 points in the second half, came
backdespite horrible foul problems.
The overtime featured clutch play
after clutch play: John Pelphrey's
three pointer that gave Kentucky
the lead and Bobby Hurley's reply
for Duke, Jamal Mashburn's three
point play that put Kentucky on top
101-100, Sean Woods' ugly but
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effective bank shot that seemed to
assure a Wildcat victory, and all of
Laettner's heroics, especially the last
shot, which was aided by Grant
Hill's perfect 80-foot pass and
Laettner's presence of mind to
dribble and fake before shooting. It
seemed appropriate that the game
was played in the Philadelphia
Spectrum, where the epitome of
basketball grace, Julius Erving, once
toiled.
The game was the centerpiece of
what has been an exciting and
enthralling tournament. Upsets
filled the early rounds, particularly
in the Midwest Region, where the
top three seeds were excused in the
second round, allowing the
Cincinnati Bearcats to reach the
Final Four. As usual, there were the
close games that characterize this
single-elimination tournament. The
best of all, excluding Duke's win,
was the Georgia Tech-USC game in
the second round, when Tech
freshman James Forrest made his
first three point shot of the year on
an inbounds play with only eight-
tenths of a second left to win the
game 79-78. The shot prompted CBS
announcer Al McGuire to express
the sentiments of viewers
nationwide, 'Thank you, college
basketball!"
The best story of all, though,
belongs to five young men who
don't know their age. I mean, of
course, the "Fab Five" of Michigan.
Messrs. Webber, Howard, Rose,
Jackson and King have displayed a
poise beyond their years in leading
ihe Wolverines to the Final Four,
beating more experienced
Oklahoma State and Ohio State to
get there. Most fans were still in
shock from Duke's win when the
five kids" combined for 73 points in
Michigan's 75-71 overtime victory
over their archrival Buckeyes in an
equally exciting Southeast final.
Duke, Cincinnati and Michigan
are joined by Indiana in the Final
Four. The Hoosiers have been the
best of the four teams in the
tournament, beating LSU and
Florida State before pasting UCLA
in the West final. The Duke-Indiana
matchup is one for the ages, with
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski
meeting his mentor, Bobby Knight.
The last student -teacher matchup
in the Final Four came in 1975, when
John Wooden and UCLA met
Denny Crum and Louisville. UCLA
won that one at the buzzer, and this
game is just as close. As for Michigan
vs. Cincinnati, its Kids 'R Us versus
Who 'R We.
Who's going to win? Let's apply
somechoplogic.Duke?They should
win, but people named Duke
haven't been too successful this year.
Cincinnati? Too random. At least
NC State, Villanova and Kansas had
big-name players and coaches when
they won their improbable
championships. Michigan? We're
all sick of hearing how tough it is to
repeat, and with the whole
Wolverine team back next year we'd
only hear it more. It's about time for
Indiana to win again, so F 11 give it to
the Hoosiers. But look for a Final
Four that will make fans cry once
again, "Thank you, college
basketball!"
Next week: 1992 Baseball
predictions unveiled!
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personality. -*^f
Bring back the Campus Wide
It's time for the Campus Wide.
Central to the debate between the fraternities
and the College is the issue of social life at Bowdoin.
The College has consistently stressed that the
fraternities have borne far too much of the burden
of Bowdoin's social life; President Edwards himself
has touched upon this issue in his recent comments
about single-sex greek houses.
Indeed, the reality is that in most respects, the
fraternities are at the hub of campus social activities.
Whether this represents a positive thing or not is
an issue open for debate. Ultimately, we tend to
agree with the College that this is a negative and
that the College would be enhanced and the social
life enriched by a greater diversity of options.
However, as things stand, there aren't any
comparable alternatives. Yes, there is the Pub and
of course there are always the consistent S.U.C.
offerings. But lacking are both regular events of
comparable appeal and a location for staging them.
The fraternities at this point are the most natural
place for regular social events.
Their ability to provide this service has been
distorted by the College's banning of Campus
Wide parties. With the admission that fraternities
bear an undue portion of providing widely
attended social activities comes a responsibility.
The College acted against the fraternities in an
irresponsible manner.
The policy of not allowing attendees to pay upon
entrance has forced fraternities to become even
more exclusionary than many would argue they
already are. Clearly, a fraternity will not regularly
engage in large parties when they stand to lose so
much money.
One must keep in mind that having fraternities
as the center of social life isn't, in our view, the best
scenario for Bowdoin's social scene. However, the
fact remains that although the College has
supported the kinds of events that would be needed
to provide a realistic alternative— the bash last fall
on the quad complete with barbeque, comedian
and live bands is a perfect example— it has failed to
provide a viable location that would serve as a
regular alternative to fraternity parties.
In short, then, though the College is rightly
dissatisfied with the dearth of choices for the
weekend release, it isn't offering any immediate
alternatives. We embrace them— when they arrive.
Until then, it's high time to return to the Campus
Wide.
What sex is your House?
The College's policy towards single sex
fraternities in the recent past has been at best,
confusing. At worst, it reflects a kind of lack of
direction in school policy that threatens to
undermine Bowdoin's integrity as an institution.
In the not too distant past, there was the almost
implicit policy that two single sex fraternities would
be tolerated.
However, as soon as there were four, membership
in one of these organizations suddenly became a
transgression meriting expulsion. The logic of
such a swift and dramatic shift in policy seems at
first to defy logic and offend one's sense of justice.
According to the Administration, on closer
examination the policy "shift" rests on a natural
and timely continuation of long-standing policy
goals (as defined in the Henry Report). Insufficient
and sketchy as this explanation may appear, we
might be willing to accept it. Unsatisfying,
unprofessional and sometimes darkly comical as
the presentation of the Administration's decisions
and rationale was, we were reservedly willing to
accept it.
We seemed forced not to, however, by continuing
inconsistency. It seems that the latest policy is that
you can have single sex fraternities but members
can't live together. Whereas before the grounds
for "disciplinary action" were membership in an
organization that discriminated on the basis of
race, sex or gender, now the College has explicitly
stated that it is membership in only those
organizations discriminating on these bases in
providinghousingorboardaTesub]iectto"disciphi\ary
action".
One can only conclude that the source of this
policy is not a principled stance about moving
Bowdoin in a direction of less discrimination but
rather an apparently poorly founded and possibly
political move to rid Bowdoin of single sex
fraternities.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1 992
13
ette
to the Edito
increases should be
based on merit and not rank
Burroughs questions Orient's
coverage of Sweet controversy
To the Editor,
We, like many others, are questioning student voice and
involvement in decision-making at Bowdoin. Recently,
students have argued that their interests and opinions were
not seriously considered when important decisions about
fraternities and Professor Sweet were being made. We would
make a similar argument concerning the recently approved
budget proposal for next year.
When creating the budget, the Governing Boards need to
focus on the goals and interests of the College as a whole. In
the past, student education has been a primary concern and
we would hope this continues to remain important. We
question, however, whether the 1992-93 budget is in fact
supporting education in a broad sense; instead it seems to be
favoring academics on a more limited scope.
As we understand it, the current budget will give an
approximate raise of nine percent to the "teaching faculty"
(which includes only professors, associate professors, and
assistant professors). This increase will meet the "4, 5, 6 plan"
and, in effect, is an attempt to keep Bowdoin academically
competitive with comparable schools. The remaining funds
for employee salaries (which include other "faculty" members
such as coaches, administrators, head librarians, and laboratory
instructors) will be distributed based on a position evaluation
which will be conducted by an independent consultant firm.
We oppose this current budget mainly because most of the
"non-teaching" faculty will receive what is essentially a salary
"cut" because the average increase of 3.5% is not on par with
inflation.
President Edwards has justified this budget by stating that
academics are the most important concern at Bowdoin. We
would argue that education is most important. Academics
are an essential element of education, but they are definitely
not the only component. A great deal of education occurs
outside the classroom— in athletics and other extra-curricular
realms. In making budgetary decisions (as well as other
important decisions) Bowdoin needs to ask itself who the
educators are and recognize them as such. We would argue
that ail of the faculty are involved in the process of education
at Bowdoin, not simply the "teaching" faculty.
We understand that the College has limited funds and it is
not possible for all Bowdoin employees to get a raise; however,
we object to this blanket raise given to professors. Instead, we
feel that all of the faculty should be evaluated and salary
increases should be given on a merit basis. Many of the
professors certainly do deserve a raise and the merit system
would reward them. Such a system could utilize student
evaluations as well as evaluations by other faculty or even an
independent source.
In times of financial hardship we need to recognize those
who are most important to the education process at Bowdoin,
and raises based on a merit system would accomplish this.
Sincerely,
Sara Wasinger '92
Jeff Moore ^3
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LASO gives notice of a march
agains racism on April 17
To the Editor,
An Open Letter to the Campus:
On April 17, 1992 the Latin-American Student Organization
is planning a march against racism. All students, student
groups, faculty, staff and college departments are invited.
Let's all join together and fight against a horrible crime.
Anyone is welcome to speak and express their opinion at the
rally afterwards. The march begins at 3 p.m. in front of the
museum. If you would like to speak or if you have any
questions please contact the LASO office (x3052) or attend a
LASO meeting on Mondays at 9:00 p.m. in the Moulton
Union.
Remember racism is not bom, it is taught.
To the Editor,
The lead editorial in the most recent Orient suggests that the
Administration acted arbitrarily in rejecting the Philosophy
Department's recommendation that Dennis Sweet be
appointed to a tenure track position. The editorial implicitly
questioned the motives and agenda of the Administration. In
the same issue, MikeTiska's account of the Sweet controversy
and the letter from David Berntein, Kate Fraunfelder, and
John Valentine protesting the decision, likewise give the
impression that the Administration, and specifically Dean
Beitz, acted peremptorily. A version of the letter by Bernstein,
et. al. has been circulated to the faculty, with the warning that
every department is potentially endangered by the actions it
imputes to the Administration.
Prior to these events, the Philosophy Department had
brought the matter before the Faculty Affairs Committee
(FAQ. I should explain that the FAC consists of seven
members, five of whom are tenured and two of whom are
untenured. Members are both nominated and elected by the
faculty at large, and they presumably reflect (to the extent that
such a thing is possible) the interests, perceptions, and
convictions of the faculty as a whole. The committee's chief
role involves making recommendations with regard to tenure
and promotion. It does not normally have any collective role
in the search and appointment process, and it played no such
role in that process as it was carried out by the Philosophy
Department and the Administration this year. It does, however,
serve as an intermediary between the faculty and the
Administration, and it was in that capacity that it was
approached by the Philosophy Department.
As chair of the FAC, I met informally with Professor Corish,
chair of the Philosophy Department, to discuss what such a
meeting might and might not address. We agreed that the
FAC, having had no role in the search, could not and would
not concern itself with the relative merits of Professor Sweet
vis a vis the other finalists. But it could properly concern itself
with the cond uct of the search: had the search been undertaken
and carried out energetically and impartially? Had the
Administration, for whatever reason, failed to exercise
responsibly its obligation, as mandated in the faculty
handbook, to make academic appointments, and to make
them in the best interest of the College?
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the FAC met first with Professors
Corish and Magee of the Philosophy Department, and then
with Dean Beitz. Professors Corish and Magee argued their
view that, in a situation like this one, the Department had an
ultimate moral and intellectual responsibility, implicit in its
educational mission, which outweighed the mandated
authority of the Administration. In its questioning of Dean
Beitz, the committee raised precisely those issues subsequently
raised in the Orient : Did the decision reflect an ad ministrati ve
prejudgment, an undisclosed curricular or political agenda,
and/or a dismissive attitude toward departmental
preferences?
After Dean Beitz's departure, the committee discussed the
matter. No formal vote was taken, but it is accurate to say that
the FAC unanimously and unequivocally considered that the
President and the Dean had not simply made a judgment
which they are authorized and obligated to make, but that
they had made it in a manner that was conscientious,
responsible, and thoroughly cognizant of the Philosophy
Department's position. The Sweet decision involved a
difference of judgment; it did not involve a high-handed,
hasty, or predetermined action by the Administration.
Sincerely,
Franklin Burroughs
community, have so thoroughly disrupted the spirit of
cooperation that should be an ongoing part of your Bowdoin
years.
I have read and obtained copies of two bulletin board
notices— one mentioning fascism and the other quoting
Machiavelli. Both will naturally raise administrative hackles,
but perhaps the insidious virus of administrative blindness
requires shock therapy. Somewhere it is said that the celestial
surgeon cuts deep but true...
Your petition, which had grown to more than 700 names
prior to the spring break, is a step in the right direction, but 1
hope that your vacation has not diluted your determination to
do all in your legitimate power to correct this obvious wrong.
My considerable experience with the innocent misuse and
deliberate abuse of power impels me to ask you to consider
the following points:
1 . Your petition- regardless of the number of
names it ultimately carries- may do nothing to change
the decision which has been made. The
Administration has undoubtedly obtained legal
advice concerning the narrow legality of the decision.
2. You should make sure that whatever you
say, do, and write from this point forward is legal
and does not violate College rules. The advice of an
attorney with no Bowdoin connection would be a
very wise investment.
3. Depend on the fact that those who use
power unwisely hope above all else that their actions
will not be scrutinized or publicized. In this regard,
they will try to cantain the problem because thie
wider the audience for their actions, the more certain
their eventual failure.
4. In connection with 3, publicize your
grievance.
There may yet be some of your classmates who should hear
of your cconcern and sign your petition. Share your outrage
with the Administration further. Share it with faculty
members, college staff, local citizens, alumni whom you may
know, your parents. Write letters to the Times Record.
Spread the word as far and as wide as you can that you have
been made part of this Wrong that cannot be allowed to stand.
Write a letter to the alumni magazine (Mailbix section, deadline
April 15 for the early summer issue). Even if the problem is
resolved to your satisfaction before that date, get the word out
as insurance against a repeat performance by the
Administration at a later date.
This may surprise you, but I think President Edwards and
Dean Beitz have done you an enormous favor— one you could
cheerfully have done without but one which you will
remember and profit from long after you have left Bowdoin.
It is not often that you are handed a cause that is so right and
so worth pursuing. Along with your outrage, be grateful that
you have been allowed to participate in something more
important than your mere personal concerns.
President Edwards spoke of budget concerns during an
interview with the Boston Globe in December of 1991. His
remarks appear in the winter issue of the alumni magazine on
pages 16 and 17. I quote two sentences that he prophetically
uttered. Although they address budget issues, their wider
meaning has a definite relvance to the Dennis Sweet issue:
Edwards stated, "It's turned into a real-life lesson," and "It
wakes everybody up to what kind of place we really aim to
be."
Sincerely
Robert W. Lyons
(Note: Robert Lyons' older daughter, Claire Lyons,
graduated from Bowdoin in 1977. Her mentor in the Classics
Department was Professor Erik Nielsen. He was initially
denied tenure despite his many contributions to the College
in general and his students in particular. He and his supporters
prevailed, and he obtained tenure. He continued at Bowdoin
until a change of location seemed in the best interest of his
career development....)
Don't give up on Sweet'
urges one supporter
!
Sincerely,
LASO
To the Editor,
An Open Letter to Bowdoin Students
I read with genuine interest and great admiration the three
pieces in the 3/6/92 Bowdoin Orient concerning Professor
Dennis Sweet. The Orient staff did an outstanding job in
getting these in place from March 3 when the issue became
campus news on the March 6 publication date.
I share your sense of shock, outrage, and frustration that
President Edwards and Dean Beitz, who are both honor
bound to act in the best interests of the entire college
The Executive Board holds
interviews for the Health
Services Board and the
Students' Discipline Review
Group this Sunday, April 5 in
the New Conference Room.
Sign up in the Union
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY. APRIL 3. 1 992
s to tlte Edito
Is the Sweet decision a personal
or political vendetta?
To the Editor
As those of us who have studied under the guidance of
professor Dennis Sweet are already aware, decisions are
quite often guided by absurdity . The Bowdoin administration
seems acutely aware of this fact. In their recent decision to
expel Professor Sweet from Bowdoin by not offering him a
tenure-track position (despite unanimoussupport). President
Ed wards and Dean Beitz have proven their contempt forthe
Bowdoin students, the faculty, and quality education.
I am a 1991, graduate of Bowdoin who majored in
Philosophy and I can say without fear of contradiction that
Professor Sweet is one of the top professors we have. His
classroom lectures are well-organized, interesting,
punctuated with humor, and cover a substantial amount of
difficult material in a limited span of time without ignoring
the intricacies of the material. He is undoubtedly an
invaluable and integral component of the Philosophy
Department and the Bowdoin faculty. He founded the
Bowdoin Philosophy Club, a forum that celebrated
knowledge and challenged students to engage in
extracurricular thought and debate. He has also been a
central figure in organizing and conducting a recent lecture
series focusing on spirituality from the standpoint of religion,
psychology, and philosophy. In so doing, Professor Sweet
has been a stronger proponent of education than the
administration could ever hope to be.
But yet the administration claims to be serving the
educational needs of the students in this decision. Perhaps
that is why they have ignored the recommendations of
faculty and students alike, effectively declaring theirdistrust
of these groups of people. Perhaps that is why they refuse to
publicly state their reasons for this unilateral decision. These
people have no concern for ed ucation - they are not educators,
they are rulers. Dennis Sweet is an educator, and a fine one
at that.
I cannot begin to describe my anger at this decision. It
seems clear to me that this is a political or personal vendetta
at work and the Bowdoin students and a very fine professor
are being caught in the crossfire. By doing this, the
administration is gutting the Philosophy Department,
thumbing its nose at the students who pay an obscene
amount of money for a quality education, and merely
asserting their Own macho egos at the expense of a truly
girted teacher. This certainly wouldn't happen to the
Chemistry Department, but I guess Dennis Sweet didn't
invent microscale- he only taught Philosophy.
Last year President Edwards called students fascists for
blockading the administration building. Who's the fascist
now, Bob? Reinstate Dennis Sweet and put him on the
tenure track.
Sincerely,
Jon Devine '91
Graduate pursuing doctorate
questions Sweet decision
To the Editor,
I am, along with many other alumni, highly concerned at
the recent controversies surrounding the Bowdoin
administration's decisions to impose their will upon both
campus life and the classroom. In regard to the ongoing move
toward complete "fraternal" coeducation, I can only
sympathize with those present and future Polar Bears who
will never get the opportunity to make a mature, adult choice
in their very own lifestyle and mode of college participation.
And in regard to the very disturbing matter concerning the
react io n o f Prof. Dennis Sweet of the Department of Philosophy
for a tenure-track position, I can only hope that a reversal of
decision takes place immediately, and at the full expense of
the "reputation" of the President and Administration. I am
now completing my second year of a doctoral program in
philosophy at Boston University, and much of the reason for
my having decided to pursue advanced study is due to the
enthusiasm which I garnered from several excellent professors,
and especially Prof. Sweet (with whom I worked during my
senior year). Bowdoin's unique and traditional commitment
to excellence, it seems, has fallen victim to otherwise
subservient political matters. The impetus for greaterdiversity
and devotion to excellence are not incompatible; yet they
become so when leadership chooses one pursuit at thecomplete
expense of the other. (I am also aware that the administration
never officially declared its reasons for Prof. Sweet's rejection,
which is all the worse; I am therefore making some
assumptions which I will leave to Pres. Edwards to contest
publicly). Perhaps the administration might take the time to
re-read the college's stated purpose at the beginning of the
course catalogue, and especially the sentence which proclaims:
"The College does not seek to transmit a specific set of values;
rather, it recognizes a formidable responsibility to teach
students what values are and to encourage them to develop
their own."
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kevin L. Stoehr "90
Parent expresses strong
objection to frat policy
Administrations fraternity
Policy = McCarthyism
[Editors note: this letter was sent to President Ed wards and
was sent as a letter to the Editor by "an outraged alumnus" .]
To the Editor,
Dear President Edwards,
Please consider the following checklist. Membership in
which of these organizations would put Bowdoin students at
risk of expulsion?
• American Nazi Party
• Communist Party of America
• Delta Kappa Epsilon
• DeMolay
• Gay/ Lesbian Alliance
• John Birch Society
• National Organization of Women
• Students for a Democratic Society
• White Knights of America
If you stand by various public statements concerning
single-sex fraternities, then you must place a check mark next
to Deke, a national fraternity with a local chapter at Bowdoin
since 1844.
If academic freedom and the Bill of Rights are more than
vague abstractions, the College has no business expelling
any student for membership in any group. In Deke's case, the
local students in Brunswick long ago complied with
Bowdoin's wishes and admitted women but were still
punished because the national fraternity in Michigan
remained all male. That decision defies logic.
I submit to you that Bowdoin's actions and words on the
fraternity issue are McCarthyism of the first rank: we will
deny you your rights because you belong to a group with
which we don't agree. If the College continues to pursue this
fascist course of action, I will regretfully withhold any future
financial support of my beloved alma mater, and will aid and
assist those attempts to restore Bowdoin College to academic
and political sanity.
Sincerely,
TommyJ.Walz'67
Bowdoin's malaise of
mediocrity?
To the Editor,
Twenty years ago a word that often described Bowdoin
chraracter was diversity. Now the word is equality. And yet
the necessity of discrimination in college admissions has
given Bowdoin character and quality. Lest we forget that
bodies and brains are different and unequal we must beware
not to forsake diversity for equality or we may become a part
of the American malaise that Allan Bloom (The Closing of the
American Mind. 1 987) and Alexis De Tocqueville (Democracy
inAjnerica, 1 836) describe as a melting into a pot of mediocrity .
Civilization is a result of differences. If the United States
stops tolerating monasteries and convents we are all in
trouble.
Let us celebrate coeducation as a good "given" and get on
with education, diversity, inspiration and aspiration.
Students should be allowed to choose their lodging, dining
and socializing environments from as many alternatives as
possible, including sororities, coed fraternities and all male
fraternities.
Sincerely,
Jim Coffin 72
To the Editor, /•
My son is a member of Chi Psi fraternity. I am concerned
with the position taken by Bowdoin as presented in their
report on residential life at the college. The paper states that
if you are a member of a single sex organization, you will be
expelled by the administration. I have tried to talk with
President Edwards and have written to John Magee to find
out why such a stand is necessary. I would hope the concerns
of the parents and the students involved would be listened to.
In my case, this does not appear to have happened. So many
young lives are being hurt by this action. Their disillusionment
is evident. What gain could warrant this apparent disregard
for the views of the student body? As a parent, I add my
strong objection to the college's stated course.
Sincerely,
Jane K. Demung
Single sex frat actions reflect
perplexed and confused goals
To the Editor,
The administration/ Governing Boards offered the student
body a slap in the face this past Saturday when it voted to
eliminate all single sex organizations with a house and
proposed to ban those with national affiliation. This goes
against the popular student opinion that single sex fraternities/
sororities should be allowed to exist on campus as they
presently are. According to the passed amendment, Chi Psi
and Zeta Psi will be forced to give up their houses next year
and may eventually be forced to break away from the national
organization.
What was the point ofthe Administration's action? Does it
truly believe that Bowdoin will be a better place if these
fraternities abandon their houses and live in blocks of
Brunswick Apartments? I think it is great that Zeta Psi and Chi
Psi presently have houses to live in. It means that they can
bond better as an organization and have a central meeting
place. Where is the administration going to draw the line
between a bunch of guys/girls owning an off <ampus house
and a single sex organization owning one?
Has the administration forgotten about such activities as
the annual Chi Psi Haunted House for Little Brothers and
Little Sisters or has it just exposed a blind eye? A lot of positive
activities go on in the single-sex houses that would otherwise
not be possible. The Tjodge' is a great house and a Chi Psi
tradition and now the Administration wants to tear it away?
Why? The Zetes, too, have a very nice house of their own and
now the Administration wants to take that away. Again, I ask
why?
Further, what is the Administration's point in proposing to
make single sex organizationsbreakaway from their national?
The national organization is a source of support and insurance
for the fraternities. It is their link to the rest of the country. The
national organization allows fraternities to feel a certain
closeness with fraternities of other colleges and universities.
What is the Administration's point in proposing to break
these national ties?
In my opinion, the Administration's goals are at best
perplexed and confused. Last year it was the grading issue
and this year it is the fraternity issue- will the Administration
ever listen to the student body? Probably not. The Governing
Boards remains nothing more than a ventriloquist of the
President with minimal student representation. Perhaps it is
time to let the Administration know that there would not be
a Bowdoin College if we, the student body, weren't here. I
would be happy to see the single-sex organizations do what
they think is right and not bow down to yet another
administrative command- after all, President Edwards'
"tenants" have rights, too.
Sincerely,
Geoffery Hint '94
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15
Letters to the Editor
Alumnus fears precedent of
actions against single sex frats
College policy cannot and
should not go beyond non-
recognition says one alumnus
To the Editor ,
Dear President Edwards,
I am writing to you today with a troubled mind. When I last
spoke to friends of mine still at Bowdoin I heard a rumor of a
potential college policy whereby students who chose to
associate with offompus single-sex organizations would be
subject to expulsion. The following day this rumor was
substantiated in the Boston Sunday Globe (3/1/92).
As a student I chose the independent lifestyle and I have not
been among the front ranks of those who are fighting to
maintain the fraternity system at Bowdoin. However, this
latest step to curtail the activities of students cuts across the
traditional lines of this debate and 1 can not remain silent as
the college moves towards a policy of infringement upon
student rights.
What I fear is the dangerous precedent which will be set by
this action. By expelling members of single-sex organizations
the administration claims to posses the right to limit a student's
freedom of association outside the college campus. Will the
administration then claim the right to extend this censure to
organizations not physically close to the campus but which
may also exhibit exclusionary or objectionable practices?
Furthermore, by whose measure would an organization be
deemed objectionable? Would, for example, students who
had been Boy Scouts, or who support scouting while at
Bowdoin, be subject to expulsion? I raise this example in light
of the Boy Scouts recent stand prohibiting gay men from the
organization because they claim that this sexual orientation is
contrary to the scout pledge to be "morally straight."
The ramifications of this policy are clear and potentially
devastating to the open minded community espoused by a
liberal arts college. One can envision an administration bound
to the whims of the "politically correct" movement. I will not
support such an administration and would mourn the passing
of an institution which did not impede the freedom to live
differently.
Sincerely,
Damon Guterman '89
College is overstepping auth-
ority with Draconian frat policy
To the Editor,
Dear President Edwards,
I have been reading reports about "political correctness" on
college campuses and had hoped that Bowdoin would have
the wisdom to resist this trend toward thought control. I am
saddened and angered by recent reports from observers of the
Bowdoin scene which indicate that theCollege Administration
has not only gone along with the crowd, but has upped the
ante by threatening to expel students who belong to "politically
incorrect" private clubs. Bowdoin has not issued any
explanations or rebuttals of these reports; therefore, I must
assume that they are true and that the College, as reported, is
attempting to keep its alumni /ae in the dark.
Bowdoin's decision not to recognize certain fraternities and
sororities, while disturbing, is the prerogative of any
supporting institution (certainly no worse and no different
from the Federal Government's decision not to support
pregnancy clinics that provide abortion counseling). The
decision to attack individuals who choose to be members of
these unrecognized groups, however, is totally unjustified
and violates basic freedoms guaranteed to all citizens of the
United States. By not recognizing the fraternities and sororities,
Bowdoin has relegated them to the status of private social
clubs no longer under the jurisdiction of the College. As long
as the members of these clubs do not meet on College
property and do not violate any laws or interfere with the
operation of the College, Bowdoin should have no moral or
legal concern with their activities.
Bowdoin students are no longer in kindergarten, they are
adults and should be allowed to make their own decisions
about their private lives. I think about the Vietnam era when
the country decided that people old enough to fight are old
enough to vote. Bowdoin must realize now that people old
enough to vote are old enough to be allowed to run their own
lives.
By taking the road more traveled, the "politically correct"
road, Bowdoin is not only violating students' civil rights, it is
also making a serious marketing error. Do not forget that
today's students are consumers in a buyer's market and can
vote with their feet and tuition dollars. I hope that they will.
It is too late for Alumni/aeto walkout, but wecan still vote
with our dollars. Bowdoin has seen the last of mine, pending
a reversal of the current repressive regime.
Sincerely,
C. Cary Rea '67
Admin. 's late adolescent fant-
asies are the threat, not the frats
To the Editor,
Dear President Edwards,
Your recent proposal to impose "disciplinary action up to
and including suspension or expulsion from the College"
upon any student who is a member of a single-sex fraternity
or sorority is perverse and bizarre. I feel embarrassed for
Bowdoin.
I am not a supporter of the fraternity system, but 1 am
offended by your outrageous attempt to win by threatening to
expel your opposition. You and Dean Jane Jervis sound more
like stupid, insecure, third-world dictators than competent
educators with worthy ideas.
I will never contribute money to Bowdoin so long as you
and Dean Jervis run the place as if it is your own private
kingdom where you can play at social engineering. Moreover,
I will warn any young person considering Bowdoin, including
my own children, that if he or she values independence,
intellectual freedom, autonomy, and self-responsibility there
are better choices. There are also better places to send my
money.
Instead of threatening to eliminate the students who
displease you, examine the peculiar late adolescent fantasies
you and Jervis have about them. Your fantasies are a threat,
not- the students.
Sincerely,
John Wohlhaupter '66
Student disgusted by coverage
of women's varsity swimming
To the Editor,
I was deeply distressed to read of the Governing Boards'
recent action on the subject of unrecognized fraternities. I
fully support the Henry Report requiring the full participation
by members of both sexes in recognized fraternities. Up to
now the College has appropriately implemented that policy
by withholding the benefits of recognition from those
organizations that do not conform to the requirements of the
Report.
The Henry Report also recognized the possibility that non-
conforming fraternities could exist independently of the
College. This is not a 'loophole", as President Edwards has
stated on various occasions. Rather, it is the proper boundary
of the College's power to interfere with free association of
students in off -campus organizations.
The College administration has chosen to play its ultimate
trump card — dismissal from the College — as its method of
enforcement. In so doing, the College chose a Draconian
remedy for a problem that exists only in the minds of the
administration. Moreover, the change was implemented in
apparent indifference to the overwhelming sentiment of
students in favor of continued freedom of association.
I have long been proud of my association with the College,
and through my active involvement with Minnesota BASIC I
have been genuinely enthusiastic in encouraging promising
students to take a look at Bowdoin. After the Governing
Boards' action I have to reconsider seriously whether Bowdoin
is the sort of place that I can continue to recommend to young
men and women.
Sincerely,
James E. Nicholson
Alumnus criticizes "singular
myopia" of the frat controversy
To the Editor,
We should all be indebted to Charles Packard, '57 for his
masterful presentation and Apologia Pro Fraternitate Sua,
(with kudos to John Henry Cardinal Newman)Chi Psi. Indeed,
his powerful and telling arguments support the rights of other
houses and in my opinion diminish the many specious
arguments of the Administration.
This concerted attack on the single sex fraternities and
sorority is apparently climaxing in threats to expel or suspend
non-compliant students, ultimata that can hardly be worthy
of our College. Is it not known, for example, that sometimes
both males and females actually prefer to bond within their
own genders, that they do not necessarily want to be with each
other twenty-four hours a day, that this had been characteristic
of the human species since the stone age? All these current
chestnuts about "discrimination" and "equality" I believe
have obviously clouded judgments of normal social behavior
on the part of the administration. If this crisis is driven by the
modern locomotive of Unisex nonsense then this is one
alumnus that will be offended and dismayed by such singular
myopia.
As for rowdyism and destructive behavior in the houses
may I suggest the administration examine the mod us operand i
of Dean Paul Nixon. A confrontation with his unwavering
blue eyes and quiet voice worked wonders on us, the
transgressors. If the College thinks that this problem will go
away with theelimination of the fraternities then I suggest the
administration reconsider its opinion.
Would that our Dean Nixon were present today to give an
honors course in deanship.
Sincerely,
Alan Steeves, '38
To the Editor,
Last Friday I quickly glanced at the table of contents in the
Orient, and was happily surprised to see that on page 15, there
was a story (or so I thought) on women's swimming New
England Championships. I hurriedly flipped to page 15,
finding only a few letters to the editor. Suddenly confused, I
turned the page. "Aha!" I thought, as I saw the picture of
Muffy Merrick *95 on page 17, "here's the article." But no,
there was a piece on track, and two previews for spring sports.
"Hold on a second here..." I thought, "this is great to read, but
what about us? This was a meet that we trained four moths
for!"
Once again, I have to admit that I was disgusted by the
Orient's lack of coverage of the women's varsity swimming
New England Championships held at Bowdoin the weekend
of February 28, 29 and March 1. I am also sorry to say that I
was not mollified by the one picture that was of fered (oh... and
the second photo on page 2, excuse me), and its five line
caption that mentioned the names of only two of our swimmers,
and managed to even throw in an extra bit about men's
swimming. If the Orient had bothered to attend even one of
the six sessions of the meet, you would have known that we
were third out of more than thirty teams. In addition, the
many other outstanding swims could have been reported.
For example, Ruth Reinhard ^captured second place finishes
in three events, Molly Fey *95 took two first place finishes and
a second, and Sue O'Connor, Chris Reardon, Ingrid Saukaitis
and Lindsay Art wick consistently placed in the top 1 6 of their
events. Aside from these terrific performances, every other
member of the team swam exceptionally well; many swimmers
achieved personal best times.
Women's swimming has boasted a spectacular record of 8-
1 this past season. I would like to point out that not only is this
one of the best records of any Bowdoin team this year, it is the
best record that women's swimming has seen since their
undefeated season in 1988. Frankly, I'm not even sure why
I'm surprised that women's New Englands did not even get
a "sports short" because the only time the Orient actually did
write an article on women's swimming was for our meet
against Williams. Williams was the one occasion where we
lost, by the way, and the meet was close enough to be decided
by the last two events.
Sincerely,
Amanda French *92
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Student Opinion
Kevin
Petrie
^Who's really to blame
for Congress
A
Series
House Speaker Thomas F.
Foley muddled through the
mounting debris of issues such as
our trillion dollar deficit and a
defunct House bank Tuesday and
addressed the essential problem
facing our government: some
Cabinet officers have special cooks,
and, even worse, various sub-
Cabinet officers use government
cars questionably. What corru ption!
An outraged Foley said, "I am
puzzled by the suggestion that this
can't be examined, that it will not
apparently stand the light of day or
that there is not a reason for
examining it."
The members of
Congress cannot seem to
accomplish anything or
even concentrate upon
important problems
anymore.
Who is ultimately to
blame? You and I are,
unfortunately. Weelected
these men and women to
office- those of us that
chose to vote. -
I am more than a little puzzled
myself. Is this the problem that
most concernsour Representatives
in Washington? Is the question of
fringe government expenses
relevant? Are we paying for for
such an examination? House
members answered with a
resounding "yes" as Democrats
and Republicans, arch enemiesand
not folks that collaborate to run a
nation, bickered at one another
Tuesday.
Their list of priorities is quite
interesting. Issues such as a budget
deficit, illiterate high school
graduates, and drug-infested
neighborhoods took a back burner
to incidental White House costs. The
members of Congress cannot seem
to accomplish anything or even
concentrate upon important
problems anymore.
Who is ultimately to blame? You
and I are, unfortunately. We elected
these men and women to office-
those of us that chose to vote. Only
about half of eligible Americans
currently vote in Presidential
elections anyway.
Congress recently treated us
to a tasty scandal to sink our teeth
into; many members bounced
checks recently. This piece of
congressional corru ption is the ideal
metaphor, reinforcing the
stereotype of an aloof, above-the-
law Washington politician. These
people cannot even balance their
checkbooks, we say. What a bunch
of jokers, we jeer.
Sure. But this development
resembles yet eclipses a far more
important issue: our entire nation's
incorrigible habit of spending
money it doesn't have. Voters love
to hear about a middle-class tax cut,
and Bush himself enjoys making
empty promises about such things.
But we simply cannot function as
an effective nation when we spend
money on endeavors around the
world if we don't have it. It is simple:
the American populace and its
elected government is bouncing
checks with each new annual
budget. This is a problem that
deserves some real attention.
Senator Rudman, an author of
the supposed ultimatum Gramm-
Rudman-Hallings Act, announced
recently that he has fought his last
round in this arena. He told
Newsweek, "I am particularly
frustrated about the cost to the
country of thisdeficit, which is really
destroying us." Furthermore, "The
problem to~a large extent is the
American people themselves who
have been so misled for so long that
we can do all these things."
Here lies the true bankruptcy . Our
budget deficit indicates that
Americans and their leaders want
too much, spend too much money,
and show little inclination to cease
doing so. We should not let
questions of overdrafted personal
checks or high travel costs among
our Congressional leaders blind us
to this nightfall. As we descend
further and further into debt, we
It is simple: the American
populace and its elected
government is bouncing
checks with each new
annual budget. This is a
problem that deserves some
real attention.
will be less and less willing to crawl
out of the muddy hole.
Rudman says we are all to
blame. He declared, 'This is not the
fiddler fiddling while Rome burns.
This is the entire orchestra playing
while Rome bums."
The budget deficit may be large
or small, depending upon what it is
compared to. But consider this: in
1 990, the government pays fourteen
percent of the $1.2 trillion budget
on interest alone for the deficit. This
percentage directed towards interest
has doubled in the past tenor fifteen
years.
Our credibility as an economically
healthy nation cannot be improving.
Let's just jeer, cast our eyes away,
deny it.
The enigma of discipline at
Bowdoin
bv Neil L. Mounhton. Jr.
In September, several people
wrapped in sheets were observed
throwing cereal on the quad.
Rumors flew. Tensions rose. The
verdict: mandatory apology notes
and forced lectures stressing the
importance of sensitivity.
Who decided this? Why weren't
they suspended? Why did they get
any punishment at all? The
questions circulated like a bad gift.
In November, some first-year
students were caught for cheating
on an exam. The verdict: they were
flunked and it was unofficially
recommended that they not join a
social organization.
Again, the questions flew. What
about the Honor Code? Who gave
Dean Lewallen the right to do
anything if he was never officially
given the case. And why wasn't the
case given?
The list of events goes on, and so
does the discipline absurdity. Each
time, the system seems to fail. Each
time, the Bowdoin Community
wonders why, and students,
professors, and administrators alike
call for change. Each time, however,
the questions die, Bowdoin turns
elsewhere, and the injustice lives.
This must not continue.
The Executive Board and Dean
Lewallen plan to stop this cycle. A
group is being organized to examine
the student disciplinary process,
including the Honor Code, The
Social Code, and parts of the
Constitution dealing with the
Judiciary Board.
The Dean has offered to meet with
the group regularly until a
recommendation is made. Although
not empowered to enact its
recommendation, it is expected that
the group's suggestions will be the
launching pad for reform.
Isn't it about time we sustained
an interest in the disciplinary
process at Bowdoin? Let's support
the efforts of those who want to
reform the antiquated system.
ATTENTION
Volunteer to
be a student
representative
for the review
group.
Interviews
will be held
this Sunday,
April 5; a sign-
up sheet and
application
areattheM.U.
desk.
Executive
Board
Report
Jim Carenzo
The Executive Boardconvened
this week to once again tackle a
wide assortment of challenging
and important issues. As usual,
there were a grand total of zero
non-board members at the
meeting to express concern and
interest in the undertakings of
the Board. The first item on the
agenda was an update on the
charter reviews of funded student
organizations. After a great deal
of persistence on the part of the
Board, all of the charters have
been submitted with the
exception of three. The
outstanding charters are from The
Sensationalist, The Water Polo
Club, and most surprisingly The
Orient itself (Hello Guys!).
We next discussed the
Marathon Club which wanted a
charter upgrade mostly to help
fund the group's trip to tThe
Boston Marathon. While
expressing some reservations
(particularly about fund ing eating
expenses) to S.A.F.C., we
approved the upgrade
unanimously. We also discussed
As usual, there were a
grand total of zero non-
board members at the
meeting to express
concern and interest in
the undertakings of the
Board.
chartering a new organization-
The Ultimate Frisbee Team.
While the Board would like to
approve the group, our hands
are tied by the usual lasso of red
tape as the group must first gain
the approval of the Athletic' s
Committee.
The board will be holding
interviews on Sunday, April 5th
for two new committees- The
Students' Disciplinary Review
Group and the Health Servies
Board. The Students'
Disciplinary Review Group is
going to work closely with Dean
Lewallen to examine the honor
code, the social code, and the
role of the J-Board. It seems this
would be a very interesting and
important com mitttee in light of
the recent campus debate
surrounding these issues. The
Health Services Board will be
examining how student health
services could be improved and
restructured (more respoonsive
to student needs) particularly in
light of its exit from Dudley Coe.
If anyone is interested in either
of these two committees, and I
truly hope that someone is, look
for sign up sheets in The Union
for Sunday's interviews. Also,
beonthelookoutforposted signs
about interviews for all
committees for the next
academic year. These
committees are the stud ents' best
link to things that happen
"behind the scenes" at Bowdoin.
So, if you are one of the many
complainers about the lack of
student input in the actions of
the College, interview for a
committee.
Finally, for those interested
(or simply for those who actually
read this column) here are some
of the results from the second
Executive Board Student
Questionnaire:
64% feel that
Bowdoin primarily
supports the
administration
83% are in favor
of Fraternities/
Sororities at Bowdoin
88% feel that
students should be
allowed to participate
in single sex
Fraternities/Sororities
50% would not
apply to Bowdoin now
knowing what they do
about it.
Once again, I extend the usual
open invitation to attend any
Executive Board meeting on
Monday nights at 7.-00 p.m. in
Lancaster Lounge, it would be
nice to actually see someone
there.
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Pakos '92 awarded Watson grant
I
Katy Pakos '92 became only
the 40th Bowdoin student to
receive a prestigious Watson
Fellowship. Selected from a
group pf 189 finalists to receive a
$1 3,000 grant from the Thomas J .
Watson Fellowship, Pakos will
travel for a year and do an
independent study.
Pakos will examine the system
of midwifery in Mongolia
and will work with Dr.
Gendengiin Purezsuren, a
Mongolian obstetrician/
gynecologist whom she worked
with last summer. Purezsuren is
working to bring modern
medical techniques to Mongolia.
Pakos is a sociology major with
a minor in biology and is a dean's
list student. A James Bowdoin
Scholar, she is currently a Proctor
in Wellness House. She has also
served as co-chair of the Bowdoin
Active in Community Service
program.
The Thomas J. Watson
Foundation was founded in 1 961
as a charitable trust by Mrs.
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., in honor
of her late husband, the founder
of International Business
Machines Corporation (IBM).
The fellowship program was
begun in 1968 by their children.
Info provided by College Relations
Kathleen Pakos "92
Jervis retires from Dean's post
Dean of College takes Evergreen Presidency in Washington state
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
Dean of the College Jane L.
Jervis, completing a four-and-a-half-
year tenure at Bowdoin this spring,
will not return after this school year.
She announced yesterday, "I
have officially resigned ." Jervis had
previously planned a year-long
sabbatical during the 1992-1993
year; now her departure is
permanent. An interim Dean, likely
to fill her shoes during the next
semester or two, is being looked
for.
She learned April 8 that the
position of President of Evergreen
College, an institution she terms an
"alternative educational system"
located in Washington state, awaits
her arrival next August. Jervis' staff
held a congratualatory party in her
office on Wednesday.
Administrative Assistant Ms. Yanok
said, "I don't want to lose her."
This semester has offered Jervis
a rocky road, as the circulation of
two of her memos concerning the
situation of Bowdoin fraternities
elicited a mixed response from the
student body. Yet the Dean said she
enjoyed her time here, and offers
advice to her successor: "You have
to have a sense of humor," and "you
have to care about people."
Since Dean Jervis arrived in
January of 1988, she has observed
the administration grow "more
purposeful about student life
outside the classroom."
She believes student activities
multiplied,astheCollegeitselfgrew
more interested in student life.
Citing the doubled number of
proctors, Jervis describes "more
attention (given) to residence halls."
There was also a "substantial
restructuring of orientation," and
"the fraternities are in better health
now."
Jervis described Evergreen
College's d isti net approach to higher
education. She said, "I visited a
coursethere," oneof the single year-
long programs available to first-year
students. Entitled "Food," this class
explored, "food's historical
patterns," its "ceremonial roles,"
and its aspects in numerous other
social and scientific contexts.
Strange? This study even included
"an anthropological study of the
supermarket." A biochemist,
political scientist, historian and
anthropologist each collaborated as
the class professors.
Fostering innovation, "Food"
and other such courses "demand
participation ." Students help design
the final three quarters of the year,
branching out into related pursuits.
In fact, peripheral studies grow until
"the subject of theclass is irrelevant."
Other classes have included
"Energy" and the actual
construction of a sailboat.
Evergreen College, involving
"collaborative learning between the
student and the teacher," has little
use for repetition. Since its creation
in the 1960's Jervis is told, no class
has ever been taught twice. This
community of 3,000 students, with
an average age of twenty-seven, will
certainly grant Ms. Jervis a change
of pace.
Assault in 'morgue'
Attack on woman studying in Hawthorne-
Longfellow, raises Security questions once
• again
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
The atmosphere of Saturday night
studying was sliced ap?rt at about
7:35 p.m. on April 4 as an
unidentified man assaulted a female
student in the Basement Periodicals
Room, the "morgue," at Hawthorne-
Longfellow Library.
Security Coordinator Donna
Loring described her version of the
incident. Wearing earphones, the
victim "had her back to the door."
The attacker approached her from
behind, and "he grabbed her with
his hands." He held her for 20-30
seconds. When she jumped up and
said "What are you doing? Get out
of here!" The assailant responded
The suspect also seems to have
tampered with senior Ted
Wickwire's book-bag. Ted said he
noticed hisbag was missing at about
7:40; he found it elsewhere ten
minutes later. The suspect "had
[allegedly] rummaged through the
bag," but left all itscontents in place.
Bowdoin Safety and Security has
distributed flyers describing the
suspect as a "male approximately 6'
tall, 200+ pounds, lof) medium
build, I with) short dirty blond hair."
He was wearing "black leather
gloves, faded blue jeans and a light
blue jean jacket."
Dean Lewallen stated yesterday,
"we're posting up a sketch right
now," but he reminded, "drawings
are never photographs." He said,
"we've beefed up security in the
"This is something that should not shock us,
given the rise in crime nationwide. We should
all be very concerned and very conscious.
ft
"my hand slipped," and fled.
Although she spoke of neck
abrasions, Ms. Loring included no
more details in her vague
description.
John Suh '93 observed the suspect
as he was studying on the the third
floor. He said that at about 7:00 p.m.,
a man walked into his aisle, and the
two exchanged glances. Noting the
person seemed out of place, John
stated, "in any case, it was
suspicious."
The suspect, standing about ten
feet from him, then departed. John
concedes, "thecautionisthat I wasn't
wearing glasses," but he could
roughly describe the suspicious
character.
library" since the incident, and called
for a new caution on campus. 'This
is something that should not shock
us, given the rise in crime"
nationwide. We should all be "very
concerned and very conscious."
Security seeks to warn the
community and requests assistance
from any further witnesses. Anyone
with further information should
contact Donna Loring at x3455.
Ms. Loring says Bowdoin Security
has offered a few leads to Brunswick
Police, who are handling the case.
Detective Timothy Young said that
"it is still under investigation." He
replied to questions with a stiff "no
comment," but did say he hopes the
case will be resolved in a week or so.
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The stacks where the attack occurred
Photo by Maya Khun
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 10,1992
Orientation
Protesters meet Boards
A woman was assaulted in the library earlier this week. Authorities
are attempting to find the man. See NEWS page 1, and EDITORIAL
Kristina's restaurant review
The Orient reviews Krishna's, a restaurant offering nice ambiance and
great food.
Men's Tennis blanks USM
The Men's Tennis team, after a strong southern trip, trounced Southern
Maine 9-0 Thursday.
Turn the Page...
EMT proposal negged 3
Professors receive tenure 3
K kin's lecture reviewed 4
Basic Instinct reviewed 7
Women's softball 10
Men's Lacrosse falls to Colby........................ io
Editorials 13
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
Yassar Arafat lives!! Bush lives!! Tsongas lives (We think)!! Bubba
Clinton lives (Unfortunately)!! Moonbeam Brown lives (In what world,
we have no idea)!!
Tabloid Kings
T^Hr
Paul Tsongas
Don't even think about it. Don't even think about it.
Evergreen
Mountain State
Look out, Here she comes!
President
Edwards
OCW says get to know the man. If students would get off
his back about trivial things like fraternities, he'll make
this place the number one college in America.
ORIENT EDITOR Our own Moonbeam is the only guy in the world who could leave
ZEBEDIAH *° r New York one night and wake up the next day with his picture
Rice
smeared all over the New York Times. Way to go Moonbeam!
SECURITY We were "P "grabbed" by your handling of the latest Bowdoin crime. Stolen
stereos, attempted rapes, assaults with weapons, car thefts Has
Manhattan Congressional redistricting already occurred?
ACROSS
1 Site of 1980 Olympics
7 Abrupt rejection
13 Pass on to another person
14 Spanish or portugese
16 Miss Earhart, et al.
17 High-fashion dealer
18 Composer Ned
19 Ward off
20 Workshop item
21 Attractive and cuddly
24 Tarnish, as a reputation
26 Exist
27 Sorrow
29 Distributes, with "out"
30 Compass point
31 Habituated
33 Optimum
34 Certifies, as a college
36 French for islands
39 Prefix for sexual
40 Viper
43 Stop
45 Norway's name for itself
46 soup
47 Abdul-Jabbar
49 Secondhand autos (2 wds.)
51 Mr . Gershwin
52 Mongol tent
54 Buenos —
55 Surround
57 Component of gasoline
59 Termninates a layoff
60 moves, as a hairline
61 Hate
62 Pit-removing
Down
1 Autobiography form
2 Supervise
3 Shoe
4 Of the weather
5 Et£KS
6 1969 NBA MVP, — Unseld
7 "-—of the Ancient Mariner"
8 WWII buy (2 wds.)
9 Deposited in layers
10 Geller of psychic fame
11 Capable of being split
12Femmes —
13 As — night
15 Most up-to-date
19 Uncover shrewdly (2 wds.)
22 1968 NL "Rookie of Year"
23. Miss Bacall
25. Watch chains
28 Passover meals
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32 Funeral hymn
34 SOuth African fox
35 Ballet (2 wds.)
36 More disgusting
37 Scholarly
38 Ailment of swimmers
40 Old song, "I Love — "
41 More placid
42 Tickets
44 Donkey in "Winnie-the-Pooh"
48 Thinks
50 Alluded to
53 Sheet music symbol
56 English course, for short
57 Telephone-dial trio
58 Shoe width
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1992
Proposal to extend health
care at Bowdoin aborted
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
A proposal to augment
Bowdoin's health services has been
aborted.
Ron Crane '94 tried to create a
student-run emergency response
service. Eight students, certified as
Emergency Medical Technicians,
volunteered to serve as a first-
response unit to o n -campus health
emergencies.
Drexell White, director of Maine
Emergency Medical Services,came
to discuss the proposal with Crane
and Ian Buchan, a director of
Dudley Coe Health Center.
Crane explained the plan as a
way to respond to minor
emergencies. "We're not here to
respond to trauma. We're here for
a sprained ankle or broken hand,
something that doesn't need an
ambulance," said Crane. He also
said that students afraid to bring
intoxicated friends to the hospital
would trust student EMTs to help
them.
Drexell refused to approve the
plan because the student EMTs
could not find an ambulance
service to affiliate with, as required
by law. "It's protocol to get an
ambulance," said Crane. He tried
to affiliate with Brunswick Fire
Department, Freeport Fire
Department and a Cumberland
County ambulance company.
None were willing to accept the
liability risks of carrying student
EMTs.
Crane also said that Brunswick
Fire Department usually responds
to medical emergencies on
campus in under two minutes
with an ambulance. This and the
low volume of serious medical
emergencies on campus made
Drexell reject the proposal.
Drexell also did not want
student EMTs responding to
emergencies that they could not
handle, and then calling
Brunswick Fire Department to
come. Vital time could be lost.
"Only two of our eight EMTs
were certified in Maine. The state
won't accept the national exam
[to become an EMT]," said Crane,
who is certified in Texas.
Five professors receive tenure effective July 1
Five members of the Bowdoin
College faculty will be promoted to
the rank of associate professor with
tenure effective July 1, 1992. The
promotions, which were approved
by the College's Governing Boards at
their March meeting, were
announced by Dean for Academic
Affairs Charles R. Beitz.
Rachel Ex Connelly, Gregory P.
DeCoster, Edward P. Laine, Janet M.
Martin, and Francis Dupuy Sullivan
have all been named by the Dean.
Connelly, Assistant Professor of
Economics/ received her A.B. from
Brandeis University, and her A.M.
and PhD from the University of
Michigan.
Connelly's research focuses on the
economics of population, labor
market economics, and econometrics.
She joined the Bowdoin faculty in
1985.
DeCoster, Assistant Professor of
Economics, earned his
undergraduate degree at the
University of Tulsa and his PhD at
the University of Texas at Austin.
DeCoster, who joined the Bowdoin
faculty in 1985, specializes in
monetary economics and
macroeconomics.
Laine, Assistant Professor of
Geology and Director of the
Environmental Studies Program,
has been a member of the Bowdoin
faculty since 1985. A graduate of
Wesleyan University, Laine earned
his Ph.D. at Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution and at
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. His area of interest
includes marine geotechnology and
environmental studies.
Martin, Assistant Professor of
Government, received her A.B.
from Marquette University and
her A.M. and Ph.D from Ohio
State University. Martin, whose
major academic interests are the
presidency, Congress, women in
the executive branch, education
policy, and election analysis,
joined the Bowdoin faculty in
1986.
Sullivan, Assistant Professor of
Romance Languages, earned her
Maitrise d' Anglais at the
University de Bordeaux, her M.A.
at the University of Washington
Seattle, and her Ph.D. at the
University of Califomia-lrvine.
Sullivan joined the Bowdoin
faculty in 1985. She teaches
courses in French and in French
drama and fiction.
Haupin named controller by Chabotar
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object! Use a quality lock. (Please
do not lock bikes on stairways or
banisters.)
Judith Haupin of Havervill, Mass.,
associate comptroller at Phillips
Academy in Andover, Mass., has been
named controller at Bowdoin. She will
begin her term on May 4.
A graduate of the State University of
New York at Albany, Haupin studied
at SUNY Albany and at California State
University at Los Angeles before
earning her M.B. A. at the University of
New Hampshire's Whittemore School
. She has served as associate comptroller
at Phillips Academy since 1985, where
she oversees all accounting functions,
including banking relationships, the
budget, long-range planning, financial
data processing functions and the
investment and endowment records
for the school's $195 million
endowment. Previously, Haupin
served as accounting and
operations manager at On Line
Microcenters, as data processing
and accounting manager at Zenith
Radio Corporation, and as an
internal auditor and operations
manager with ARA Services. She
also has several years experience as
a staff accountant.
Reporting to the vice president
for finance and administration and
treasurer, Haupin will coordinate
Bowdoin's accounting systems and
procedures, auditing, and financial
reporting. She will manage
receivables, payables, and
inventories; work with external
auditors on accounting controls and
annual financial statements; assist
members of the faculty with grant
proposals and budget control;
administer endowment funds in
accordance with donor restriction,
analyze program costs and financial
condition; assist relevant
committees of the College's
governing boards; and manage
supervisory and support staff.
Haupin is a member of the
National Association of
Accountants.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. APRIL 1 0, 1 992
Economics lecturer indicts capitalism
By Douglas Beal
orient contributor
On Wednesday night British
economist Paul Ekins gave a talk
entitled "A New World Order: For
Whom?"
Ekins spoke about the problems
caused by the enormous
concentrations of power in mod ern
times. For instance, Ekins said the
economic influence of General
Motors equals that of the gross
national product of Austria, a
country with the 23rd largest
economy in the world. Yet a few
thousand people own the majority
of CM stock shares, and, therefore,
control the company.
Ekins said that income is also
concentrated, as members of first
world economies — about 23% of
the world's population -control 90%
of the worlds income.
Since Ekins' "four holocausts,"
war and militarization, human
oppression, poverty and
environmental destruction are all
i n part problems related to the above
phenomenon, theglobal community
and its peoples must change their
way of thinking to create a new
world order.
When defending a free market
system, many people cite Adam
Smith, the author of The Wealth of
Nations. In his book Smith argues
for the removal of restrictions upon
the free flow of labor, capital, and
goods in a market economy. Before
writing The Wealth of Nations,
however, Smith also wrote Tfi£
Theory of Moral Sentiments, in which
he explained his understanding of
human nature.
Since Smith's day many have
argued for free trade (no tariffs) and
other free-market measures by citing
Smith's The Wealth of Nations and its
"invisible hand" as support for their
case. Self-interest will create
efficient markets. This
interpretation is false to Smith, Ekins
believes.
Smith himself warned in The
Wealth of Nations of the dangers of
concentrated production —
monopolies, in modern terms;
people in power gloss over these
warnings today. More importantly,
Ekins explained, by failing to read
The Theory of Moral Sentiments, such
people ignore the other elements of
Smith's system.
Self-interest is only one of three
elements in Smith's system, which
integrates both the moral and
economic World. Ekins said the
other two are an individual's
consciousness of her/his own acts,
and the fellow-feeling which each
of us feel for the circumstances of
other people. These three elements
of human nature should be
recognized and reinforced by social
institutions, Ekins said.
Instead, Smith's first book is never
read, and most societies operate on
the assumption that humans have
Ekins' "four holocausts"
war and militarization,
human oppression, poverty
and environmental
destruction...
selfish tendencies only. Given this
disproportionate emphasis on self-
intcrest and the huge concentrations
of income and industry, Ekins
believes citizens' best hope for
dealing with the "four holocausts"
lies in a new world order created by
a grass-roots approach that raises
change from below.
Ekins offered an example as he
cited his recent trip to India. India
had many towns in which the main
product was home-made alcohol.
The town's men drank much of this
production, creating towns which
were "virtual hellholes." As one
Indian said to Ekins, "These men
kept two kinds of cattle: one
outdoors, and one indoors."
Women clearly had no dignity or
role in society.
Now, due to an initiative called
"Swadhyaya" that involves such
people, these same towns have been
turned around. Relying on
traditional religious faith, people
have changed their attitudes. When
Ekins tried to explain through a
translator to a crowd that he felt like
a stranger, no one understood. The
Indian term used for him turned out
to be "holy brother." The people
assumed he belonged.
Ekins said one women told him,
"Swadhyaya taught me that I am a
human being." This is one example
of how Ekins believes people should
change their way of thinking.
In India, the government, along
with the World Bank, the
International Monetary Fund and
other international organizations, has
proposed damming one of India's
most holy rivers. This would flood
many sacred shrines, a concern to
millions of common people. Yet
neither the government nor anyone
else has included this as an element
when considering the damming
proposal.
Ekins said one of the big "if s" of
efficient free markets is the
availability of information, especially
that concerning environmental
issues.
Ekins believes people need to look
more carefully at the determination
of those that benefit from different
policies, practices, and power
structures. For example, he said that
if the U.S. allowed free immigration
from Mexico, market forces would
cause a large decrease in per capita
income for American citizens.
Bush wants free trade with Japan,
the European Community wants
tariffs on environmentally hazardous
imports, Mexicans want to work in
the U.S. economy...the list goes on.
All these issues have different effects
on different groups. This seemingly
obvious statement has large
implications for a
"new world order."
While working as an economic
research associate and fellow at the
University of London and University
of Cambridge respectively, Ekins also
chairs the consumer-information
company New Consumer Ltd., and
directs research for the Right
Livelihood Awards, known as the
alternative Nobel prizes. New
Consumer Ltd. provides information
which allows consumers to make
informed purchases. Ekins has edited
The Living Economy: a New Economics
in the Making and has written A New
World Order: Grass-roots Movements
for Global Change.
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Safety and Security Log
Friday, April 3
7:17 ajcru
An employee's vehicle was hit
while parked on South Campus
Drive.
727 p.m.
A fire alarm at Brunswick
Apartments was caused by smoke
from a tenant cooking. The alarm
was reset.
Saturday. ApriU
7:43 p.m.
A student reported that she was
approached from behind by an
unidentified male subject.
Bowdoin Security and Brunswick
Police are investigating the
incident.
Sunday, ApriU 5
6:45 p.m.
A student reported that his vehicle
was damaged while parked on
South Campus Drive.
Monday. April 6
2:18 a.m.
Security warned students of the
dangers of operating: a motor
vehicle with people hanging onto
the outside of the vehicle.
7:13 a.m.
A student was taken to Parkview
Hospital after she collapsed in her
dorm.
10:33 a.m.
Dining Service reported burned
strips of paper and matches were
found behind Coles Tower.
3:18 p.m.
A wallet has been turned into
Security. The owner will be
notified.
7:07 p jn.
A student reported his vehicle
missing from the parking lot at
Farley Field house. The vehicle was
found at 7:43 p.m. by Brunswick
Police.
Tuesday. April 7
7:30 p.m.
A student reported that she was
approached by a suspicious male
subject on North Campus Drive.
8:45 p.m.
A student reported that she was
approached by a suspicious male
in Moulton Union.
Wednesday. April 8
4:14 p.m.
An employee reported a suspicious
male subject near campus on April
6 and 8.
955 p jn.
Security responded to a report of
loud noise at the observatory.
Students were told to turn off the
music.
Thursday, April 9
1:31 a.m.
Security responded to a fire alarm
at Coles Tower. The alarm was
activated by a pull station on the
15th floor.
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Arts & Leisure
Dance department prepares for 2 1 st spring performance
After semester preparation students are ready for recital in Pickard Theater on Friday
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orient copy editor
Tm in five pieces, yes, I'm in
five," cheerfully complained Aixa
Kidd '94, referring to her role in the
Bowdoin Dance Group's 21st
annual spring performance. On
Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00
p.m. in Pickard Theater, Kidd and a
host of 60 or 70 dancers will finally
get the chance to display the result
of a semester's hard work in
repertory and choreography classes,
as well as independent studies and
Vague, the student dance club.
For the last two weeks the
dancers have been attending "non-
stop" rehearsals on stage, "trying to
get the performance as close to
perfect as possible," said Kidd.
The performance encompasses a
wide range of dance styles which
reflects the College dance
department's educational
philosophy. .
. "We're supportive of all kinds of
experimentation," said Director of
Dance June Vail. "It's important for
people to explore movement — and
they do."
This philosophy's success is
evidenced by full enrollment in all
dance classes. "Duet for a Mob:
Parts I and II" are danced separately
bythetwo halves of the Introductory
Repertory class.
The class was split in half in order
to facilitate movement, and the
dance, choreographed by the class
and Teaching Fellow Paul Sarvis,
will be performed with different
casts and different music.
The dance department's core of
instruction is based on modern
dance, but many students also have
backgrounds in ballet and jazz. Then
there are those "who have never
performed before," said Vail.
Displaying the full extent of the
dancers' creativity is "The Crutch
Dance," performed and
choreographed (along with Sarvis)
by two dancers who suffered serious
knee injuries during the semester.
Other selections from the program
include a broadway musical-style
piece, a brief study based on ballet
Bowdoin Dance Group's Annual Spring Performance, Pickard Theater.
technique, and a stiuctured
improvisational piece, in which the direction with each performance. semester's work, inveterate dance
dancers know the format of the Although the Dance Group fans can still look forward to Sharon
dance, but vary movement and performance is the culmination of a Hayes' independent study project
Photo by Erin Sullivan
and the Bowdoin Dance Group's
"Museum Pieces," performed on
May 1 in front of the Museum.
Alumna returns to perform
contemporary music concert
Van CI eve Ac Vee» wi 1 perform on April 14.
Oboist Libby Van Cleve and Jack Vees will perform together in a
concert of contemporary music. The concert will feature works by Vees,
Eleanor Hovda, David Jaffe, Skip Brunner and Arthur Jarvinen. The free
performance will be held in Gibson 101 © 7:30 p.m. on April 14. As one
of the foremost interpreters of contemporary music for the oboe, Van
Cleve graduated from Bowdoin with the class of 1980. She is a perform-
ing soloist, and has been awarded several scholarships as well as the
Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize.
Military Order records first single
By Charlotte Vaughn
"Check Out the Justice" is the Public Enemy line picked by Military Order to provide the title for their newly
recorded cassette single. The Bowdoin-based group, composed of three sophomores: Nelson Rodriguez
"Ceo", Troy Woodson "Casual-T," and Jorge Santiago "Educator," ventured into a New York City recording
studio by the name of Jazzy Jay over spring break and recorded their first song, expected to be released in small
stores (including Bull Moose) at the end of this month.
The members of Military Order.
Photo by Erin Sullivan
Rodriguez explained that the song is about "justice in America." The song talks about police brutality and
discrimination and international law, breaking down the words and putting each letter in a different context.
"The goal of the song is to talk and get the listeners to react," said Rodriguez.
The group financed this recording venture with money that was collected at Bowdoin performances. In
addition , they are paying for a cassette cover for "Check Out the Justice" which features a picture of the three
group members standing in the woods. Next week in Brunswick, the group will begin filming a video for
"Check out the Justice" and will be sending it to' another studio in New York soon. They also plan to record
a song they performed at Bowdoin last fall, entitled "What You See is Not What You Get."
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1992
New film full of smoke and mirrors
Allen follows tradition of leaving questions unanswered
By Chris Colucq
orient staff writer
Shadozvs & Fog
Directed by
Woodv Allen
Perhaps no other recent,
American film director has been as
lauded and simultaneously
misunderstood as Wood y Allen . His
early films were essentially filmed
stand-up sequences designed to
highlight his infamous, neurotic
performance "persona" as well as
his memorable one-liners.
With the commercial and critical
success of Annie Hall (1977), Allen
entered into the public eye in a
manner that would forever change
the perception of him and his
artistry. Longtime fans denounced
him as a "sell-out", but when the
Oscar ceremonies came about in
March of 1978, Allen spent the night
where he usually does on that
annual occasion - playing clarinet
at his favorite Manhattan jazz club.
More recent criticism of Allen has
focused upon the increasingly mired
seriousness and moral philosophy
of his films. Fans and critics alike
have noted a move in his works
towards a certain "Bergmanesque"
quality of mood, theme, and
characterization .Many have written
him off as a fine imitator who has
lost his once hilarious personal
signature.
With Shadows and Fog, Allen
returns to the black-and-white
historical past of such earlier works
asZdig(1983)and Stardust Memories
(1980). He quite literally grounds
his film in the figures mentioned in
the title with the help of master
cinematographer Carlo Di Palma,
who collaborated with Allen on
many of his finer films of the
eighties.
Once again Allen has drawn a
stellar ensemble cast, interesting
enough in its variety and talent for
the average filmgoer to even ignore
the film's plot. Allen and longtime
companion Mia Farrow head up a
cast that includes John Malkovich,
Madonna, Donald Pleasance, David
Ogden Stiers, Lily Tomlin, Kathy
Bates, Jod ie Foster, John Cu sack, and
Julie Kavner (voice of Marge
Simpson in the popular Fox series).
Despite the overload of recognizable
faces Allen again manages to weave
a fascinating, if not always coherent,
and traditionally narrative tale.
The film opens with establishing
shots of a foggy nighttime in an
unnamed city, which, although
resembling Holmes' London circa
1890, is supposed to represent a
metropolis during the 1920's.
A group of men enter Kleinman's
(Allen) apartment, wake him, and
the subsequent conversation reveals
their collective identity as one of
several vigilante groups set upon
finding and punishing a local serial
killer. They demand his
involvement in the activity, quickly
leave, and he enters the streets to
find them.
A parallel story is developed
within the traveling circus which
has come to town. The camera
invades the trailer of Ermie( Farrow)
and her unfaithful, artistically
obsessed clown boyfriend
(Malkovich). When Ermiediscovers
him cavorting with the circus beauty
(Madonna), she decides to leave the
troupe and enter the "real world" of
the city.
Fate inevitably brings characters .
together in Allen's stories and of
course, Kleinman and Ermie soon
meet. She has spent the night in a
bordello where she
uncharacteristically "serviced" a
wealthy college student (John
Cusack) and was arrested in a raid.
He has been neurotically combing
the streets while offering humorous
insights on life, death, and murder.
They eventually run into each other
as Ermie leaves a police station
where she has payed a fine.
Allen builds the tension by
creating an atmosphere of paranoia
and bleakness in which anybody
and everybody could be the feared
killer. When a pathologist (Donald
Pleasance) is himself strangled by
the murderer, circumstantial
evidence implicates Kleinman and
he is quickly on the run. Ermie' s
boyfriend catches up with her in
town, and the two are faced with the
decision of what to do with an infant
they find next to his dead mother -
the latest victim of the killer. The
circus tent becomes the scenario for
the film's memorable, if unsettling
conclusion, where the killer may or
may not be stopped by an alcoholic
magician.
Allen's personal and cinematic
obsessions shine through in equal
measures in Shadows and Fog. As a
youngster he developed a fierce
passion for magic, and this
enthusiasm is woven into the
characters of Kleinman and the
magician, as well as the work's open-
ended conclusion. As a Bergman
fanatic, he calls to mind two
particular films by the Swedish
master.
The coupled artists, with an
infant, provide some sense of relief
at the film's end, recall Jof and Mia
from The Seventh Seal (1957), and the
magician who attempts to "set
everything right" despite his own
shortcomings parallels the Jewish
theater director in Fanny and
Alexander (1982).
Criticism will ultimately revolve
around the heavy moral questions
which the film posits, as well as the
lack of resolution it provides us. Yet
Allen has never been one to
concentrate on narrative
conventions. His films often end
with more questions than they start,
and herein lies their richness. The
lack of a moral denouncement and
tidy capture of the criminal will
offend traditional American,
filmgoing sensibilities, but the mood
which moves through these
shadows and fog proves most
impressionable. One may not
remember the names or particulars
of this film a few years down the
road, or even the one-liners, for that
matter. (So what if they are rather
pretentious and somewhat
unoriginal.) The questions and
images, murky though they be,
should prove unforgettable
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lor the week of 4/ 10-4/ 17
Friday, April 10
@ 8:00 p.m. Bo wdoin Dance
Group Spring Performance,
Pickard Theater.
Saturday, April 11
9 8 :00 p.m . Bo wdoin Dance
Group Spring Performance,
Pickard Theater.
Sunday, ApriJU
9 3:00 pan. Gallery ta Ik,
'Landscape with White Egret:
The Resurrection of a Japanese
Scroll,'' by Professor Olds,
Bo wdoin College Musuem of
Art.
© 7 -30 p.m. Spring
performance by the Bo wdoin
Concert Band with the
Bo wdoi n Saxophone Quartet,
"A Tribute to Percy Grainger/
Kresge Auditorium.
Monday. April 13
® 730 p.m. Lecture, Professor
Burroughs will speak on his new
book, Horry & the Waccamaw,
Peucinian Room.
Tuesday, AprilM
9 7:30 p.m. Slide lecture,
"Holocaust: The Presence of the
Past/ by Judy Ellis G Ik km an,
photographer. Presented in
Conjunction with the exhibition:
Holocaust: The Presence of the Past.
Exhibition opens to the public
following the lecture, Bo wdoin
College Musuem of Art.
® 7:30 p.m. Conceit Libby Van
Cteve k jack Vees to perform,
Gibson 101.
Wednesday, April 15
9 1:00 p.m. Gallery talk,
*TVinslow Homer's Portrayal of
Women at Work and Play in the
Nineteenth Century, "by Philip
C . Beam, Bo wdoin College
Museum of Art.
Bowdoin Concert Band: Spring Concert
The Music Department will present the Bowdoin
Concert Band in Kresge Auditorium this Sunday,
April 12, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and
open to the public. John P. Morneau will conduct the
spring concert entitled A Tribute to Percy Grainger.
Works byGrainger will include "Blithe Bells", "Coun-
try Gardens", 'Two Grainger Melodies", "Mock
Morris", "Irish Tunefrom County Deny", "Shepherd's
Hey English Morris Dance" and "Down Longford
Way." Other works to be preformed include "E
Pluribus Unum" by Fred Jewell, "An Original Suite"
by Gordon Jacob and "An Ellington Portrait" ar-
ranged by Floyd E. Werle. Also featured will be the
Bowdoin Saxophone Quartet. The Bowdoin Concert
Band is in its fourth year of existence.
Kristina's redefines the meaning of French toast
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Greasy food is great, but every
once in a while the gourmet in all of
us feels a yearning for something a
little more extravagant. Taking pity
on our rapidly hardening arteries,
we followed the advice of several of
Brunswick's most respected
connoisseurs and traveled to
Kristina's in Bath to have brunch.
Kristina's is located at 160 Center
Street (on the corner of Center and
High Street) in Bath. Although Bath
Iron Works isn't asbusy as it used to
be, the wealthy seafaring tradition
of Bath lives on to this day in the
stately Victorian homes which line
the town's streets. One of these
houses has been remodeled and is
now home to Kristina's. The
domestic architectural elements and
friendly atmosphere make its
patrons feel like friends over for a
bite to eat.
Now we are champions of that
great American institution, the
diner, but try walking into your
local diner and ordering a mammoth
pancake filled with fresh raspberries
and strawberries topped with
the same, however at Kristina's,
waffles, pancakes, omelettes, and
French toast take on all-new
meanings.
A perfect example of this is the
French toast made from inch-and -a-
half thick sourdough bread
sprinkled with powdered sugar and
smothered in maple syrup.
Omelettes dominate the menu, as
9 Tis a hearty eater who could
down a meal like this and still
be hungry for more
homemade whipped cream. Mel well as the plates they are served on
behind the counter is liable to top (they're huge!). Filled wit ha variety
you with the drippings from the of fresh vegetables, cheese, and
grill. The names of the entrees are meats, anyone who likes eggs can
find a combination appealing to then-
palate. The most classic appetite can
be satisfied with old favorites like
Eggs Benedict.
Kristina's has those special touches
that a make a good restaurant a great
one. Entrees come with a choke of
appetizers including yogurt with
fresh fruit and homemade apple
crisp. It makes it kind of like having
dessert before the meal (just the way
welikeit). The natural sweetness of
the freshly squeezed orange juke
makes the normal frozen fare taste
as tart as a lemon.
Tis a hearty eater who could
down a meal like this and still be
hungry for more, but if you are sue h
a person, Kristina's will not
disappoint. They have a pastry
selection straight out of a fairy tale.
Even if you're no longer hungry, the
assortment of pies, muffins, danishes,
cinnamon rolls, and croissants make
for an impressive, tummy-warming
sight.
As if food and a wonderful
location are not enough, the
Kristina's experience continues
even after your meal is finished. Be
sure to check out the local artwork
ondisplay throughout the building,
and the age-old tree protruding
through the front deck. We believe
it was Viv Savage who once said:
"Have a good time all the time."
Going to Kristina's is a great way to
start.
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Battle of th e trendy imports: put your liver to the test
By Todd Sandell
and Matt "The Bull"
D'Attilio
Hello faithful readers- nice to
know someone reads this article!
Well, as the title suggests, we tested
fashionable beers this week, plus a
cheaper beer for the more mundane.
We started with Heineken and
Beck's, two European Pilsners
widely accepted to be respectable.
Heineken claims to be the 'leading
U.S. import", and it definitely wins
the trendy beer contest, falling just
short of Rolling Rock. Matt opened
it (no it's not a twist-off),
commenting that the hop flavor was
lacking, which gave the beer a
somewhat undistinguished
character that becomes even more
noticeable in a lightly malted beer.
Heineken deserves some credit,
though, because it doesn't try to
cater to a "middle-of-the-road"
audience- asone loyal fan protested,
you either love it or you hate it.
Personally, I wasn't too fond of it,
not only because of the hops but
also because of the beer's acidic taste
and chalky aftertaste- by the end of
a few bottles, you feel liked you've
licked a chalkboard. All in all, we
decided it wouldn't be a bad beer to
drink if you have a pretty firm
budget and you're just sitting
around while someone decorates
your house or something.
WebothchoseBeck'sof Germany
over Heineken, primarily because
they seem to have got the hops right .
Beck's passes the German purity
laws of 1516, and that's usually a
little foppish, and should be
reserved for wine tasting). Beck's is
one of the better medium-high
priced beers around, particularly if
you've grown accustomed to the
(unfortunately limited) American
tradition of Pilsners. Even President
don't let those royal lion,
Lowenweiss-esque logos fool you,
this beer is brewed in the infamous
beer city of Milwaukee, and hence it
has to be included in our basement.
Matt wasn't too impressed,
announcing "This might fit into our
D'Attilio 93 & Sandell 92 tip back a few cold Beck's with a hidden President Bush. Photo by E. Sullivan
reliable indication that the bottle
deserves further investigation. Matt
liked the smoothness of the beer- it
had a nice aftertaste, and definitely
left you eager to partake of at least
another bottle. I had to agree- the
beer even has an engaging odor (we
would say "bouquet", but that's a
Bush liked it, although the Surgeon twist-off theory, although it is on
General wasn't a big fan. par with Heineken in my opinion."
And now for our Bargain However, he did admit that while
Basement Beer Tip of the week, Lowenbrau doesn't have the
concerning Lowenbrau (Sorry, "choicest hops", as the bottle claims,
bargain basement doesn't include it has the edge over Heineken in
those beers in the Carling Black malted barley flavor. I thought
Label class, or lack thereof). Hey- Lowenbrau deserved to be on a
different planet than Heineken, but
considering the price (roughly 4.50
a six-pack), it's a pretty good value.
It does escape the fate of being
poisoned by additives and
preservatives, since it's a domestic,
but it does have the annoying habit
of tasting worse with each sip until
about the fifth bottle... On the A-F
scale, it's hovering dangerously
close to the top end of a "D", but
that's near the top of the basement.
You're probably better off going
with the "Special Dark", though,
which covers its lack of hopped
flavor with more barley.
By the way, if you're looking for
a restaurant with a good beer list, I
recommend Richard's on Route
123 in North Harps well. As we
recently discovered, they offer an
impressive import list, including
Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale and
Oatmeal Stout (we're big fans of
these, especially the stout), Ayinger
Aldbairish Dunkel (German),
Framboise Lambic (a Belgium
raspberry beer), Pilsner Urquell
(Czechoslovakian, and one of the
world'sbest Pilsners), and the more
common standby selections,
including Beck's (light and dark),
Molson Golden, and Bass Ale (on
draft). The food is also rumored to
be good, although I don't know who
initially spread that rumor. Check
it out.
Basic Instinct: a movie that comes with a climactic ending
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
Shocking. And I have seen plenty
of R-rated movies. The opening
scene launches the audience into a
rowdy bedroom situation, first
viewed through a ceiling mirror.
Graphic descriptions thrown aside,
this first episode is interesting. And
it ends with an unexpected twist.
I saw this film in Florida, in a
theater filled with senior citizens. L
could not help but wonder what
they thought of Basic Instinct, a
panorama of eager confrontations,
both intimate and violent. Michael
Douglas plays a frustrated and a
little too intense city cop, while
Sharon Stone is an author of thriller
novels. She takes research very
seriously, as the viewer discovers.
Basic Instinct's plot matches the
characters' intensities and fast-
paced actions, and the movie's
overall effect is to thrill and to
dazzle. It is an entertaining movie,
even without the questionable,
graphic touches of violence and sex.
A gory murder by an ice pick
involving a white scarf (I won't
explain) rockets Nick, the edgy
policeman played by Michael
Douglas, into an investigation he
won't forget. This killing is nearly
identical to a fictional one described
in Sharon Price's book, and so she
becomes a suspect. But her character
is a little too powerful to grow
scared. As police question her, we
see that this author calls the shots.
The interaction between Sharon
Price and Nick is compelling, she
yanks Nick's gloomy past of
alcoholism back to the present, and
she displays a surprising knack for
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1992
Eric Hansen: looking for a few good sheep in his latest book
By Rich Littlehale
BOWDOIN PUBLISHING COMPANY
You ought to take something
with you when you finish a book,
some insight or nugget of trivia
with which to amaze or infuriate
your friends. Read Eric Hansen's
travel-writing Motoring With
Mohammed, and you'll learn the
best way to pick a really good sheep
to fatten for Id al-Adha.
Modem travel writers, perhaps
feeling guilty about the years of
imperialist condescension of which
their precursors in the profession
were so fond, generally feel
obligated to seed the pages of their
books with trite homilies on the
wonderful diversity of Creation.
How wonderful it is, they will tell
you while gamely crunching the local
delicacy of toasted cockroaches, that
people all over the world eat such
neat, different foods. All of this is
well and good, if dished out in small
doses. When it becomes rote,
however, assailing with a shower of
politically correct moralizing the
reader, who just wants to hear far-
away places skillfully reconstructed
in print, the genre becomes tedious.
A marvelous new series of books
have recently tumbled onto the scene,
bringing with them an energetic
newness ^nd quality that travel
writing desperately needed. The
vintage "Departures" series, right
now somewhere around thirty titles,
is a dead-solid safe bet. Pick up any
book with that label, and you're sure
to get a well-crafted, thought-
provoking book that is awfully funny
to boot. This is the same series that
brought you such travel-writing
classics as Mark Salzman's Iron &
Silk and Tim Cahill's A Wolverine is
Eating My Leg.
Motoring With Mohammed begins
with Hansen and four friends being
shipwrecked on an island off the
western coast of Yemen (just south
of Saudi Arabia, on the other side of
the Rub'al-Khali, but you knew that,
right?). He was on the last leg of a
globe-trotting spree that had
consumed ten years of his life. For all
that time he had kept journals. When
he and his friends are rescued from
the island by Eritrean goat
smugglers, he leaves the journals
behind, uncertain of the smugglers'
intentions. After numerous
sidetracks, he and his friends
manage to secure airline tickets out
of Yemen. The rest of the book is set
ten years later, recounting Hansen's
efforts to reclaim his buried journals.
Hansen's guide through Yemen
is a nice fellow named Mohammed
who is constantly on the lookout for
one more sheep to add to the
growing collection in the back seat
of their car. Hansen and Mohammed
drive back and forth across the
country time and again as Hansen
tries to secure the necessary permits
to visit the island where his journals
are buried (the Yemeni government
thinks there are Soviet gunboats
hiding in the islands, so access is
restricted).
Motoring With Mohammed is a
quietly inspiring book, full of fun
and sadness and wonder at things
new and strange. Hansen is a sharp
observer and he shows a real gift for
scenic imagery on the few occasions
when he allows himself a picaresque
lapse. Hansen describes the Yemeni
culture effectively, and he talks a
little about his own feelings, but he
doesn't preach. He just looks for his
journals, tells his story, and keeps
an eye out for another good sheep.
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Nick reverts to a drunken, half-
crazed state as he and Sharon Stone
grow more fond of one another.
Theirs is a love-hate relationship
that grows out of control. A few
deaths dot the horizon.
The audience realizes that Sharon
Stone's latest novel, Shooter, holds
many unexpected truths. She may
just be writing about Nick's life!
Basic Instinct is raw at times, and
ignores many traditional limits.This
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1992
SPORTS
Men's Tennis trounces Southern Maine 9-0
Despite injuries to Leger and Hurt, depth carries team past local foe
By Nicholas Taylor
orient sports editor
The Men's Tennis team continued
their quest for the New England
title by trouncing Southern Maine
9-0 Thursday. Playing without
standouts Chris Leger '91 and
Jimmy Hurt '92, the team was forced
to play with many players brought
up from the J.V. squad. After beating
Hamilton College soundly 8-1 in
South Carolina, the team now directs
its attention to the non-conference
schedule.
Nat Forstner '92, the top Polar
Bear player, downed Eric Hasse6-2,
6-2. After downing Colby's number
one player Ed Martinez earlier in
the week, Forstner came in with the
confidence needed to put away
Hasse. Forstner is looking forward
to this weekend's match with Clark
at Farley Field House. After a tough
54 loss last year, fights erupted
between the two teams and the Polar
Bears haven't forgotten.
Forstner teamed with first-year
Mark Slusar to take the number one
doubles slot over Hasse and Mark
Tatusco 6-1, 6-3. Forstner, playing
for the first time without Leger who
is out with injuries to both his ribs^
Auden Schendler once again led
and shoulder, seemed to adjust
well. "Not playing with Leger
really sucks. He got a bum deal
and it really hurts the line-up a lot"
explained Forstner. Slusar used a
strong serve and volley attack and
the team was simply too fast at the
net for the USM duo.
Tom Davidson '94 won a
the tennis team in doubles play.
decision over Mark Tatusco to
continue the romp. Coming out of
what he calls the "worst sophomore
slump ever in the history of sports",
Davidson seemed anxious to
concentrate more on his singles play.
"I could give you an adjective that
adequately describes my singles
play... but you couldn't print it. I've
Photo by Maya Khuri
been happy with my doubles but I
need to get back on track when I'm
on my own." Davidson enjoyed an
eight-match win streak last year.
Doubles specialist Joe Gryzmski
'94 joined Davidson at the number
two spot and put away Aditya Puri
and Gordon Irvine 6-1, 6-3. "It was
the first time since last year that I've
had the nerve to play with Gimmer.
He hits every ball so hard that I'm
generally scared to death on the
court." explained Davidson. "We
make a really good team. We have a
lot of fun on the court."
Mark Slusar '95 enjoyed another
win crushing Puri 6-1, 6-0 in a brief
court encounter. Slusar' s serve and
volley attack was too much for Puri.
The Decatur, Illinois native's play
has added a new dimension to the
team and has strengthened the
singles line-up considerably.
At the number four spot, Chris
Long '93, used his strong backcourt
play to down Matt Libby 6-0, 6-1.
The "Donger" is another player who
had a good year last year and is
looking to get back on track
First-year Chad Mills moved into
the Varsity line-up and scored his
first singles win with a convincing
6-0, 6-1 win. Mills teamed with
Auden Schendler '92 at the number
three doubles spot to give the team
their eighth victory 6-1, 6-1.
This left room for the man the
team calls The Professor. Griff Blake
'95, in his first appearance this season
forthe Polar Bears trounced [Gordon
Irvine 6-0, 6-1 to close out the win 9-
0.
Women's Softball earns split against Maine
First-Year standout, Jessi Beadnell leads the Lady Polar Bears with strong pitching
By Rashid Saber
orient sports editor
The Bowdoin Women's Softball
Team earned a split in last
Saturday's twin-bill against the
University of Maine-Farmington.
In the first garnet first-year
standout Jessie Beadnell continued
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second straight victory with a 9-1
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Bears' pitching and defense
collapsed as Farmington erupted
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In the first inning, Farmington
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Baseball drops third straight to Monks
By R ashid Saber
ORIENT SPORTS EDITOR
The Bowdoin Men's Baseball
Team, after a strong preseason
training trip, ended the week on a
down note with a loss to St. Josephs
at Pickard Field. In the top of the
ninth inning, St. Joseph's Shawn
Humphrey scored the game-
winning run on a two-out passed
ball. With this loss the Polar Bears
dropped to a disappointing 8-6
record. It was also the third straight
defeat for Bowdoin.
In the first inning the Monks'
Scott Emerson singled with one
out. He later scored when Tony
Abbiati, Bowdoin's senior
shortstop, misplayed a ground ball
by the Monks' ninth hitter, Jerry
Merrill.
After three innings Bowdoin
jumped to a 4-1 lead. However, the
Monks from St. Josephs mounted
a hard fought comeback behind
the inspired play of Humphrey.
Bowdoin knocked out Chris
Esmond, the Monks starting
pitcher, with one put in the fifth
inning, while clinging to a 4-3 lead.
All of Bowdoin's runs came in the
third inning behind a five hit Polar
Bear barrage With two outs in the
inning, the Bears' Mike Gibson
singled. After stealing second
Gibson scored on Tony Abbiati's
single. Ben Grinnell then doubled
to right field to advance runners to
second and third . Brian Crovo went
on to smack a two run single to
increase Bowdoin's lead to 3-1.
In the top of the seventh inning
the Monks tied ended their
comeback, tying the game at 4-4. As
the inning progressed, Leon
Renaud, who led the Monks'
comeback going 3-for-4 with two
doubles, doubled to deep center.
Teammate Randy Brodneur singled
to push Renaud across the plate for
the score.
With two outs in the eigth inning
Bowdoin put runners on first and
second to pose its final threat of the
game. St. Josephs relief pitcher Jeff
Mosher ended the Polar Bears' short-
lived threat when he forced the
Bears' Rickey Hernandez to ground
out to short.
In the bottom of the ninth, Mosher
sent down the Bears 1-2-3 to earn
the win for the Monks. With the
win, the Monks upped their season
record to 4-9.
Bowdoin's starting pitcher Mike
Brown, appearing tired at some
points of the game, ended up going
eight innings with two strikouts and
two walks. Dave Kolojay came in to
relieve Brown getting the last two
outs of the ninth.
Bowdoin finished the game with
nine hits; Mike Webber, Brian
Crovo, Ben Grinnell and Jeremy
Gibson each making contact two
times.
Even though the Polar Bears are
in a three game losing streak senior
tri-captain Ben Grinnell remained
optimistic about the teams play.
Grinnell commented, "Our defense
is playing at a much higher level
and the team, as a whole, is looking
quite good."
This Saturday the Bears will look
to end their losing streak when they
square off against the University of
Maine at Farmington.
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Lax loses to Colby 14- 13
By Ewc B artenh agan
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The Bowdoin Men's Lacrosse
team, after emerging victorious
from the Guilford Invitational
Tournament in Guilford, N.C.,
have continued with their solid
play, streaking to a record of 6-2 at
the midway point of the season.
Following the North Carolina
tournament, in which die Polar
Bears used a relentless attack led
by tri-captain Peter Geagan 18 to
overwhelm the opposition, the
team experienced a minor setback
by losing 21-10 to a powerful
Roanoke dub.
Undiscouraged by the bad loss,
Bowdoin rebounded by topping
Springfield College 13-11 and
slipping past Connecticut College
1 2-1 linan exciting overtime match
three days later. Led by the scoring
of Chris Roy '92, who collected six
goals and two assissts in the
overtime contest, the squad was
able to regain some momentum
with two key road victories.
Returning to Bowdoin for their
first home game of the season, the
Polar Bears hosted Babson in a
match that was rescheduled after
an earlier cancellation. Playing at
home seemed to invigorate the
team, who posted an impressive
18-8 victory behind a superb, six-
goal p erf o rmance by Dave Ames
'92.
On April 8, Bowdoin journeyed
to Colby for a key game against the
rival White Mules. Unable to
prevail in this close match, the team
was defeated 14-13, falling just
short in their effort for yet another
road win Onceagain, Ames played
valiantly, scoring five goals in the
losing effort.
Coach Tom McCabe, pleased
with the progress of his squad,
"couldn'tbe happier with the effort
of the team. Wehave been working
on the defensive end of the field,
and we are getting better every
game."
McCabe would like to see a
continuation of this trend of
improvement against the tough
opposition inBowdoin'supcoming
schedule. Games against
Wesleyan, Bates, and powerful
Midd lebury in the near future will
determine the fate of the season.
Track splits season opener
By Rick Shim
orient asst. sports editor
As the snow melted and the
temperature rose, the Bowdoin
Men's track team headed outside
to begin their outdoor season
against Bates and M.I.T. last
weekend.
With the return of senior captain
Bill Callahan and the debut of
basketball standout Elijah
Whitehead '94 and Kyle Grannell
'94 , t he team felt confident about a
strong showing. Several excellent
performances, along with a new
school record, helped Bowdoin to
defeat Bates by seven, but the Bears
fell short of M.I.T. "Outdoor
throwing events are going to be
strong. Scott Dyer '95 continued to
improve as he set a new school
record of 184'4" in the javelin and
finished second in the discus. Mike
Tremblay and John Dufresne'95 are
also coming along well," said
Coach Slovenski. First-year Scott
Dyer made his presence felt as he
threw for a new school record in
the javelin, and took a second.
Among the other exceptional
showings was junior Andrew
Kinley ,who in his debut in the
steeplechase managed to take first
by nearly eleven seconds. Kinley,
known for his distance running
capabilities, had the clutch
performanceof the meet and seems
to have found his new niche on the
team.
Bowdoin placed well in the
jumping events as Jim Sabo'92 took
first in the high jump, jumping 6'6".
"Outdoor throwing
events are going to be
strong. Scott Dyer '95
continued to improve as
he set a new school record
of!84'4"
In the long jump Lawler jumped
20'2.75" to take second and Derek
Spence took fourth as well as sixth
in the high jump. Jeff Mao '92
continued his domination of the
triple jump taking first with a jump
of 43'5.25". On a somewhat windy
day the sprint events didn't turn in
any personal records but the Bears
had a good showing. Lawler
managed to edge out Mao in the
400m with a time of 52.63. In the
100m Kyle Grannell placed fourth
with a time of 1 1 .68 and in the 200
Peter Nye '94 took fifth with a time
of 2423.
In the 100m hurdle Moore '94
took third follow by Bob Dunn '95.
Then in the 400m hurdles Moore
took fourth followed by high jump
specialist Sabo whose
uncharacteristic entry in the
hurdles proved worthwhile as he
finished fifth.
In the relays Bowdoin managed
two second places finishes in both
the 4 by 400 and the 4 by 100. In the
800 meter run Nga Selzer's form
improvement and overall running
talent allowed him to take first
with a time of 200.87. The distance
men greeted the return of senior
motivational leader Bill Callahan
as he took first in the 5000m with a
timeof 15:4125. First year standout
Pat Callahan continued to
contribute much needed points to
the team as he placed third in the
1500m run with a time of 4:173.
This weekend both the men's and
women's track team will head to
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1992
Nostradamus picks Reds in f 92 Series
Now that college basketball is over
(Duke was a very deserving national
champion, but thinkagain how close
they came to losing to Kentucky)
and hockey looks to be over as well
(proof that the Rangers are not
supposed to win the Stanley Cup),
it's time to turn our attention to the
national pastime. My baseball picks
have graced the pages of this
newspaper for the past four years,
and it's high time I got them right.
AL EAST — No longer the worst
division in baseball. Most of the
teams are at least exciting.
1) Toronto — On paper, this is the
best team in baseball by a mile. That' s
why l'vechosen them for my annual
AL East jinx.
2) Baltimore — The Orioles have a
beautiful new home and a solid
young pitching staff. Camden Yards
is baseball's newest field of dreams.
» 3) Boston — Frank Viola is a good
addition, but what this team needs
is speed. Viola doesn't run well
either. Make it 74 years.
4) Milwaukee — A sleeper team.
A really solid lineup.
5) Detroit — Here come the home
runs. Chalk up at least 45 for Cecil
Fielder. Something to watch for
When Detroit hosts Seattle and
Fielder is forced to hold Kevin
Mitchell on first base. Food is the
likely topic of conversation.
6) New York — An ugly pitching
staff. Brian Taylor can't come soon
enough.
7) Cleveland — Young talent will
make the Indians exciting, but they
are shooting for 1994, when a new
stadium will replace "The Mistake
by the Lake."
AL WEST — The deepest division
in baseball. Six of the seven teams
are legitimate pennant contenders.
1) Minnesota — The smartest
baseball team around. They won't
choke in a tight race. Minneapolis
doesn't need the attention, though.
2) Chicago — How close is this
race? The White Sox will lose to the
Twins in a one game playoff that
will last 35 innings.
3) Oakland— Don't forget that this
team is still loaded. Pitching is
questionable, though.
4) Texas — A nightmare for
opposing pitchers, but they lack a
true leadoff hitter and pitching
depth.
5) Kansas City — Hard to
recognize this
team. It will take
some time for all
the new players
to blend
together.
6) Seattle— Think of what Ken
Griffey, Jr. will do with Kevin
Mitchell hitting behind him. Will
Clark is envious. But they are
without an identity in the midst of
their impending move.
7) California — Why does the
worst team in the division have the
best starting pitchers and closer?
Their lineup just can't compete.
AL MVP-Tim Raines, Chicago
AL Cy Young-Kevin Tapani,
Minnesota
NL EAST — Now the worst
division in baseball. Any team can
win and none of them will deserve
it.
1) Philadelphia — Not a good
start with Dykstra getting hurt, but
the key is young pitching, a la
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on'tbehereto
be mocked if
they flop.
2) New
York — Awesome starting pitching,
but an atrocious defense. Howard
Johnson in center field. Dave
Magadan at third base. This is a
team that can beat themselves in so
many ways. This just in from New
York: Since the Mets don't want"h>
talk to the media, they have
appointed David Cone as team
translator. Cone will use sign
language.
3) Pittsburgh— If they get off to a
good start, they can win thedivision.
Dibble's health.
2) Atlanta — A serious chance at
going back to the World Series. The
Braves have four legitimate closers.
Talk about trade bait.
3) Los Angeles — Don't count out
any team managed by Tommy
Lasorda. A great outfield, but their
infield defense is the worst in
baseball. Oh wait, I forgot about the
Mets.
4) San Diego — Not enough to
compete with the top three. But
easily the best of the bottom three.
5) San Francisco — In a division
with great pitching, the Giants are
the black sheep. Once again, their
pitchers simply aren't healthy.
6) Houston — Their young players
will have a chance to tour America
on a ridiculous 26 game road trip, a
result of the Republican National
Convention. Frankly, I'd rather
watch baseball.
NL MVP-Barry Larkin, Cincinnati
NL Cy Young-David Cone, New
York
NL EAST— Now the worst
division in baseball Any team can
win and none of them will deserve
it.
But if not, Barry Bonds and Doug
Drabek will have to be traded lest
the Pirates lose them to free agency
after the season. It's sad to see a
team like this suffer because of
baseball economics.
Playoffs- Twins over Jays in six,
Reds over Phillies in five
World Series- In a matchup of the
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by poor pitching. Ryne Sandberg
could buy a few pitchers, or he
could simply give some of his salary
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6) Montreal — Enough young
talent to bring down the house,
literally.
NL WEST— Whoever wins the
West will be in the World Series.
The pitching in this division is
outstanding.
1) Cincinnati — Their top four
starters are all potential 20 game
winners. The only question is Rob
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Editors judge to be an attack on an individual's character or
personality.
Editorial
Fraternities must be allowed to
charge for campus-wides
This past weekend seemed the paragon of a
positive and enjoyable social life at Bowdoin. On
Friday was a school-sponsored dance and on
Saturday was a campus-wide party. The two
together provided a desirable balance; at both,
people were able to see and fraternize with friends
with whom they normally might have very little
contact. They also gave rise to more thoughts
about the character of Bowdoin's social life in the
future.
Acknowledging the realities of the current social
life, it is clear that the fraternities should beallowed
to charge for entrance to their parties. Fraternities
have some very good reasons for charging
admission to campus-wides. A good analogy can
be found in College sponsored events. At large
dances, students who wish to attend must pay for
tickets.
The College traditionally offers alcohol to people
of age and other beverages to those who aren't.
Though certainly not the only or even the most
important part of the social experience, alcohol
does constitute a traditionally significant role at
dances and parties and these beveragescost money.
The reasoning behind such an entrance fee is
simple enough that it is difficult to see the logic of
continuing the policy of banning it. A fraternity
incurs a large amount of costs when it gives a party
that is non-exclusionary. Like any other event,
they have at least two serious costs. One, they have
to pay for the alcohol and other beverages. Two,
perhaps more importantly, they have to pay for
damage done to their houses through the
concentrated use of its facilities and grounds in
such a short period of time.
The fraternities should continue to have certain
members trained in the serving of alcohol and
perhaps they might even hire a licensed bartender
to provide professional service. As students enter,
they all have to pay. If they are underage, they
need only pay a minimal fee to cover the costs to
the house. If they are of age, they have to pay this
fee plus a charge for the alcohol they will be
consuming. Unless this happens, campus-wides
won't return. If they don't many parties will have
to be driven to and as a result more people will
continue to be put into drunk driving situations.
It's about time the IFC, or failing action by them
the fraternities themselves, take a serious stand
here to show where they stand on one of the most
important issues defining the social character of
the College.
Library assault raises concerns
about Security's veracity
Last weekend a Bowdoin woman was assaulted happened. Some suggest that a stun gun was
in the library. Most people will readily involved or that a knife was used,
acknowledge that even had security not been cut What really happened?
back, there was little that they could have done to It is a shame and a sham that such euphemistic
prevent this specific occurrence. However, their language could be used to describe an incident as
handling of the "CRIME ALERT" gives rise to serious as this seems to have been. And it is the
some cause for worry. 'seeming' part that is precisely the problem.
In the many posters that were pasted up around In using this kind of language, the students
campus alerting
the community to
what had
happened, the
assault was
described as
follows: "a female
student was
'grabbed' from
behind as she sat
studying in the
basement of
Hawthorne
Longfellow
Library."
The quotes
around the word
grabbed indicate
that this is the
woman's
testimony of
what happened.
Yet rumors are
flying that this is
not all what
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of what happened;
information is
being withheld
when it shouldn't
be.
We have in the
past expressed our
concern about
security cuts. This
incident reinforces
these concerns and
raises some very
serious fears about
the reliability of
what security is
telling us. The
least that can be
expected from
those who are
protecting us is
reliable and open
disclosure of
information.
14
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 10,1 992
Student Opinion
Jerry Brown the Democratic Spoiler
by Nick Jacobs
There is a growing problem with
the Democratic Party these days,
and his name is Jerry Brown. After
having lost the Democratic
primaries in New York, Wisconsin
and Kansas this past week, now
more than ever, Jerry Brown is little
more than a nuisance for Governor
Bill "Slick Willie" Clinton.
What's worse, though, is the fact
that by staying in the race and
running the same type of negative
and adversarial campaign that he
has, he is doing more bad than
good for the Democrats and will
ultimately prevent them from
recapturing the White House.
But let's get down to business
and take a long, hard look at Jerry
Brown. It is a source of great
surprise that a guy who once said,
as governor of California, that
California is the meeting place of
the inner and the outer universe
and that he could solve racial
segregation by colonizing outer
space, has survived in the race this
long. Let's face it , the guy is a flake.
I'd prefer not to let this
degenerate into a character attack,
so I feel the need to point out that
with his proposed flat tax of
thirteen per cent, ^ mm ^ amm
he would actually
be raising taxes for
the middle and
lower class.
Is this what you
mean by being a
man for the people rea u ze the damage that
and not catering to °
the rich, Jerry? I he is doing to the
thought so.
Th a .hei SS .u.in Democrats.
the race is not the
fact that bothers ■■■■■■■Mil
me, however. What angers me
about Jerry Brown is the fact that
he cannot seem to realize the
damage that he is doing to the
Democrats. For the past two weeks,
there have been all kinds of reports
from New York about the primary.
One of them contained a quote
from the Brooklyn borough
president who said that he was
supporting Brown only because he
didn't want to see Clinton get the
nomination.
^^^^^b He added
that he didn't
support Brown
for President
though.
I believe that
the Democrats
can win in the
fall, but they
can't when
there is still a
candidate in
the race who is
acting
What angers me about
Jerry Brown is the fact
that he can not seem to
as
nothing but a spoiler for the front-
runner.
By staying in the race and getting
on Clinton's back at every turn,
Brown is splintering support for
the Democrats. If he were a decent thinking of the party, but only of
believer in the Democratic Party, himself. If hemeant half of the things
Jerry Brown would realize that that he has said about the party
whether he liked it or not, Bill being rotten from the core and so
Clinton was going to win the forth, he would not be running on
nomination, and rather than the Democratic ticket. If he meant
what he said, he
would be running as
an Independent.
Jerry Brown won't do
this because he
knows that there is a
lot to be gained
through his
association with the
Democratic party in
the way of campaign
support and. help in
fundraising. That
only furthers the idea
that Jerry Brown is
only concerned
about himself and his
syphoning off support ■■■■■■■^^■■^■Mi
for him and constantly "" ~ , , .
nipping at his heels, he it WOUld be far
should just shut up and hpHpr fnr f/tp
deal with it. J
That's what the Democrats to
entirepartyshoulddo. f ft •
For better or for worse, i
the Democrats are energy on taking
going to nominate Bill „• ^ • •-.
Clinton for President, <" m at ^Orge
and it is now Bush than taking
incumbent upon all of . , *,-. .
them to raiiybehind aim at one of their
him and help him win . 0Wfl
h would be far better
for the Democrats to ■■^■^^■h
focus their energy on taking aim at dwindling campaign for the
George Bush than taking aim at one Democratic nomination, whereas
of their own. Brown should be concerned about
Unfortunately, Jerry Brown is not the Democratic Party as a whole.
Administration Forces Student Violence
Spring Break and the recent string
of beautiful sunny days could not
have come more quickly and
conveniently for the Bowdoin
College Administration. The
temporary break from classes and
administrative chaos and the
appearance of warm April days are
just what the Administration needs
to temporarily calm student outrage
and to reorganize its arguments
concerning the omnipresent topics
of the single sex Greek houses and
reinstatement of Philosophy
Professor Sweet, h^^hmmm^^^h
For me,
however, the The only way in
bv Daniel Pearson
break
from
classes did not
which the school will
distancemefrom lose its naive view of
the problems on ., , , . . .. ,,
campus but the students is if the
rather gave me a students arm
chance to reflect
upon the themselves with
importance of -fc^fe knives , and
the matters at • ' '
hand without riflesandseizebackthe
**£*-- college from the
worrying about tyrannical stronghold
homework and * ,, ,
of the present
Administration.
exams.
Therefore,
during break, I
took it upon ^ ^ ^ i—
myself to do
several days of intense research in
an attempt to learn more about the
legal and historical aspects related
to the ongoing troubles between the
Administration and the student
body. Overall, this research was
helpful, most importantly in that I
was able to see how rival parties at
other schools who have experienced
similar debates have been able to
come to agreements.
From my studies I immediately
realized that in campus issues
compromise does not usually mean
victory for the students but rather,
tends to represent submission to
the Administration. Therefore ,
when I returned to campus to find
that the Governing Boards, the
Administration and the students
had compromised on the
aforementioned issues, I was not
jubilant but rather angry that the
student body had not held out until
their full demands were met.
By compromising with the
Administration, the student body
■■^■b has compromised
itself and fallen once
again under the yoke
of the College
hierarchy. But from
my studies over
spring break I now
realize that there is a
way, though it may
seem drastic, for the
student body to rise
against the College
hierarchy and
redeem itself.
Peaceful protest and
debate have gained
little, therefore, it is
time for the student
body to begin to use
weapons in its
struggle. Obviously
^ HaHa ^^^ the Administration
has not taken the
situation seriously, capitalizing on
student indifference to subjugate
the campus.
The only way in which the school
will lose its naive view of the
students is if the students arm
themselves with pistols, knives, and
rifles and seize back the College
from the tyrannical stronghold of
the present Administration.
Though such a violent takeover
may seem complex, the means to
achieve it are quite readily available
There are enough gun and pawn
shops between Brunswick and
Portland to furnish each student
with a fairly inexpensive but quality
weapon in a matter of days upon
presentation of a driver's license
and a student I.D. Not only will
bearing weapons make a statement
to the College, but by purchasing
guns in Casco Bay region the student
will improve their relationship with
the community by bringing honest
money to small businesses.
Moreover, Bowdoin students have
the intelligence and the
organizational skills to make a
hostile takeover work. Past
gatherings such as the lobster bake,
athletic events, Rocky Horror
Picture show, and Laser Karaoke
have given the student body a
cohesi veness and closeness that will
ultimately enable students to act as
one single thriving unit of justice.
The Administration, on the other
hand, lacks the organization to
repress such an uprising since each
individual administrator is too
caught up in petty bureaucratic red
tape to ever make a spontaneous
movement against the students. For
students there will be no leaders,
only well-armed, single-purposed
fighting machines.
Certainly though, such a rebellion
looks much easier on paper than in
reality, but there are incidents in the
past to back up my arguments. The
first example goes back to the
Djiorstaad school in Bracz, Norway
where in 1968, students joined
together in an armed rebellion
against the College's
Administration after it had cut in
half the number of hours the game
room was supposed to be open.
Since it gets dark at three p.m. on
most days in Bracz, the game room
with its card tables, backgammon,
shuffleboard, and pool tables had
been the social center for all students
after classes had ended.
However, the Administration had
argued that the game room "tike
song and dance was infused with
the spirit of Satan" and that it was a
distraction from studying. Seeing
the reduction of game room time
therefore as not only a loss of
socializing but, moreover, an
injustice to their natural liberties, a
group of students attained several
rifles and several explosive devices
in an attempt to show the
Administration how serious the
interrogation. Yet the banning of
parachute pants was only the first
reason forthe student insurrection.
Students' tempers truly flared to
an all-time high when it was found
that Dean of Students Buck
Lawrence had been stealing money
issue was. After rigging several from the French club to support his
buildings on campus with the bow hunting habit and to fix his
explosives, the students carrying truck which had been badly
rifles, and backed by eighty-four damaged several months before.
Moreover, Bowdoin
percent of the
student
body,
marched into
the college students have the
President's . , ,,. . .,
house and intelligence and the
surrounded organizational skills tomake
him while he 1 .,
w a s ahostile takeover work. Past
h^mdoor 2 atnerin g s swc/i as the
pool. Armed lobster bake, athletic events,
s^d^ad RockyHorrorPidureshow,
f r o m and Laser Karaoke have
LeWp' s 8* ven &C student body a
landmark cohesiveness and closeness
soriaTproteTt that will ultimately enable
novel: "We students to act as one single
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wear, but we thriving unit of justice.
Led by several
members of the
French club,
the student
body
responded by
breaking into
the ROTC
building and
stealing nearly
one hundred
rifles.
Confronted by
the students,
Buck Lawrence
admitted his
guilt and
admitted that
the ordinance
against
parachute
pants had been
his creation in
an attempt to
wear our ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ divert student
hats." The attention from
students' demands were his illegal activities . Once again
immediately met. Ultimately, the armed insurrection was the only
only damage done was that a small means to success,
number of the explosives were never Certainly, I had never hoped that
found, causing the school to close I would plead with the student
off several of the buildings to body for a stronger resistance than
students for insurance purposes. petitioning. I had always viewed
In another example of successful the aforementioned events as
student rebellion, students at
Bishopgate University in Vickiburg,
Tennessee resorted to weapons in
1985 after the Administration
banned the wearing or purchasing
historically documented extremes.
But as I look back on the treatment
of the students by the
Administration I realize that
unfortunately sometimes some
of parachute pants. No reasons were things speak louder than words. It
ever given by the Administration is horribleto think that stunts must
for this bizarre, unjustified action become agents of fear to simply
despite massive student protest and receive justice.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 1 0, 1 992
15
Alumnus urges Sweet rejection
because of Kantian bias
To the Editor:
On March 6 The Orient joined students in criticizing the
Administration for its refusal to grant a tenure-track position
in thephilosophydepartmenttoDennisSweet. These criticisms
are wholly illegitimate because they presume that excellence
in philosophy can be decided by popularity polls and petitions.
Actually, the Administration was right to reject Mr. Sweet,
but not because he gave a bad interview, or because he came
from the University of Iowa, or all the other non-essential
excuses that were given . On the contrary, he should be rejected
because he follows the anti-reason philosophy of Immanual
Kant.
First, consider the illegitimate criticisms. The Orient says
Sweet is "extremely popular among his students." But
"popularity" is not a measure of scholarship or truth, two
values that Bowdoin should be upholding on principle. Others
claimed Sweet should get tenure because "he had unanimous
support from students, faculty and alumni." But Sweet is
employed by the Administration, not by students, faculty, or
alumni. Besides, it is plain falsehood for The Orient to claim
that Sweet had "unanimous" support from alumni. I and
many others were not consulted about Mr. Sweet. If I had been
consulted, I would have urged his rejection on philosophic,
not administrative grounds.
Philosophy itself provides the only legitimate basis for a
unanimous rejection of Sweet. A philosophy professor must
by definition uphold reason. Philosophy means 'love of
wisdom," or love of knowledge, and reason is our only means
of acquiring it. A philosophy professor who does not uphold
reason is like a physicist who does not uphold the Law of
Gravity. The only proper criteria by which to judge a
philosophy professor is whether he upholds reason, whether
he publishes research that advances reason in the field, and
whether he's a good teacher. What do we know of Mr. Sweet's
qualifications in these areas? Mr. Sweet is said to succeed in
the latter category. What no one has focused on is that he fails
blatantly in the first two. Sweet himself admits to not having
published. What about his philosophy?
Sweet is said to have studied under two renowned and
influential Kant scholars, one of which is vice president of the
North American Kant Society. It is probably fair to conclude
that Mr. Sweet is a thorough-going Kantian. But Immanual
Kant, in his Critique of Pure Reason, his Critique of Practical
Reasonr, and other works, denigrates reason and says mankind
is impotent to know reality. Kant advanced the "analytic-
synthetic dichotomy," which bifurcates man's mind. On the
one hand, the dichotomy holds that we may arrive at "logical
truth" which only pertains to a "noumenal world" that bears
no relationship to reality. On the other hand we may grasp
experiential, synthetic truths pertaining to the "phenomenal
world," which, however, is unreliable and cannot be
immutably true, on principle, from one day to the next. Either
way, for Kant, reason cannot grasp reality in an objective,
conceptual form. Kant's epistemology was the death knell of
the Enlightenment, and ushered in the irrationalism,
skepticism, nihilism, and existentialism so prevalent in post-
Kantian philosophy. Kant's ethical system is even more
irrational, since it holds that only servile, selfless, duty-ridden
action is moral, while self interested, self-preserving behavior
is amoral or evil. Kant's ethics provided the basis for the ethics
of Hegel and Marx, who in turn made possible the individual-
sacrificing collectivisms of Nazi Germany and the Soviet
Union.
This is the Kantian system, a system that is either cited as a
virtue, or else ignored by those who are assessing the Sweet
controversy. In my view, a philosopher who is so enamored
of such an anti-reason, anti-individual system, who is so
dedicated to it personally and professionally, is unfit to teach
philosophy, let alone on a tenured track.
Of course, in the name of preserving "academic freedom,"
the College did not consult me or many other alumni about
Mr. Sweet. Most alumni are consulted only when the College
is raising funds to support the kind of philosophy taught by
Sweet and others. But if Bowdoin is really interested in
fostering "academic freedom" and its other alleged mission,
"diversity," it should hire professors who are not pushing the
Kantian system. Better yet, it should hire and grant tenure to
professors from the two schools of philosophy that are the
direct opposite of Kantianism: Aristotelianismand Objectivism,
the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Both Aristotle and Rand upheld
reason and rational self-interest.
Students who truly love philosophy should reject Kant's
irrationalism, altruism, and collectivism, and demand some
equal time for Ayn Rand's philosophy of reason and
individualism. She presented her philosophy in Alias Shrugged
(1957), Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (1967), The Virtue of
Selfishness (1968), and Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
(1 979) . The latter work includes a thoroughgoing refutation of
Kant's analytic-synthetic dichotomy. The most comprehensive
presentation is given in Objectiirism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
(1991), by Dr. Leonard Peikoff. For once, students should arm
themselves with pro-reason arguments, instead of being taken
in by Mr. Sweet and other Kantians like him. If they really
"love wisdom," they should reserve their affections for
defenders, not opponents, of reason.
Sincerely,
Richard M. Salsman '81
demands upon the members of the single-sex fraternities and
sorority at Bowdoin College, to wit:
1 - Regulations in effect preventing members the
right of peaceful assembly, co-existence, and open association
on campus.
2-TheCollege itself is violating its own principles by
discriminating against the single-sex fraternities and sorority.
3 - The College is illegally practicing extortion by its
demands On the local fraternities that they pressure their
national organizations to conform to College standards.
SIGNED: (name and class)
*»»*»***»*»*
(Note) Lawyers review; consider Injunction in US District
Court in view pending Princeton case and pending legislation.
Shock and dismay expressed
over Geary's beer review
Miss B's Diner: a
Bowdoin tradition
To the Editor,
I was shocked and dismayed to read Matt U Attilio's review
of Geary's Pale Ale in last week's Orient. As the fresh, locally
produced brew has been a hit with true beer connoisseurs
from tin state and "from away", I can only conclude, sadly,
that Mr. U Attilio's remarks constitute the latest example of
"Administration Bashing" that has become all too popular
this year. Admit it, Matt, you wrote the review before tasting
Geary's, as you no doubt suffer from Maine-o-phobia (nothing
produced in a local micro-brewery could possibly compete
with Harvard-Business-School marketed Sam Adams) and if
a member of the Administration is wild about it, well, that
seals the verdict.
A charitable view is that you just don't like pale ale, but
along with many on campus these days, I prefer the conspiracy
theory. But I can't let you off that easy. I propose a blindfold
taste test, with a fresh bottle of Geary's (not that year-old one
you have kept in the sun), a bottle of Sam Adams, and another
beer of your choice . Call me and we can set up the ground
rules, arrange for media coverage and the like.
I do haveone apology to make about the length of this letter.
I have fallen victim to another campus malady- the Orient
letter syndrome, which afflicts nearly everyone who
communicates with the editor— that is that no argument can
be made cogently in less than 250 words, and often 2,500. For
that, I plead guilty, but no apologies need be made for Geary's
Pale Ale (at $5.47 for 6, considerably less than the $1 .00 a bottle
Mr. D'Attilio claims in his column.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Mersereau
Single-sex frat crackdown has
created a Kent state atmosphere
To the Editor,
Bowdoin College accepts students without discrimination
"on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital
status, religion, creed, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, pr ,
physical or mental handicap." When admitted, the students
co-exist fbrthepurposeof academic achievement, presumably
without needless regulations including the ban on single-sex
fraternities.
The administrators and the Governing Boards have created
-without foresight - a Kent State atmosphere leading to
student protests. No one knows the ultimate effect on the
College morale and programs if single-sex fraternities were
allowed to co-exist with the independents and memebers of
the coed fraternities.
I say: Live and Let Live and not clone the stereotypical
administrators.
Sincerely,
Malcolm F. Shannon '38
PETITION
WE, the undersigned students of Bowdoin College in
Brunswick, Maine, hereby petition the President and the.
Trustees and Overseers, known as the Governing Boards, of
the College to redress their restrictive measure and excessive
To the Editor,
Now you've gone too far. Oh sure, I could wail about the
proposed Bowdoin budget, this single-sex fraternity thing, or
Bob ("I haven't got a clue about Bowdoin College") Edwards.
But no. You know what I'm referring to . There is one place
that has served to bring the entire Bowdoin community
together for years and they haven't ruined it yet. (Don't tell
Bob about this place.)
I write, of course, of the Miss Brunswick Diner. (Known
affectionately as Miss B's; not "The Miss" as so described by
that fearless foursome in their continuing saga 'Tun with a
Greasy Spoon". See the Bowdoin Orient, February 28, 1992.)
Gentlemen: although the muffins are indeed quite good, one
has not truly absorbed that quintessential Brunswick
experience until partaking of Miss B's chili and eggs
combination. It's the finest kind. This classic culinary combo
has afforded generations of Bowdoin students not only late-
night sustenance, but a sense of the Bowdoin tradition that
folks like Nate Dane, John Donovan, Roger Howell, and Bill
Whiteside devoted much of their professional lives to fostering .
(Bob wouldn't get it.)
Gentlemen: keep munching. I look forward to your
gastronomic growth and renewed sense of tradition. And
don't forget the tip.
Sincerely,
Steve Chisholm '81
New members on
Health Services
Committee are:
Ron Crane
Lou Saban
Marisa Langston
New members on
the Student
Discipline Review
group are:
Tom Davidson
Craig Chesiog
John Dugan
16
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 1 0, 1 992
Student O pinion
Tsad Tstate of Affairs
By Kevin Petrie
_, than what they mean, will probably P rese " s . e 8
As Paul Tsongas announced he th h ( he bizzare j^ p/ t thought, you cannot redistribute
would not re-enter the race for the
leadership of our cracked nation, he
eased the primary process along its
course. We will see no more of the
sensible leader that heartily declares
he's no Santa Claus. It is a shame.
The United States primary
campaigns tend to have an
interesting effect, ^^^^^^^^
as the sharpest,
clearest
arguments and
political positions
whirl down into
the flushing toilet
of Washington
politics. The
staunch and
determined, like
Pat Buchanan and
Paul Tsongas,
have come and ~~^~^~~~~
gone. The latest
roman candle to flare is H. Ross
Perot, an appealing, extremely rich
entrepeneur that douses us with a
refreshing splash of straight talk.
He too will pass by.
So who prevails? Well, Clinton
Buchanan sliced at Bush with
accusations that he could not
possibly refute, concerning empty
campaign promises. America
relished honesty for a while, then
threw it aside.
Granted, Buchanan is not a viable
candidate for President. But Tsongas
wealth you do not have."
But this fact does not stop Bush
and Clinton from promising to
lower taxes and still help more
causes. Telling us what we wish to
hear rather than what we need to
understand, these politicians that
the voters promote have mastered
_^^__^^__ the art of fence-
straddling.
We will re-
elect George
Bush, and he
will guide us
through
Just how many leaders observe a nation, decide it
veered the wrong way at a crucial fork, and then
compose a comprehensive economic atlas? This is a
substantial approach that involves few politically another dainty
slimy gestures. Tsongas presents an interesting Stagnancy. The
and valid thought: "you cannot redistribute wealth
you do not have."
may just have been a true lost
opportunity. Just how many leaders
observe a nation, decide it veered
the wrong way at a crucial fork, and
then compose a comprehensive
economic atlas? This is a substantial
approach that involves few
and Bush, two gentlemen that have liHcall slimy gestures . Tsongas
repeatedly been shown to state other
irony is that he
will achieve
more than
Tsongas, the
^^^^^^ mmmm reasonable
non-politician, ever would . Tsongas
and the voice of reason, suggesting
the habit of balancing checkbooks,
would perish in Congress' jungle.
The Washington way of working,
illogical and unclear to us, would
overpower him.
Through Japanese Eyes
Having been in Japan two months
now I'vp rpr^nHv had a^reat urge
to give my input amongst all the
recent reports dealing with the
evolving U.S.-Japan relationship. I
kind of wanted to writean informed
scholarly essay as ^MBMMHH^Hm
to our present . '
problems with With those
bv Scott H. Mostrom
an American, tor often they are
revered and respected as*he
individualistic Cowboys the
Japanese youth especially admire, small peace park and museum were
^ mmm This is certainly the attitude the only remembrances in a city that
symbolically had a Japanese take a
picture of my friends after I was
asked to take a picture of theirgroup.
I've never been treated better in any
city, Japanese or American. The
J
the Japanese, but , fl /j^ fa [fa
good magazines
Nagasaki], the inJapan,otherthanthetime
most Americans think they
are given, and being a
minority only perpetuates
it. But now for the first time
do a better job.
Besides, its too
difficult, and I'm
on vacation
anyway!
But I knew that
what I had
experienced was
had 3/4 of its population killed by a
single bomb. With those I talked to,
the attitude was not "look what the
Americans did," but, "please, please
learn from this." Today, the
survivors have, again, a beautiful,
Japanese mother her food thriving port city.
was garbage, I felt Indeed, these people are nice,
embarrassed. Perhaps they sincere, and extremely driven. I
were thinking "I bet he thought Bowdoin pressure was
but "vlease thinks he's a big American, intense, but I can't believe the
attitude was not
"look what the
Americans did,"
I accidentally told a
but we're
cauci IULV.CU rvas lit »«« •"»» »»-
living with the please learn from kicking his
Japanese for two
months (actually
a guy from
UNH), but I've
certainly had
morecontactona
daily basis than,
say 99% of
Americans, and
this." Today, the
survivors have,
again, a
beautiful,
thriving port
could
butt
lunmitafly"
but I doubt
it. Perhaps
also they
were
as our eyes met on
that subway, I could
see their pride. It
was humble but
Strong. And as they
thinking "I
bet he looked at my eyes,
wishes be they must have seen
for that matter, more than almost all
of those writing about Japan.
It hit me a couple of weeks ago
late on a Friday night. I peered
around at the content, red -faced
salary men coming home from the Japanese aren't like
bars in a packed subway that , that, and most WlSti
smelled of the distillery I never
visited as a child.
Many read their comics or stood
comatose, balanced by the masses
pressed shoulder to shoulder, but I
made eye contact with a few that
peered up at me (when you're a foot
taller and blonde that tend%,to
happen). And I wondered what
Japanese," or even my respect, Or ttt
"did I turn the iron % lTT .-, j.,
off?-, but i also least Ihope they did.
doubtjhat. The I could feel it , and I
more
don't even have Americans could,
But what I '
too.
irons.
was afraid they
were thinking was
I bet he found that Senator's
mushroom joke hysterical."
I went to Nagasaki last week on
spring break, and indeed was
actually nervous, also a first since
they thought when they looked at I'd been in Japan. I visited the
me. epicenter of the bomb at the
I've always felt good here being Nagasaki Peace Park, and
pressure these kid s face
just in high school.
They work hard, from
the students and taxi
drivers to the red-faced
businessmen coming
home after an 18-hour
day. Their attitude is "I
work hard, because I
must become better."
And that is their pride.
It seems American
pride tends to stem
from "We are the best."
And it seems to have
been this way ever since
we ended World War
II at Nagasaki.
I came over thinking
"America is number
one, and I'm gonna
^^^^■^ show it to any Jap that
thinks otherwise." But they showed
me. And as our eyes met on that
subway, I could see their pride. It
was humble but strong. And as
they looked at my eyes, they must
have seen my respect, or at least I
hope they did. I could feel it, and I
wish more Americans could, too.
Executive
Board
Report
Kristen Deftos
The Student Executive Board
was busy once again this week
with "end of the year" business.
The Board has begun its process
of charter reviews of all campus
clubs and organizations. We
reviewed someof the charters and
budgets of different clubs and then
voted to approve those charters
which were complete. Clubs or
organizations with incomplete
charters and /or budgets will be
contacted within the next two
weeks by the Board to discuss the
problems. We thank all of the
campus clubs and organizations
who promptly and efficiently
responded to our charter review
requests —you made our job much
easier.
The Board also approved new
members for the Health Services
Committee and the Student
Discipline Review Group.
Congratulations to Lou Saban,
Marisa Langston and Ron Crane,
the representatives to the Health
Services Committee and to Tom
Davidson, Craig Cheslog and John
Dugan, the representatives to the
Student Discipline Review Group.
The Board also discussed the
upcoming interviews for all
campus committees for the '92-
93 academic year. These
interviews are tentatively
scheduled for the last weekend
in April. If you're interested in
being on a committee, keep your
eyes open for posters and
announcements around
campus. Descriptions of the
various committees will be
available soon as well.
Finally, the Board discussed'
upcoming end of the year events,
including class officer elections
and the Bowdoin Big Brother/
Big Sister program with
incoming First Year Students.
These projects will be top priority
for the Board in its remaining
few weeks.
There are only a few more
Board meetings left so if you
have any concerns, comments
or questions, now is the time to
approach the Board orany Board
member. Remember, we meet
every Monday night at 7 p.m. in
Lancaster Lounge and the
meetings are open to all
members of the Bowdoin
community.
Responses to
Editorials and
Student Opinion are
welcome.
Student Opinion is
also always
welcome
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NUMBER 21
Security Chief post
ousted in 1992-93
College will no longer have a Director
of Security effective June 30
By Tom Davidson
orient editor-in-chief
As part of the fiscal 1992-93
budget, Bowdoin College is
implementing a difficult but
necessary staff reduction plan
including attrition without
replacement, early retirement and
the elimination of positions. As of
June 30, 1992, the position of
Director of Safety and Security will
be eliminated.
"I needed to find $700,000 in staff
responsibilities to the physical plant
department. This is one aspect of
Pander's job that has distinguished
him from other security leaders at
comparable colleges. As director,
Pander has not only dealt with
security and enforcement, but
College safety issues in general.
The administration says that the
decision to eliminate the position of
Safety and Security director was
made over a month ago for purely
economic reasons. The College says
it will continue to treat the safety
and security of the Bowdoin
The administration says that the decision to
eliminate the position of Safety and Security
director was made over a month ago for purely
economic reasons. *
The men's Lacrosse team is on a tear, running through its early season matchups with a 6-2 record.
After a tough loss at Colby, the Laxers have stormed back behind the strong play of
* ' ■ ' Dave Ames 93 and Tom Ryan 93 Photo by Maya Khuri
reductions. We identified possible
positions foreliminations. We went
over it again and again," explained
Kent John Chabotar, vice president
for finance and administration and
treasurer.
The current director, Michael
Pander, will be leaving the College
on that date. "We've been trying to
centralize the issue of whether we
need this position or not. You try to
find outtheareasin which you might
be overstaffed. This was one such
position, compared to other colleges
of relatively the same size, where
this was the case," Chabotar said.
Between now and June 30, the
last day before the new fiscal year
begins, Pander will focus his
attention on workplace safety and
hazardous waste issues and on the
transition of his safety
community as a top priority and
will be working in the weeks ahead
to develop and implement systems
that ensure a high level of service at
reduced cost.
The College has analyzed systems
at comparable institutions and will
stress crime prevention and review
staff development and control
patterns.
Pander will also head an alarm
system installation program and
supervise the installation of
electronic devices designed to assist
security personnel. He will call for
more student involvement in
maintaining a safe and secure
campus environment.
Pander assumed his duties as
director in 1987, and has
significantly improved the College's
security practices.
Committee to revamp Honor Code
Five members discuss possibility of mandatory referral
LASO to sponsor march
By Nick Jacobs
ORIENT CONTRIBUTOR
The Latin American Student
Organization (LASO) is
sponsoring a march against
racism this Friday, April 17.
The march is scheduled to start
at 3:00 p.m., in front of Walker
Art Museum, and there is a rally
to follow after the march.
According to Jorge Santiago '94,
who is the office coordinator of
LASO; The rally is a way for
people to come together for a
good cause — to fight racism.
There was no specific incident
that we are protesting, but the
march had been planned for
Martin Luther King's birthday,
and we decided to wait to get
more people involved.''
In addition to LASO, the Afro-
American Society and ADAPT
willbe participating in the march.
The Bowdoin Jewish
Organization and BGLAD are
also expected to participate as
well.
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
The Honor Code and Social Code
that have gone largely untouched
since their inception in 1964 will
undergo a massive restructuring
over the next few months. A new
commission, the Student Discipline
Review Committee, will analyze all
aspects entailed in the Honor and
Social Codes.
"Our fundamental purpose is to
address the inconsistencies in the
present system," said committee
member Tom Davidson '94. "Recent
cases of academic dishonesty
demand that we completely
restructure the Academic Honor
Code. I'm looking for us to go quite
hard-line."
The committee, a sub-committee
of the Executive Board, is comprised
entirely of students, although
members will work closely with
Dean of Students Kenneth Lewallen
who has been a strong advocate of
Honor Code revision. The members
are Craig Cheslog '93, Davidson,
Lauren Denaka '95, Jonathan Dugan
'95 and John Vegas '93.
Executive Board members
interviewed the students and chose
them on their commitment to the
reform process. The students were
required to be on campus
throughout the next year.
The committee has met and
discussed the many possibilities in
the revision including mandatory
referral, a greater faculty role in the
adjudication process and a
restructuring of the Student
Judiciary Board. 'The mandatory
referral provision would give a
consistency throughout the
decisions yet," said Cheslog, 'That
is why it is important for members
of the Bowdoin community to think
about the honor system so that they
will be able to make constructive
recommendations to make it better."
Lewallen gave the committee a
rough outline that hecomposed over
the spring break. Lewallen's
framework is longer and more
We need an Academic Honor Code that is
reflective of the growing academic and
"intellectual nature' of Bowdoin... We simply
can't tolerate cases of academic dishonesty
on this campus.
disciplinary process. As it stands
now, a student in one class who is
caught cheating could be asked to
take the exam over or fail the class
while a student in another class
could be kicked out if the case is
referred," Cheslog said.
The Committee said that it is only
working through a number of
possible arguments and that they
are waiting for significant student
input in the process.
"While we've discussed some
issues, we haven't made any
precise, addressing and defining
proscribed conduct and judicial
procedures not outlined in the
Student Handbook.
"It'sdifficult when you're dealing
with an institution that has
remained largely intact for over
twenty-five years. We need an
Academic Honor Code that is
reflective of the growing academic
and intellectual nature of Bowdoin.
The Code needs to reinforce this
changing environment. We simply
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 17,1992
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delegate this one! Ana will then pass it down to Joan, or
maybe Doug. But they don't want it. Oh, let's hire
Assistants to the Area Coordinators , i.e. assistants to the
assistants to the Assistant Dean of Students. Ken, this
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week. You get paid $200,000 a year and all you can do is comment
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 1 7, 1 992
Art Museum receives $145,000 grant
Mellon Foundation grant to place more emphasis on art programs
said Watson. It also recognizes mentioned fall seminars, and will assist
that study of the visual arts at the seminar professors with direct use of
College is a vital and successful museum collections. During the second
part of the curriculum, and an semester, the intern will organize an
academic program of national exhibition from the museum's
reputation." permanent collection.
The proposal funded by the • A distinguished curator, collector,
grant has four components: and conservator will visit the campus
•The art history division in the during each of the three years, and will
By Tom Davidson Jr.
orient editor-in-chief
The Bowdoin College Art
Museum has long existed largely
on its own. The Museum is visited
often by members of the
Brunswick community and other
patrons, but Museum workers department of art will develop work with the specific medium being
have tried for years to incorporate special fall seminars based on one studied during that year. These visitors
the Museum into the mainstream f the museum's permanent will spend two days meeting with
of the college. It seems that this collections. These will include students and faculty in and out of the
week the Museum has taken a printmaking (1992), photography classroom, and will present public
giant step closer to that goal. (1993), and drawing (1994). A lectures on their work.
____^ , • Two undergraduate research
fellowships designed to provide
opportunities for serious scholarly
study relating to the museum
collections will bea warded during each
visual arts at the College is a vital and of the three years to students with
, strong art history backgrounds. Under
SUCCeSSjUl part Of the CUrriCUlum, and thefellowshipguidelmes,amemberof
.the faculty or museum staff could
an academic program of national choose a student collaborator to work
on research projects relating to the
museum's permanent collections, or a
student could initiate a research project
with the collaboration of a faculty
member.
Established in 1969, the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation's purpose is to "aid
and promote such religious, charitable,
scientific, literary and educational
purposes as may be in the furtherance
Admissions
responses to
sends out/
applicants
"It also recognizes that study of the
reputation.
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The Andrew W. Mellon member of the studio art division
Foundation has announced that it will teach a course in the same
has awarded $1 45,000 for a three- medium.
year project that is part of a new • Beginning this summer, one
program, the primary goals of museum cratorial internship will
which are to establish ways for the be established each year for a
college and art museums to work graduating senior or recent ofthepublicwelfareortendtopromote
moreeffectivdywiththeacademic Bowdoin graduate with a major in the well-doing or well-being or
apartments, and to encourage the art history. The intern will study mankind." In accordance with
museum to strengthen the current professional museum foundation goals, the primary purpose
practices, thehandling of worksof of the grant to Bowdoin is to offer a
art, and collections management,
including conservation. In
addition, the intern will be given
curatorial responsibility for
aspects of the collection
their
educational role of
permanent collections
The Mellon Foundation's grant
further strengthens the
collaboration, already so effective,
between the Museum of Art and
the department of art at Bowdoin,"
incorporated into the previously received grants.
multi-dimensional educational
experience that will enrich the entire
Bowdoin community.
As a part of the foundation's
program, nine other institutions also
By Kevin Petrie
ORIENT ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Under the new leadership of
Richard Steele, the Admissions
office has offered positions in
Bo wdoin's Class of 1996 to 933
applicants. Aiming to assemble
a class of about 415 students,
Bowdoin mailed responses to
3,072 applicants on April 1.
The accepted candidates must
decide before May 1 whether or
not to matriculate at Bowdoin,
and join the 118 Early Decision
students and the 6 that were
accepted in 1991, but delayed
entrance an additional year.
Of the 933 accepted, 472 are
men and 585 are women. Steele,
observing this pool of students
that hail from 48 states and 27
nations, said, "I think we'll be
able to give a good profile of the
Class of 1996."
Of those students admitted,
82% ranked in the top 10% of
their class; 61 % fell in the top5%.
Seventy-four percent of accepted
applicants submitted SAT
scores; 86% earned a score of 600
or better on the Mathematics
section and 68% received 600 or
better on the Verbal section.
Bowdoin's Art Department
rated t he art pieces submitted by
34 of these students as
"superior"; the Music
Department found 68 students to
be "superior" in their field.
The acceptance rate rose to 34
percent this year, reflecting the
shrinking pool of applicants
nationwide Steele said, "1 think
many colleges are in the same
situation. We were a little tighter
in the Early Decision review."
The financial need-blind policy
of acceptance again eluded the
Admissions Office. 'Twenty-six
students on the waiting list were
affected by this," said Steele. Yet
he pointed out that forty
applicants were affected the year
before.
In fact, as the need for financial
aid climbed since last year, so did
Bowdoin's assistance. "Our
average grant that we offered last
year was $1 1,836. This year it was
$13,102.We feel we've giving
really good aid packages," said
Steele.
This year 130 students of color
were admitted, not including
international students. This is a
decrease from last year's
acceptance of 149 students of
color.
Although many more women
gained acceptance than men this
year, Steele said, "We never felt
we should artificially control
that." He expects this difference
to balance by next fall, as fewer
accepted women typically
matriculate.
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can't tolerate cases of academic
dishonesty on this campus," said
Davidson.
The committee will study how
mandatory referral would change
the current system and look at
having more faculty involvement
during the referral process,
including the possibility of
members of the faculty sitting on
the Student Judiciary Board.
Members of the committee
expressed concern over the
important role of the Dean of
Students in the adjudication
process.
"We need to take the Dean out
of the process. We have a very
competent J -Board, but the Dean
still has the option of rejecting the
recommendations of the J -Board .
I would like to see a mixed Board
that would make the final
decision/' said Davidson.
Vegas echoed these sentiments
by saying, "We need to eliminate
the personality of the Dean.
Involvement in the initial stages
of the case might ultimately taint
his opinion. A way to handle this
is to get the faculty more involved
in the process, more involved in
student life."
The committee will deliberate
in weekly meetings and continue
to present their ideas to the student
body for input. "All we're saying
is that this is that we are seriously
revamping the Honor Code as we
know it. Students better look at
this closely now before they're hit
with a bomb in September," said
Davidson.
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on his face after he fell off his
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9:05 p.m.
A visitor to the college
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 1 7, 1992
5
Hiring processes: a race on tenure track
Replacement in Anthropology Dept. provides a look into procedures
By Hong Shen
orient staff writer
The hiring of new professors may
not be in the mind of most people,
but it constitutes one of the most
important tasks of the College.
Professors and students together
define the prestige and well-being
of Bowdoin College.
The hiring of a new professor
represents a major commitment by
each department. Each step is
carefully orchestrated and
monitored by the department to
ensure that the person chosen
represents the goals and calibers
expected at Bowdoin.
An example of a recent hiring
involved the Sociology department.
The department hired Nancy Riley
of John Hopkins University for a
tenure track position that will begin
in Fall of 1992. Professor David
Kertzer, Chair of the Sociology and
Anthropology department,
provided the following brief outline
of the hiring process.
The process officially started in
December of 1991 when the position
was advertised in American
Sociological Association's
Employment Bulletin. Even before
the advertisement, the Sociology
department consulted the Dean of
Faculty, the Affirmative Action
Officer, and the members of the
At Bowdoin, the finalists met
members of the department, the
Dean for Academic Affairs, the Dean
of College, the President, and
student majors of the department.
Applicants also presented a
department to determine the nature colloquium to the faculty and
of the position and the type of person students.
sought. When all three applicants were
For this particular position in the interviewed, interrogated and
Sociology department, over one exhausted, the process was turned
hundred applicants replied.
The department next sorted
through the different applications.
Each member of the department
looked over the applications and
rated the applicants on a 1 to 3 scale.
Al indicated that the candidate was
over to the department for final
determination.
When asked what were some of
the factors involved in the final
decision, Kertzer said, "[a
candidate's] ability to work at the
frontiers in their discipline — and to
highly recommended. A 3 suggested effectively communicate to the
that the person was kidding students. Kertzer also expressed the
himself /herself for even trying, and
a 2 was the all-ambiguous "none of
the above."
From there, about a dozen
"semifinalists" were selected.
Letters of recommendation were
sought and phone calls made by the
department. Further consultation
narrowed the field to three finalists.
The three finalists, all women, were
then invited to Bowdoin.
importance of student evaluations.
As for the candidate's graduate
school, Kertzer said it was not a
determining factor. "Nancy Riley
was selected for the position based
on her teaching experiences and her
studies," said Kertzer.
A Ph.D graduate accepted for a
tenure track position at Bowdoin
can expect a starting salary of
$31,000.
Safe Space to have banner week on assault
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
Safe Space will be raising campus
awareness about sexual assault this
week. April 19-26 is Maine state
sexual assault awareness week.
The focus of Safe Space's efforts
will be a banner contest that has
gained widespread student support.
Every residence hall, house,
apartment complex and fraternity
has been invited to make a banner
dealing with sexual assault issues.
The banners must be displayed on
the outside of the buildings by
Monday or Tuesday and kept in
place for the week's entirety. of students from the University of
Four judges will award cash Maine at Orono. The Athletes for
prizes for the best banners. Fifty Sexual Responsibility will arrive at
dollars will go the first-place winner Bowdoin on Thursday, April 23, to
and thetwo runners-up will receive perform a series of skits educating
$25 each. In addition, the Inter- the community about sexual assault.
Fraternity Council will award $50 The group will also show their
to the fraternity with the best banner; nationally-marketed video for the
unrecognized Greek organizations community at 7:30 p.m. in Beam
are encouraged to participate in Classroom on Thursday.
New faces on campus
addition to the coed houses.
The four judges are Tony Schena
'93, president of the Inter-Fraternity
Council; Joe Litvak, professor of
English; Nancy Bride '92, the Safe
Space representative; and Joan
Fortin, Area Coordinator.
Safe Space will also host a group
The organizers of these events
are Nhu Duong '95
and Amy Park '95.
By Joshua Sorensen
orient news writer
Since April 1, many of us have
seen the small ditto-sheet posters of
women placed next to each portrait
of a man around campus.
This project was spearheaded by
the Bowdoin Women's Association.
The purpose of these posters is to
show the historical association of
women and their involvement with
Bowdoin before they were
admitted. The posters were placed
next to portraits of men in
Massachusetts Hall, Lancaster
Lounge, Daggett Lounge,
Hawthorne-Longfellow Hall and
Library and Hubbard Hall.
Iris Rodriguez '94 and a member
of the committee that has been
planning the celebration of 20 years
of women at Bowdoin, says that
"this is just another example of
members of an under-represented
Photo by Erin Sullivan
group taking it upon themselves to
educate the majority."
One such poster displays the
picture of Elizabeth D. Wilson. She
is the wife, mother and grand mother
of Bowdoin graduates. She was a
nurse at the Bowdoin infirmary and
has shared her Federal Street home
with more than 200 students since
1947. Wilson received an honoris
causa, Master of Arts from the
College.
Students' responses to the ditto-
posters varied. Caroline Campbell
'93said, "It is important to recognize
that women have had an influence
just as men have had and that this
should not be threatening. It should
make people aware that women
have added a great deal to the
history of Bowdoin College. The
point is not to disregard men's
contributions, but to make sure that
people recognize that women have
been very influential also."
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Arts & Leisure
Museum displays exhibit in remembrance of the Holocaust
Lecture and film series to compliment black and white photos of Judy Ellis Glickman
By Katie Gilbert
orient staff writer
We must never forget the lessons
of the past, and over the next several
weeks, the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art will help us to
remember. The Bowdoin College
Museum of Art and the Holocaust
Human Rights Center of Maine are
co-sponsoring the photo exhibition,
Holocaust: The Presence of the Past, by
award-winning photographer and
Maine artist, Judy Ellis Glickman.
The exhibit, presently on display,
will be at the museum until May 31 .
This powerful and moving
exhibition includes images of
various Holocaust sites, such as
graveyards, concentration camps
and memorials photographed
during Glickman's three visits to
Eastern Europe between 1988 and
1991. The black and white
photographs vary between negative
and positive silver prints, some are
taken with infrared film, and some
are solarized to help create a unique
presence she felt during her visits to
the sites. Glickman explains: "My
cameras are a part of me, my way of
recording and expressing what I am
seeing visually and feeling
internally. With my cameras in hand
I walk thenumerous railroad tracks,
entered thcdeath camps.. ..All that I
see and photograph speaks to me of
its past, as each object is bearing
witness, a silent witness, to the evil
and tragedy that was this period of
the Holocaust." This exhibition was
also a "personal" experience for
Glickman, a Jewish American,
whose family is "from Poland,
Lithuania, and the Ukraine — areas
in which approximately 90% of the
Jewish people perished" during the
Holocaust. Glickman has received
several honors for her work
including the Jurors' Choice Award
for Photography from the Aspen
Center for the Visual Arts in 1983;
the Purchase Award , Santa Ana
CollegeArtCallery, California, 1983,
and the Jurors' Choice Award from
the Center for the Arts, Bath, Maine
in 1986. Glickman's exhibition
should not be missed.
In conjunction with Holocaust.
The Presence of the Past, Judith
Magyar Isaacson, a Holocaust
survivor and author of Seed of Sarah,
a novel describing her experiences
in the camp, will present two gallery
talks entitled "Holocaust: Towards
a Better Future", at Wednesday,
April 29 at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday,
May 3 at 3:00 p.m.
The Bowdoin College Museum
of Art is also presenting a
Remembering the Holocaust Film
Series accompanying Glickman's
exhibition. The series, which begins
April 21, coincides with the
Holocaust Week of Remembrance,
April 26 - May 3. These gripping
films cover an array of issues
embedded in the Holocaust, and
each will be followed by a discussion
with Bowdoin faculty.
On April 21, an award winning
documentary, Night and Fog, by the
French director, Alain Resnais will
be shown. This film contains black
and white footage of the
concentration camps alternating
with color scenes of the same camps
filmed a decade after the Holocaust.
A discussion will be led by Professor
John M. Karl following the film.
On April 23, The Story of Chaim
Rumkowski and the Jews of Lodz
will be shown. This film depicts the
attempts of Chaim Rumkowski, a
German-appointed leader, to
protect the Jewish community
during the Nazi occupation of Lodz,
Poland, and will be followed by a
discussion with Professor Susan L.
Tananbaum. April 28, The Warsaw
Ghetto, narrated by survivor
Alexander Bernfes will be shown.
This film documents the murder of
nearly 50,000 Jews in the Warsaw
ghetto, and is based on original
footage shot by German army, S.S.
and Gestapo cameramen. Professor
BurkeO. Long will lead adiscussion
afterwards.
The final film, on April 30, is
Weapons of the Spirit, an award-
winning film by Pierre Sauvage
discussing the protection of 5,000
Jews by the residents of Le
Chambon, France during Nazi
occupation. Professor Marilyn
Reizbaum, Sharon L. Price '94, and
other students from the Bowdoin
Jewish Organization will facilitate
the following discussion. All four
films will be shown at 4:00 p.m. in
Beam Classroom in the Visual Arts Maine, states The Presence of the Past,
Center and are free and open to the will ''challenge us to look to the
public. These events will, as Sharon past, to remember it, to leam about
Nichols, executive director of the it, to ensure that it will never happen
Holocaust Human Rights center of again."
Reflection of Woman Viewing Oven, Auschwitz Concentration Camp,
Poland, 1988. Judy Ellis Glickman.
Film Making Club premiering first two student-made films
Chris Colucci and Adam Shopis complete Looking for Normandy and anticipate an Oscar
By Melissa Milsten
orient arts k leisure editor
Two adventurous Bowdoin
students are in the process of making
their very own short feature film.
Senior, Chris Colucci and junior,
Adam Shopis are collaborating their
efforts to complete production of
Looking for Normandy. The film,
according to Shopis is about life
and death" and will run
approximately five to seven minutes
in length. Colucci and Shopis have
undertaken this project out of sheer
interest and have had to balance
production time with both
academics and outside activities.
Colucci and Shopis are working
in conjunction with the Film Making
Club, and hope that this project will
provide them with "experience for
film making." Also, with the
anticipated success of the film,
Colucci and Shopis hope to inspire
more students to become involved
in film making at Bowdoin. With
increased participation, the Film
Making Club hopes to receive
additional funding. The Club hopes
to use the extra money to purchase
new editing and taping equipment.
Both Colucci and Shopis are
English majors and are interested in
seeing film usurp a more active role
in the Bowdoin curriculum.
Together, they hope to submit the
completed film to any upcoming
contests in the area.
Auditions for the small cast were
held earlier in the semester. In
attempting to select a cast, Colucci
says when considering how the final
video cassettes, Colucci and Shopis
have confined themselves to the
basement of the Tower in an effort
to complete the laborious editing
Director! of Looking for Normandy, Adam Shopis and Chris Colucci . Photo by Paige Roasela
Shopis, author of the script, and
future president of the Film Making
Club met Colucci in a film class last
semester. The team has been
working on production since the
script received approval for
production in February.
product will look, "you have an
ideal character type in mind."
Starring in the film are Bowdoin
students, Ginger Love and Eric
Rogstad. Also, Chris Paluska of
Bath earned a lead role in the film.
Working on a budget of three
process. So far, twelve hours of
editing have been finished. Colucci
and Shopis admit that perhaps the
most difficult task in the editing
process is maintaining continuity of
both picture and sound in the film.
Helping with the equipment and
editing process, is Audio Visual
Coordinator, Roger Doran. Colucci
and Shopis are grateful for Doran's
support and expertise in the editing
process.
The limited equipment and
inclement weather have made
production of Looking for Normandy,
"an experience in patience," for
novice directors Colucci and Shopis.
Due to the unexpected snow in
April, the exterior shots were
particularly difficult to complete.
Under time constraint, Colucci
and Shopis hope to complete the
film one week before its premiere.
Both Colucci and Shopis have
learned to appreciate the time and
dedication needed in the film
making industry.
With the completion of Looking
for Normandy, the Film Making Club
hopes to undertake more projects in
the upcoming semesters. Current
president of the CI ub, Dana Glazer
is also in the midst of completing his
own personal film. Glazer' s film,
which will be one hour in length,
will be shown with Looking for
Normandy on Friday, April 24 in
Kresge Auditorium.
Looking for Normandy
April 24, 1992
Kresge Auditorium
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 1992
New release from the JMC
By Dan Pearson
ORIENT STAFF WRITER
The Jesus and Mary Chain must
have been born in a black hole where
they spent their days listening to
"White Light/White Heat" while
they ate Sweet Tarts and threw light
bulbs at windows. Either that or
they spent their days practicing their
snarls a nd thinking about Nico while
they looked at their reflections in S
4 M shop windows. The Jesus and
Mary Chain are everything adults
told kids to beware of when they
had those little assemblies in
elementary school. The Jesus and
Mary Chain are every kid's darkest
dream, every reporter's fantasy, the
Velvet Underground with dust on
the needle of the turntable, and Ed
Sullivan's worst daymare. But no
matter how sonic, dark, dangerous,
disgusting, or stupid the Jesus and
Mary Chain are there is always
something so sweet underneath the
fuzz; something that's capable and
desirous sympathy.
With Jesus Mary Chain's latest
record Honey's Dead (Def American/
Blanco Y Negro records) nothing is
new, although some things are
switched around. Whereas Jesus
and Mary Chains last record
Automatic had been a steel cold,
straight forward, rock and roll ode
to 1 a sci viousness and heroin, Honeys
Dead draws more from the fuzz and
pop sensibility of Psychocandy and
awWamisbut adds a dance beat more
recently noticed on Automatic,
including three songs that
incorporate a drum machine. Yet
the flat sound that was evidenced
on Automatic is lost with the
assistance of a live drummer,
increased acoustic guitars, and
deeper distortion. Honey's Dead
does not exactly put an end to the
reckless sonic abandon of "Never
Understand" and Psychocandy, it
simply silences some of the record's
screeching souls without smoothing
the edges.
Songs like "Far Gone and Out,"
"Sugar Ray," "Good for my soul,"
and "Sundown," much like
Darklands material, is, in nearly
everynote, reminiscent of the Velvet
Underground with its chiming
guitars and sincere lyrics of love
and lust. But whereas there had
been a vestige of hope in the voices
of VU's Lou Reed and Nico, the
Jesus and Mary Chain's Reid
brothers whisper and snarl in the
listeners ear not as a lover but with
a darkness and foreboding that
echoes thedire pounding of the bass;
just when the Reid's sing, "Sun's
coming downonme/shineon" and
there seems to be a desire for light
the music explodes into a cloud of
distortion that buries any attempt
by the vocals for sweetness. Dressed
in black, eyes closed, and heads
buried in their chests, the Reid's
envelop themselves in their self-
created microcosm of darkness.
Even the final song on Honey's Dead,
"Frequency," which is an altered
cover of the Modern Lover's car
radio classic "Road runner," loses
any images of a Sunday drive
through the country when the Reid's
utter with the sadistic joy like a
James Bond Villain about to send
007 to a horrible fate: "I want to just
like Jesus Christ /I want to die on a
bed of spikes/ with the radio on."
But images like this are nothing
new to the Jesus and Mary Chain
who, since "In a hole," have been
making a living trashing clubs,
trashing instruments, trashing fans,,
and talking about life, love, and*
drugs. It's as if the Jesus and Mary
Chain never got over the fact that in
the sixth grade the red haired girl in
the second row never said "Hi" back.
Every song tries to compensate or
forget about the rejection that she
created: No matter how hard the
Reid's try to contain themselves and
sing softly, her image pops back
into their heads and the only thing
to do is bang away on Gibson guitars
until screams of feedback take her
face away. Like Spacemen 3, the
Jesus and the Mary Chain's music
builds and swirls and spins; and
even though your head moves your
mind moves too; although on
Honey's Dead the omnipresent dance
beat would indicate that the Jesus
and Mary Chain are more interested
in seeing undulating bodies than
minds working. It could even be
argued that Honey's Dead is Jesus
and Mary Chain's attempt to gain
notoriety by cashing in on the success
of bands like Ride, Lush, and My
Bloody Valentine who are making
crossover progress. Yet there is no
reason for this possibility since it
was Jesus and Mary's Psychocandy
that created these bands who in
every manner imitate the morbid,
fuzzdrenched, drunken, smacked,
out world of the Reid.
Honey's Dead, if nothing else,
should remind the musical world
that it was the Jesus and Mary Chain
Who awoke listeners in the mid-
eighties by using dissonance,
darkness, and a mile high snarl that
would impress Billy Idol to make
music that was dangerous. Times
have caught up with the Jesus and
Mary Chain, but with Honey's Dead,
the Reid brothers make time for
themselves to shine out from
beneath their latest
murkysludgepop gem.
Arts & Leisure Calendar
for the week of 4/1 7-4/24
Friday, ApriH7
8 7:30 p.m. Spring Jam.
Acapella singing by Miscellania,
Meddles and others at Pickard
Theatre. Tickets can be pur-
chased at the Events Office, $100
with Bowdoin I.D.
Saturday. April 18
© 7:30 p.m. Performance:
Martin Perry, pianist: Piano
Musk by Gay Composers,
Kresge Auditorium.
© 9:00 p.m. Spring Dance.
Charity dance to benefit the
Ted ford Shelter, Daggett
Lounge, $1 .00 admission.
Tuesday. April 21
9 4:00 p.m . Remembering the
Holocaust Film Series. "Night
and Fog," followed by discus-
sion with Professor Karl.
Presented in conjunction with
the exhibition Holocaust: The
Presence of the Past, Kresge
Auditorium, Visual Arts Center.
Wednesday. April 22
© 1:00 p.m. Gallery talk, "New
Acquisition: Eugene Boudin's
"Port ofLe Havre,'' by Michael A.
Marlais, associate professor of
art, Colby College, Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
Thursday. April 23
4.-00 p.m . Remembering the
Holocaust Film Series. "The
Story of Cha im Ru m ko w ski
and the Jews of Lodz,"
followed by discussion with
Professor Tananbam. Pre-
sented in conjunction with the
exhibition Holocaust: The
Presence of the Past, Beam
Classroom, Visual Arts Center.
© 4.00 p.m. Lecture: Johnathan
Kramer, Gibson 206.
©8:00 p.m. Concert: flutist
Alison Hale, who performs
with the Portland Symphony
will be joined by guest artists
Joh nForconi on piano and
Susan Shipley on violin for a
program of music by C.P.E.
Bach, Beethoven, Martinu and
others, Olin, Arts Center
Concert Hall, Bates College.
Free.
Give Your Ears A Feast
~ AT" " — —
The Spring Jam!
Fri. April 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Pickard Theater
New campus band, Smoking Holes plans future gig after finding success
By Debbie Weinberg
orient copy editor
Although they have played to
packed audiences since their mid-
March debut in the Pub, the new
campus band, Smoking Holes, has
trouble finding a space for their bi-
weekly rehearsals. "We've gotten
kicked out of three places- Psi U, a
physics lab in Searles and the
Bowdoin College Observatory.
baritone sax. With Kent on bass,
Chilcote on lead guitar and another
first-year, Richie Diamond on key-
boards, Campbell then "went out
and hustled Andrew (Morgens '94,
the drummer), got Alex Wild ('95)
because we wanted a trumpet ...and
auditioned lead singers for two
weeks."
The result of these auditions was
Valentine, who admits he has no
prior band experience. At first du-
bious when Valentine postponed
Campbell said that the Smoking Holes
are planning on becoming semi-profes-
sional next year and play in Portland
pubs
Who knows where well go next,"
said lead singer John Valentine '93.
The seven member band formed
earlier this semester. First-years Pat
Kent and Mike Chilcote both played
in Bowdoin's Polar Jazz Band and
pondered forming their own group.
"Finally I said, 'Okay, let's do it.
Bowdoin can use a good cover
band'" said Bryan Campbell '92,
who plays soprano, alto, tenor and
his audition citing illness, "He
knocked our socks off.. He gets ex-
ponentially better each time he
sings because of the experience,"
said Campbell.
The other Smoking Holes list
longer musical resumes, including
high school bands, their own rock
bands and numerous Bowdoin
groups. In addition to their instru-
mental expertise, the entire band
sings back-ups, with Kent also sing-
ing the lead for about 20% of the
numbers.
Claudia Downing '95 joins the
band occasionally, and Campbell
hopes she will do more "She adds
color and rounds out the sound," he
said.
Campbell defines the Smoking
Holes' music as "Rock and Roll we
grew up on- the cheezy 8C s, oldies,
some soul." The Smoking Holes are
working hard to expand their reper-
toire. At a Tuesday meeting, most
band members walked into the
Union carrying CDs or cassettes,
and they all hummed and sang
snatches of songs they hope d to
learn.
With gigs tentatively lined up for
Ivies' Weekend and Senior Week,
the band is sinking the proceeds
from past performances into equip-
ment . Jeff Duga n '93 recently joined
the group to handle the technical
work.
Campbell said that the Smoking
Holes are planning on becoming
semi-professional next year and play
in Portland pubs. Although he is
graduating, Campbell will continue
to live in the Portland area so the
band can continue for at least an-
other year..assuming they can find
a place to practice.
Practice session for Smoking Holes.
Photo by Erin Sullivan.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 1992
Drive-in dining; good food, plus comfort of the "prized chariot"
Fat Boy's and Ernie's will fill your stomach with fine grub, but won 't empty your pocket
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To speak of American culture is to
speak of the nation's love affair with
the automobile. Our cars infest our
lives. The ritual of getting a driver's
li. cent e is one of the coming of age
rites of our society. We attatch great
identity and status to thecars wedrive
The drive-in is a unique dining
experience that allows the whole gang
to eat inside the prized chariot.
The Maine winter elicits dreams of
summer for every Bowdoinite. For
some, these are dreams of relief from
endless hours in the library, sun-
kissed beaches, or afternoon
ballgames. But for dedicated greasy
spooners the dreams are all of window
trays, leaving your lights on forservice,
and big burgers in the comfort of your
own automobile. With the arrival of
spring (we hope), Brunswick's corps
of vehicular vendors is back to full
strength . The Fat Boy sign, which lay
dormant throughout the winter, has
flickered back to life. The
Christmas trees have all been sold,
and the parking lots are again
teeming with late-model
American heavy metal. Ernie's,
tucked behind the Bo wdoin Pines,
stayed the cold once again, its
colorful neon sign burning
through the snowy nights like a
lighthouse in the fog (or a chicken
in the sea).
The staple of any classic Dri ve-
in is the burger. Fat Boy's Who per
is nothing to scoff at, but it is
bested by Ernie's Paul Bunyan,
our newly crowned Big Boss of
Beef (Hamburger Hapsburg). As
far as seafood, Fat Boy reigns
supreme. The clam cake was fried
to perfection, and the lobster roll
was served the way any self-
respecting crustacean would
want to be served up. However,
we must commend Ernie's
seafood department on their
strangely hued yet irresistably
zesty clam chowder. And cheers
to both establishments for finally
ending our quest for high-class
onion rings. These rings satisfy
all the major requirements: thin,
flaky batter, sweet, tender onions,
and believe us — these suckers
don't have a prayer of holding
together in the oT "throw -'em-
against-the-wall" test.
One of the most important
decisions you'll make eating at
Ernie's and Fat Boy's is what to
drink We encourage you to go all
out, forget everything your mother
told you, and haveaFrappe. We're
not sure what the difference
between a frappe and a milk shake
is, but when you're suckin' on one
of these babies, that's the last thing
on your mind. And as if all of this
was not enough, these t wo roadside
wonders have the lowest prices this
side of Grand City. This not only
helps out in these tough economic
times, but leaves extra money to
spend on dessert (a helpful hint:
those cookies in the jar next to the
cash register at Ernie's are free: go
ahead, take one).
So come on Russ, come on
Audrey: climb on into the family
truckster and let' s cruise down Bath
Road into the neon glow of
yesteryear. It's American
innovation at its best - why eat in a
restaurant when you can chow
down in the cozy confines of your
own car? That's our philosophy,
Marty.
ERNIE'S DRIVE -IN
Ernie's.
Photo by Erin Sullivan.
Fat Boys.
Photo by Erin Sullivan.
Failed delivery in Black Robe
leaves viewer disappointed
— .,';.; ' "•••;*? ' -. ■M-f . M-h -:.;■■■ Uforgue just in time to get them
BY FETE ADAMS aB captured by an enemy Indian
ORIENT STAFF WRITER tribe.
— - Black Robe deals with a
turbulent time in North American
history that in the past has been
I popped the film, Black Robe, convientlyportrayed in the white
into the VCR having already man's bias. The film provides an
formed some expectations of its objective portrayal of the
quality. My preconceived notions relation ship between the French
were based on the colonizers and the Native
recommendations of various Americans. I often found myself
family members; therefore, I witnessing examples of what I
awaited a movie driven by an had learned was "white man's
exciting plot which portrayed the burden" as Laforgue attempted
interaction between French to "civilize" the savages of New
co lonizersand Native Americans. France. Laforgue could only
Unfortunately, Black Robe, extend disdain towards the
although it contained interesting Native American's notions of
subject matter, was largely an religion. In one Instance
unsatisfying film. laforgue's countryman Daniel
Black Robe is the story of Father suggests that maybe these
Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau), a "savages" were the ultimate
Jesuit Priest, who Is stationed in Christians because of their sense
1634 Quebec with the aim of of brotherhood and communal
converting the "savages" to lifestlye to which Laforgue
Christianity. Laforgue's superiors scornfully replied, "How can you
deckle that it is necessary for him say that about a people who
to undertake a fifteen hundred believe the spirits of their dead
mile canoe voyage during the hunt the spirits of animals during
Canadian winter to lend the night?" In this movie it is
assistance to the Huron Indian hardly difficult totee why Native
missionary. He is accompanied Americans often reacted with
by allied Indians and a fellow violence to the European's
Frenchman, Daniel (Aden aspirations of exploitation and
Young). The trek is a painful dominance,
experience for all involved to say Another positive aspect of the
the least At one point in the film film was the spectacular backdrop
Laforgue is abandoned in the provided bt the Lac St. Jean region
Canadian wilderness by his of Quebec and Rouce, France. Of
companions after they ascertain course, whenever the scenery of
that he is a demon attempting to a film enters the discussion it is
wreak havoc upon their minds evident something was lacking
through some psychic power, from thefilm. This wasdefinitely
Chomina, the Indian chief, the case with Block Kobe, which
however, feels obligated by his despite a valiant attempt did not
promise and returns to rescue satisfy this viewer.
Judy Ellis Glickman exhibit on display in Musuem
The Cramps: good music, offensive lyrics
By Mike Johnson
ORIENT STAFF WRITER
Sometimes you've just got to say
"step off" to tame alternative rock.
Occasionally, necessity calls and we
are forced to turn to that dusty
smelly section in the record store
where albums are dominated by
bands like Sweaty Nipples, The
Hellcows, The Mentors, and
THE CRAMPS. Definitely not an
admitted favorite of most listeners,
The Cramps do more to insult and
degrade individuals in one song
than most bands work up to in an
entire career. A stark warning is
required for those with sensitive
ears, The Cramps lyrics are
offensive, insulting, and degrading,
no buts about it.
Girl you could use a good
spankin' and baby so could II I love
to hear the scream of the
butterfly/ Now I don't want to be
your
dear sweet friend, I just
wanna beat your little pink rear
end.
The band's frontman, Lux Interior,
described their music as a kind of
"twisted surf psychabilly". Using
raucous rockabilly rhythms and
typical surf guitar lines, the four
member band pours out a sound
quite different than the thrash t heir
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name would seem to suggest.
Mama oo now powl
Who's gonna twist and shout/ 1 got
these
heart shaped handcuffs
that'll really knock you out . . .
POWl
Half of the band's appeal stems
from the less than serious approach
that they take to their stage show.
Band members Lux Interior, Poison
Ivy, Candy Del Mar, and Nick Knox
offer contrasting attitudes to the
presentation portion of their
conceits. At a show on the West
coast last summer, Interior stripped
off his black vinyl jumpsuit and
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THE BOWDOm ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1992
9
Wretched sunspots flow from Monks' ferment er
By Todd Sandell &
Matt D'attiuo
This week we sampled two
Belgian beers, Orval Trappist Ale
and Framboise Lambic Raspberry
Ale. We'll start with Orval; hated
it!!! Well, actually, we were
intrigued with the smell of the beer,
and it comes in a pretty cool bottle,
but everything went down from
there. The Trappist monks blew it
on this one- the gods of flavor have
abandoned them. As Matt said,
"Everything about this beer is
bizarre"', from the intriguing fruit
(sour grapes?) flavor that reminds
one of Jaegermeister to the potent
aftertaste. Orval made my tongue
numb on the second taste- it packs
quite a kick. Trust us, five of these
and it's "Hello, Dudley Coe". Even
the carbonation is strange; the brew
swirls around your mouth and
bubbles like crazy. The sum effect is
horrendous, however. In fact, I even
offered it to Matt and asked him to
finish it. He offered it to the sink. I
don't know- those monks think they
can make anything, put it in a cool
bottle, charge $3.85 for it, and expect
some gullible idiots to buy it just for
kicks. Well, that won't work with us.
We both thought that Framboise
Lamb ic Raspberry Ale was "amazing,
stupendous... effervescent!".
However, one must keep in mind
that this beer costs about as much as
a six-pack of Labatt' s (around $4.90 a
bottle), but it is worth every last cent.
First of all, any beer that has both a
cap and a cork must be tremendous.
Matt was speechless, while I decided
this lambic was one of the best fruit
flavored beers I had ever swilled, no
doubt about it. This raspberry beer,
which consists of water, barley malt,
wheat, wild yeast, and "fresh"
raspberries, is anything but your
traditional ale. We liken this beer to
Jenlain French Country Ale, another
fantastic fruity ale. Yet we both agree
that Framboise Ale is better- "The
moment the cork is pulled, the scent
of raspberries fills the room, your
pulse quickens, and you start to
quiver... OK, its OK Matt, calm
down, it'll be alright, just put the
bottle down and walk away"'.
Anyway, the flavor resembles that
of a high quality champagne, but
with the addition of amber malt
flavor and a hint of the obscure Saaz
hops. But of course, it's a beer, so it's
better than champagne. The verdict:
if you're going to try one really
exorbitant beer this semester, buy a
bottle of Framboise Lambic. They
also make a great peach ale if you
have a deep wallet.
And now for our "How to best
consume your favorite brew"
advice. It's fairly obvious that beer
out of the can tastes like aluminum,
not only because it's out of a can but
because any beer that comes in a
can is likely to be pretty bad. Beer
out of the bottle is usually better,
even though it's largely mental.
And, of course, beer out of the keg is
the best, especially beers like
Newcastle Brown Ale and Guinness
(but not Natural Light). Fortunately,
there are many ways to reap the full
flavor of a good beer other than the
manner in which you bought it. For
example, one can buy a yard, a
specially crafted skinny glass vessel
that stands three feet tall and houses
about sixty ounces of beer. The
Germans offer steins as a method to
bring out the taste of a thick beer.
After all, most bottles completely
conceal the color of the beer. One
exception is Corona, which uses a
see-through bottle even though we
think they should use a black bottle
to hide the fact that they don't use
any malt, hence the beer has no
flavor. Alright, this article is long
enough now, so we'll stop droning
and let you go. If you read this far,
then you should have realized that
this last paragraph has no bearing
on anyone's life whatsoever and
should be completely ignored. If you
did read it, we're sorry. Cheers.
Spy master Robert Ludlum gets on The Road to Omaha
By Rich Littleh ale
bowdcmn publishing
COMPANY
Robert Ludlum writes spy
novels, really good ones
everybody's heard of like The
Osterman Weekend and 77k Bourne
Series. A number of years ago, he
thought up a truly horrific idea for
a new book— a plot to kidnap the
Pope. Something happened,
though, perhaps a spring snapping
in Ludlum's churning Cold War Devereaux.
novelist brain, and it came out as a Devereaux is dragged into
comedy. Thus was born MacKenzie Hawkin's plot when he is appointed
Lochinvar Hawkins, ex-general of the to defend him on charges of statue
United States Army, twice recipient emasculation. It gets funnier from
of the Congressional Medal of Honor, there, proving that Robert Ludlum,
booted out of the service for shooting who we knew could write suspense
the privates off a ten-foot jade statue and political conscience well, could
of cultural significance in China's also turn a mean hand to comedy.
thousand arrows around Omaha,
Nebraska. What's more, there's a
clause that says that all
improvements made on the land
belong to the tribe also. Hawkins
screams and passes out when he
gets the phone call.
And the names! Read this book
for the names! Two generals,
Heseltine and Ethelred
Forbidden City.
In Hawkin's wake came a host of
ex-wives, a slightly stressed-out but
otherwise amenable to capture Pope
For many years, 77k Road To
Gandolfo stood alone, and the world
feared it would hear no more of
Madman Mac the Hawk and Samuel
lawyer named Samuel Lansing source within the flights of one
~\
Francesco I, a bunch of corrupt army Lansing Devereaux. Then, Native American tribe would cause
brass, and one high-strung military inspiration came from an unlikely consternation within the Loop. This
one really makes them blow soda
through their nostrils, though,
because only a few miles outside of
Omaha is the massive underground
bunker complex that harbors the
global headquarters for the Strategic
Air Command. What's worse, it
looks like the Supreme Court is going
has himself made honorary Chief Brokemichael. Arnold Subabgaloo,
Thunder Head of the Wopotamis, White House Chief of Staff.
who couldn't really care less, and Secretary of State Warren Pease,
files suit on their behalf with the Vincent "Vinnie the Barn-Bam"
Supreme Court, to regain the Mangecavallo, Director of the CIA
Wopotamis' stolen land. (put there "by Mafia dons from
Now, normally the loss of a large Palermo to Brooklyn"). It's a cast of
city to a previously unheard-of hundreds, each character more
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beneath the humor and the book is
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The spymaster has come in from
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assembled crooked heads of the of jobs will take up as stand-up
military-industrial complex, and a comics. Nor, sad to say, is it likely
whole mess of other fools fall over that there are undaunted,
each other trying to make Hawkins uncorruptable, slightly unstable
go away. heroes slipping soft-footed around
Hawkins turns to the best lawyer Washington keeping the powers
he knows, Devereux, to help him get that be reaching for their Pepto
the brief through. Devereaux bottles. We all know that, right? But
wouldn't it be pretty to think so?
The Cramps
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8)
peeled right down to a red satin G-
string (which did not stay up) as he
cavorted and writhed about on the
stage. Despite their lead singer's
provocative actions (suggestive
motions while wearing 5" spiked
high heels), the other members of
the band remained stonefaced and
motionless throughout the show,
moving only as necessary to play
their instruments.
All women are bad/ All
womenarebad/Thtit'swhathesaid,
All women are bad/
Groovy wiggly tails, horns on their
heads/
All women are bad. All
women are bad.
Many of the insults and sarcastic
lyrics involved in the Cramps music
target women, portraying them as
sexual objects to be exploited and
molested, having little other use
than to provoke and irritate men.
Their lyrics are hardly more than
thinly disguised fantasy journeys
into the realm of sex and drugs. If
the almighty Parent Music Resource
Center in Washington, DC ever
caught wind of The Cramps, they
would surely try to do more than
merely stick a warning label on the
cassette cover. Oddly enough,
women constitute half of the band
and share equal credit for the lyrics.
Adam and Eve sittin' in
the woods/Eve said "Man I got
somethin'
real good, ifs in that tree
you'll get smart fast"/ Adam said
"Sure,
Satan my ass I don't see
no snakes but. . J All women are
bad/
Stay Side was released in late
1990, and is a graphic example of
typical Cramps music, although the
seemingly raw lyrics were
somewhat toned down in
comparison to earlier efforts.
Although some listeners will find
the lyrics rather insulting, the musk
of theCrampsasa whole is excellent
and quite entertaining. They have
just released a new album which
has yet to hit the stores but in
considering all of their past efforts,
I heartily recommend it.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 1 7. 1 992
SPORTS
Men's Lacrosse rebounds with tough win over Bates
Ryan leads squad into this weekend's matchup against undefeated Middlebury with 42 points
By Eric Bartenhagen
orient staff writer
The Men's Lacrosse team
traveled to Wesley an last weekend
and rebounded from an earlier loss
to Colby by emerging with a 13-9
victory. The squad then returned
home three days later and
continued their strong play with a
17-10 win over Bates. Bowdoin's
record now stands at 7-2 with five
remaining matches in the regular
season.
Against Wesleyan the Polar
Bears came out a bit sluggish in the
first half and fell behind 6-5 at the
break. However, the team
regrouped from their
unimpressive play and outscored
the Wesleyan squad 8-3 in the
second half on their way to a
convincing victory. Tom Ryan,
who currently leads the club in
scoring with 42 points, contributed
five goals in the road win.
In their home match against
Bates, the squad once again failed
to play a solid first half, despite a 7-
5 halftime lead. Describing his team
of late as "notoriously slow
starters," coach Tom McCabe
specified some of the problems
leading to Bowdoin's first-half
woes, saying, "We've been
tentative, throwing the ball away,
Photo by Maya Khuri
and just making mistakes we don't
usually make."
In the second half, the Polar Bears
thoroughly dominated the game,
outscoring Bates 10-5 while
controlling the action on both the
offensive and defensive ends. The
last thirty minutes saw a notable
increase in hustle, much crisper
passing and an overall improvement
in play. As McCabe noted, "We
woke up and started playing much
sharper."
Highlighting the Bates win was
the outstanding performance of
David Ames '93 who picked up four
goals and two assists in leading the
team to victory. Tom Ryan, '92 also
had a strong outing, scoring two
goals and dishing out three assists.
Looming on the horizon for
Bowdoin is a big match against an.
undefeated Middlebury team
ranked number one in New England
and tenth nationally. A home win
against the powerful Panthers on
April 18th would catapult the Polar
Bears into excellent position for
future post-season play. McCabe
stresses that in order to beat
Middlebury, the team will have to
play at the top of their game. "We
are going to score goals, but we also
have to have good defense and
goaltending," said McCabe. "A lot
of things have to come together if
we're going to beat them."
Women's Lax gaining ground
Mitchell racks up 10 goals in three
games
By Todd Sandell
ORIENT STAFF WRITER
The Bowdoin women's lacrosse
team has battled to a 3-3 record thus
far in the 1992 season, dropping a
tough loss to Williams early on and
facing a strong Springfield team last
Sunday. Senior goalie Karen
McCann played an incredible
defensive game, stopping 27 shots
as Bowdoin fell 11-9. Her effort set
a new college record, topping the
previous mark of 25 by Hilary
College on April 7th. Her streak
continued against Wesleyan on the
11th (four goals), and she added
four goals and an assist against
Springfield. Sarah Buchanan '95
has also been hot; she had two goals
and an assist against New England
and has continued to add to the
team's attack. Sophomore Stephanie
Ward sees only improvement in the
team's future: "I think we've been
playing well together. The defense
is strong and our offense used those
early-season losses to improve.
Right now we're looking forward to
Senior goalie Karen McCann played an
incredible defensive game, stopping 27 shots
as Bowdoin fell 11-9. Her effort set a new
college record, topping the previous mark of
25 by Hilary Snyder in 1988.
Snyder in 1988. McCann' s return
from abroad has helped the team's
defense to gel, and fellow seniors
Maggie CSullivan '92 and Isabel
Taube also play a major role in
leading the team's defensive unit
Taube is currently out with a
sprained ankle, but hopefully she
will be back by the 18th for Wheaton.
In the offensive end, Maggy
Mitchell '95 has been a scoring
phenom, with two goals, one assist
in an 11-0 trouncing of New England
a tough game vs. Tufts- that will be
a test to see how far we've come".
The female polar bears were
scheduled to play archrival Colby
this past Tuesday, but the game was
called on account of snow (it has
been rescheduled for May 1st). Then-
next game is against Wheaton on
the 18th, and that important game
against Tufts is waiting on the wings.
Hopefully this season, Coach
LaPointe's last, will finish on a good
note.
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Big East loses two classic coaching legends
The Big East Conference lost its
heart and soul in the last two weeks.
And it also lost its two best Italian
cooks. Last week, Villanova
basketball coach Rollie Massimino
resigned to assume the coaching job
at UNLV. Then, on Monday, Lou
Carnesecca retired from St. John's,
his alma mater and the school he
had coached for 24 years. Together,
the two men helped form the
backbone of the Big East, a
conference that has thrived since
1979 bringing schools from the major
Eastern cities, basketball meccas all,
into one conference and letting
television market them to the rest of
the country.
The conference no w has two of its
original coaches left, Georgetown's
John Thompson and Syracuse's Jim
Boeheim. But the" departures of
Massimino and Carnesecca cost the
Big East more than just two of its
founding fathers. The two men were
true characters of the game, and
they represented the spirit of college
basketball at a time when the sport
was rapidly becoming a minor
league for the NBA.
It's going to be hard to watch a
game between the two teams next
year without the sideline artistry of
the two coaches. Massimino, decked
out in his best suits, always managed
to have his tie loosened, his shirttail
out and his jacket off by halftime, as
he tried to pull what little hair he
had left out of his head . Carnesecca ,
he of the now legendary sweaters,
twisted and turned like a golfer
trying to urge his putt along, as he
watched his team win the hard way.
The man always looked like a heart
attack waiting to happen. At the
same time, both Massimino and
Carnesecca seemed like the kind or
people who someone could walk
up to and start a conversation with
very easily. They were both warm
and friendly with great senses of
humor.
Off the court, both coaches were
true gentlemen, and their players
respected them tremendously.
Massimino, who used to serve milk
and cookies to his team at practice
to bring them together, earned the
respect of his sport by graduating
every player who reached the
senior class at Villanova in 19 years.
He was a logical choice
for UNLV, a school for
the glitz and glitter of
UNLV, a school which
sold itself to basketball and
now is trying to regain
legitimacy as a University.
Carnesecca was a true
teacher to his players. Since St.
John's was strictly a commuter
school, most of his players
came from the New York City
area. All of them had the talent
to play the game, but they
needed the guidance of
someone like "Looie." This
man never humiliated his
players on the court like so
many of his fellow coaches.
He would never take a player
out of the game right after a
mistake as a way of showing
up the player. This was a coach
who believed everyone
deserved a second chance.
Why will they be missed so
much? These two men bucked
the trends of big time college
basketball. While most teams
were adopting a run-and-gun
style of basketball, a la the
NBA, Massimino and
Carnesecca favored the old
style, using good ball
movement in the half court
offense. Smart players were
the hallmark of Villanova and
St. John'sduring their heydays
in the early 1960's, kids who
knew their roles and never
tried to do too much. Both
teams reached their pinnacle
Louder than words
by Dave Jackson
s dojiDau splits
Beadnell and Davis lead Bears to victory
jumped to the lead.
In the third inning
Bowdoin put two additional
runs on the board increasing
their lead to 5-0. Camy Hayes
reached base on a walk
followed by a Laura Martin
single. Jen Davis went on to
single in Hayes. Wendy
Harvey then moved Martin
across with a sacrifice fly to
make it 5-0.
Bowdoin coach John
Cullen ftf m f4 pleased with
his team's solid performance.
The Bowdoin Women's Softball
team split in dbubleheader action
this past Wednesday. In the
opening game, Bowdoin trounced
Husson College with a 6-3 victory.
In the nightcap, however, the Lady
Bears fell 8-1 to the Braves.
With a victory in the opening
game Bowdoin evened its record
at 3-3. The Lady Bears exploded
for five runs in the first three
innings of play coasting to an easy
6-3win.
In the game, first-year standout
Jessie Beadnell continued her
impressive play holding the Braves
to five hits. Beadnell also recorded
one strike out and two walks.
Jen Davis, Baadnefl. and Camy
Schuler all chipped in with base
hits in the Bowdoin scoring spree.
In the rim Inning Bowdoin
opened with two quick run*. Fran
Infantine and Amy AseHon were
the first to reach base, on a walk
and sacrifice bom, respectively.
Camy Hayes fallo wed with a
sacrifice bunt to advance due
ruoner*. Jen D» vi* doubled to push
aaroas two runs as Bowdoin
In the game, first-year
standout Jessie Beadnell
continued her impressive
play holding the Braves to
five hits.
Cullen commented, "We
played a very good game all
around."
In the second game, Husson
starting pitcher Amy Dyer
held Bowdoin to six hits en
route to an 8-1 pasting.
Leading 2-1 in the fourth
inning, the Braves blew die
game open with four runs.
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__________
in 1985, when they joined
conference foes Georgetown and
Memphis State in Lexington, KY
for the final four. St . John's was led
by the splendid Chris Mullin, now
a star in the NBA, while Villanova
seemed to have a different hero
every night, with Ed Pinckney
being the most common.
For both Massimino
and Carnesecca, it was
their only trip to the
Final Four, with St.
John's losing to Georgetown in one
semifinal and Villanova beating
Memphis State in the other before
shocking the Hoyas 66-64 in one of
college basketball's greatest games
ever. The game was a true tribute to
Massimino' s style, a patient offense
that took good shots and a tight
matchup zone defense that was the
best in the country at that time. The
Wildcats shot 79% from the floor
that night and held Hoya center
Patrick Ewing to just 13 points.
Though Carnesseca never won an
NCAA title, he did win the NIT in
1989, and he retired with 526 career
wins.
Lately, though, both teams had
fallen on hard times. It was a shame
to see both coaches suffer such
disappointing years at their
respective schools. Villanova
suffered through an inconsistent 15-
16 year, in which they beat Syracuse
and Seton Hall twice, yet lost to BC
by 36 points. They failed to make
the NCAA tournament and lost in
the first round of the NIT. St. John's,
the preseason pick to win the Big
East, battled injuries and poor
outside shooting all year before
exiting quietly in the first round of
the tournament against Tulane.
Successful or not, the Big East
certainly will miss Rollie Massimino
and Lou Carnesecca in the coming
years. They gave the Big East much
of its identity and made the league
fun to watch. Without them, the
league has the potential to become
very dull, with every team
becoming carbon copies of others.
Massimino and Carnesecca are the
models which college basketball
must follow.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 17,1992
Shinsplints: An ailment which pervades athletics
Trainer's Talk by
Dane Vieeas,
Sludcnl Trainer
In today's society, many people
are finding the need to exercise. One
of the most popular forms of exercise
is running. Many types of overuse
injuries can occur from this type of
exercise. Perhaps the most common
of injuries is shinsplints. Shinsplints
is a non-specific term that refers to
any pain in the lower leg.
A shinsplint is an irritation or an
inflammation of the tendons , called
tendonitis, and to the bone covering
of the lower leg, known as
periostitis. There are three major
types of shinsplints. The first type,
and the most common type, is the
tendonitis of the posterior tibialis
muscle, which takes most of the
stress when the foot flattens. The
pain for this type of shinsplint is
usually found on the inner side of
the lower leg.
Secondly, when there is pain or
discomfort found on the outside
surface of the lower leg, one is
probably suffering from anterior
tibialis tendonitis. The anterior
tibialis is the primary muscle for
pulling the foot up, which is called
dorsi flex ion.
The syptoms for this type of
shinsplint are most noticable when
running downhill because there is
greater stress on the ball of the foot.
The third type of shinsplint is a
combination of the first two.
Although some people have
encountered it, it is not usually seen.
Along with the pain and discomfort
to the anterior and posterior portions
of the lower leg, there are also other
signs and syptoms of shinsplints.
adjust to the stress put on it. By
increasing training too rapidly,
shinsplints can develop fairly
quickly. The best way to prevent
this is by gradually and carefully
increasing your training. Along
with the change in exercise
program, there are several other
causes of shinsplints.
Exercising on unyielding surfaces
The most important aspect when dealing
with shinsplints is the rehabilitation
process. It improves flexibility and
strength to all sides of the lower leg f
especially those susceptible to shinsplints
Some of the most common include:
swelling, inability to bear full body
weight, sharp throbbing sensations
in the lower leg, tightness in the
achilles tendon, and tingling and
coolness in the foot. Most of these
symptoms develop gradually due
to some type of change in one's
exercise program.
Perhaps the most common cause
of shinsplints is an excessive
increase in training. An increase in
training causes shinsplints because
the body does not have time to
such as concrete can be responsible
for shinsplints because concrete has
no shock absorbing capacity, and it
allows the impact to go directly up
the leg. Also, poor running shoes
are another cause of shinsplints.
Poor running shoes that are worn
down lack the good shock
absorption that a good running shoe
usually has. A shoe that is stiff and
lacks good support causes the foot
and leg to work harder and increases
the chance of injury. One way to
combat this problem is by using
orthotics. Orthotics are helpful
because they give support to the
side of the foot. Also, they are
beneficial in supporting fallen
arches, another cause of shinsplints.
The fallen arches cause excessive
pronation, thus demanding a
greater work load for the muscles of
the lower leg, causing inflammation.
Preventive taping can also prevent
shinsplints caused by fallen arches.
The taping is helpful because it gives
support to the arch. There a re several
ways to treat shinsplints. Perhaps
the best way to treat shinsplints is
by using rest and ice. Rest is
important because it helps reduce
the inflammation of tendonitis and/
or periostitis.
Another common method of
treating shinsplints is the use of a
whirlpool or ultrasound. These
treatments are beneficial because
they increase bloodflow to the
injured area thus aiding the repair
of damaged tissue. Other methods
for treating shinsplints include: calf
stretching, muscle strengthening,
and ant i-inflammitory medication.
The most important aspect when
dealing with shinsplints is the
rehabilitation process. It improves
flexibility and strength to all sides
of the lower leg, especially those
susceptible to shinsplints. One way
to strengthen the muscles is by doing
towel curls. These are done by
placing a bath towel on the floor
with a light resistance and bringing
the towel towards you by curling
your toes. It is important to note
that you should use one bare foot at
a time. This exercise should be done
for five repetitions at least twice a
day. Another rehabilative exercise
is the marble pick-up exercise. While
barefoot, pick up marbles with your
toes . Try to do thirty and build daily-
' - if pain is felt then they should not
be done.
If an individual feels that they
have shinsplints, they should be
extremely cautious because there
can be more serious conditions that
mimic shinsplints. If pain is felt in
the lower leg with one spot more
tender than others, then one may be
suffering from a stress fracture. The
way to reveal a stress fracture is
through X-ray and bone scan. If a
stress fracture is revealed, treatment
will consist of rest for five to six
weeks and possibly a cast.
Rehabilitation exercises will focus
on muscle strengthening and a
gradual return to exercise.
Shinsplints can have a very
detrimental effect on one's training
regimen. Being careful and
watching the progress level of
exercise will reduce the risk of
suffering from shinsplints. Not
becoming too eager and monitoring
the training level will hopefully
eliminate the causes of shinsplints.
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Editorials
Edwards and the 'Vision Thing'
Members of the Orient Editorial Board met
informally with President Edwards over lunch
last week to discuss the tumultuous events of
the last few months and our sense of Edwards
and the meaning of his tenure here as President
was greatly enhanced.
There is still the valid perception among
students that President Edwards lacks a
positive framework for keeping the Bowdoin
community clearly informed both with what
he is doing and why he is doing it. There is a
definite sense that his failure to clarify issues
such as the Sweet controversy signifies a certain
indifference toward valid and serious student
concerns.
Nevertheless, President Edwards has a vision
for the College whose scope and centrality to
its future are of paramount importance. So
much so, in fact, that many of his faults are
moved to the margin.
Central to the Edwards Vision is a radical
restructuring of residential and campus social
life. A plethora of ideas are being very seriously
explored. The process is just beginning, but
begun it has.
But instead of being able to focus on longer
range goals directed towards moving
Bowdoin into a culturally diverse,
internationally integrated academic arena,
Edwards' energies are deflected to more
parochial concerns. Thus, the community as
a whole would be better served to shift more
of its attention away from narrow issues and
toward the realization of his greater goals.
Despite a growing perception to the contrary,
President Edwards has been and will continue
to be a positive, creative force at Bowdoin
working to promote Bowdoin in the larger
community, and make Bowdoin the best liberal
arts college in the nation.
He deserves praise for his visionary and
resolute approach to cleaning up the Greason
legacy of fiscal mismanagement while
simultaneously taking positive steps to
enhance the academic strength of Bowdoin.
The fraternity issue, though important to a
significant group of Bowdoin students, is not
as emblematic as it might at first appear. Within
the framework outlined by President Edwards
in our recent conversation we are confident
that he will lead the College down a prudent
and inventive path.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY. APRIL 1 7, 1992
to the Edito
Former Philosophy Department Chair and Fatuity Affairs Committee member registers serious fears
about the implications, origins and operations of the Dennis Sweet controversy
In the April 3 issue of the Orient, Professor Franklin
Burroughs, who chairs the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAQ,
set forth the views of that committee on the Dennis Sweet
controversy. I have given my own views privately to the
Ad ministration and to various other members of the Bo wdoin
community, and I had hoped to avoid making a public
statement on the matter, especially now when the contending
parties seem to be moving towards some adjustment of their
differences. But the FAC's letter places in question the
reputation of the Department of Philosophy, and I feel obliged
to answer. I write as one who has chaired the Department of
Philosophy for many terms over the years and the Faculty
Affairs Committee for two terms; I am not now a voting
member of the department.
As Professor Burroughs says, the FAC has a role in tenure
decisions and a role as intermediary between Faculty and
Administration. The tenure role is very precisely defined in
the Faculty Handbook; the intermediary role is not mentioned
as such, but much is said which justifies that term. On the
other hand, much of what the FAC has actually done over the
years makes it reasonable to say that the committee has a role
as Faculty advocate before the Administration. Nowhere,
however, does the Faculty Handbook lay it down that the
FAC has the duty of either publicly defending the
Administration or publicly reproving the academic
departments of the Faculty; nor does history support any such
version of its duty. When the FAC functions as intermediary
or advocate, its duty usually ends with the private
communication of its findings to the parties concerned. The
letter to the Orient, in my view, exceeds the FAC's mandate.
Another function of the FAC, a function very precisely
defined in the Faculty Handbook, is not mentioned in the
Burroughs letter: the adjudication of grievances alleged by
members of the Faculty. The deliberations of the FAC about
the Sweet controversy did not constitute a grievance hearing,
for the allegation that a grievance exists must by definition
come from the individual Faculty member, and Professor
Sweet has not addressed himself as a "grievant" (such is the
jargon of the Handbook) to the FAC.Thecommittee's findings,
as now given public expression in the letter, come perilously
close to implying that any grievance allegation which might
in due course be made would have no standing. Certainly the
committee as now constituted could scarcely sit in judgment
on such an allegation with any showof objectivity. Let us hope
that all parties to the controversy will so come to understand
one another that no such allegation need be made. On the
other hand, let us not commit the fallacy of supposing that,
because the other three candidates for the tenure-track vacancy
have no right to a grievance hearing before the FAC, Professor
Sweet, who is a member of the Bowdoin Faculty, has somehow
lost the right that status gives him.
From the point of view of the Department of Philosophy,
rather than Professor Sweet, there is another implication of
the FAC findings that must be addressed; it is the one that
moved me to use the word 'reprove' earlier in this letter. The
Burroughs letter mentions two questions the FAC could
properly concern itself with: "had the search been undertaken
and carried out energetically and impartially? Had the
Administration, for whatsoever reason, failed to exercise
responsibly its obligation, as mandated in the faculty
handbook, to make academic appointments, and to make
them in the best interest of the College?" The second question
the FAC answers negatively the Administration did not fail
in its duty; to the first question it gives no answer whatever.
The uninstructed reader of the letter is left to wonder whether
the FAC did not consider the first question at all, or did
consider it and reached a conclusion so embarrassing to the
Department of Philosophy that it should be tactfully passed
over in silence. Most readers will probably settle on the latter
possibility.
The department's role in the search, if inadequate or
spurious, can have been so only if (a) some or all of the final
four candidates did not meet the standards Bowdoin requires
for tenure-track positions, or (b) the department was
determined in advance to recommend the appointment of the
internal candidate even if one of the other finalists were
judged to be superior. I address these alternatives in turn.
(a) The search was conducted by three voting members of
the department, Professors Corish, McGee (not 'Magee', as
the FAC letter has it), and Simon, under the supervision of
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Stakeman, who worked
closely with the department in the reduction of their short list
of thirteen to the four finalists. The complexity of such
Administration participation must be understood. The
College's affirmative action policy, for instance, differs in its
effect from department to department with the statistics of the
field in question. In, say, psychology or art history women are
so numerous that a department's assembly of a short list or a
group of three or four ftinal candidates may be, for all practical
purposes, sex-blind and still conform with the spirit of
affirmative action. It is not so in philosophy. Women make up
only 1 7.1 % of the membership of the American Philosophical
Association; African-Americans constitute 1.1%, Hispanics
1 .2%, and Asians 1 .4%. The Department of Philosophy's pool
of over two hundred applicants contained about 33% women;
the percentage would have been even smaller if women
candidates who had not completed the Ph.D. had been
excluded. Nonetheless, women constituted 50% of the final
four candidates in this search.
Who can say whether the final candidate pool would have
been precisely as it was if affirmative action had not prevailed,
and if the final candidates had been selected on an absolutely
sex-blind basis? The Department of Philosophy has shown
itself over the years to have been quite capable of appreciating
the philosophical talent of women when choosing on a sex-
blind basis. Two major women philosophers — MarjorieCrene
and Iris Murdoch — played significant parts in a national
vent u re of this department in the sixties that brought together
many internationally known figures for discussions and,
finally, a book. Ancient history, no doubt, but that is part of the
point: it precedes affirmative action. More ancient history: the
Department of Philosophy was responsible for the
appointment of Bowdoin's first woman Faculty member (1 969),
and the appointment was made on a sex-blind basis: the
person chosen was simply judged to be the best candidate. But
these days no final set of candidates emerges on a truly sex-
blind, truly ethnicity-blind basis.
I do not go into all this to mount an attack on affirmative
action, but merely to make the point that the choice of the final
four candidates was governed by at least some
nonphilosophical considerations, and that the Administration
was deeply involved in it. Can the final four have been
anything less, in the Administration's view, than the best four
available from the entire candidate pool, or at least the best
four consistent with affirmative action? If they were indeed
deemed to be best, then what grounds can there be for the
implication, in the FAC letter, that the department's role in the
search was somehow inadequate? Moreover, why did one of
the candidates — the one judged best by the department —
suddenly become unsuitable once the department had made
its recommendation? Is it just conceivable that the
Administration had made up its mind in advance not to
appoint the internal candidate, no matter what? If so, then any
failure in impartiality in the search must be attributed to the
Administration. I do not say that is what happened, but it is no
more implausible than that the department had made up its
mind in advance.
(b) The view that the department had made up its mind in
advance to recommend Professor Sweet for the position seems
to rest on this line of reasoning: what the department put
forward as a considered professional judgment could not
possibly be anything of the kind, for members of the
department had been heard to say again and again over the
past three years that Dennis Sweet was a remarkable teacher,
a promising writer, and a most valuable colleague. Such
enthusiasm, the Administration seems to have felt, cannot be
trusted; it is at best evidence of a closed mind, at worst
evidence of cronyism. To hold a colleague in high regard and
to allow the sources of that high regard to enter into a final
decision must be unprofessional; the department's choice of
him should therefore work against him, not for him.
No doubt there is a satiric oversimplification in the preced ing
paragraph, but I think there is more than a little truth in it.
There are, to be sure, genuine difficulties when a candidate
who is known and valued on pre-search evidence is then
allowed to become a candidate in a national search. College
administrators know this very well, for they often find
themselves choosing internal candidates after national
searches. We have at least one precedent in the present
administration for the use of pre-search information in the
judgment of candidates in national searches. President
Edwards knew in advance something about the merits of
Dean of Admissions Richard E. Steele because the Dean had
been a member of his staff when Edwards was President of
Car let on College. That does not make Dean Steele an internal
Bowdoin candidate, but the situation is parallel: Steele was no
less the best of the candidates in the Bowdoin search just
because Edwards already knew of his merits. Had Edwards
leaned over backwards not to avail himself of that prior
knowledge, Bowdoin might have lost an administrator who
is, by all accounts, first class.
Turning now to the other question, whether the
Administration carried out responsibly its obligation to make
academic appointments in the best interest of the College, we
find that the FAC concludes that the Administration did act
responsibly. We find also that it reached this conclusion
without giving any consideration to the relative merits of the
finalists— a difficult feat indeed. Consider, in the first place,
the matter of precedent. Has the Administration ever in the
past turned down the unanimous recommendation of a
department in which three members voted and yet another
senior member concurred? I do not remember a precedent,
and my experience of this institution is very long. The least
one can say is that the situation is highly unusual. What can
have persuaded the FAC, in the absence of a qualitative
discussion of the candidates, that thedecision was nonetheless
justified? We can return to the matter of the failure of the
search, but as noted above, that is unpersuasive. What else can
the committee have taken into account but asseverations on
the part of the Administration that the decision did not
"reflect an administrative prejudgment, an undisclosed
curricular or political agenda, and /or a dismissive attitude
toward departmental preferences"?
Before the appearance of the FAC letter, there were some
signs of a moderation of passion on both sides. I welcome that
development, and I should not like the tone of this letter to
interfere with it. Professor Sweet has been offered a one-year
appointment; the Administration now knows that one
presumptive objection to his appointment to a tenure-track
position — the lack of publications — no longer holds, for a
substantial article of his has been accepted by a major journal.
Some ambiguities remain, but, with good will, perhaps they
will be resolved. But some few additional things should be
said about certain realities of the situation, because they are
realities that ought to be kept in mind by the Administration
and by the community at large. To speak frankly of what is in
fact the case is not to fail in good will.
Philosophy is, in some important respects, the intellectual
conscience of the humanities; indeed, whenever the most
fundamental issues are addressed even in fields outside the
humanities, philosophy is in the air. Yet philosophy is a
sharply divided field: witness the recent debates about
pluralism within the American Philosophical Association.
One of the deepest chasms is that between analytic philosophy
and what philosophers call, for want of a better name,
Continental philosophy. The training of Dean Beitz in
philosophy has been in universities that incline toward the
analytic tradition, the train ing of Professor Sweet in a university
thai, at least in recent years, inclines toward the Continental
tradition. It is just possible that, with the best will in the world,
Beitz may not see all there is to be seen in Sweet. I say this
bluntly, but 1 have nonetheless great respect for the intelligence
of Dean Beitz and for his power as a writer in a Held close to
philosophy.
What the curriculum in philosophy should be in the future
is now a matter of sharp debate in the Academy at large, and
much of that debate is ideologically motivated, perhaps even
more so than it is in other fields. Professor Sweet, whatever
else he may be, is a sound historical scholar who speaks for the
western European tradition founded on the Greeks and
culminating in such Enlightenment figures as Kant and the
nineteenth-century idealists. That tradition has also been
important for Bowdoin's Department of Philosophy. All
Bowdoin departments are evaluated regularly by the
Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (CEP) with
the help of outside examiners. The most recent evaluation of
the Department of Philosophy was chaired, for the CEP, by
Professor Stakeman, who has since that time become Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs. The outcome of that evaluation
was a recommendation that the department change its
direction radically— that it develop affiliations with feminist
philosophy (a different matter from philosophy done by
women), Afro-American studies, and Asian studies; that it
develop programs in the field usually called practical ethics.
The depa rtment is a small one, and if it were indeed persuaded
to turn in that direction, it is hard to see how it could do so
without abandoning most of what it has been doing. All this
is relevant to the present controversy because it is just possible
that Dean Stakeman' s view of what philosophers should be
doing may prevent him from seeing the point of what Professor
Sweet is doing.
Readers who have persisted to the end of this long story
will, I hope, have begun to understand how complex the
controversy is. It seems a pity that the Faculty Affairs
Committee has taken such a narrowly procedural view of it,
still more that it has made a public judgment on a matter about
which it is difficult to speak adequately without including
many factors the FAC saw fit to exclude.
Sincerely,
Edward Pols
Research Professor
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 17.1992
15
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to the Edito
Questions about apathy of
modern people towards Christ
To the Editor,
As individuals who pride ourselves in thinking rationally
and asking difficult questions, I think it is only appropriate
that we take a moment to reflect on the identity of the man
this day commemorates. Who was this Jesus of Nazareth
anyway? These days no one seems to give a care either way.
Funny, when you consider the extreme reactions he provoked
when he walked the earth 200 years ago.
Back then, no one was indifferent to him. The apostles were
willing to die for him, the chief priests determined to
exterminate him, and the masses...? One Sunday they were
exalting him on the throne and the next condemning him to
the cross. Fickle, they were. Neutral, they definitely were not.
But what was it about him that made all those he encountered
react so intensely?
Well, we are probably all familiar with the basics— he was
a carpenter, a friend of the outcasts, a teacher of Scripture.
Some say he even healed the sick and cast out demons. But so
what? Supposedly a lot of people performed such miracles
back then. So what made him so different? It must all come
down to those might claims he made.
Remember those claims? The one about him being the Son
of God? According to this "good man," as we have so casually
entitled him, he was "the Way, the Truth, and the Life." In
fact, he had the audacity to claim that no man or woman could
get to the Father, and by that he meant God, except through
him. But that is just the beginning. You see, Christ also
claimed that he could forgive sins— that he could grant eternal
life. And these, at least in my book, are no humble assertions.
Either weaccept them as divine or reject them as heretical. But
we cannot continue in the neutral belief that he was just
another "great moral teacher." As C.S. Lewis explains in Mere
Christianity, "You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at
Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and
call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any
patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher.
He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to" (53). I
urge you , friends, to determine where you stand on this issue.
After all, Easter is right around the corner.
Sincerely, .
I hope that my suspicions are unfounded. I would hate to
see Bowdoin lose its distinct character. If President Edwards
and his cronies are indeed in search of number one, then their
victory will ring hollow. It will be the death of a truly vibrant
and caring community.
Sincerely,
Bill Callahan "92
Salsman's critique of Sweet
"pregnant with problems"
Natalie Troya *93
Student perplexed by narrow
goals of Bowdoin
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To the Editor,
The Orient's Conventional Wisdom is intended to be
humorous. Well, at times, humor brings out essential yet oft-
concealed truths. Last week's OCW could have been one of
these. In giving President Edwards the thumbs up, it said If
students would get off his back about trivial things like
fraternities, hell make this place the number one college in
America."
This thought is truly disturbing. Is this the President's job?
Balance the budget and bump off Williams in the U.S. News
and World Report rankings?
What will striving for number one mean? Does it mean that
our propaganda will reach more and more high school students
so that our acceptance rate will be lower, and we will move up
in that column? Does it mean that we will strive to hire
professors with more academically impressive credentials?
Furthermore, who gives US News and World Report the right
to rank colleges? What criteria do they employ? Does the
professor's concern for students count or simply their name in
the journal of Something Written to Help People Get Tenure?
Does it measure the moral and intellectual growth of students
or just their salaries after they graduate?
If we are indeed aiming to improve our measurables— I
think we will have lost the essence of a small liberal arts
college. What was Bowdoin's stated mission almost 200 years
ago? To further the Common Good. In the past year, this
institution denied the "Common Good" to forty would-be
first years because it would have cost the college $800,000.
(Roughly the cost of the President's new house.)
We should start striving to be number one, but by our own
criteria. Our benchmark should be the quality of our
community as it pertains to education in its broadest sense:
academic, physical, moral, and spiritual.
To the Editor,
On April 10, Richard M. Salsman '81 wrote a lengthy letter
to the Editor dismissing both The Bowdoin Orient and student
criticisms of the Administration's refusal to grant a tenure-
track position in the philosophy department to Dennis Sweet .
According to Salsman, these criticisms are wholly illegitimate
because they presume that excellence in philosophy can be
determined by popularity polls and petitions. According to
Salsman, the Administration was right, to reject Mr. Sweet, but
not because of the non-essential excuses that were given.
According to Salsman, Sweet should be rejected because he
follows the anti-reason philosophy of Immanuel Kant. I
would like to take a peek at Salsman's clarification of the '
distinction between popular support, something Mr. Sweet
certainly has, and the measure of 'scholarship' and 'truth',
which Salsman considers to be two values that Bowdoin
should be upholding on principle. In addition to this, I will
examine Salsman's assertion that Sweet's rejection should be
on philosophic grounds, by looking at Salsman's
understanding of Bowdoin, Kant, and Sweet's teaching
position at Bowdoin. It is in my opinion that the thoughts
expressed by Salsman in his letter of April 10, are pregnant
with problems!
Mr. Salsman asserts that popularity is not a measure of
'scholarship' or 'truth'. Well, since popularity, in general,
shouldn't be the essential argument or platform for any
intelligent person, I will request a warm round of applause for
Salsman. He certainly understands the value of the masses.
Of course popularity shouldn't ground or qualify scholarship
or truth! Let us not forget though, that scholarship and truth
are not at all mutually exclusive from popularity besides,
what exactly does Salsman mean by truth? What truth !?, and
how, exactly, is it measured? ...relative to what?
Salsman does correctly claim that the administration, not
the students, faculty, or alumni, hires and employs Mr. Sweet .
Of course, The Bowdoin Orient must take a bit of the old
chastisement for its naughty, incorrect reporting and
assumption that Sweet had unanimous support from alumni,
for it is Salsman and many other alumni who were not
consulted on about Mr. Sweet. By the way, let's not forget that
no one was consulted ! As Salsman had mentioned, it was not
procedurally necessary for the Administration to consult
anyone.
Now, without hesitation, let us dive, intellect first (Ah!,
don't forget to gently tighten your philosophical goggles, but
not too tight, for we wouldn't want to start seeing unbased
phantoms!), into the depth of Salsman's assertion for the
rejection of Mr. Sweet. According to Salsman, a philosophy
professor must by definition, uphold reason, philosophy
means "loveof wisdom" or knowledge, and reason is our only
means of acquiring it, and a philosophy professor who does
not uphold reason is like a physicist who does not uphold the
Law of Gravity. And, according to Salsman, the only proper
criteria by which to judge a philosophy professor in whether
heorsheupholds reason, whet her heor she publishes research
that advances reason in the field, and whether he or she is a
good teacher. Salsman generously accepts the Philosophy
Department's and the students' opinion regarding Sweet's
qualification as a good teacher, but questions our knowledge
of his qualifications regarding the upholding of reason and
publication. Salsman even reminded 77k Bowdoin Orient that
Sweet admits to not having published (Oh, by the way, since
then, an article Sweet wrote has been accepted by a prestigious
philosophic journal, AND ITS NOT ON KANT!). Also,
Salsman just blithely assumes Sweet's own philosophy to be
Kantian.
Regarding Sweet's teaching abilities, it was very charitable
of Salsman to grant the department and the students a golden
star in their ability to popularly, 'en masse', find an excellent
teacher. Oddly enough, Salsman fails comprehend what a
professor of philosophy, does at Bowdoin. An historian of
philosophy, which is what Sweet was hired as, is concerned
with understanding the history and development of
philosophical ideas. To view one system as absolutely true
leads to dogmatism. Besides, as it is stated in the Purpose of
the College: The College does not seek to transmit a specific
set of values; rather, it recognizes a formidable responsibility
to teach students what values are and to encourage them to
develop their own. While Sweet does teach Kant, which by
the way is one of the areas he was specifically hired to teach,
he also teaches and does research on many other philosophers,
ancient and modern. Sweet's own personal views are not
relevant to what he teaches. Salsman has no evidence to
support the assertion that he is a Kantian. Somebody that
teaches the history of Astronomy doesn't necessarily believe
in the Ptolemaic system. A historian of National Socialism
doesn't necessarily advocate the extermination of Jews!
Salsman's assertion is ridiculous in holding that just because
a person teaches a subject that that person advocates or holds
to that matter. It's a stupid, groundless inference!!!
Furthermore, Salsman's characterization of Kant's views
are fundamentally wrong! Even a cursory reading of Kant's
philosophy reveals that his primary concern is not to negate
reason but to redeem it. His philosophy in The Critique of
Pure Reason is an attempt to establish necessary knowledge
of the world. Salsman's statement that Kant is the source of
subjectivism and nihilism is not the fault of Kant. If you can
causally attribute Nazism to Kant, as Salsman has so brilliantly
pointed out, then, of course, you can attribute Kant to Hume
and by transposition ultimately attribute everything back to
Aristotle, Plato, Heraclitus...Thales. So, everything is Thales'
fault. Ah!, he needs the whip! Kant was appalled with the
subjectivist, nihilistic, skeptical philosophers. The irony here,
is that Salsman is upset about Existentialism. Who does he
think Ayn Rand bases her philosophy on? ...None other than
good old Nietzsche! It seems apparent that much of Ayn
Rand's thoughts are partially based on the philosophy of
Nietzsche, an arch-Existentialist. Also, Salsman's reference to
morals is incorrect. Kant's whole philosophy is intended to
show the greatness of a rational being, the fundamental
d ignity of each and every individual, and the absolute freedom
which we all possess.
Therefore, it is in my opinion that Richard M. Salsman's
letter of April 10 should not be taken seriously, and in fact
exemplifies that which is contradictory to the purpose of the
college. It should be "consigned to the flames" (a little David
Hume). "Dogs bark at whom they do not know" (fragment 97.
of Heraclitus in Heraclitus. a soon to be published translation,
commentary, and analysis of the fragments of Heraclitus, by
Dennis Sweet).
Sincerely,
John A. Ghanotakis '94
Rebutal to Salsman's "bizarre
and self-contradictory" letter
To the Editor,
I was thoroughly dismayed this week to read Richard
Salsman's letter, which attacks the scholarly value of the work
of Immanuel Kant and the integrity of Professor Sweet . I have
no knowledge of Mr. Salsman's qualifications to make
pronouncements upon so exceedingly difficult and complex
a work as the Critiaue of Pure Reason, nor do I know whether
he is directly acquainted with Professor Sweet himself. I find
his views on both subjects to be without basis and his tone
distressingly mean-spirited. The philosophical work of
Immanuel Kant— whose name Mr. Salsman has not even
troubled to spell correctly- is of considerably greater depth
than the simplistic portrayal it has been given in his editorial
would suggest. Kant did not "denigrate reason" in his work;
he articulated principled limits regarding what reason could
safely accomplish, very much in the tradition of David Hume
and the British empiricists— a supremely rational group of
thinkers, as anyone familiar with their work would quickly
recognize. Perhaps it is Mr. Salsman's mind which has been
""bifurcated", to use his own obtuse terminology. As for
Kantian ethics, they do indeed place a stress upon one's duty
to his fellow man as well as upon principled conduct, which
I would not choose to describe as "servile", in the words of Mr .
Salsman. A concern that moral conduct prevail among
individuals is not anti-individual any more than it is anti-
rational. The comparison that Mr. Salsman makes between
the Kantian ethics and the horrors of Nazi Germany is not
only ludicrous, but also deeply insulting to Prof. Sweet in its
intended implications as well. If there is any philosopher
whose ethics could sensibly be associated with those of the
men who perpetrated the Holocaust, it is not Immanuel Kant
but Friederich Neitzche. There are hardly two philosophers
on earth whose views and methods could be more dissimilar.
I also find it particularly interesting that, in the name of
academic freedom. Mr. Salsman proposes that we only hire
professors who teach Aristotle and Ayn Rand, to the exclusion
of other philosophers. Aristotle is universally regarded as one
of the most profound thinkers of any age, and should never be
(Letter continues on following page...)
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY. APRIL 1 7, 1 992
Student Opinion
(Letter continued from previous page)
absent from the canon. The comparison Mr.
Salsman makes between Aristotle and Ayn Rand
verges on the point of blasphemy, however, and
betrays a profound misunderstanding of the
discipline of philosophy on his part. The creed of
rational self-interest which he praises so highly
belongs more to the tradition of J.S. Mill and the
utilitarians than it does to Aristotle, for whom the
pursuit of virtue was paramount. Perhaps we
should cease to read David Hume as well as Kant,
for it was he who inspired Kant. Hume had built
upon the foundation of Leibnitz, Descartes, Locke,
and those others who came before him. I would be
eager to hear from Mr. Salsman as to which of these
thinkers we should also exclude from the
curriculum; considering the arguments which he
has advanced in support of thedubious proposition
that no professor can teach a subject in which he
has specialized without attempting to indoctrinate
his students. That view of matters insults the
intelligence of students generally. I am indeed
startled that Mr. Salsman was once a Bowdoin
student himself in light of his apparent lack of
intellectual capacity, which he has made public by
writing such an absurd editorial. The assertions
contained in his letter are so bizarre and self-
contradictory that it would almost be comforting
to find that his distortions were intentional.
It is indeed true that assignments to the tenure
track should never be decided on the basis of
personal popularity. However, I would suggest to
all the members of the Bowdoin community, and
to the venerable figures of this College's
administration as well, that much of Mr. Sweet's
popularity stems from the enthusiasm and interest
he shows for and in his work and his students. I
believe Mr. Salsman is right when he asserts that
self-interestedness is not a priority for Kant nor for
Prof. Sweet. The only remaining question is this:
how many of us would want to have professors
whose whole concern was bound up with their
own self-interest, and what kind of College would
we have if that were so?
Sincerely,
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When was the last time you have
thought about
the honor and
social codes?
Unfortunately,
unless you have
been accused of
violating either
of them, chances
are you have not
really thought about the Honor
Code/Social Code pledge card (or
the matriculation book for the
Classes of 1994 and 1995) you signed
at matriculation with which you
pledged to follow the honor and
social codes. The Student
Disciplinary Review Board is
currently reviewing all aspects of
the student judicial system at
Bowdoin, and we want to initiate
discussion about the student
disciplinary system at this college.
In this column we will illustrate
the workings of the disciplinary
system with a fictitious case of a
student who is accused of violating
the Honor Code based on a typical
set of circumstances. We have
discovered that many students are
uninformed of what the honor
system is and how it handles cases
of violations of either the Honor or
Social codes. It is important for all
members of the Bowdoin
community to understand the
current system, in order to make
discussions about revising the honor
system meaningful.
Remember, the following is an
entirely fictional case of a student
accused of an honor code violation.
This case will help illust-ate the
»vorkings of the current system, and
also will show some of the problems
in the current system.
Pat Clark is a sophomore enrolled
in Government 290. For the course,
Clark must write a 10-page paper.
One week after turning in the paper,
Professor Smith summons Clark. At
their meeting, Professor Smith
accuses Clark of plagiarism. If Clark
admits to plagiarism, Professor
Smith has several options under the
current system.
First, Professor Smith may elect
to handle the situation internally.
Professor Smith need not provide
any form of "due process"; he/she
may act as judge, jury, and
executioner — accusing the student,
personally determining guilt, and
deciding sanctions. Punishment
could be as mild as a rewrite of the
paper or as serious as a failure in the
course. The incident receives no
institutional review or attention.
Professor Smith may, however,
formally refer the complaint against
Clark to the Dean of Students as a
possible infraction of the Honor
Code whether he admits or denies
the accusation. Once Smith refers
the case, the Dean of Students
initiates formal College
proceedings. The student will face
an administrative hearing in front
of the Student Judiciary Board,
which will hear the case, decide
culpability, and — if necessary —
recommend appropriate sanctions
to the Dean of Students.
The Dean of Students or the
student can ask for the Judiciary
Board to reconsider its decision if
the recommendations are not
mutually acceptable to the Dean or
the student. Should conflicts remain.
either party may appeal to the
Bowdoin College Board
of Appeals. However, if
the recommendations are
agreeable, the Dean of
Students implements the
recommendation of the
Board.
Upon appeal, the
College Board of Appeals
rehears the case, examining all of
the information and issuing a
binding, independent judgment. If
it determines that a violation,
indeed, occurred, sanctions may be
the same, greater than, or less than
the punishment recommended by
the Student Judiciary Board.
As you can imagine, adjudication
of an Honor Code violation is
usually quite protracted. The Dean
of Students is central to the formal
disciplinary process. He/She
generally conducts the initial
investigation; accumulates and
reviews evidence; determines if the
student — Clark, in this case — is
charged; refers the case to the
hearing board; then, quite often,
serves as counselor, mentor,
supporter, and advisor to the
accused. Opportunities for conflicts
of interest are evident. Interestingly,
after sharing information with the
Dean during periods of
vulnerability, the student and the
Dean may find themselves at odds
with one another at the hearing.
More importantly, the Student
Judiciary Board merely recommends
sanctions to the Dean; the Board
does not have the sole authority to
discipline individuals. So, with the
exception of suspected Honor Code
violations, the Dean of Students
determines which cases the J-Board
actually adjudicates, decides which
evidence the panel considers, often
guides the accused through the
judicial process, then receives
recommendations (and recomm-
endations only) from the Board.
So, are students really
instrumental in the disciplinary
process? The original Honor System
and Social code relied upon the
integrity of the individuals to
maintain order through student/
faculty participation. The concept
of student self-governance within
the disciplinary structure, with the
exception of the J-Board's meek
advisory role, seems to be missing.
At Bowdoin College, the Dean —
rather than the students — is the
"system."
The Dean's Office maintains
broad discretion in referring
instances of Social Code violation to
the J-Board . Dismissable cases (those
involving major misconduct) are
generally subject for student review;
others (involving minor
misconduct) are often adjudicated
administratively in the Dean's Office
upon mutual agreement by the
accused students and the Dean.
The Student Disciplinary Review
Group is looking at finding ways to
make the honor system more
consistent and more reliant on
process. If any members of the
Bowdoin community have any
suggestions for improving the
system feel free to contact one of the
members of the Student Disciplinary
Review Group. Your input is vital
to ensuring that the review of the
honor system is a success.
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NUMBER 21
Proposal to ban single-sex frats back on table
Student Affairs Committee votes to recommend original proposal to Governing Boards
By Tom Davidson, Jr.
orient editor-in-chief
Many students saw victory when
the Governing Boards voted on
March 7, to implement only a
portion of President Edward and
the Executive Committee's proposal
to ban all single-sex fraternities and
sororities. Yet now the original
proposal is once again on the voting
table for the Boards to decide on
May 22, when most of the campus
will be gone for summer vacation.
The Boards voted in March to
prohibit organizations that
discriminated on the basis of gender
from providing housing, dining or
social facilities. They also decided
that a recommendation to ban these
organizations completely would
have to come from the Student
Affairs Committee of the Governing
Boards.
This committee met on Saturday,
April 11, to discuss implementation
of the March 7 vote. The Boards also
considered further action in regard
to fraternities, sororities and student
life. Chaired by Paul P. Brountas
'54, this committee is made up of
Thomas H. Allen, Tracy J. Burlock,
Edwards, Carolyn W. Slayman, May
Ann Villari, Sarah F. McMahon and
student representative Jessica Jay
'92.
After discussing whether single-
sex organizations that do not
provide housing or dining services
conform with College policies, the
Committee voted unanimously on
the following:
• To recommend to the Executive
Committee that Bowdoin College
adopt a policy which would prohibit
fraternities, sororities or similar
organizations that discriminate on
the basis of gender (i.e. with or
Accompanying the recent
recommendation by the Student
Affairs Committee was an eleven-
page document titled "Fraternity
Policy Implications and
Implementation" written on April
6, that outlined the Administration's
policies in implementing the March
7 vote.
Although the principal purpose
of the March vote was to "address
the College's concerns about its
residential life", there were no set
provisions outlining what "indirect"
housing was. In the document, the
College explains that "indirect" can
take the form of three scenarios:
• the national fraternity provides
After discussing whether single -sex organizations that do not provide housing
or dining services conform with College policies, the Committee voted unanimously
on the following:
• To recommend to the Executive Committee that Bowdoin College adopt a
policy which would prohibit fraternities f sororities or similar organizations that
discriminate on the basis of gender (i.e. with or without residences or national
affiliation).
• To recommend to the Executive Committee that this policy be effective on
September 1, 1993, and that any fraternity or sorority whose membership is based
on gender shall be prohibited from adding to its membership from after September
1, 1992.
without residences or national
affiliation).
• To recommend to the
Executive Committee that this
policy be effective on September 1 ,
1993, and that any fraternity or
sorority whose membership is
based on gender shall be
prohibited from adding to its
membership from after September
1, 1992.
The document explains that two
events led to the College's decision
to ban single sex organizations.
First, funds were provided by an
individual "with no ties to
Bowdoin" so that Zeta Psi could
acquire a house on Harps well Road .
Second, the split of Delta Kappa
Epsilon "who left their
coeducational fraternity last fall and
established themselves as the
Bowdoin affiliate of another all-
male national."
lodging for the group;
• a private individual provides
lodging for the group; or
• a private individual provides
lodging on theopen housing market,
and the students as a group take full
or exclusive occupancy of the
residence.
This policy affects Chi Psi and
Zeta Psi and leaves Delta Kappa
Epsilon and Alpha Beta Phi intact
and unchanged.
Since the earliest the date that the
Governing Boards can vote through
the Student Affairs Committee
proposal is May 22, the earliest
possible time for implementation
of the new policies is September of
1993. At the meeting, the Boards
will address the issues of rushing
and "grandparenting." In the
paper, the Administration states,
"If the organization can exist until
1993, one could argue it should be
allowed to rush new members in
1992. However, this causes certain
very real logistical problems for an
administration which will face a
new set if students who have just
pledged their lifelong commitment
to the fraternity." The College went
further, explaining that "We would
anticipate that the normal
punishment for a student who is
found to continue membership in a
prohibited fraternity is suspension
of one year."
The Administration also_
mentioned that requiring all
fraternities and sororities to be local
is also a possibility. "This avoids
having the College assess the
policies of outside organizations
and deciding which ones it agrees
with and which ones it doesn't."
But as the issue stands now,
fraternities that discriminate on the
basis of sex can remain at Bowdoin
as long as they do not provide
housing or dining. Yet the looming
proposal to eliminate all of the
single-sex organizations will land
on the voting table for a final
decision on May 22.
I
This week marks the "National Sexual Assault Awareness Week".
SAFE SPACE coordinated a banner contest with the theme "Friends
Don't Force Friends".
Student Center plans underway
New Committee to renovate Hyde Cage aims project for 1994
By Kevin Petrie
orient asst. news editor
In its first four meetings, the newly
composed Committee to Renovate
the Hyde Cage/Curtis Pool area has
considered the construction of a
Student Center that may include a
bookstore, dining facilities, mail
room, the Service Bureau,
information desk, and gameroom.
The Committee estimates the entire
project, designed to offer the student
body an open, central gathering
ground by 1994, will probably cost
about $2 million.
Chaired by Professor Mark
Wethli, this committee, comprised
of students, faculty and
administrators, hopes to offer a
program of suggestions to the
Governing Boards when they
reconvene this May. "We really
want to hear from the campus
community," said Bill Fruth, a
committee member.
Members of the committee are
presenting students, faculty and
administrators with a "blank slate."
At the latest meeting, Wethli
encouraged everyone to act as the
"ears" and "nerve-endings" of the
student body. They wish to
construct the community's ideal
campus center.
"Inviting people to take part in
the process," the committee plans
to conduct a survey in Moulton
Union on Monday, April 27, and to
offer an Open House in Hyde Cage
on Wednesday, April 29. Fruth said
there will be "areas for people to sit
and talkabout possible facilities and
options."
The creators of this $2 million
venture have already secured
$690,000 in donations, and hope to
obtain the remaining necessary
funds from other contributors. "The
donors, at the moment, are
anonymous," said Wethli.
Given the current status of the
budget, Director of Budgets Gerald
Boothby said the College hopes to
avoid borrowing fu nd s from ba nks,
but "It depends upon what we can
raise." The Governing Boards must
approve the allocation of all funds,
borrowed or donated.
"We'll give them an update on
financing, before we get permission
from the Boards."
This project may essentially move
the center of student life from
Moulton Union to Hyde Cage. "We
struggled for space for the Bear Buns
Cafe," said Fruth. "The building's
ability to serve the needs of the
students on campus in the 90s and
beyond are limited." Built with a
different campus in mind, Moulton
Union was constructed in 1927 as
the College faced different needs.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. APRIL 24, 1 992
Orientation
Harassment banners
Orient Conventional Wisdom Report
So many people who deserve it have gone to jail recently
that OCW can hardly stand it. Anyone missing from the
list? Hmmm...feel lucky, Will?
Students display banners to heighten sexual harassment awareness.
One-Acts
Winners of the student play writing contest will hit the stage of the
Playwright's Theater this week.
Baseball
Baseball loses to Southern Maine.
Turn the Pa ye...
Need-Blind Admissions at Bowdoin..... .. j
LASO's march against racism........................ 4
Interview with John Rensenbrink................... 5
Women artists' trh 8 ^ ■■...— ,, , M . 5
Softball update U
Editorial: Axe the Exec Board. 14
UP Till: KIVKK
IRON (BARS) MlKE ^"S 61 " stTike and education problems gain sympathy. Plus, you've
got Dersh on your side. How can you lose. (Oops. ..see below.)
Leona
Flying to the big house in a private jet? Weak comeback. Dersh blew it
for you, too. Remember, hospital corners...
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Must be lonely in the pen without the boys! Why not become a rat and
CHARLES KEATING g^ parole on good behavior? (see below)
JohnGotti
What? Unjustly convicted. ..an honest businessman? OCW gives
that one the big WHATEVER!
ACROSS
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8 Mixes
13 Bakery item
14 Incrustations on old copper
coins
16 Oxygen-supplying apparatus
1 7 Desendant of Esau
18 Most like Jack Sprat's food
19 label
20 Have — with (have
connections)
21 Mischievous child
22 Suffix for mason
23 PLant again
25 Certain doctors, for short
27 Swiss river
28 Followers of lions and tigers
31 Army officers ( abbr.)
32 San — , Texas
33 College entrance exam
36 Necessity for 7-Down
40 Jongg
41 Impudence
42 More suitable
44 Simian
45 Likely
46 Shoe part
47 Class of ball-
player
49 Novelist
France
52 Atom
53 Applied an ointment
54 Rapidly-maturing
plants
55 Like some kitchens,
in color
56 Held back, as
water
57 Sounded a warning
signaled
DOWN
1 Having only
magnitude
2 Cashed a pawn, in
chess
3 Hoist
4 Beginning of George
Washington saying
5 Part of i=prt
6 Ring decisions
7 Spanish painter
8 Jazz dance
.9 Well-known magazine
10 Monogram component
11 Knocking sound
12 Singer Pete, and family
14 Confessors
15 Tracy/Hepburn movie
(2wds.)
24 Outer garment, as a fur
Qy Edward Julius
25 Ones who impair
26 St i ff-cola red jackets
29 Buying everything
in sight(3 wds.)
30 Short-billed rail
33 Gathered together
34 Town on southern
tip of N.J.(2 wds.)
35Toe —
37 Albany, in relation
to New York City
38Wasatop(2wds.)
39 Greek
43 Like a clarinet or oboe
45 Sap-sucking insect
48 — of Wight
49 Rental listings (abbr.)
50-— lay me..."
51 Love, in Spain
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY. APRIL 24, 1 992
Incident questions Board policies
Committee interview process irks rejected candidate
afternoon, congratulated him on that should just be done," said Exec
hisappointmenttothecommittee. Board member Neil Houghton '94.
"Because Ameen and I agreed, I Houghton plans on developing an
told (Thorp) we recommended official policy over the summer.
When Bryan Thorp '95 him," said Littin, who was absent Presently, the Exec Board assumes that
interviewed for a position on the at Monday's Executive Board one of the interviewers will notify those
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
Health Services Committee, a sub-
committee of the Student
Executive Board, he expected a
fair selection process. After all, the
interviewees were two members
of the Student Executive Board,
Ameen Haddad '93 and Noah
Littin '94.
Thorp interviewed for the
position on Sunday,
meeting when Saban was who applied for a committee. Haddad
appointed instead of Thorp, said that the Board may simply tell
"Ameen and I had agreed on three people to read of their decision in the
people," said Littin. Orient, for future appointments.
Thorp explained that he felt "There's no set time when you have
cheated and disillusioned by the call by," said Haddad, who had
Executive Board's notification promised to call Thorp by Tuesday,
process. "1 was shocked. I'm not Thorp claims that Haddad single-
mad that I didn't get the handedly repealed his appointment to
— the committee. In fact,
Haddad and Littin only
recommend appointees
to the Exec Board for the
Health Services
Committee.
Thorp explained in an
interview with the Orient
that Haddad had a
conflict of interest since
Saban is his fraternity
brother (Alpha Kappa
April 5, and was told ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i
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interviewed one last hnnriPfl CL QHltl " disqualified him for the
candidate for the job, «* 5 * position because he
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decided to recommend a senior.
Saban instead of Thorp. "[Thorp] appointment. 1 feel that if I'm going In a written statement, Houghton
wasn'tqualified compared to Lou, to go out of my way to get involved said, "Ameen and I have been working
for a medical committee," said in the Bowdoin community, they together to improve the selection
Haddad citing Saban's pre-med should have courtesy. I guess I process of and relationship with
courses. just wanted a call," said Thorp. student representatives. This will
Littin knew nothing of the The Executive Board has no include a more professional interview
change in recommendation, and official notification policy. "I don't process. Problems like this won't
upon seeing Thorp on Tuesday know if we'll have a policy, but happen again."
26 students fall victim
to 'need-blind' axe
By Tom Davidson, Jil
orient editor-in-chief
After students expressed
outraged last year when 40
students were denied admission
because of a lack of financial aid,
the admissions office announced
recently that 26 students, who
were initially accepted had been
relegated to the waiting list
because they needed financial aid .
For 23 years, Bowdoin has
prided itself on meeting their
"need-blind" admissions policies.
But recently, largely due to the
recession, Bowdoin is following
the lead of many private
institutions nationwide who are
moving farther and farther away
from their policy of admitting
students regardless of their
financial situation. The College
has a financial aid budget of $75
million.
With the growing costs of
operating the institution and a
steady decline in federal financial
aid, most private colleges simply
cannot afford to offer the large
amount of financial aid to
matriculating students.
When asked if there is any way
to prevent the deferral of
students based on their need for
financial aid, Scott Hood from
College Relations explained "I
don't think there's any way to
tell. The College will continue to
increase the amount of money
set aside for financial aid.
Hopefully this will be enough."
This growing trend in
admissions offices has been the
spark for much debate and
protest on campuses across the
nation. At Brown University, 250
students were arrested in during
a sit-in to protest Brown's denial
of admission to students because
of their need for financial
assistance. The University
charged the students on five
separate count s.Similar protests
have occurred recently at
Columbia and Smith.
While Robert Ed war d s pushes
for a reduction in expenses in
order to cut the deficit the
amount of money allocated for
financial aid has increased.
Hyde Cage
Renovations
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The committee discussed the
reaction of fraternities to such a
refocusing of campus life. It was
decided that consultation with
fraternities would be important.
Committee member El sa Lee '93
offers her vision of Hyde Cage in
1994. 1 would like to see a lot of
services that are currently spread
around to be located in one spot."
She calls for a larger mail room,
that sells stamps, sends and
receives packages, and sorts
incoming mail, a game room, and
a movie theater someday. She
adds, "We just need a little cafe,
similar to Bear Buns, with a lot of
seating area "
The College hired Dobler and
Associates, an organization that
"plans space," to assess the
community's needs.
Two or three years ago, Bo wdoin
considered such renovations, but
the proposed project amounted to
a $12 million, three-story interior
addition to Hyde Cage. The
College abandoned the idea.
In recent years Amherst and
Middlebury, institutions of
comparable size, constructed new
Student Centers as well. Fruth said,
"A number of schools have gone
through [this process] and are
going through it. I think this would
bea significant addition that's been
needed for a long time."
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was broken when a group of
people threw snowballs at the
house. ,
9:19 a.m.
An employee reported that a
metal storage cabinet at Baxter
House has been vandalized.
Saturday. April 18
2.-03 a.m.
A fire alarm at Winthrop Hall
was activated when a pull
station was pulled.
6:00 a.m.
A student vehicle was
vandalized while parked on
South Campus Drive.
Brunswick Police also took a
report.
9:22 a.m.
A resident of McLcllan Street
complained of a student
vehicle parked on her front
lawn. The student was notified
and moved his vehicle.
5:08 p jn.
A student reported that her
vehicle was broken into while
parked on College Street.
Brunswick Police also took a
report.
Tuesday. April 21
4:16 pjn.
A student reported that a bike
had been left on his porch at
Pine Street Apartments. The
bike has been placed in the
bike rack at Rhodes Hall.
4:16 p.m.
A student reported that his
room had been entered and $10
removed from his wallet.
Wednesday. April 22
1:45 a.m.
Security responded to two
complaints of loud noise from
Pine Street Apartments. After
the second complaint the party
was closed down.
651 ajn.
A student who had passed out
in the Coles Tower lobby was
taken to his residence by
Security.
LASO rally draws fifty despite snow
Latino leaders hope their march against racism will become annual event
by Archie Lin
orient news writer
The Latin American Student
Organization (LASO) staged a rally
last Friday to
fight racism.
Originally, a
march was
also planned
but because
of the
inclement
weather it
was
cancelled.
This rally
attempted to
address the
issue of
racism in our
society.
The rally
was held in
the Main
Lounge of the
M o u 1 1 o n
Union, where
more than
fifty people showed up to hear showed up. . . more than we
speeches by students and other expected."
leaders on the open mike. Juan Jorge Santiago '94, office
Bonilla '95, co-president of LASO, coordinator of LASO, said, "We
said, "A good amount of people were disappointed no faculty
members showed
up. "Among the staff
at the rally were
Richard Steele and
Mitch Price from
Admissions, Faith
Perry, Acting
Director of
Multicultural
Affairs and Doug
Ebeling and Joan
Fortin, the Area
Coordinators.
LASO plans to
hold another rally
next year —
hopefully on a day
when it is nice out.
Santiago wishes to
express his thanks to
everyone who
showed up, and
hopes next year even
more people will
join the rally against
of LASO. Photo by Erin Sullivan. racism.
B.P.D. investigates assault Mood Drive on Wednesday
By Tom Davidson, Jr.
editor-in-chief
Following an incident where a
woman was assaulted in the
basement of Hawthorne-
Longfellow library, the Brunswick
Police Department has launched an
investigation -
the
to find
attacker.
The assault
occurred at
7:35 p.m. on
April 4 when
a Bowdoin
student was
studying in at
a desk.
Wearing
earphones,
the woman
had her back
to the door
and did not
notice the
man
approaching — — —
her from
behind. Although not revealed at
the timeof the assault, the man used
a "stun-gun" to shock the woman.
According to Lieutenant Henry
Pomerleau of the Brunswick Police
Department "The man applied the
P omerlea u
explained "This
had nothing to do
with College
Security. This is
a criminal
offense.
if
weapon to her neck and zapped
her. The stun-gun is a portable
hand -held type of defensive item
that people can obtain very easily."
Bowdoin College Security
described the womanonly as being
"grabbed".
Pomerleau explained 'This had
nothing todo with CollegeSecurity .
This is a criminal
offense."
Investigators at
the Brunswick
Police
Depart me nt
claim that the
investigation is in
full-swing, "It is
still open-these
cases never close
until the suspect
is caught."
Pomerleau was
reluctant to reveal
any more
specifics relating
to the
investigation
hi^^^^ claiming that if
^ — - they were close to
nabbing the individual it could hurt
their efforts.
The suspect us described as a
white male, approximately 6', over
200 pounds, of medium build, with
short dirty-blonde hair.
By Michael Golden
orient news editor
The Bowdoin Blood Committee,
a group of students who organize
four Bowdoin blood drives
annually, are appealing to all
community members to participate
in the Wednesday, April 29 Blood
Drive.
Bowdoin blood drives have
traditionally collected 200
donations, but the last drive, held in
February, got only 115 donations.
"The last Blood Drive was terrible.
We came in almost 100 units low,"
said Ron Crane '94, a Blood Drive
coordinator.
Each donation can help save the
lives of three or more people. 'There
is such a demand right now,
especially in Maine," said Crane.
The April 29 Blood Drive will be
the last opportunity of the
academic year for students to
donate on campus.
The Blood Committee
welcomes all donations from
faculty, staff, students and area
residents. Crane said that the
drive's sponsor, the Red Cross,
has "relaxed old guidelines."
"Anyone, including cancer
patients, can give blood. Contrary
to popular belief athletes can give
blood. They only lose energy for
one day. You can be back playing
the next day," said Crane.
The Bowdoin Blood Drive will
be held at Sargent Gym from 3
p.m. to 8 p.m. Those interested in
volunteering to work at the drive
may contract Crane at 721-9541.
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Physical Plant to
review procedures
By Tom Davidson, Jr.
orient editor-in-chief
The Physical Plant
Department will undergo a
massive review of its operation
and effectiveness by a Review
Committee from April 26-29.
David Barbour, Director of
Physical Plant said that the
review was "to see if we're
serving the community as
effectively as we can."
The committee is made up
of the following members:
William Middleton, Chair:
Assistant Vice-President for
Facilities Management at the
University of Virginia; Alan
Lewis, Director of Physical
Plant, Colby College; Thomas
Riley, Director of Operations,
Education Development
Center, Newton, Mass; Allen
Springer, Associate Professor
of Government; Gerald
Boothby, Director of Budgets;
Roger Doran, Audiovisual
Coordinator; Jose Ribas,
Technician/ Prepara tor;
Lauren Deneka '95.
The Review Committee will
host a series of open meetings
to allow the students, faculty
and staff to offer their input
about the Physical Plant.
Barbour explained that they
will look at everything from
optimum staffing levels to job
effectiveness.
Spare room with all
privileges available for
male student for
summer or next
academic year at 68
Weymouth Street. For
details call 729-1337.
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1 992
5
It's not easy being Green
An Orient interview with Research Professor John Rensenbrink, by Richard Littlehale
April 22nd marked the 23rd
celebration of Earth Day. In keeping
with the spirit of the week, the Orient
conducted an interview with
Environmental Studies Research
Professor John Rensenbrink, who has
recently published a book on grassroots
envirpnmental activism and social
change.
How did you become involved
with the Greens?
When I was in Poland, I got the
news of the West German Greens
making this big breakthrough in
1 983. They got just enough votes to
get 42 delegates in the national
parliament. That really blew the
minds of the Wall Street Journal and
various other orthodox political
institutions. Suddenly everyone
wanted to know who the Greens
were. They were identified mainly
as environmental, although they
were also anti-nuclear, and some
were societal conservatives...this
whole melange of groups that got
together in West Germany. When I
got back to this country, I was called
on the phone by a friend of mine
with whom I had worked in the
anti-nuke movement. He had just
come back from Canada, where
they had a great Green meeting. He
said that we ought to start
something like that here.
Did you consider involvement
with a more organized group?
I certainly have always had very
good relations with groups like the
National Resources Council of
Maine and Maine Audubon. I was
never attracted to them more than
that because I felt that they were
not holistic — they didn't include a
serious social dimension in their
message. They're pretty reform-
minded, not revolutionary and
transformational.
I did try the institutional route —
I ran for the state senate and lost by
a narrow margin. I had been very
much involved in the Democratic
party, and in organizing the Reform
Democrats of Maine within the
party. I've tried both organizing
reform groups within the
Democratic party and running for
office. I think I've paid my dues to
the acknowledged way of doing
politics in this country. I believe
that there are people still committed
to doing it that way, but there are
also a lot of people hovering on the
edge right now, and I am trying to
offer them a beachhead in a d ifferent
direction.
Do you feel that your interest in
the Greens is a sort of rebirth, or
just a logical extension of your
past work?
I think both. As far as rebirth is
concerned, that's a little dramatic.
In some ways, I've got more time as
a research professor, though in
other ways, I have less, because I'm
writing. This book and the Greens
have been fresh air for me.
I have plans beyond this book,
which is mostly strategy. I want to
do a book on theory. That's the
discipline I was trained in, it's my
first love. I cut my intellectual teeth
on Plato, and from there went all
the way to the post-modems. I'm
interested in rendering a statement
about human nature and politics
from an ecological point of view.
Do you find any stigma attached
to your enviroiunentalism? *
I'm not quite sure how that
works. I sometimes sense
puzzlement about my politics. I was
very active in the anti-poverty
campaigns of the 1 960's, and have
always been associated with that
concern for social justice by some
people. Therefore they hear about
my involvement in ecology and
they wonder "Well, is John just
picking up another fad?" I see the
two as integrally related.
Susan Faludi has written a book
identifying a backlash against the
to some realities that are happening.
That is very disturbing, but on the
other hand I suppose its
understandable, because he is, as
one cartoonist said, "our oil
president." That means a deep
mental attachment to fossil fuels,
and probably an inability to
extricate himself from the mindset
that disposes public policy towards
not being very serious about the
effects of fossil fuels on the
greenhouse effect and the ozone
layer, which are the most stunning
crises facing the planet today. Not
only that, but it seems to preclude
in his mind a search for alternatives.
Certainly, ozone depletion is such
an issue, as are theantics of a certain
corporation that is suddenly
discovered to have polluted the hell
out of someplace. Obviously, there's
lots of copy in that. It tends to be
pretty piecemeal.. .it doesn't add up
to an overall understanding of the
problem, and the motive behind it
is copy, not explaining the issue.
There's a saying among
journalists that "good news is no
news."
That's right. In addition to that,
there is no overall environmental
consciousness present in the media,
John Rensenbrink (right) discusses his new book.
Photo by Maya Khuri
We, the revolutionaries in a new key, must learn to unite those
seeming opposites, soul and calculation, spirituality and strategy,
and become the Green Warriors for a new society.
-- The Greens and the Politics of Transformation
by John Rensenbrink, R.&E. Miles, $14.95
feminist movement Do you mink
there is a backlash growing against
the environmental movement?
It's definitely there, but it is a
very predictable threat. I've known
that the backlash was forming ever
since I've been involved in this. I
know that a lot of people have
reason to be furious with
environmentalists.
Environmentalists have tended to
be rather supercilious, and there is
a sense that environmentalists have
made some serious mistakes. The
issues environmentalists raise are
not fads, though, they are real, and
they're going to impinge on peoples'
consciousness soon enough. A
backlash is totally understandable
and inevitable, and it just means
that there is going to have to be a
greater degree of clarification as to
t hed irection that we have to choose.
The lines are getting formed, and
people are going to have to choose
a side They can't sit in the middle
any longer.
You say in the book that the U.S.
is in a pivotal position to effect
global change. How are we using
that position today?
When you look at Bush, it is hard
to see how he is relating to what is
really going on in the world. His
refusal to go to the UNCED
environmental conference in Brazil
when most of the great leaders of
the world are going is symbolic of
an almost dogged refusal to face up
I don't think anyone else, except
Jerry Brown to a degree, is doing
anything more than ringing the
changes in growth as understood in
the 1950s.
Do you think the U.S. is going to
lose its position as the leader of the
environmental movement?
Unless there is a serious change,
we are definately falling behind in
giving world leadership to the most
decisive and important question
facing humanity.
The transformation that you
discuss in your book, and that the
Greens represent, goes beyond
people's notion of the Greens as
an environmental party.
Yes, I think so far as people read
may book and reflect on what the
Greens are trying to mean in the
world, they will have to conclude
that their preliminary assessment
that it is just another environmental
cause is mistaken and
foreshortened.
You identify the media as an
obstacle to environmental change.
Yes. Most people see it as picking
up all kinds of interesting items
about how bad things are. I know
that some of my conservative
colleagues think that that is what
the media does, and therefore they
must be pro-environmentalist. I
think that the media picks up
anything that looks sensationalist.
and the very fact that they pick out
these things for dalliance before the
public eye, gives the public the
impression that something is being
done about it, when all that is being
done is muckraking. This may
sound unorthodox, but I feel that
the media contributes to a feeling of
gloom and doom in the population,
that we are powerless, that we can't
do anything about it.
Do you think that Americans will
ever settle for a lower standard of
living, if that's what it takes?
There are five to six billion people
in the world, and if that number
continues to grow unchecked, there
isn't going to be enough of
everything to go around. The
standard of living that we have
become accustomed to as Americans
just won't work. Most Americans
when asked have said yes, we'll
accept higher taxes, for example, if
it really does mean cleaning up the
environment. Ideas of
decentralization, community
economics, self-reliance, and
conservation all factor into the
solution. I am not convinced that
we do not have the ingenuity to
create ways so that we can live better
than we do now, but still
sustainably.
Can the Greens stay tjue to their
grassroots origins and still achieve
a transformation of society?
In the end, its going to be
communities that mount the
defense, that make the decisions.
At the same time, we have these
behemoths in power in
Washington and London and
Paris...that concentration of power
at the national level has to be
brought into focus as a problem.
There is a growing trend in
American politics, and around the
world, for greater decentralization
of power; the corporations are
going to have to take that into
account. That's part of the struggle:
the Greens must not give up their
deep attachment to community
self-help. At the same time, there
needs to be an effort made by
locally-based activists to form
national and international
networks to focus pressure on
national centers of power, both to
change their policies and to divest
them of some of their power.
How much responsibility to
individuals have to take for their
choices?
We have to alter the consumer
mentality, change it into more of a
citizen's mentality. Consumerism
says that we don't have to take
responsibility, that supply and
demand dictate our choices; that's
got to change. Take our
consumption of meat. We're not
saying that "thou shalt not eat
meat." We are saying that there is
a relationship between that choice
and other people going hungry.
Thirty thousand children die every
day of malnutrition. If Americans
cut back their consumption of meat
by ten percent, that would release
enough resources to feed one
hundred million people a year. We
need to bring that kind of thing to
people's attention.
You ref ered a number of times
to the Solidarity movement in
your book, as an example of
people taking societal choices into
their own hands.
It had a great impact on me. It's
a wonderful illustration of a
movement that wasn't overly
organized. The organization of the
movement in Poland was based
on multiplicity, which is an
emphasis I make in my book about
the Greens. What seems
fragmentary actually can cohere
together, if we learn how to
accomplish that. The old way is
that someone says "We have this
program," and then everybody
climbs aboard the bandwagon and
you have fairly rigid hierarchies
based on highly centralized
ideologies. That's partly why I'm
writing my book, to counter that
tendency of people to put all their
faith in one grand, organized
package.
Why are you continuing your
research on Poland?
It ties in very much with my
long-term interest and deep
concern in social change — that's
how I became interested in Poland
in the first place. For me, people
taking responsibility for
themselves and for their society,
really taking it themselves, is the
most fascninating thing of all.
6
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 24. 1992
Arts & Leisure
Museum displays work by women artists
Newly arranged exhibit of pieces from permanent collections to celebrate contributions of women
By Katie Gilbert
orient staff writer
To help mark the twentieth
anniversary of coeducation at
Bowdoin, the Bowdoin College
Museum of Art is presenting Visions
of Women, an exhibition containing
works from the permanent
collections by women artists. The
exhibition, presently on display, will
be shown through June 28. Visions
of Women has been a collaborative
effort since January by the entire
museum staff and three student
assistants: Emily Lentz, '92, Ashley
G. Wernher, '93, and Eliza
Hum phrey s, '93 who wrote the three
essays accompanying the exhibit.
The exhibition consists of many
mediums, including photography,
prints and watercolors, and are
arranged, according to Katherine J.
Watson, Director of the museum,
"on the basis of a shared theme or
gesture, a related pallete or
composition. These combinations
often force new perceptions and
understanding." Works in Visions
of Women span from dates as early
as 1781, with Truth attacking Envy
by German artist Marie Katharine
Prestee (1747-1794), through the
late 1980's, and include many
prominent artists such as
impressionist Mary Cassatt whose
The Barefoot Chad, 1897, is part of
the exhibit.
Although have been admitted
to Bowdoin for twenty years, the
museum has played a role in
recognizing women artists since
its establishment. The Walker Art
Building was originally given to
the college by t wo women, Harriet
Sarah and Maria Sophia Walker,
(who donated the building in
memory of their uncle Theophilus
Wheeler Walker). In addition, the
"presenceof art intheearly history
of Bo wdion College was a conduit
for the presence of women at an
institution with limited access for
them."
Though that access is no longer
so restricted, the museum
continues to reflect the presence of
women, as Visions of Women helps
to give "voicetoearlier generations
of women," and "recognizes
contemporary women artists
whose work vitalizes the
collection". In conjunction with
Visions of Women , the museum has
rearranged Winslow Homer's
permanent collection, to display
his wood engraving and etchings
of women at work and at play in
the nineteenth century, also
presently on display.
Detail of Berenice Abbott's Yuban Warehouse.
"^ . Celebrate Coeducation
The Walker Art Building celebrates the presence of women at Bowdoin
On May 1st at 12:45 p.m. on the quad the dance department will be performing "Museum Pieces."
Beginning in the 197(r*s, "Museum Pieces" was started as an informal performance that could take place
anywhere on campus. This year the backdrop will be the galleries of the Walker Art Building and the
Quad.
The performance will consist of at least three pieces. The cho r eogr aph y class will be doing an
improvosational piece mat "could be anything" according to Professor June Vail. One of the dance
classes will be doing the "bicycles." The other is dancing a "collage," which will definitely be -off beat*
The entire performance will be much less formal than die Pickard theater p er f o r mances, and it is
guaranteed to be extremely entertaining.
Bowdoin Chamber Choir
to perform in Chapel
By Debbie Weinberg
orient copy editor
The music of the troubadores and
trou veres is rarely heard in the same
concert as Latin American music.
However, a concert on Sunday,
April 26 at 3.-00 p.m. in the Chapel
offers the opportunity to experience
both. The Bowdoin Chamber Choir
and Collegium are presenting this
diverse program.
After Cwen Thompson '92
conducts the Chamber Choir in
singing three English psalm settings,
the Bowdoin Collegium will present
twelfth and thirteenth century
French music. Scott Vaillancourt
'92, who conducts the group,
denned a collegium as an "old name
for an instrumental school." The
instruments are appropriately
medieval, including voice, the
recorder, harp, lute and rebec.
What' s a rebec? Valerie Romoser
'94, normally a violinist, called it a
"precursor to a violin." Thought
the rebec is played much like the
violin, the small, pear-shaped
instrument has only three strings.
During the second half of the
program the Chamber Choir will
capitalize on the Spanish they heard
during their spring break tour in
Puerto Rico, singing a series of Latin
American folk songs.
The concert is open to the public.
Student films to premiere Friday, April 24 @
7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditourim
Dana Glazer "Gray"
Chris Colucci & Adam Shopis
"Looking for Normandy"
Also showing Saturday and Sunday @ 730
p.m. & 930 p.m. in Smith Hall
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY. APRIL 24. 1992
Quality Music Returns to
Seven Inches of Wax
By Dan Pearson
ORIENT STAFF WRITER
With the growing tame of former
Sub Pop bands like Mudhoney,
Nirvana, and Sound garden, the Sub
Pop singles club has been receiving
more exposure in the alternative
market than any other major or
independent label around.
Granted, many of the monthly Sub
Pop singles feature weak, Seattle
transplant, grunge ripoff artists, but
for the most part,by featuring bands
record clubs of their own which
utilize cheap production sand
personal service (call K record and
you usually end up talking to Calvin
himself) to showcase local talent on
vinyl. In an attempt to make sure
that some of these finer efforts are
not going unrecognized, the
following features some recent
singles by some of America's best
young bands.
"Daisy" (Planned Obsolescence
records). Coming out of the musical
semi-mecca of Athens, Georgia
Daisy's first single on Planned
Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer look like
Mar shmallow filled chocolate bunnies
compared to the Melvins.
like Unrest, Poster Children,
Reverend Horton Heat, Gorilla, and
countless others, Sub Pop has,
nearly by itself, opened up a lot of
people's ears to a lot of excellent
struggling bands. Through the use
of the inexpensive Seven inch single
format, Sub Pop has fostered the
same sense of musical curiosity that
exposed people to R.E.M., Black
Flag, Minor Threat, and the
Minutemen when their first limited
edition singles were first issued in
the early eigthies.
Due partly to Sub Pop and due
partly to an inevitable reaction to
glossilly packaged, expensively
produced compact discs, singles
have returned in greater number
and quality than ever before,
allowing lots of bands worthy of
being noticed to be noticed. Labels
like Olympia, Washington's K
records, run by Beat Happening's
Calvin Johnson, North Carolina's
Merge records run by Superchunk's
Mac and Laura, and New York's'
Vital Music records, have formed
Obsolescence (produced by Michael
Stipe) showed two songs featuring
the same jangle pop with an edge
that characterized R.E.M.'s Life's Rich
Pageant while the B-side was more
reminiscent in its simplicity and
sound of Galaxie 500 or the Velvet
Underground. This single, however,
features a less pop oriented set of
songs, exemplified by "Brave Mr.
Rio" whose funny meandering and
heavy guitar are more reminiscent
of Buffalo Tom: Heavy music with
soft intentions.
"Fudge" (Bus Stop Records.) This,
the third single from Fudge, partially
produced by Camper Van
Beethoven's David Lowery, shows
better production than previous
singles as Fudge slowly floats
through "Drive'* and "Astronaut"
with the same glassy eyed face to the
sky feel that characterizes Spaceman
3 or My Bloody Valentine. It always
helps to have David Lowery, but
this single shows a great deal of
growth lyrically and musically:
fi rehouse meet Velvet Underground
'Sh
NEWMAN CENTER AT
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
Please Note Change in
Location
Sunday, April 26th Mass
10
Chapel (as usual)
4:30 p.m.
MalBB rnmig^
fMoulton Union)
The change is for this
Sunday only, due to
scheduling considerations in
the Chapel
at the Paul Revere and the Raiders
show.
Dean Wareham/Luna (No. 6
Records) Former Calaxie 500
guitarist and vocalist, Dean
Wareham, returns with his band
Luna, featuring drums by Stanley
Demeskiof the Feel ies. The addition
of the former bassist of New
Zealand's the Chills as well gives
the band more of a rock feel and a
dark urgency that combines well
with Dean's melodic whinings
about being young and in love and
most likely sorry that he ever
wronged Naomi by leaving Calaxie
500.
Melvins (Amphetamine Reptile
Records.) "Night Goat" and
"Adolescent Wet Dream" from the
Melvins latest single assure one
thing: The Melvins are the heaviest,
loudest, angriest, scariest, band ever.
Ever. Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer
look like Marshmallow filled
chocolate bunnies compared to the
Melvins.
-SebadohVAzalia Snail (DBC
Records.) This, the first single on
the DBC label, shows Sebadoh more
clearly capturing the sound and
extemporaneous feel of their live
shows as Toledo" limbers along
like Neil Young with a chip on his
shoulder while "Pete" is an
improvised jam that exhibits
Sebadoh's tendency to change
instruments mid-set to create
something epic and beautiful.
Azalia Snail, on the other hand,
contribute with "St. Nowhere," a
dark, eerie ballad that sound s a little
bit too much like a Throwing Muses
demo tape.
Mudhoney/Gas Huffer (Empty
Records.) Though Mudhoney are
poised on the brink of becoming
Sassy magazine cover boys, they
nevertheless contribute an Angry
Samoans cover that continues their
neverending descension into the
beautiful stinky black pit of garage
punk; pedal happy and drunk as
the dickens. Gas Huffer, on the
other hand, Seattle natives as well,
time in with a silly Killers cover
called "Knife Manual" reminiscent
in weight and abrasion to the
Melvins. Both songs are produced
at Conrad Uno's Egg Studios, giving
each that perfect level of
Arts & Leisure Calendar
for the week of 4/24-5/1
s
faturflay. April 25
9 8:00 p.m. Concert; feminist
artist and composer Kay
Gardner will present A Rainbow
Path, a program of original
music, Clin Arts Center, Bates
College. (Admission: $4)
Sunday. April 26
• 3:00 p.m. Gallery talk, "New
Acquisition: Eugene Boudin's
Port of Le Havre," by Michael
Marlais, associate professor of
art; Colby College, Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
© 3:00 pjn. Concert, The
Bowdoin College Chamber
Choir presents Music by
William Byrd, Latin American
Musk & Music of the
Troubadours & Trouvere,
Bowdoin Chapel, (free)
Tuesday. April 28
@ 4:00 p.m. Remembering the
Holocaust Film Series. "The
Warsaw Ghetto," followed by
discussion with Professor Long.
Presented in conjunction with
the exhibition Holocaust: The
Presence of the Past, Beam
Classroom, Visual Arts Center.
Wendesday, April 29
©1:00 p.m. Gallery talk,
"Holocaust: Towards a Better
Future," by Judith Magyar
Isaacson, author, Seed of Sarah.
Presented in conjunction with
the exhibition Holocaust: The
Presence of the Past, Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
Thursday. April 30
d 4.00 p.m. Remembering the
Holocaust Film Series.
"Weapons of the Spirit,"
followed by discussion with
Professor Reizbaum, Sharon
Price '94, and students of the
Bowdoin Jewish Organization.
Presented in conjunction with
the exhibition Holocaust: The
Presence of the Past, Beam
Classroom, Visual Arts Center.
Friday. May 1
@ 12:45 p.m. & 3:30 p.m Dance
performance, "Museum Pieces
XII," by the Bowdoin Dance
Group, under the direction of
Professor June VaiL LIMITED
TO 99 PEOPLE AT EACH
PERFORMANCE, Bowdoin
College Museum of Art.
professional-non professionalism.
Minerva Strain (jettison Records.)
From the highly musically
populated state of North Carolina
comes Minerva Strain, who
combine the incessant guitar
strumming style of the Feelies or
Johnny Marr to create two beautiful
simple pop songs that wreakof XTC,
the Beatles, and Potpourri. Whereas
much of what is being produced on
singles features songs is bathed in
fuzz and self indulgence, groups
like Citrus Groove, All About Chad,
and Minerva Strain (along with their
wit and innocence.
Some Velvet Sidewalk (K.
Records.) Hailing from Olympia,
Washington Some Velvet Sidewalk
have obviously been influenced by
hometown favorites like Beat
Happening, Nirvana, and Bikini
Kill. Just as these bands grew up on
punk and hardcore but also
discovered the paisley pop make
flowery Pop with a punk edge: less
swirl, more curl.
Swirlies (Slumberland Records.)
Next to K. Vital Music, and Murge,
Slumberland records has been one
of the most prolific labels of late,
releasing numerous singles by
Maryland, Virginia, and the Swirlies
make multi-layered fuzz drenched
guitar churn in thetradition of Jesus
and Mary Chain, Venus Beads, Ride,
and the Charlottes. Despite the fact,
though, that there are a zillion bands
around creating this type of music,
the Swirlies, however, like Black
Tambourine and the Lily's have a
heavier, more metallic sound
reminiscent of Dinosaur Jordan.
Whereas other bands seem to tread
water in the fuzz, Slumberland
bands seems to dive.
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Commencement Volunteers Needed
A new volunteer program is being developed by the
Commencement Commitee in an effort to build a greater
sense of campus community involvement in Bowdoin
graduation activities and to convey a welcoming spirit to
graduating Seniors and their families. Undergraduate
students and members of the administrative and support
staff willing to serve as ushers and in other volunteer
capacitiesshould call Cindy Wonson, x3221, by April 30 to
sign up. There will be a meeting of all volunteers
approximately one week before Commencement.
President Edwards will present a commemorative gift to
volunteers for their efforts at the All-Campus Picnic. We
hope many will choose to volunteer on May 22 and 23.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT ARTS & LEISURE FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1992
Strong beers that will make your head spin
By Matt D'Attilio &
Todd Sandell
orient beer reviewers
Seeing as finals are coming up soon,
Todd and I decided that we should
review beers that will solve some or
all of your stress problems. The
following brews will make you so
loose you won't be able to feel the
hangover — that is, until the morning.
Malt liquors are the obvious choice of
most of the Beverage Rack's
customers, so clearly we had to pick
out at least one malt liquor. Instead of
Mead. By the way, that store is a
good road trip; Jim Beam fifths for
$7.20 a bottle and a free Jim Beam
T-shirt with thehalf gallon bottles.
Beam fifths tend to make the
scenery more interesting, as long
as you are of age and not behind
the wheel.
We mutually agreed to swill
the Septante 5 first since we had a
bad feeling about the barrage that
was to come. First of all, you have
to cough up $3.86 in order to avoid
a shoplifting charge. Another
black mark against Septante 5 was
the fact that it was imported by
Fischer Alsace Company, and it's
a French brew. Let's face it- in
approximately five percent alcohol
by volume. American malt liquors
are really meant to send people
into another dimension, yet foreign
malts try to incorporate some flavor.
American malts also tend to take
on derogatory names like King
Cobra and Power Master:
Interestingly, the Wisconsin
SupremeCourt ruled that Heileman
Brewing Co. must remove all cans
of Power Master malt liquor
because the label was targeted
towards the poor and underaged.
Within weeks, the price of the
remaining Power Masters
skyrocketed to about $50 a six-pack.
Blah, blah, blah...
Flavor wise, mead is in the nebulous space
between champagne, beer, and wine, but the
predominant taste is definitely the honey.
the regular malt liquors (Colt 45,
Magnum, Heffenreffer, King Cobra,
Old English 8 Ball, and Schlitz malt
liquor are just a few), our eyes fixed
upon a huge wine sized bottle sitting
in the refrigerator: Septante 5. In
addition, we sampled a rare treat after
a trip to the New Hampshire State
Liquor Store (just over the Maine-
New Hampshire border)- Chaucer's
general, the French should stick to
making wine and cheese.
However, the pure strength of the
beer led us to believe it was worth
the old college try.
Malt liquors always have high
alcohol percentages by volume: In
fact, in the United States, a beer is
automatically placed in the malt
liquor category after going over
From the outset, the Septante 5
bottle was corked and there were
visible amounts of yeast floating
around — possibly a sign of
potential flavor. The label on the
front pictured an old man with a
beer gut peering into an empty
stein, apparently very unhappy
with his situation. We can
sympathize. Anyway, we thought
the beer had medium flavor in spite
of its lack of hops and color. The
alcohol content, as predicted, was
quite prevalent, and the ample
carbonation added to the power of
the beer. We suspect that roasted
malt was used for most of the
fermentable sugars.
Both Todd and I were a little
worried by the label's vague
description of the brewing process.
According to the label, the beer is
made with "low fermentation" and
is aged in cold cellars for ten weeks
before shipment, but a malt liquor
should require more fermentation if
anything, so the label doesn't make
any sense.
On a brighter note, we had the
pleasure of downing another 750
mL bottle: Chaucer's Mead. Mead is
brewed in the same fashion as
normal beer, but honey, fruit, and
spices are substituted for malted
barley. Flavor wise, mead is in the
nebulous space between
champagne, beer, and wine, but the
predominant taste is definitely the
honey.
One word of warning: the bottle
comes with a cork (supporting our
addendum to the twist-off cap
theory, which is that if it has a cork
it is also worthy of investigation).
We were without a corkscrew, so
Todd, showing true commitment to
his work, feverishly bit off the top
with his teeth. It also contains
sulfites, so if you have that allergy,
better find a substitute.
Anyway, Chaucer's tends to focus
a little too much on the honey flavor,
while other mead brewers have
made better use of traditional fruit
flavors, like plums and peaches, to
name a few (we recommend
Camelot mead, although it's very
tough to find). '"Todd thought the
flavor reminded him of that grape
fruit juice you get in fifth grade and
honey- surprisingly, not that bad a
mix.
The mead also has a subtle
carbonation, which helps lighten
the flavor and also delivers a quick
buzz, but it's still too heavy to finish
a bottle by yourself. I decided that
for mead, it was O.K., but for beer in
general, it was better than average,
and unusual enough that it deserves
a try.
My only complaint was that the
brewers didn't take full advantage
of the opportunity to experiment
with some available fruit flavors,
but it was still pretty good. Besides,
at 11% alcohol, you stop noticing
the flavor pretty quickly.
Chaucer's Mead would be an
especially good accompaniment to
any type of fowl dinner, and is also
good slurped up hot with cinnamon
and cloves, and funnels easily.
By the way, if you decide to try
a few bottles of these brews in one
short sitting, as we did, it might be
useful to remind you that Ian
Buchan's office is between Moore
Hall and the Hyde Cage- just try to
stay on the pavement, and you'll
end up right on the steps.
Cheers!
Favorable verdict for Joe Pesci and Marisa Totnei in new film
By Pete Adams
orient staff writer
Throughout the years there have
been some powerful portrayals of trial
lawyers such as Atticus Finch in To
Kill a Mockingbird, Perry Mason, Jim
Garrison in JFK and Vinny Gambino.
"Who the hell is Vinny Gambino?"
you are asking yourself. Well, he
may not belong in this upper echelon
of performances, but in My Cousin
Vinny he leaves his mark as the
funniest trial lawyer to grace the
hallowed halls of justice with his
presence. Vinny, played by Joe Pesci,
is the focal character of the film which
is hilarious and well worth seeing as
soon as possible.
The plot of My Cousin Vinny does
not make any attempt to convey
any deep, significant message, but
instead drives to the point, which
is entertaining comedy. Vinny
and his attractive fiancee Mona Lisa
Vito (Marisa Tomei) travel from
wonderful Brooklyn to Wahzoo
City, Alabama to rescue Vinny' s
cousin, Bill Gambino (Ralph
Macchio, yes folks that's right, The
Karate Kid) and his friend Stan,
whohavebeen mistakenly arrested
for the murder of a store clerk. Bill
and Stan's gratitude at Vinny's
arrival slowly dissipates, however,
after they learn that it took Vinny
six times to pass the bar after honing
his legal "skills" at the Brooklyn
Academy of Law.
Despite the meager optimism of
Bill and Stan, Vinny becomes
embroiled in a personality clash of
epic proportions with the judge of
Wahzoo City (Fred Gwynne, yes
folks the same guy who played
Herman on The Munsters). The
lack of any understanding between
them provides some of the movie's
funniest moments. Vinny's choice
of clothing for the opening day of
the trial, black leather, his tactful
choice of words, i.e. the f-word, and
his ignorance of law in general are
the ingredients for a humorous
confrontation.
Analagous to the arrogant chatter
of White Men Can't Jump, the
language of My Cousin Vinny is a
constant source of amusement. The
strongly accented Italian-Brooklyn
dialect of Vinny and Lisa is a foreign
language to the natives of Alabama.
For example, in referring to Bill and
Stan, Vinny describes them as the
two "yutes" (youths) generating a
response of utter amazement and
confusion from the Yale educated
judge. This film is chock-full of
laughs owing much to the
screenplay of Pesci and Tomei as
well as the directing of Jonathan
Lynn, who also directed Nuns on the
Run, which was another fabulous
comedy.
My Cousin Vinny is the movie to
see when you need some comic
relief from the serious, intense lives
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9
Make a run for La Fonda in Fort Andross
By Chris Strassel &
Matt D'attiuo
oreint business managers
Word around the Orient this
week was that there might not be a
restaurant review, so we took it
upon ourselves to make sure that
the Bowdoin campus would
remain well informed as to the ups
and downs of local dining. La
Fonda Mexicana has been in
Brunswick since last spring, yet it
is a pretty safe bet that many
students have never heard of it,
much less actually been there. La
Fonda is in Fort Andross on Maine
Street, just before the bridge
heading into Topsham . The short trip
is well worth the effort; on walking
in, the informal atmosphere is
immediately obvious. The tables are
covered with paper, and there is a
mug of crayons provided at each for
those budding artists.
The menu features an extensive
list of Mexican food, with everything
from quesedillas to enchiladas to
fa jitas to good old tacos. There's even
a burger selection for those gringos
who can't handle the Mexican. The
most dangerous part of the menu,
though, has got to be the
"thermometer option." Each of the
Mexican dishes is available in five
different levels of heat; one might be
comparable to the Tower (ie no spice
whatsoever), while five is enough to
burn your lips, tongue, and throat
into oblivion. Given, we chose level
five. Our appetizer was a plate of
nachos, smothered in melted
cheese. In fact, it was pretty tough
to see the nachos, but as soon as the
first one hit your mouth, you could
feel them.
Wehadwimped out and ordered
the level four nachos, and the
waitress smirked as she set them
down, saying, "Just remember,
these are only four. Your dinners
are a five." We devoured the plate,
chugging several huge glasses of
water in the process. Four? No
problem .For the main course, Matt
opted for the tacos, while I chose
the enchiladas, both at the hottest
possible level. The meals came
along with a new supply of water.
The tacos were piled high with
lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese,
hiding the spicy meat. I looked upon
what had to be the largest tortilla I
had ever seen, bursting with beef,
beans, rice, and lettuce (and a few
other things, I think). On top was
another dose of cheese, melted on
tomato sauce. Unlike too many other
places, the food was even cooked in
a real oven (unlike some other
"Mexican" place. And it was
surprisingly mild for the hottest level
on the menu — NOT!
We lost track of the number of
glasses of water that the ever-
smirking waitress brought to the
table. However, between gulps, this
was easily the best Mexican food we
had had in Maine. There was
actually real food in there, not that
weird brown stuff in the Beef &
Bean Burrito most of us are used to.
Mart's taco was no disappointment,
either, loaded with meat and piled
high with veggies. All in all, this
meal made Mexican food at
Bowdoin look like baby food.
After polishing off the last of
our dinner, we drained the water
glasses, and waited for the feeling
to return in our mouths. Dessert
was out of the question, so we
can't really comment on that (by
the way, what do Mexicans eat
for dessert?).
However, if you're in the mood
for some great authentic Mexican,
this is the only place to go. The
price isn't bad ($2.00 for a taco,
$6.00 for an enchilada, and the
average complete dinner is about
$7.00 to $8.00), and the food is
tremendous. Just don't make the
mistake of going for level five.
Twoor three should be more than
enough.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1992
11
SPORTS
Men's Tennis trounces
Division 1 UNH
Professor Griff continues undefeated
streak
By Nick Taylor
orient sports editor
The Bowdoin Men's tennis team
enjoyed a victory thatthey will
cherish for years as they walked
over Division 1 foe University of
New Hampshire. After three
frustrating weeks of injuries, the full
lineup returned to prove once again
that the tennis squad is one of the
top in New England. And it couldn't
have come at a better time.
This weekend, the team heads to
Williams College for the NESCAC
tournament. Facing the likes of
Williams and perrenial powerhouse
Amherst, the team believes that it
has its strongest line-up in years
foes at the number three position.
The tandem should do extremely
well at New Englands.
In singles competition, Forstner
was forced to drop out of his match
in the second set because of a
shoulder injury. Hurt continued to
struggle by falling to his opponent.
After a stellar 1991 season when he
reached the finals of his draw at the
New England tournament, Hurt has
had a had time finding his strokes
alhough his play has steadily
improved over the past week. Hurt
has a tough first round against one
of the strongest players on the east
coast, Brian Nuremberg from Tufts,
the number two player in New
England . First-year Coach Rosalind
Kermode stated "Jimmy's peaking.
"We hadn't lost since last year together.
It's hard to swallow losing, especially to two
hoo-haas like that"
going into the tournament.
The UNH match came at an
optimum moment as the Polar Bears
had suffered through injuries to
Chris Leger '91, Joe Gryzymski '94,
and first-year phenom John Winnick
'95 . The teams started the 6-3 singles-
doubles line-up first. Leger and Nat
Forstner '92 had a tough three-hour
match, coming up with a huge
victory 7-6, 6-7, 7-5. The two played
their trademark style, running down
balls and their go-for-broke strokes
on target.
The day did see Tom Davidson
'94 and Grzymski have their five-
match win streak snapped in a 7-6,
6-4 loss. "We hadn't lost since last
year together. It's hard to swallow
losing, especially to two hoo-haas
like that," explained Davidson.
Grzymski and Davidson will go into
the tournament at the number two
position and face a tough Williams
team in the first round.
The new doubles combination of
Mark Susar '95 and Jimmy Hurt '92
proved effetive, shutting out their
He's reelly going to peak by this
weekend."
Leger, still hampered by his
shoulder injury split sets with his
opponent and and held on to win a
tie-breaker in the third set.
Mark Slusar, continued his romp
through the league by crushing
UNH'sMikeGulio6-l,6-0.Theteam
is looking for Slusar to score some
points for the team this weekend.
Davidson's seems to be returning
to form after a rocky beginning to
the season. The sophomore located
his forehand, the strongest element
of his game to trounce his foe 6-3, 6-
2. Davidson goes into the
tournament after a strong showing
at the Middlebury tournament last
year. Kermode explained 'Tom
found his head and his forehand."
Griff "The Professor" Blake
continued his undefeated streak
with a strong win at the number six
position. Blake will go in at his usual
spot this weekend. The first round
of the NESCAC tournament starts
today.
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Men's baseball continues losing streak
Bears drop tough one against Southern Maine
By Rashid Saber
orient sports edtior
The Men's Baseball Team, enveloped
in a frustrating losing streak, lost another
to Southern Maine this past Monday. The
Polar Bears, winless since April 5th, look
to end those losing ways this weekend
when they host UMaine-Presque Isle in
double-header action.
In the Southern Maine defeat, Brian
Crovo '93 lit up the scoreboard with
several offensive highlights. Crovo, who
blasted a grand Slam, finished the game
going 3-6 with 5 runs batted in.
Mike Brown '92 took the loss for the
Polar Bear pitching staff.
Prior to the Southern Maine loss, the
Polar Bears took a spanking at the hands
of region-rival Colby 12-7. In the game,
senior tri-captain Ben Grinnel paced the
Bowdoin offense going 2 for 3. Mike
Webber '93 also looked potent on offense
putting up three hits and pushing across
one run.
As has been the case all season,
Bowdoin's defense continued to be a
problem. The Bears have been outscored
in their last two games by a margin of 26-
16.
First year standout pitcher Jay Barillaro,
however, remains "optimistic" about the
teams play. Barillaro commented, "As a
team we've lost some real tough games,
but we hope to end them in the Presque
Isle games." Barilarro will take the mound
in game one of the Presque Isle double
header.
Saturday, Bowdoin travels to Boston to
face Tufts in a weekend twin-bill.
Because of early season snow-outs, this
years season will last longer than most. In
wrapping up the year, Bowdoin hosts
Suffolk on May 4.
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Polar Bear Leaps for the catch Photo by Maya Khuri.
Softball loses in bizarre outing
Polar Bears outhit Thomas 16-2, lose 11-10
By Rashid Saber
orient sports edtior
The Bowdoin College Women's
Softball Team, in one of the seasons
most bizarre outings, lost to Thomas
College Monday. After
outhitting Thomas 16-
2 the Lady Bears
managed to let one slip
away in the very end,
11-10. In the game,
Polar Bear pitching
proved fatal as
pitchers Pam Shanks
and Gena Comenzo
combined for 16 walks.
With the win Thomas
upped their lackluster
season record at 2-6.
The loss dropped
Bowdoin under 500
record at 3-4.
In the top of the first
inning Bowdoin
opened the game with
an offensive barrage.
The Lady Polar Bears
jumped to a 6-0 lead S
before the first Thomas batter ever
reached the plate.However, in the
bottom of the first, Thomas did
Bowdoin one better climbing back
to first tie the game, and then take
the lead at 7-6.
In Bowdoin's first inning offensive
explosion Laura Martin and Fran
Infantine paced the assault. Martin
finished the inning with a two run
single, while Infantine chalked up a
two-run double.
More importantly, however, was
the poor play of Bowdoin's defense
in the opening inning.
Giving up a handful of
walks, eight, and
committing two decisive
errors, the Lady Polar
Bears allowed Thomas to
overcome a six run
deficit to take charge of
the game.
Despite the poor
defensive play of the
Polar Bears, their offense
appeared to be as potent
as ever. In the 16-hit
offensive surge Cathy
Hayes and Amy Aselton
combined for an
impressive six singles,
putting up two and four
respectively. Martin
ended the game with a
double and two singles,
Infantine with a single
and double.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. APRIL 24.1992
Despite the snow, Men's Track is victorious
By Rick Shim
orient asst. sports editor
A fter the cancelation of a big meet
against Tufts last weekend (snow in
April; who would have guessed?)
the team took a five hour road trip
to Wesleyan to face their first
competition since they defeated
record, third in the discus and fourth
in the shot put.
Then in the triple jump, first year
Mike Johnson rose to the occasion
to jump 42' 6 3/4" taking second and
giving Bowdoin three points. Senior
decathelete Derek Spencealso made
a huge contribution, scoring eight
points by placing first in the high
jump, second in the polevault and
Moore '93, Bowdoin's best hurdler,
took second and a first in the 400
and 100 meter hurdles respectively.
Wright took third and fourth in the
400 and 100m hurdles.
respective events. Kinky, in attempt third in the 4 by 100 and the 4 by
at the steeplechase, took second with 400m respectively. Andy Lawler
a time of 10:165. Wood, who was
out for a while, was back with the
team and took second in the 1500m.
'94, a member of the relay team,
took a first in the long jump
defeating the runner-up by over a
foot.
Coach Slovinski had this to say
about the week's results and the
'I feel confident about the rest of the «p«>n»ng meet, This week i was
9 very pleased with Mike Johnson's
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Wesleyan competed
was to be dominated by the Bears.
The Bears scored 73 points and
Bates, the second place finisher, had
52 with Wesleyan coming in third
and Colby last. In the nineteen
events Bowdoin took fifteen first
and second place finishes.
The meet was scattered with
excellent performances. First year
thrower Scott Dyer put in another
excellent performance as he
contributed for eight points by
placing first in the javelin, the event
in which he recently set a school
meter hurdles.
The sprinters were led by senior
co-captain Jeff Mao who contributed
ten points by placing first in the 100
and 200 meter sprints. Peter Nye
'94 was another big contributor as
he placed third and fourth in the 100
and 200m respectively. In the 400m,
Pete Adams '95 placed second with
53.9 and Nga Selzer '93 placed
second in the 800. Bill CampbeH'95
(not Pat Callahan) came in fourth in
the 800m with a 2:01.5 just barely
missing third by less than a second.
In the hurdle events Jason
Nga (Selzer), Dave (Wood) and Bill
working extremely hard and it paid
off with a PR. I feel confident about
the rest of the season. If our middle
Campbell, run well we should have an distance 8W ■■ N & (Selzer) '
r Dave (Wood) and Bill Campbell,
excellent week at the state meet. '
£oach Slovenski
The d istance runners took a round
of seconds as Dave Wood '93,
Andrew Kinley '93, and Bill
Callahan '92 all took second in their
Men's Lax falls to Midd, blasts Tufts
Following a disappointing fourth Quarter loss, Bears win 28-10
by Erik Bartenhagen
orient staff
In their game last Saturday, the
Men's Lacrosse team discovered
that anything less than four quarters
of play against a skilled team such
as Middlebury just isn't enough for
a victory. Despite three excellent
quarters of play, the Polar Bears
saw their four goal lead evaporate
on their way to a disappointing 13-
12 loss to the powerful Panthers.
The home contest began as an
even struggle between two quality
teams, with Middlebury edging out
a 4-3 lead after one period . This lead
didn't last long, as Bowdoin surged
past the Panthers with a superb
offensive and defensive effort to take
an 8-6 advantage at the half.
The Polar Bears continued with
their dominating play in the second
half, increasing their lead to four
goals heading into the final period.
Highlighting the third quarter was
an outstanding play by junior Chet
Hinds. Eluding a constant barrage
of Middlebury checks, Hinds
sprinted up the field and dished off
to senior tri-captain Tom Ryan, who
promptly deposited the ball in the
back of the net. This beautiful goal,
which drew loads of cheers from
the home crowd, appeared to give
the team a safe and comfortable lead .
Unfortunately, Bowdoin's 12-8
lead proved to be anything but safe.
Taking advantage of the teams
spiritless play in the fourth quarter,
Middlebury scored five consecutive
goals and handed the Polar Bears a
stunning and disappointing loss.
Attempting to explain his squad's
collapse in the final quarter, Coach
Tom McCabe stated, "We became
tentative on offense and stopped
playing aggressively." Instead of
attacking the wounded Panthers
and closing out the victory, the team
was "too cautious and used poor
judgement." Yet despite the difficult
Leading Bowdoin's potent
attackwas tri-captain Chris
Roy, The team's leading
scorer, who added to his
total by blazing seven shots
into the net
loss, McCabe described the
Middlebury game as a "turning
point in the season" which increased
the team's determination and overall
level of play.
This improvement was clearly
shown in Bowdoin's match at Tufts
on April 22. In that game, the Polar
Bears ripped apart their unfortunate
adversary on their way to a powerful
28-10 victory without the help of
Tom Ryan, who led the team in
points. Even more impressive is the
fact that Tufts has beaten tough
teams such as Colby and
Connecticut College.
Leading Bowdoin's potent attack
was tri-captain Chris Roy, The
team's leading scorer, who added
to his total by blazing seven shots
into the net. Hind's had another
strong game with seven points (4-3-
7) while Peter Geagan '92,
Bowdoin's third captain,
contributed with eight points of his
own (5-3-8).
McCabe was extremely pleased
with his team's performance against
Tufts. "Fifteen of our first seventeen
goals were assisted, a statistic which
shows that we're playing well as a
team and being patient and unselfish
on offense," said the coach. "It was
no contest."
Two home games against
Amherst and New England College
on Saturday will give the Polar Bears
a short break from what has recently
been a difficult schedule. These two
teams, which have been struggling
lately, will nonetheless be "worthy
opponents" in the eyes of Coach
McCabe. Heading into these
matches, McCabe is very optimistic.
"We're playing our best lacrosse
right now. The guys are playing
with confidence and enthusiasm,
and it couldn't happen at a better
time. It's very exciting."
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Co-captain Bill Callahan took
second in the 5000m.
The relav teams took a first and
run well we should ha ve an excellent
week at the state meet."
With this win behind them
Bowdoin will travel north to Colby
for the Maine state meet. Among
the teams competing there will be
Bates and Colby, whom the Bears
have defeated in previous
encounters .
Women's Track destroys
Colby, Smith, Cards
By Pat Callahan
orient contributor
The five hour bus ride to
Wesleyan turned out to be well
worth the hassle as the Women's
Track team came away with an
impressive victory over strong
teams from Colby, Smith and
Wesleyan . Sparked by school
records in the two hurdle events
and the 400 meter relay, the Bears
amassed 94 points to more than
double the total of their closest
competitor.
Erin ONeiU^spearheaded the
assault on the record books as she
deckled to try her talents at yet
another event winning the 400
hurdles in 66.9, outdistancing the
second place finisher by almost 5
seconds.
First-year stand-out Amy Toth
followed her lead by demolishing
the field in the 110 meter hurdles
on the way to her place in the
record books. Those two then
teamed up with Sarah Soule '95
and Emily Levan *95 in a lopsided
400 meter relay victory. Soule, who
had just won the 100 meter dash,
went out hard seizing a slight lead
which Toth maintained through
the halfway point. Levan then took
over, blowing the race open,
leaving junior co-captain Erin
O'Neill to cruise home, winning
by 30 yards and picking up her
second record of the day. "Even
though we had the same 4x200
team indoors the 4x100 is a totally
different race. So I was excited that
we got the record today." noted
the double-winner.
Thedistancecrew also held their
own as they swept both the 1500
and 5000 meter races. Tricia
Connell '93 lead the way in the
1500 claiming a personal best on
her way to a convincing win in
456.3. Folio wing close behind were
Amy Yam '93 and Jean McCarthy
'93 who ran step for step theentire
way to shut out merest of the field.
Co-captain Eileen Hunt '93 came
through in a gruelling 5,000 meter
race towing teamates Hanley
Denning '92 and Laura
Kunzelmann '95 to outstanding
times as well as a crucial 2-3
finish. In the field events the
Bowdoin got a double win in the
Shot put and discus from
sophomore Becky Rush.
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT SPORTS FRIDAY. APRIL 24 1992
13
Proposed budget cut may alter Bowdoin sports
(This is the first part of a two part
reflection on Bowdoin sports)
It's very hard to believe that four
years of Bowdoin College are
coming to an end. With only one
more week of classes left, the
realization is beginning to set in: it's
time to move on. I thought I'd share
some reflections on sports at
Bowdoin, and, hopefully, my words
will speak for many others here.
The most important thing that
I've discovered about athletics at
Bowdoin is just how important they
really are. Obviously, at a small
school it's easy to recognize the
athletes. There are no athletic dorms
or separate workout rooms. Thus,
when we root for the Polar Bears,
we are rooting for our friends.
Beyond that, the campus is very
fitness conscious. Farley Field House
is crowded in the afternoon and
even at night with people lifting
weights, runni ng, swimming
playing tennis,
and generally
trying to find
ways to stay in
shape and shed
the excess weight
that comes with
having too much
to eat and drink. Clearly this is a
reflection of society itself, and it is
more noticable in a tight
environment like ours.
Sports are meant to be fun for all,
Louder than
words by
whether they are competitive or
simply for leisure. They are a
necessary respite from the important
matters of daily college life. Having
said that, it seems illogical for the
college to remove these factors from
the campus. Yet,
in the past few
years, budget cuts
have forced the
administration to
cut various
programs,
including the
wrestling team and several junior
varsity squads.
It's time to stop these cuts. This
year, the school tried to take away
women's hockey due to its high costs
r
and lack of fan support (save one
group of loyal followers), which
would have deprived the school of
one of its most consistently
competitive teams. Thankfully, a
determined bunch of players
immediately took action and forced
the school to seek other alternatives
to trim its budget. Then, rumors
circulated that the football team
would be taken away. Another
mistake. Though football is the most
expensive sport to finance, it's
clearly an integral part of the college
year, no matter how successful the
Polar Bears are on the field. A brisk
Sat urday a ftemoon at Whittier Field
in the fall and a chilly winter night
at Dayton Arena are part of The
Bowdoin Experience.
If you don't have
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In four years, I've seen the college
remove the infirmary, scale down
the security staff, scuttle plans for a
student center and the completion
of the science center, and put a stereo
in the fieldhouse that makes
Metallica sound like Manilow, all
for the sake of the budget. All of
these things have upset me, but
none so much as the slow removal
of the athletic life of the campus.
While the so<alled fringe sports
may not ha ve been im port ant to the
administration, they served the
purpose of opening up athletics to
Though football is the
most expensive sport to
finance, it's clearly an
integral part of the
college year, no matter
how successful the Polar
Bears are on the field.
the whole college. Students who
never would havehadthechanceto
play competitive sports at a large
school had the opportunity to put
on the black and white uniforms
here. Removing these programs
widens the gap between athletes
and non-athletes, making sports an
elitist concept.
Intramurals are also threatened
by the ax. The administration bears
no responsibility here; it is the
students who are to blame if these
programsarecut. Withtheexception
of ice hockey, mostof the intramural
sports are met by little student
support. It is primarily the
fraternities who show the
motivation. Intramurals are a fun
experience and show pride, dorm
against dorm and frat against frat.
Those who don't participate in these
programs now will probably be the
first to complain if and when they
are gone.
I remember my first week at
Bowdoin and a presentation in
Pickard Theater which introduced
me to many of the people that were '
available to Bowdoin students,
including those from counseling,
student activities and the health
center. Also there was John Cullen,
head of the intramural program and
assistant athletic director. He told
my fellow neophytes and I about
the importance of staying in shape
and about all of the opportunities
that the college provided for this^
Now it's time for both the college to
continue providing these
opportunities and for the students
to take full advantage of them.
Athletics are clearly an important
part of the Bowdoin College
atmosphere. If they are to stay that
way, everyone will have to
cooperate to prove it. Like the
fraternity controversy, the status of
sports on campus must be worked
out between the students and the
administration. Hopefully this will
not become as much of a bone of
contention as the fraternity issue
and, if both sides work together, a
solution will be reached that is good
for all.
(Next week: Some memories from the
past four years of Bowdoin sports)
Go Bears!
i
14
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT. OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 24,1992
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Editorials
Executive Board is Powerless and
Directionless. It's Time this Changed.
The Student Executive Board is structurally
flawed, incompetent as an institution, and serves
no well-defined purpose in the Bowdoin
community.
In talking with people in the Administration,
Faculty, the student body and the Executive Board
itself, the consensus has been solidly supportive of
these conclusions. In the many years of its existence
this has been the case and it will continue to be the
case unless radical changes are made.
Since chaos and lack of direction seem to define
the workings of the student government, it is
hardly surprising that nothing has been done. We
propose that a committee (yes, another one) be
formed to implement the needed changes and
submit the following suggestions for the new
student government.
Reschedule the Voting Process
The elections should take place in the spring, not
the fall. When we vote in the fall, it takes virtually
until November for the elections to be completed,
the winners organized, and the government set in
motion. Most other schools hold their elections in
the spring, allowing work to begin before school
does.
Bring in a Hierarchy
Once the work does begin, it is virtually
meaningless. Where was the Executive Board
during the recent uproar over single-sex
fraternities? They organized two plebicites and
then nothing more was heard. The Board is too big
and amorphous a body for there to be an effective
rallying point around which a stance on important
issues such as this one can be formed and pursued.
A hierarchy would define lines of authority,
responsibility and accountability, thereby
galvanizing participants to action. Specifically,
we need a student body president; one person who
has far more power and distinction than the current
position of Chair.
t
Power
The Student Senate, filled with the Student
Representatives, is currently a mockery. In fact, it
has the potential to have student opinion shape the
future of the College. Essentially, two simple,
obvious things are needed for this to happen. First,
good people have to go for the position of Student
Rep. Second, they have to perform their jobs well.
Committees run the College; Student
Representives are supposed to bring the students'
perspectives to these Committees. This is the
student government's only real tool for affecting
the direction of the College and it can be made a
powerful one if utilized correctly.
There needs to be a mechanism that allows
students to be aware of and able to form opinions
on proposals and policy initiatives well before
they're written in stone. For this to happen, there
has to be a high level of communication between
Student Representatives and a strong backing by
the Executive Board.
This is where the Executive Board needs to
provide direction and leadership so that the Student
Representives are virtually forced to do their job.
(If they don't at that point, it's only their fault.)
With the Executive Board backing them up and
knowledge of the issues, Student Representatives
can be an effective voice. Without it, we are left
with the chaotic and embarrassing incompetence
that we have today.
Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
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THE BOWDOIN ORIENT OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1 992
15
tudent Opinion
A Green Direction for Bowdoin
JohnSimko
The arrival of Earth Day brings
reactions varying from open, angry
criticism of its purpose to complete,
amoeba-like apathy. A verbal poll
of Bowdoin would show, I am sure,
a huge population of individuals
who identify themselves as
"environmentalists", so long as
words such as "partial to" and
"leaning towards" were added in
order to allow for their complete
lack of campus action or
participation in any means to
environmentally sounder ends.
Those among the administration
who would claim to be
environmentalists may have terrific
"track records" at other places. But
at Bowdoin they seem to lack much
initiative or substantiveness in terms
of working toward the achievement
of overall goals which would make
this institution, in the physical
capacity, much less
environmentally-destructive. Of
course, it comes to mind that one
cannot support goals which do not
exist.
In order to effect any meaningful
change at this institution which
would be directly beneficial to the
natural environment, a top-down
approach is necessary. The
grassroots efforts of student groups
fulfill the necessary role of
advocating student opinions, and
making it clear to the
Administration that there is a
consistent and ever-more
formidable faction which believes
in an ecological approach to the
management of the college.
But these efforts are insufficient
alone to cause changes in the other words, we limit paper volume
operation of the campus. Likewise, and the heating season, we install
advisory committees and faculty storm windows and radiator steam
and staff members do not have much traps in order to save money, not in
effect upon ^____^_^^^^_^__^^^_
changing the
cbui^nmduetoa A Verbal P° U <>f
lack of knowledge Bowdoitl WOUld show,
or vision, but rather t
am sure, a huge
population
individuals
for a lack of protocol
or voice to make
their ideas reality.
Those who control
the resources - both
monetary and
physical - at this
institution are the
one's who
ultimately make the
decisions which are
college policy and
practice.
of
who
identify themselves as
"environmentalists" ,
so long as words such
as "partial to" and
"leaning towards" were
added in order to allow
order to protect
the environ-
ment; that is but
a secondary
consequence. If
Bowdoin is
ever to be
serious about
limiting its
environmental
impact, it must
decide as a
whole to move
in such a
direction, in a
Green
direction.
Just as the
move toward a
more diverse
community is
impacting on
various facets
Therefore, it is not
sufficient to have W their complete lack
strong convictions f campus action or
participation in any o rthTcoiie g e~
means to environ- f t r ° m
Admissions to
mentally sounder ends, residential life
to the Dean of
Faculty, tffici to
nearly every
■■■■■■■MMIMBMB academic
about limiting the
college' s
environmental
impact, nor to have
the skills to
articulate plans for
such changes. To
create an actively,
environmentally
concerned college community, department, so too would a Green
Bowdoin must move, through its movement have to encompass every
Administration, in a Green level of the college structure.
direction.Currently, every decision Physical Plant currently does what
made on this campus which
concerns energy and paper use and
proper dispen cement is precipitated
due to an economical benefit. In
it can to make its economic
decisions as environmentally
sound as possible. For this they
should recognized for their
commitment and concern to
environmental problems.
But the ■mm^mi^_
very
processes
which they
must fulfill,
such as
pumping
thousands
ofgallonsof
polluting
fuel oil
through the
heating
plant, and
hauling
tons of
contaminated
paper waste
each year,
still by
definition is
antithetical
to the w—mmm—mm
existence of a healthy planet.
Given the proper resources and
the appropriate plans, steps could
be taken to increase the heating
and energy efficiency of the
buildings on campus, as well as
the habits of those who use them.
But such direction must come
from the planners and controllers
of the college's direction. As
As Earth Day
approaches I encourage
the President, and the
Governing Boards to
find a way in which
ecology can become an
actual, rather than
implicit, part of this
institution. Let us
finally close the gap
between how we think
and how we live.
global effects such as global warming,
ozone depletion, and especially the
increased cost and dearth of
traditional fossil fuels creates more
menacing consequences for our
traditional acts of waste, we need to
■mhmmm turn to institutional
solutions. ""'
A Bowdoin which
seeks much more
efficient use of its
resources will be a
Bowdoin which will
attract and train more
ecologically conscious
individuals, an
implicit goal of a
liberal arts education.
But this cannot be
done by even a
thousand petitions; it
must come about
through the funding
and vision of those
willing to try to create
a "new" Bowdoin; one
which is willing to
place the environment
^ m ^^^ m ahead of the economy
as we traditionally know it.
As Earth Day approaches I
encourage the President, and the
Governing Boards to find a way in
which ecology can become an actual,
rather than implicit, part of this
institution. Let us finally close the
gap between how we think and how
we live.
Sammy Gravano, U.S.
Foreign Policy Solution
— By Kevin Petrie
Remember "Sammy the Bull"
Gravano, the talented man that
murdered seventeen men for his
pal and boss John Gotti? Well, Mr.
Gravano is being unjustly
sentenced to twenty years in
prison. This is a great loss to
society.
Sammy Bull Gravano, a part of
the "Cosa Nostra," the insider's
name for the orchestration of the
Gambino crime family, is a
valuable commodity. His
marketable knack for "whacking,"
as the insiders call it, is effective
and proved itself time and time
again. What an efficient go-getter!
You have to respect the cool
method of execution that boy
shows.
I propose that Mr. Gravano' s
conviction is a liability because he
may be able to solve some of the
world's problems. Now admit it:
wouldn't the world be a better
place if Saddam Hussein were
dead? Bush and his colleagues
believe so; the U.S. army did try to
bomb the fellow as he reclined
under the smoky haze of war . They
missed . I don't think Mr. Gravano
misses very often.
Saddam Hussein is not simply
insolent. He has the capability to
produce nuclear and chemical
weapons, and his nose-thumbing at
the UN is more serious than it seems.
Do we really want a man that
poisons his own population to be
holding such a fatal toy?
No. So no more meetings and
resolutions and sanctions. A bullet
behind the ear is cleaner and more
effective. Sammy Gravano is
inarguably the more effective
enforcer in this instance. He gets the
job done, and you can be sure that
his victims don't thumb their noses
at sanctions. Here is the plan: ship
Mr. Gravano into Iraq, hand him a
turban and pistol, and let him go to
work.
Well, wait- let's try the American
way! We finally convicted Noriega
of drug trafficking, and sentenced
him to a prison sentence. This only
required the invasion of a country,
the deaths of US servicemen, the
gross reduction of other drug
dealers' sentences, and over $100
million. And authorities concede
that more drugs are flowing into the
US now than at the time of the
invasion.
Sure, foreign policy is not as
simple as this commentary suggests.
Issues of human rights are
important, and obviously murder
is not quite so light a topic. But I
hope we notice the way Gravano
gets things done, while Congress
and Bush simply talk and mediate.
Substance, not imputed character, should
determine the Presidential Campaign
The most recent cover of Time
magazine asked the question,
"Why the Voters Do Not Trust
Clinton." As we approach yet
- another election year, this serves
as an unsettling indication that
there is a growing trend in the
American press of "smear
journalism", or "character
assassination."
The actual presidential
campaign hasn't even started
yet— we're still in the primary
process—and Bill Clinton has
been put under a fine, and unfair
microscope.
Not even George Bush has
come under this much scrutiny,
though he probably should. In
Washington, it is common
knowledge that he has been
having an affair for over a
decade. Not to mention the fact
that there are all kind s of ethical
questions surrounding his as
well as his family's financial
practices. Why isn't George
Bush placed under the same
microscope?
Let's look into the future and
see where this trend will take
us, and what kind of campaign
we will witness. We are going
to see a campaign where
character is the issue; a
campaign which totally ignores
the issues. No matter what Bill
Clinton does or says about
specific policy ideas or opinions
on the issues, everything will
be qualified with a statement
alluding to the character
Nick Jacobs
question.
Is this the way we want to elect a
President? Have we become such a
superficial and image-oriented
society that a person's character and
image are going to decide whether
or not they are suitable to be
Have we become such
a superficial and image-
oriented society that a
person's character and
image are going to
decide whether or not
they are suitable to be
President?
President?
It would appear that this is just
the case. Look at Paul Tsongas for
instance. There was a candidate that
had a firm grasp on this issues and
who even had an economic plan
ready to go. The sad fact of what
happened to him was that in terms
of image, he just couldn't cut it.
Because of whatever notion—
whether it be the sound of his voice
or the fact that he would be another
liberal Greek from Massachusetts-
he didn't make the impact that he
could have or should have made.
If we were to examine the issue,
though, we would see that Bill
Clinton has some very interesting
things to say while George Bush's
term as President could be
summarized with a string of empty
promises. He said that he wasn't
going to raise taxes, he said that he
would be the environmental
president, the education president
and he has lived up to none of this.
What has George Bush done?
Well, there is nothing like a war to
boost your approval ratings.
To Bill Clinton's credit, he has
stood by the issues while everyone
covering his campaign has centered
on the character question. When
allegations of marijuana use
sidelined Douglas Ginsberg and
infidelity ended Gary Hart's
candidacy, Clinton has managed to
stay in the race. For what it's worth,
the fact that there are some possible
skeleton's in Bill Clinton's closet
does not lower my confidence in
him. Wouldn't you be worried about
a candidate who's character was a
pure as fresh snow? I would. Bill
Clinton has made some mistakes
and he has learned from them, and
if that does not qualify him to be
President, I do not know what does.
It's time that we took a long, hard
look at ourselves and the press.
Substance, and not character should
decide a Presidential election, and
the press should be responsible
enough to realize this and facilitate
this. It's time to decide whether it is
substance or hype that motivates
and controls us.
^
16
THE BOWDOIN ORIENT, OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 24. 1 992
to the Edito
Rebuttal to last week's editorial
concerning President Edwards
To the Editor,
Rebuttal to last week's editorial concerning President
Edwards' "visionary and resolute" leadership "down a
prudent and inventive path".
Spare me. ^
Sincerely,
Amy Lewis '92 (thank God)
P.S. You may be willing to choke down a handful of P.C.
platitudes, but all I see is that unwise decisions are being made
(without student input) and the flavor of my college has gone
from sweet (no pun intended) to bitter.
It's "Polar Bears", not "Lady
Polar Bears"
To the Editor,
In the April 1 issue of the Orient, a headline referred to the
softball team as the "Lady Polar Bears." In the April 17 issue,
the team was again referred to in a story as the "Lady Bears."
The nickname of a// athletic teams at Bo wdoin College is Polar
Bears, plain and simple. ThebaseballteamisnottheGentlemen
Polar Bears; neither is the softball team the Lady Polar Bears.
Suchdistinctionsarederogatory. Although many institutions
in this country have separate nicknames for their men's and
women's athletic teams, Bowdoin does not. I hope the Orient
will recognize that in the future.
Sincerely,
Michael T. Towhsend '90
Sports Information Director
Office of College Relations
Rush Limbaugh: Habringer of
Bowdoin Liberal's demise -
To the Editor,
Dear Bowdoin Liberals,
Beware! The death knell is sounding the end of your
movement . This comes in the form of the sterling commentary
ot Mr. Rush H. Limbaugh III. For those of you who have not
heard of Rush (if that is possible) he is only the most listened
to radio talk show host in the universe (currently 1 1 .6 million
listeners). His image has also been bolstered by recent
appearances on such prominent shows as Nightline, 60
Minutes, and Donahue, and a new eleven page profile in
Vanity Fair. In a world controlled by the PC police and the
liberally dominated media (including The Orient) Rush is the
voice of sanity.
Through the useof updates Rush informs his listeners of the
absurdities that are being perpetrated by the militant left.
From Ted Kennedy to the tree-hugging environmentalist
wackoes to the leaders of the feminist movement Abetter
known as Femi-Nazis), Rush keeps us abreast of what insidious
plans these groups are up to.
Rush talks on some very interesting topics that are very
pertinent to us at Bowdoin. One example is his description of
the multiculturalism movement that affects us all so much.
Rush says that Multiculturalism "is a tool of revenge for those
who have failed to assimilate in the mainstream of American
society" (what do you think of that Ms. Perry?).
So when the liberal movement comes crashing down around
your ears, weconservatives will haveaheroin Rush Limbaugh.
Keep up the good work Mr. Limbaugh.
Rush in *96.
Sincerely,
Auditor of Sweet's classes
praises his skill as a teacher
To the Editor,
Professor Dennis Sweet of the Bowdoin Philosophy
Department was denied a tenure track job recently.
I have been auditing Dennis' fall class Philosophy 111 and
again auditing his 1 1 2 class as his is substituting for Professor
McGee.
Having struggled through Deerfield Academy, Williams,
the U.S. Naval Academy and the Harvard Business School
(Class of 1 949) . Dennis Sweet is one of the very best instructors
I have ever encountered. His grasp of his subject material,
enthusiasm and rapport with his students is outstanding.
I note that at present the Bowdoin Philosophy Department
is all male. Perhaps the Dean of Faculty was opting for a
female and /pr a minority teacher. I feel, if that is the case, that
this would be a severe case of discrimination.
President Edwards and the Dean of Faculty have "dug in
their heads" on Dennis' case.
I understand that Professor Sweet can be one of the
candidates for a tenure track position next year. He richly
deserves this position.
Sincerely,
Bud Edwards
Math Chair sets record straight
on small error made by Pols
To the Editor.
When Edward Pols became a Research Professor, a post
free of such mundane duties of Faculty lifeas Faculty meetings
and committees, the Bowdoin Faculty lost the counsel of one
of its wisest and most valuable members. It is good to see him
return to our discussions, if only via a long letter to the Editor
in the April 17 Orient.
Professor Pols' letter did contain one error of fact, however,
and I am writing to set the record straight. While Katherine
Sherman Snider, who was appointed in 1969 as Assistant
Professor of Philosophy, was the first woman appointed to a
professorial rank at Bowdoin, she was not
Bowdoin's first woman Faculty member. That
honor belongs to Dr. Elizabeth Mendell Grobe
who was appointed Lecturer in Mathematics
in 1968.
I should be careful here. Ed Pols has a well
deserved reputation for having a powerful
intellect and for applying it carefully. What he
actually said was that "the Department of
Philosophy was responsible for the
appointmentof Bowdoin's first woman Faculty
member." The Philosophy Department could
have been responsible for Dr. Elizabeth Grobe's
appointment. I cannot say. They may even
have thought of appointing a woman first -
who in his right mind is going to argue with a
philosopher if he says he thought of something
first? - but the Mathematics Department was
the first to do it.
of the following members:
•William Middleton, Chairman, Assistant Vice
President for Facilities Management, University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
•Alan Lewis, Director of Physical Plant, Colby
College, Waterville, Maine
•Thomas Riley, Director of Operations, Education
Development Center, Newton, Massachusetts
• Allen L. Springer, Associate Professor of
Government, Hubbard Hall
•Roger Doran, Audiovisual Coordinator, Coles
Tower
•Jose Ribas, Technician/Preparator, Walker Art
Museum
• "Lauren Deneka, Moulton Union #167
The Review Committee will be reviewing all facets of the
Physical Plants operation. Its objective is to provide the
Administration and Physical Plant with a critical report of the
Physical Plant operation and provide guidance on how the
department can more effectively and efficiently serve its
customers.
A critical component of this process is input from the
members of theCollege community. A seriesof open meetings
has been set up to give members of the community the
opportunity to provide guidance on how the department can
more effectively and efficiently serve its customers.
A critical component of this process is- input from the
members of theCollegecommunity. A seriesof open meetings
has been set up to give members of the community the
opportunity to provide the Review Committee with critical
input and suggestions. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, April272:00-3.<X)p.m.AdministrativeStaff
- MU Lancaster Lounge
Monday, April 27 3:00-4 p.m. Students - MU
Lancaster Lounge
Tuesday, April 28 11:00-12:00 a.m. Support Staff -
MU Lancaster Lounge
Tuesday, April 28 3:00-4:00 p.m. Faculty - MU
Lancaster Lounge
I would encourage those interested in improving the
Physical Plant Department' s services to attend the appropriate
open meeting. If you are unable to attend one of the meetings,
you may forward your comments and suggestions to the
Physical Plant Office to the attention of the Review Committee .
The Committee needs your candid and honest input to
make its report accurateand meaningful. Please get involved.
Sincerely,
David N. Barbour
Director of Physical Plant
Sincerely,
Date: Saturday, May 2
Fee: $12 per 3 person team
Winner gets $30 prize
All proceeds go to the
Bath Children's Home
To register, call
Eben or Todd 729-9483
James E. Ward,
Chair, Department of Mathematics
We Have Evervthinp!
Physical Plant Review
Committee asks for input
To the Editor,
This is an open letter to the College
community to advise its members that the
Physical Plant Department will be undergoing
a review of its operation by a Review Committee
April 26-29, 1992. The Committee is made up
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